News Articles from Region VIII
17 gov’t institutions support FARM Project, sign MOU
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Eastern Visayas joined other government institutions on February 21 this year in expressing support to the Farmers Assistance for Recovery and Modernization (FARM) Project, which primarily aims to address the price of rice. As a gesture of support,…
SPLIT team documents 200 hectares in 18 days
TACLOBAN CITY – A field validation team (FVT) under the Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) project showed excellence in their work performance in the province of Leyte by documenting 200 hectares in just 18 days.…
DAR, PRC collect 14 bags of blood in bloodletting
With the theme “Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often,” the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Leyte Chapter joined forces in conducting a bloodletting activity at the DAR Regional Office in Tacloban City. Doctor Arden Rama, who headed…
DAR releases ₱70-M for FMR projects in Palo
In appreciation, Petilla expressed her gratitude to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for his effort to concretize all roads to make it easier for the local government units (LGUs) to maintain them and much easier for the farmers to plant and to bring their products to the markets. …
DAR, NNC renew partnership for “Tutok Kainan”
According to Dotollo, “With our ‘Tutok Kainan,’ we also want our ARBOs to have income while addressing malnutrition and hunger among our children and pregnant women. It’s hitting two birds with our engagement with the DAR through their respective ARBOs.” …
DAR proves unending government support to farmers
Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer (MARPO) Glicerio Camenforte disclosed that these packages of assistance amounting to one million pesos is funded under the Major Crop-based Block Farm Productivity Enhancement of the Climate Resilient Farm Productivity Support (CRFPS) program. …
592 agrarian beneficiaries receive e-titles during BPSF launch in Leyte
In the distribution of the electronically generated Certificates of Land Ownership Award (e-CLOAs), Romualdez and Petilla were assisted by Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Eastern Visayas Regional Director, Atty. Robert Anthony Yu. According to Yu, 665 e-CLOAs covering an…
E. Samar farmers finish farm business school
Mayor Athene Mendros, who was also present during the said occasion, emphasized the important role of the farmers in food security. She encouraged the new graduates to make use of what they have learned to increase food supply, at least here in this town. She likewise assured…
Samar mayor acknowledges DAR’s continued support to farmers
If the said common service facilities (CSFs) will not be used within the said period or used for other purpose in violation of the Trust Agreement, the DAR will pull them out and transfer to another interested ARBO, she added. However, if the CSFs are used and well managed,…
50 agrarian beneficiaries receive individual land titles during first Bagong Pilipinas serbisyo fair
With the individual titles now in their possession, ARBs are assured of security of tenure and strengthened property rights over their awarded lands, while the local government units’ tax collections are expected to increase, Yu said. For the farm machineries and…