ROXAS CITY, Capiz (PIA) – Five hundred twenty- four Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries from Capiz composed a total of 1,932 ARBs from several provinces in the region who received titles from President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. last Sept. 19 in Passi City.
This was done during the distribution of Electronic Titles (e-Titles) and Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs) by the Department of Agrarian Reform.
“Sa halos 27 years namon nga paghulat, ari na kag naangkon na gid namon ang titulo nga amon ginapaabot halin pa sang una,” said ARB Lyden Labanza, who thanked Pres. Marcos and Department of Agrarian Reform Sec. Conrado Estrella III for the land title.
(We are thankful to President Marcos and DAR Sec. Estrella for the land titles that we received after 27 years.)
Another ARB, Nida Amo, was also thankful for the title she received through the DAR’s genuine agrarian reform to improve the quality of life of its beneficiaries.
Both Labanza and Amo are from Brgy. Culilang in President Roxas town in Capiz.
“Ang bawat titulo na ating pinagkakaloob ay nagbibigay kalayaan sa ating mga magsasaka. Kalayaan mula sa mga pagkakautang, kalayaan na magkaroon ng tiyak na kinabukasan para sa kanilang pamilya, at kalayaan na makapagplano para sa mas maunlad na bukas,” the President stressed in his message.
(For every title we hand over is giving our farmers freedom from indebtedness, freedom to have a bright future for his/her family and freedom to plan out for a better future.)
The agency has stepped up the processing of land distribution to qualified farmer beneficiaries thru the “Support to Parcelization of Land for Individual Titling” (SPLIT) project.
The president was joined by DAR Sec. Estrella, DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Office Jesry T. Palmares, DAR Undersecretary for Support Services Office Rowena Niña O. Taduran, DAR Assistant Secretary Quintin Magsico, and DAR ASec. Josef Angelo Martirez for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects during the official visit to Passi City.
In December 2023, Pres. Marcos was also in Passi City for the distribution of land titles and turnover of farm machineries.
The same activity was also graced by Pres. Marcos in Bago City in Negros Occidental last April 8, 2024 which awarded 4,724 CLOAs to 2,797 ARBs. (AGP/AAL/PIA Capiz/with inputs from DAR Capiz)
