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(Eagle News)—–President Rodrigo Duterte has fired some officials at the Department of Agrarian Reform after it took them two years to convert an agricultural land to a commercial one. Duterte himself made the announcement in a speech in Lucena on Tuesday, Jan. 22. “Kung nakikinig sila ngayon diyan sa conversion office ng DAR, better prepare because you’re fired,” he said, without saying names. President Duterte has been very vocal against red tape in government, and has […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inihayag ni Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) acting Secretary John Castriciones na mamadiliin nila ang pamamahagi ng mga titulo ng lupa para sa mga farmer-beneficiary. Ayon kay Castriciones, sa ilalim ng kanyang liderato, magiging prayoridad ang mga kuwalipikadong magsasaka sa ilalim ng Agrarian Reform Program ng pamahalaan. Inatasan naman ni Castriciones ang iba pang matataas na opisyal ng ahensya na suriin ang demand ng mga magsasakang nagpoprotesta sa bisinidad […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday appointed a new Agrarian Reform acting secretary. Interior Undersecretary for Operations John Castriciones was designated to the post formerly held by Rafael Mariano until his appointment was denied by the powerful Commission on Appointments. Castriciones was reportedly one of the three undersecretaries instrumental in the dismissal of then-Interior Secretary Mike Sueno. Castriciones, Jesus Hinlo, and Emily Padilla reportedly wrote a letter to the President, asking him to look […]
(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 […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is planning to give six million hectares of land to farmers. Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano said he had proposed to the peace panel of the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines – National Democratic Front to give the free agricultural land to farmers. He said his department also aims to examine private agricultural lands that are no longer covered by the […]
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 13 – “Not all landlords are created equal. Some have really big landholdings. And they form the bastion of the landlord-oligarchy.”—Rafael “Paeng” Mariano, DAR chief Taking the cue from President Rodrigo Duterte, Agrarian Reform chief Rafael Mariano announced on Friday the new directive of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR): to free farmer-tenants from the grips of landlord-oligarchs. “These landlord-oligarchs use their power, influence, and connections to deprive farmer-tenants of land that should have […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 23 (Eagle News) — According to the Commission of Audit (COA), the Department of the Agrarian Reform (DAR) failed to meet its aim to improve the livelihood of agrarian reform communities when it failed to implement 2 major development projects worth 12.8 billion pesos. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
