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(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos on Friday, Feb. 16, led the distribution of over 3,184 land titles to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the Caraga region. In his speech during the event in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, President Marcos said that while the government has gone a long way in the distribution of land titles under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, more has to be done. “Layunin kong matapos ang pamamahagi ng lupang saklaw […]
Pres. Marcos Jr., signs EO that covers land distributed under Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., declared a one-year moratorium on the payment of land amortization and interests that will benefit thousands of agrarian reform beneficiaries. President Marcos Jr., signed the executive order declaring the moratorium on his birthday, Tuesday, September 13, 2022. The Department of Agrarian Reform said that the measure is expected to benefit 654,000 agrarian […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Imee Marcos wants all unpaid amortizations, interest payments, and penalties or surcharges from loans secured by agrarian reform beneficiaries under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program written off. In proposing Senate Bill No. 849, or the “Emancipation of Tenants Act of 2019,” Marcos noted that agrarian reform beneficiaries have resorted to engaging the services of informal lending channels to pay “onerous interest on production loans, leaving them with little money to spend on improving […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the faster distribution of government lands to qualified beneficiaries, saying he wanted to “give everything to the people” in the next three years that he is in office. Duterte gave the directive to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). He ordered the government agency to prioritize the distribution of government-owned lands which were not being used, including the ones in the mountain areas to Agrarian Reform […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 20, signed an order directing the government to identify agricultural lands owned by the state and distribute these to qualified beneficiaries. In Executive Order 75, Duterte ordered “all departments, bureaus, offices and instrumentalities of the government” to do this within 30 days from effectivity of the order. According to the order, the Department of Agrarian Reform shall then “cause the preparation of an inventory” of the lands “devoted to” […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday said it “regret(s) the news” of Rafael Mariano’s rejection as Agrarian Reform secretary. “Improving the quality of life of our farmers is the commitment of the Duterte administration, and Secretary Mariano has been pivotal in promoting farmers’ rights and welfare, and ensuring their security of land tenure,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. “Our people will always be grateful to Secretary Mariano for his dedicated and passionate service to […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday rejected the nomination of Rafael Mariano as Agrarian Reform secretary. More than 13 members of the CA voted against the former militant lawmaker, citing the joint resolution of security officials of Region 11 that recommended that Mariano be removed as a member of the government peace panel early this year. The officials made the recommendation after Mariano was linked to the planning and […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Agrarian Reform has distributed certificates of land ownership to more than 1000 beneficiaries, and “turned over” projects worth more than P100 million, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said on Thursday. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Abella said the 1163 beneficiaries received the certificates covering “more than 700 hectares” of agricultural lands in Apayao, Benguet and Ifugao on June 15. Abella said also “turned over” were three farm-to-market roads and […]
MANILA, March 7 (PNA) — As tensions in the disputed Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac continue to run high, Malacanang on Friday expressed hope that will not worsen. Reports showed that there have been bulldozing and fencing activities in the area which have gotten agrarian reform beneficiaries worried that there would be a repeat of the Hacienda Luisita massacre in 2004 where at least seven protesting farmers died in a clash with the police and military. […]
