When then presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. promised to bring down the price of rice at P20 per kilo, a lot of agriculture experts frowned at it, arguing that it is impossible and even if it happens, it will eventually kill local farmers. And now that Marcos was elected, a lot
DAR Secretary Bernie F. Cruz (Photo courtesy of DAR) MANILA - The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) have simplified the procedures and documentary requirements to speed up the conduct of field investigations and land valuation activities for landholdings covered under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). DAR Secretary Bernie F. Cruz said the challenge of completing the land acquisition and distribution (LAD) process in the remaining private agricultural lands has been a recurring issue in the implementation of the CARP. "The current operational developments of the agency have compelled the DAR to incorporate amendments which resulted to the streamlining of LAD process," he said in a news release on Sunday. Cruz said the simplified LAD procedural amendments were coursed through Administrative Order (AO) No. 01, series of 2022 entitled "Amendment to DAR AO No. 01, series of 2020, Entitled Guidelines Simplifying the
THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said it has distributed a total of 1,153 hectares of government-owned land to 849 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) last week. DAR Secretary Bernie F. Cruz led the distribution of the certificate of land ownership awards during simple rites last June 3. The distribution came…
DAR Secretary Bernie F. Cruz (Photo courtesy of DAR) MANILA - The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) have simplified the procedures and documentary requirements to speed up the conduct of field investigations and land valuation activities for landholdings covered under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). DAR Secretary Bernie F. Cruz said the challenge of completing the land acquisition and distribution (LAD) process in the remaining private agricultural lands has been a recurring issue in the implementation of the CARP. "The current operational developments of the agency have compelled the DAR to incorporate amendments which resulted to the streamlining of LAD process," he said in a news release on Sunday. Cruz said the simplified LAD procedural amendments were coursed through Administrative Order (AO) No. 01, series of 2022 entitled "Amendment to DAR AO No. 01, series of 2020, Entitled Guidelines Simplifying the
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Bicol region distributed its first computerized individual land titles (c-titles) to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) who were previously awarded lands under collective certificates of land ownership award (CCLOAs). Led by DAR Secretary Bernie F. Cruz, the distribution of 525 c-titles covering 965.2426 hectares…