Governor Helen Tan expressed her gratitude to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. as she recognized the impact of the government’s program for farmers in Quezon.

President Marcos on Friday granted e-titles and Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage (COCROMs) to the province’s farmers.

“Ito pong 4,000 plus out of 12,000 na beneficiaries ng pagbibigay ng titulo at pag-condone ng kanilang obligasyon ay isang malalim na pagpapakita sa mga taga-Quezon ng inyong pagkalinga at pagmamahal,” Tan said in welcoming President Marcos at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena City.

“Napakahalaga po nito sa kanila kasi karamihan po sa aming lalawigan ay magsasaka at mangingisda. At ang inyong programa sa agrikultura ay ramdam na ramdam from the time na nagbigay po kayo ng financial aid sa ating magsasaka at mangingisda,”she said.

Quezon farmers could now till lands of their own as a result of the President’s agrarian reform policy. “Ito po talaga ay nagpupunyagi sa mga taga-Quezon. I think sa buong Pilipinas po unang-una ang Quezon na nagpunyagi sa benepisyo na inyo pong ibinigay,” she said.

Around 15 agrarian reform beneficiaries received e-titles covering 30.8064 hectares of farmland. On the other hand, 11,497 Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage (COCROMs) were given to over 9,000 ARBs.

Through Republic Act No. 11953, or the New Agrarian Emancipation Act, a total of PhP441.71 million in farmers’ debts were condoned in Quezon. The condonation covers amortization, interests, and surcharges.

Since July 2022, more than 600 Quezon ARBs have received e-titles. | PND