United we stand, DAR Caraga joins Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair

The Department of Agrarian Reform Caraga once again joined the initiative of President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos’ efforts of bringing the government closer to the people through the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) at the Main Campus of Caraga State University on March 22-23, 2024.

For the ceremonial turnover of FMEs, which occurred on the first day, it involved the following Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations’ (ARBOs) of Agusan del Norte: Jaguimitan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Nasipit), Kahugpungan sa Katawhan sa Subait Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Las Nieves), Marcos Calo Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Las Nieves), Sangay-Curvada Irrigators Association, Inc. (Kitcharao), and Tagabaca Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Butuan City).

Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Martin G. Romualdez, served as the guest of honor of the BPSF. Such FMEs House Speaker Romualdez ceremonially turned over are four (4) units of floating tillers, fifteen (15) units of grass cutters, ten (10) units of knapsack sprayers, and six (6) units of power sprayers. In total, the estimated cost for the FMEs provided are worth P 687-K which shall benefit some 945 ARB and non-ARB farmers.

According to the official Facebook page of the BPSF, it serves as a venue for all the participating national government agencies to display and showcase their multiple services that will benefit some 80-K residents in the region, especially in Butuan City and Agusan del Norte.

Furthermore, this is the 14th leg of the BPSF with 52 other participating agencies and 293 programs, services and turnovers to be conducted in the 2-day event.

As such, the nine (9) services offered and turnover by DAR XIII are the following:

• Ceremonial Turnover of Farm Machineries and Equipments (FMEs) to various ARBOs of Agusan del Norte;
• AGRARYO Trade Fair: Showcase of ARBO’s Products;
• New Agrarian Emancipation Act (RA 11953) Condonation Response Desk Consultation;
• AGRARYO Abogado Todo Serbisyo sa Benepisyaryo: Provision of Legal Advice on Agrarian Legal Matters and Related Laws;
• Free Consultation for the Execution of Leasehold Contracts, Land Tenure Improvement Program;
• Free Consultation on DAR