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The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP), the European Union (EU), and the World Bank (WB) held the kickoff meeting for the 17th WB Implementation Support Mission to the Project, at the DA Central Office in Quezon City on April 22, to assess the project’s progress and performance.
AYUNGON, Negros Oriental — Farmers and residents in this town will soon enjoy a concrete road following the groundbreaking activities of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Barangay Gomentoc.
MANILA, Philippines: The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) began its crackdown on e-bikes, tricycles, and other similar unregistered vehicles on national roads in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of National Defense (DND) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are looking at a possible investigation of Davao del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez and his delisting from the roll of reservists in the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC).
MANILA, Philippines — Nakabalik na sa bansa si Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. bitbit ang nakuha niyang suporta para sa pag-unlad ng Pilipinas mula sa matagumpay na trilateral meeting kasama si US President Joe Biden at Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. with Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III turned over a total of P69.17 million worth of support services to 19 agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs) in Negros Occidental.“You can count on me and the entire government to support you in all your endeavors. Join me in realizing a New Philippines – a country where no one goes hungry and everyone works for the good of all,” Marcos said.Perla Miraflor, an ARB and chairperson of Victor U. Lopez Agrarian Reform Cooperative (VULARCO), in Negros Occidental 2 (South), embraced PBBM to express her gratitude for the support services provided to them, as these she said, will boost the income of ARBs and ARBOs itself.“The challenge now is in our hands to make the land productive so that we could increase our income,” Miraflor said.Atty. Sheila B. Enciso, DAR Western Visayas Regional Director said a total of 750 farmers in Negros Occidental would benefit from the farm-to-market roads (FMRs), Tulay ng Pangulo Para sa Kaunlarang Pang-Agraryo (TPKP project), organic fertilizer, and farm machineries and equipment (FMEs) distributed by the President.
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to distribute on Monday, April 8, 2024, a total of 4,724 Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs) comprising 2,550.3952 hectares of land to 2,797 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) of Negros Occidental.Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III is expected to distribute the land titles which are generated under the new lands and the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling or Project SPLIT to be held at the Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Coliseum And Cultural Center, Bago City, Negros Occidental.Estrella III vowed to support President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s call to expedite the distribution of land ownership titles to farmer-beneficiaries of agrarian reform and provide support to help the ARBs improve their living conditions.“To ensure the ARBs’ success, over 59- million worth of support services will be distributed to nineteen (19) ARB organizations (ARBOs) in Negros Occidental which include farm-to-market road (FMR) projects, Tulay ng Pangulo Para sa Kaunlarang Pang-Agraryo (TPKP project) and farm machineries and equipment (FME),” Estrella said.Atty. Sheila B. Enciso, DAR Western Visayas Regional Director said the landholding includes 2,686 titles covering 1,181.8807 hectares, allocated to 1,562 ARBs for new lands. On the other hand, 2,038 titles for the Project SPLIT covering 1,368.7627 hectares, will be distributed to 1,235 ARBs.“The total landholding under the new lands comprises a total of 1,744 CLOAs covering 725.7328 hectares, to be distributed to 951 ARBs in Negros Occidental 1, and in Negros Occidental 2, a total of 942 CLOAs covering 455.8997 hectares, will be distributed to 611 ARBs. Under the Project SPLIT, a total of 1,084 CLOAs covering 700.6009 hectares, will be distributed to 600 ARBs in Negros Occidental 1. In comparison, a total of 954 CLOAs covering 668.1618 hectares, will be distributed to 635 ARBs in Negros Occidental 2,” Enciso said.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) joins the launch of the Filipino Food Month (FFM) or Buwan ng Kalutong Pilipino at the Casa Buenas, Newport World Resorts on March 20, 2024. This year’s FFM, themed “Kalutong Filipino, Lakas ng Kabataang Makabago,” seeks to empower the youth as leaders to promote Philippine culinary heritage and gastronomy.