299 AgSur farmers receive land titles

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, Sept. 17 -- A total of 299 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) all throughout the municipality have recently received their respective Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) held at the Municipal Covered Court, Prosperidad, this province.

The teary-eyed farmer, Leonora Abadingo said that she did wait for this moment to come along. To finally hold the title in her hand and call herself as a landowner so that when she will die, she has something to leave for her children.

“Nalipay gyud ako ug dako sa dihang na nagunitan na gyud nako ang akong titulo, pamatood nga ako hingpit na nga nakapanag-iya niining yutaa nga dugay na namo gitikad (I’m very much thankful that I now have the land title, that serves as my proof as a land owner. I have been longing to have this land title),” Abadingo said.

Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer (PARPO II) Jamil Amatonding Jr., said that the department is doing their best to help the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) based on their individual needs in the farm as directed by President Rodrigo Duterte who sets to prioritize the provision of support services alongside land distribution to farmers.

In his statement, he further urged the ARBs to be mindful of their obligations especially in making use of the land to its fullness and maximize the productivity.

Other officials present during the event include Sanggunian Bayan member Fragen Romero, Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer (MARPO) Alvaro Orboc and OIC-MARPO Shirley Salcedo, together with the DARMO Prosperidad personnel.

The distributed lands covered some 393 hectares of agricultural lands with a total of 342 Certificate of land ownership awards (CLOA). (Rechel D. Besonia, DAR-Agusan del Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)

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