BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform-Cordillera Administrative Region (DAR-CAR) has distributed a total of 562 hectares to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from January to Dec. 6. Data showed that 200 ARBs received Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) and electronic titles (e-titles) for 219 hectares from January to November. Also, 502 ARBs from continue reading : 562 hectares of agrarian land in Cordillera awarded in 2024
Sipalay City agrarian reform coop thrives in natural soap production
BACOLOD CITY – The Gil Montilla Agrarian Reform Cooperative (GMARC) in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental is producing natural soaps made of rice and other plant-based materials to boost their income with assistance from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). The cooperative, composed of 95 farmer members, started making soaps, which they supply to users mainly continue reading : Sipalay City agrarian reform coop thrives in natural soap production
[SPLIT News Alert] Leyte residents get land titles from DAR
Kagbana village, which is about 25 kilometers away from the town proper, is home to over a dozen of Mamanwa indigenous people who rely on subsistence agriculture. TACLOBAN CITY — The Department of Agrarian Reform provincial office in Leyte said it is almost done with the validation of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) that will get continue reading : [SPLIT News Alert] Leyte residents get land titles from DAR
Condonation program benefits over 2K farmers
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday, Nov. 21, led the distribution of 2,939 certificates of condonation with release of mortgage (Cocroms) and awarded 30 certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) to over 2,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Pampanga. The move, he said, would help ease the farmers’ plight following the series of typhoons in continue reading : Condonation program benefits over 2K farmers
P250-million farm-to-market roads, machineries to boost WV agriculture
ILOILO City – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Region 6 is set to implement P250 million worth of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) and farm machineries and equipment (FMEs) this year. Regional Director Leomides Villareal announced that the DAR Central Office allocated P200 million for FMR projects benefiting Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) and Agrarian Reform Communities continue reading : P250-million farm-to-market roads, machineries to boost WV agriculture
[SPLIT News Alert] DAR to release 2.6K land titles to Caraga beneficiaries
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform in Caraga (DAR-13) is set to release 2,690 certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) to farmer-beneficiaries on Tuesday, Nov. 12, covering approximately 4,077 hectares of agricultural land. In a statement Monday, DAR-13 said the distribution will take place at the provincial capitol grounds in Prosperidad town, Agusan continue reading : [SPLIT News Alert] DAR to release 2.6K land titles to Caraga beneficiaries
DAR sets up transition team for Negros Island Region
With the recent establishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR) through Republic Act 12000, Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III designated officials as part of a transition team to enhance the delivery of services of his department to the NIR provinces. The team is tasked to establish the operational structure of the Department of Agrarian continue reading : DAR sets up transition team for Negros Island Region
PARC thumbs up P19-B countryside initiatives
MANILA – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Monday said the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (PARC) has approved the PHP19 billion funds to boost countryside development initiatives. In a news release, DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III said the approved budget will be used to fund the Pang-Agraryong Tulay para sa Bagong Bayanihan ng mga continue reading : PARC thumbs up P19-B countryside initiatives
DAR program seeks more female farmers
THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has partnered with a foreign donor to empower 175,000 women as female farmers to take center stage in a P6.2-billion poverty alleviation and food security project in January 2025. DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III said the project dubbed the Value-Chain Innovation for Sustainable Transformation in Agrarian Reform Communities (VISTA) continue reading : DAR program seeks more female farmers
NM farmers group tops trade fair sales
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Monday reported that a farmers group in Northern Mindanao earned a total of P368,345, registering the highest first-day sales among the 15 exhibitors during the DAR 2024 Agraryo Trade Fair (ATF) held at the DAR Central Office from 15 to 18 October. Undersecretary for Office for Mindanao Affairs continue reading : NM farmers group tops trade fair sales
145,000 land titles distributed
THE DEPARTMENT of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Wednesday said it has distributed 146,017 land titles to beneficiaries under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos as of last month. At a Senate finance committee hearing on the agency’s proposed P11.101 billion budget next year, Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III said his agency has continue reading : 145,000 land titles distributed
Albay farmers’ group receives ₱5.5M swine repopulation project
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) announced Monday that the Bantonan Community Development Cooperative (Bacodeco) in Barangay Bantonan, Albay, will benefit from a P5.5 million swine repopulation project. This follows the inauguration and turnover of a bio-secured, climate-controlled finisher operation facility. The project, part of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives continue reading : Albay farmers’ group receives ₱5.5M swine repopulation project
Marcos tells agrarian reform beneficiaries: Enrich our lands
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday called on agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) to commit to developing the country’s agricultural lands to benefit the country. Marcos made the pronouncement as he led the distribution of 4,663 Certificates of Condonation and Release of Mortgage to 3,527 ARBs in a ceremony at the Eduardo Cojuangco continue reading : Marcos tells agrarian reform beneficiaries: Enrich our lands
Palawan LGUs get new farm-to-market roads
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Conrado Estrella III announced Monday, 23 September, that three farm-to-market roads (FMRs) were turned over by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to local government units to improve agricultural activities and ensure better transport of goods for farmers in rural communities across Palawan. Estrella said the newly completed roads, with continue reading : Palawan LGUs get new farm-to-market roads
[SPLIT News Alert] BBM distributes land titles to 1,932 beneficiaries
ILOILO CITY — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. distributed 2,588 land titles to 1,932 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from Panay Island and Guimaras at the City of Passi Arena on Thursday. The electronic titles (e-titles) and Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs) covered an area of 2,643 hectares. “Each title grants freedom to our farmers. Freedom continue reading : [SPLIT News Alert] BBM distributes land titles to 1,932 beneficiaries