PBBM distributes P69.17-M aid to ARBs in Negros Occidental

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.

Over 2,700 agrarian reform beneficiaries receive land titles in Negros Occidental

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III distributed 4,724 Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs) covering 2,550 hectares to 2,797 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) at the Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Coliseum and Cultural Center in Bago City, Negros Occidental.

DAR, DOST train Albay farmers on product labeling, packaging

POLANGUI, Albay — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), conducted a training for the farmer-members of the Gamot Luya Dalogo Farmers Association (GALUDA FA) on packaging, labeling, and good manufacturing practices to make their products more competitive in commercial markets.

Sorsogon farmers receive farm tractor from DAR

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently turned over a farm tractor to the Carriedo Agrarian Reform Cooperative (CARCO) in Sorsogon City emphasizing the importance of adopting modern machinery and advanced technology to spark productivity and increase the income of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs).

SoCot ARBs receive farm machines from DAR to increase production and income

Barangay Lamlahak, Lake Sebu – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the province of South Cotabato has turned over ₱300,000.00 worth of various farm machinery to the Traankini Farmers Association (TKFA) in Brgy. Lamlahak, Lake Sebu, to increase their agricultural production and generate more income.

Bicolano farmers to sell agri-products to PNP

LEGAZPI CITY —Farmer members of various agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs) here in the Bicol region will have a steady market for their agricultural products with the recent partnership of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) with the Philippine National Police (PNP) of Region 5.

DAR provides training, farm tractor to Camarines Sur farmers

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has provided training on corn production, pest management, and marketing skills, and turned over a farm tractor worth P1.85 million to members of the Burabod Farmers Agrarian Reform Organization (BFARO) in barangay Burabod, Calabanga, Camarines Sur to improve their income and productivity. DAR Regional Director Reuben Theodore Sindac said the provision of various training and a tractor to members of the agrarian cooperative is Read More

DAR, DOST gives portable dryers to 3 farmers’ cooperatives in Albay

LEGAZPI CITY – Farmers belonging to three (3) Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations (ARBOs) here can now dry their grains easier and faster after the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and Department of Science and Technology (DOST) distributed portable solar (Portasol) dryers. DAR-Albay Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Patricia Rastrullo said one of the goals of Secretary Conrado Estrella III is to help boost the livelihood activities of the farmers and Read More

NoCot cacao and coffee planters receive drying facility, agri-inputs

The Lanao Kuran agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB) Cooperative from Arakan town in North Cotabato received a climate-resilient drying facility, 100 sacks of organic fertilizers, and capability training from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to improve their agricultural products mostly cacao and coffee. The all-weather dryer worth Php450,000.00 would enable the cooperative to dry their cacao and coffee products all year round to make them resilient and efficient in their Read More

Farmers’ cooperative to manage Carabao Dairy Hub in Victoria City, Negros Occ

The San Antonio Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SAFMPC), an organization of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) assisted by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), was selected to manage and operate the first Dairy Box in the City of Victorias, Negros Occidental. The construction of the dairy processing plant worth P3.7 million and located at the Bangga Daan Satellite Market will also be a one-stop product marketing outlet for the selling of carabao Read More

Siquijor farmers’ groups undergo livelihood training from DAR

Farmers’ groups in the province of Siquijor recently attended various livelihood training from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to boost their livelihood activities. DAR Central Visayas Regional Director Leomides Villareal said the series of training, held in the respective localities of the farmers’ organization, aims to improve the knowledge of the farmers in agricultural enterprises. The Taculing Multi Purpose Cooperative in Taculing, Larena, received training for Internal Control and Read More

DAR Accelerates Land Distribution in the First Year of PBBM Administration

Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III reported before the House Committee on Appropriations budget hearing on August 17, 2022 that in the first year of this administration,  the DAR distributed a total of 71,360  titles  covering 85,853 hectares to 68,427 farmer beneficiaries. Of these, some 49, 484 titles covering 43, 623 hectares were distributed to 43, 623 farmer beneficiaries from January to July 7, 2023. From January to December 2022, Read More

Estrella Accelerates Formulation of the IRR of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act

Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III ordered the committee tasked with the formulation of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), of Republic Act No. 11953, or the New Agrarian Emancipation Act, to proceed with dispatch in the crafting of the IRR. In his remarks at the first joint meeting of the committee, Estrella reiterated the need for a comprehensive IRR for the law’s smooth implementation and Read More

Sultan Kudarat farmers receive farm machinery from DAR

Sultan Kudarat agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) recently received over P500,000 worth of farm machineries from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to improve their agricultural productivity. The ARBs who would benefit from farm machinery, which include hand tractors with trailers, floating tillers, and power tillers, are members of two (2) ARB organizations (ARBOs) in the area. The recipient ARBOs include the San Roque ARB Association from Palimbang, and the Silang Read More

92-yr-old Southern Leyte farmer finally a landowner

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte – Ninety-two-year-old Lino Malasaga, an abaca farmer for more than 70 years, could hardly find words to describe how he felt after receiving his certificate of land ownership award (CLOA) from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). Malasaga, who lives in Barangay Hantag, an upland village in this southernmost city in Eastern Visayas, still cannot believe that the land he had been tilling for decades is Read More

Midsayap becomes newly approved agrarian reform community

The Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) National Agrarian Reform Community Task Force (NARCTF) recently approved the Midsayap, North Cotabato as an agrarian reform community (ARC) to receive various support services from the government. An ARC is a barangay or cluster of contiguous barangays within a municipality where a majority of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program or CARP-covered lands have been awarded to a critical mass of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). Read More

Bataan farmers advance to digital marketing

Members of the Pantingan Farmers Plant Nursery Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (PFPNARC) in the province of Bataan, will soon advance to promoting their products on various online platforms for them to become more competitive, reach a wider audience and strengthen their market presence.

DAR, BJMP in Soccsksargen renew partnership against hunger and poverty

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in the Soccsksargen region once again linked arms through a memorandum of understanding renewing their ties to fight hunger and poverty in the countryside. The renewed tie-up involved the signing of a marketing agreement under the Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (PAHP) program, where government institutions work together to support feeding programs and provide community Read More

Kalinga agrarian reform beneficiaries engage in organic vegetable production

Thirty-five (35) agrarian reform beneficiary (ARB) members of the Macutay ARB Farmers Association, Inc. (MAFAI), located in Macutay, Rizal, Kalinga, have engaged in organic vegetable production after completing a livelihood training conducted by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to help them become resilient to unpredictable climate, produce better crops and increase their profit. Adela Damaso DAR-Kalinga Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer said the training was conducted under the Sustainable Read More

Bukidnon farmers receive P1.5-M bamboo stick-making machine and equipment

A total of eighty-two (82) agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) who are members of the Abejed Multi-Purpose Cooperative (AMPC) in Tugop, San Fernando, Bukidnon, received a P1.5 million worth of bamboo stick-making machine and equipment from the Departments of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Trade and Industry (DTI), Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the local government unit (LGU) of San Fernando to capacitate the cooperative to profitably operate and manage their own Read More

North Cotabato farmers’ group enhances processing center for more quality muscovado sugar

Agrarian reform beneficiary (ARB) members of the Kibudtungan Sugar Farmers Association (KSFA) in Kibudtungan, Carmen, North Cotabato would be able to produce more quality muscovado sugar with the recent turnover of an enhanced processing center, worth Php 350,000, by the Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) to help them increase the value of their sugarcane products. The enhanced processing facility, implemented under the Village Level Farm-focused Enterprise Development (VLFED) Project, rehabilitated Read More