May 10, 2021 THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Negros Occidental-North has distributed a total of 38 hectares of land to farmer-beneficiaries in Manapla and Escalante City recently.
In Manapla, over 32 hectares were distributed to 68 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in a certificate of land ownership award (Cloa) distribution and installation rites on May 5.
Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer Myrna Omaliao, who spoke at the activity, explained to the farmers their tax duties and other responsibilities as ARBs.
Omaliao urged farmer-beneficiaries to strive in cultivating their land in order to attain a bountiful harvest and economic stability, as she warned them not to engage in any illegal land transactions.