63 agrarian beneficiaries become landowners in Negros Occidental

The Negros Occidental ARBs proudly showing their land titles they received from the DAR.

Sixty-three (63) agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) were transformed into landowners as they received a total of 65-hectare landholdings from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Negros Occidental.

Of the total 63 ARBs, forty-seven (47) are now owners of the 49.85-hectare landholding formerly managed by Vasquez Development Corporation located in Barangay Old Sagay, while 16 ARBs received the 15.43-hectare property formerly owned by Joffre Dela Paz in Barangay Bulanon.

In her message, Atty. Sheila Enciso, DAR Western Visayas Director, said the distribution of certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) to the ARBs signifies their full ownership of the land they are tilling.

The Negros Occidental ARBs proudly showing their land titles they received from the DAR.

“You are no longer landless and this is a great way to start a new beginning. Make your lands productive and use this as an instrument to improve your economic lives,” she told the ARBs.

She said the undertaking is anchored on the agency’s aim to provide lands to landless farmers and farmworkers, to guarantee the farmers' land security, deliver social equity, and provide them with the necessary productive and emergency resources.

Enciso added that the activity is in line with nine primary goals identified by DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III for the next six years, specifically on the intervention on land tenure problems.

Mart Deraja, municipal agrarian reform program officer, who led the simple installation rites, reminded the ARBs of their responsibilities as owners of the lands, by taking care of the said asset and ensuring that it will bear good harvests.

Deraja divulged that the activity followed the community quarantine measures set by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Department of Health.

“Such continuous field activities conducted by the agency is evidence that despite the inconveniences brought by the pandemic, the service for the Filipino people still lives on” he said.

63 agrarian beneficiaries naging may-ari ng lupa sa Negros Occidental

Animnapu't tatlong (63) agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) ang naging mga may-ari ng lupa nang makatanggap sila ng may kabuuang 65-ektaryang lupain mula sa Department of Agrarian Reform sa Negros Occidental.

Sa kabuuang 63 ARBs, apatnapu't pito (47) na ngayon ang may-ari ng 49.85-ektaryang lupain na dating pinamamahalaan ng Vasquez Development Corporation na matatagpuan sa Barangay Old Sagay, habang 16 ARBs ang tumanggap ng 15.43-ektaryang lupain na dating pag-aari ni Joffre Dela Paz sa Barangay Bulanon.

Sa kanyang mensahe, sinabi ni Atty. Sheila Enciso, DAR Western Visayas Director, na ang pamamahagi ng certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) sa mga ARB ay nangangahulugan ng kanilang buong pagmamay-ari sa lupang kanilang binubungkal.

“Mayroon na kayong mga lupain ngayon at ito ang magandang paraan upang magsimulang muli. Pagyamanin ninyo ang lupain at gawin itong instrumento upang mapaunlad ang inyong mga pamumuhay,” aniya sa mga ARB.

Sinabi pa niya na ang aktibidad ay nakaangkla sa layunin ng ahensiya na mabigyan ng lupa ang mga magsasakang walang lupain, garantiyahan ang kanilang seguridad sa lupa, maghatid ng social equity at magkaloob ng mga suportang serbisyo.

Idinagdag ni Enciso na ang aktibidad ay naaayon sa siyam na pangunahing layunin na tinukoy ni DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III para sa susunod na anim na taon, partikular sa interbensyon sa mga problema sa pagmamay-ari ng lupa.

Pinaalalahanan naman ni Mart Deraja, municipal agrarian reform program officer, na nanguna sa simpleng installation rites, ang mga ARB sa kanilang mga responsibilidad bilang may-ari ng mga lupain sa pamamagitan ng pag-aalaga sa nasabing asset at pagtiyak na ito ay magbubunga ng magandang ani.

Ibinunyag ni Deraja na ang aktibidad ay sumunod sa community quarantine measures na itinakda ng the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases at ng Department of Health.

“Ang ganitong mga aktibidad ng DAR ay patunay na kahit maraming hadlang na dala ang pandemya, ang serbisyo para sa mga Pilipino ay patuloy pa rin,” aniya.