DAR-Agusan del Sur joins “Government on Wheels” to fight insurgency

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Agusan del Sur has joined other government agencies in the conduct of the two-day "Government on Wheels" initiative and provided information and basic services to fight insurgency cases in the area.

Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer (PARPO) II Loida L. Jones said the primary aim of the activity is to empower and mobilize barangay community members to combat and eliminate the influence of communist terrorist groups and eradicate communist armed conflict in the region.

“The Government on Wheels initiative has proven to be an effective vehicle for delivering much-needed government services to far-flung barangays, fostering closer ties between the LGU, national agencies, and the local populace in the fight against insurgency,” Jones said.

The DAR as represented by Senior Agrarian Reform Program Technologist Joarslee M. Ariñez, discussed the three major functions of the DAR, which include Land Tenure Improvement, Agrarian Justice Delivery, and Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development and Sustainability Program.

Ariñez also highlighted the ongoing Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) Project which aims to empower agrarian reform beneficiaries by providing individual land titles to the agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs).

The initiative was held in Barangays Novele, Cabawan, Tagbayagan, and Libuac in Rosario, Agusan del Sur, and was spearheaded by the local government unit (LGU) led by Rosario Mayor Jose T. Cuyos, Sr., members of the Sangguniang Bayan, Barangay Captains and their respective councils, ensuring a well-coordinated effort between the LGU and the community, in partnership with the DAR, and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

During the event, other participating government agencies provided essential services to the local communities, addressing their immediate needs and concerns in health, agriculture, peace and order, particularly those related to the ongoing insurgency in the area.

Major services were provided by representatives of various agencies which include Delia O. Valenzuela, Municipal Agriculture Officer, Socarno O. Aquino, Municipal Civil