FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER. The Department of Agrarian Reform partners with different agencies to link the products of the agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs) to the needs of the agencies through the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP), an inter-agency government program initiated by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger. As of 2022, seven ARBOs have sold a total of PHP263 million worth of agri-products. (Photo courtesy of DAR Pangasinan) MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - Seven agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs) in the province of Pangasinan have sold PHP263 million worth of agricultural products since 2020 through the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP), an inter-agency government program initiated by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger (IATF-ZH). In an interview on Monday, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Pangasinan provincial information officer Zarena Ann Amado said the program that was renamed EPAHP in 2019 from i
LANDOWNERS. Eduardo Cantor (right), one of the farmer-beneficiaries, receives his certificate of land ownership award from Department of Agrarian Reform Director Maria Ana Francisco (2nd from left) and Bugallon town Mayor Priscilla Espino (left). Cantor was one of 129 farmers in the town who finally got their CLOA after nine years. (Photo courtesy of DAR-Pangasinan) BUGALLON, Pangasinan - A total of 129 farmers from Barangay Hacienda in this town received their certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) nine years after filing their application for the landholding to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). "Almost nine years so inalagar tayo. Say antak mankukugip ak ni. Twa la manaya (We waited for almost nine years. I thought I was still dreaming but it's actually happening)," said Malonie Tejada, one of the farmers-turned-new-landowners. Ricardo Cunanan, another beneficiary, said they went through a lot of difficulties before they finally owned the land. "Sa tulo
MABINI, Pangasinan – Agrarian reform beneficiary (ARB) farmers in this town received an early Christmas gift through a solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) project from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). In a phone interview on Wednesday, DAR provincial information officer Zarena Ann Amado
SOLAR IRRIGATION PROJECT. Agrarian reform beneficiaries in Mabini town, Pangasinan pose in front of the solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) project from the Department of Agrarian Reform on Dec. 9, 2021. This is the second SPIS project in the province. (Photo courtesy of DAR Pangasinan) MABINI, Pangasinan - Agrarian reform beneficiary (ARB) farmers in this town received an early Christmas gift through a solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) project from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). In a phone interview on Wednesday, DAR provincial information officer Zarena Ann Amado said the project was turned over to the Barlo Agrarian Reform Cooperative here, which is the main ARB organization beneficiary. "The SPIS project was worth PHP1 million and it can irrigate three up to five hectares of farmland," Amado said. The project is under the Climate Resilient Farm Productivity Support Project (CRFPSP) of the department that aims to boost the yield of farmer-beneficiaries. &
SOLAR IRRIGATION PROJECT. Agrarian reform beneficiaries in Mabini town, Pangasinan pose in front of the solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) project from the Department of Agrarian Reform on Dec. 9, 2021. This is the second SPIS project in the province. (Photo courtesy of DAR Pangasinan) MABINI, Pangasinan - Agrarian reform beneficiary (ARB) farmers in this town have received an early Christmas gift through a solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) project from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). In a phone interview on Wednesday, DAR provincial information officer Zarena Ann Amado said the project was turned over to the Barlo Agrarian Reform Cooperative here, which is the main ARB organization beneficiary. "The SPIS project was worth PHP1 million and it can irrigate three up to five hectares of farmland," Amado said. The project is under the Climate Resilient Farm Productivity Support Project (CRFPSP) of the department that aims to boost the yield of farmer-beneficiari