DAR, DOH, ARBOs ink agreement to mitigate hunger and poverty

TUGUEGARAO CITY - To have a smooth implementation of government’s program on Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (PAHP) and to strengthen the collaboration between the institutional markets, the Department of Agrarian Reform Region 02 (DARR02) inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Health Region 02 (DOHR02) and Marketing Agreement with five (5) Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations (ARBOs) on October 3, 2023 at Hotel Carmelita. The PAHP is a government initiative program launched in 2016 under the Agrarian Reform Fund, participated by different government agencies and its stakeholders. It aims to ensure food security and mitigate hunger and poverty by 2030.

Cagayan Valley Regional Director Primo C. Lara, in his message, delightedly to announce the passage of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulations. According to him, this liberates the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) from the bondage of soil and indebtedness from the government.

“We enter into agreement to capacitate our ARBOs, emancipate them from hardships and provide linkages to institutional buyers. Our ARBOs are assured of market outlets or buyers of their raw products provided it is fresh, cheap but not to compromise its quality.” he added. Meanwhile, CARPO-PBDD Jenalyn F.

Baleva, enthused that the office already linked the ARBOs to the different institutional buyers such as Bureau of Jail Management Penology (BJMP), Department of Health (DOH), National Nutrition Council (NNC), Department of Education (DepEd), Local Government Units (LGUs) and private institutional buyers in the region. DOHR02 Regional Director Dr. Amelita M.

Pangalinan thanked the DAR and its ARBOs for the stable food supply for inpatients of tertiary hospitals in region 02. We need to break the cycle of poverty and malnutrition by providing quality food for the Filipino People. I pledge my commitment and unwavering support to this endeavor”, she said.