News Articles from Region X
DAR establishes 176 Agrarian Reform Communities in Northern Mindanao
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Northern Mindanao has established 176 agrarian reform communities (ARCs) since its inception in 1993 as reported by DAR Regional Director Faisar Mambuay during the department’s 2018 mid-year performance review and planning session. Mambuay said…
DAR Chief distributes land titles to Misamis Oriental farmer-beneficiaries
Mambuay urged the farmer-beneficiaries not to sell or lease the newly acquired lands but to instead utilize these to generate income.He said the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (Republic Act No. 6657), however, prohibits the sale or lease of lands covered by the CLOA for at least 10 years.DAR…
DAR’S foreign-assisted projects under PRRD’s term continue to aid ARBs
NORTH COTABATO – Corn Farmers in North Cotabato are expected to increase their income with the establishment of the Php4.7 million corn post-harvest facilities through the Mindanao Sustainable Agrarian and Agriculture Development Project (MinSAAD), a foreign-assisted project under the…
PARC secretariat spearheads consultation with ARBs on AVA contracts
According to Ponce, the consultation/feedbacking and workshop is being conducted after President Rodrigo Duterte, who is also the PARC Chairman, directed that all AVA contracts involving tenants and landholders must pass through DAR for evaluation and to determine if the AVAs are in violation of…
DAR launches farm business school in So. Cotabato
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in South Cotabato recently launched a Farm Business School (FBS) program in Brgy. Lambontong, Surallah to help farmers build knowledge and skills on agricultural business to make their farms more profitable.This project came about after the DAR, with the…
DAR to install longtime tillers in Arakan
Agrarian reform Secretary Rafael “Ka Paeng” Mariano directed Region 12 Director Nasser Mussali and Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer (PARPO) Marion Abella to proceed with the coverage of the 4,000-hectare area in Arakan, North Cotabato in a memorandum dated March 31.Shortly…
Ka Paeng bestowed with Bukidnon emblems
MALAYBALAY, Bukidnon (March 21, 2017)—Agrarian reform Secretary Rafael ‘Ka Paeng’ Mariano was bestowed with a vest, necklace and hat bearing the emblems of the Bukidnon tribe. The vestments were given as a gift by Datu Telesforo Bolivia, a member of the Bukidnon Provincial…
115 Northern Mindanao farmers now landowners
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon (March 22, 2017)—Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano led the distribution of certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) covering 282 hectares of land to 115 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) yesterday at Loiza’s Pavlilion in the town on Casisang…
DAR turns over P37-M irrigation in Lanao del Norte
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently turned over P37-million worth of communal irrigation system to the farmer-beneficiaries of Maigo and Kolambugan municipalities in Lanao del Norte to boost the communities’ agricultural products.Undersecretary Rosalina Bistoyong, who led…
DAR hosts GAR discussion in CDO
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 7 - Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Lawyer Attorney Jobert Pahilga orients almost 200 farmers from Northern Mindanao about the genuine agrarian reform (GAR) in a discussion hosted by DAR.GAR is a program that aims to end land monopoly while providing an integrated…
Department of Agrarian Reform
The Department of Agrarian Reform is the lead government agency that holds and implements comprehensive and genuine agrarian reform which actualizes equitable land distribution, ownership, agricultural productivity, and tenurial security for, of and with the tillers of the land towards the improvement of their quality of life.
