DAR to distribute land titles to 44 agri graduates from the provinces of Cagayan and Palawan

4 February 2021 Philippines

Another milestone to the agricultural sector is set to happen on Friday, February 5, as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) will have an inaugural distribution of certificates of landownership award (CLOAs) to 44 fresh graduates of agriculture-related courses, from the provinces of Cagayan and Palawan, to encourage the youth to engage in farming to keep the country’s food security on course.

DAR Secretary Brother John Castriciones said this is the first time that the department would give free lands to agricultural graduates to enable them to practice their profession in their farms and encourage the youth to embrace farming to reinforce the ageing sector, in which the average age of some 11 million Filipino farmers is 57.

Brother John divulged that there is a study that the country may face a shortage of farmers if the agricultural workforce would not be replenished and it was said that the number of students in agricultural courses was declining yearly by 1.5 percent that would weaken the agriculture sector.

“I believe that this incentive of awarding them lands will make the fresh graduates harness the farm lots they will receive since these will serve as their “farm laboratories” on which they could apply the theories and best practices that they learned from their schooling and that would benefit millions of Filipinos in ensuring food security,” Brother John said.

The agrarian reform chief said the land for distribution are unused government-owned lands (GOLs), subjected under Executive Order (EO) No. 75, Series of 2019.

EO No. 75, Series of 2019, was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on February 1, 2019, to facilitate the process of subjecting GOLs under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).

Photo: Department of Agrarian ReformPhoto: Department of Agrarian Reform

“The DAR has identified about 230,000 hectares of unused GOLs in the country. Portions of lands in the Cagayan State Univerity (CSU) in Lallo, Cagayan and the Busuanga Pasture Reserve (BPR) in Busuanga, Palawan, will be awarded to the graduates,” Brother John said.

The recipients of farmlands in CSU include Gilmar Jay Acebedo, lvin Agcaoili, Juanito Agluba Jr., Noel Compra, Julius John Dela Cruz, Welfredo Gacusan Jr., Victorino Lagudoy, Murphy Maingag, Manuel Kriston,Adones Ohayas, Fernando Rabut, McReymart Rabut, Sherwin Ramos, Jarren Ador Raquepo, Hener Ribis, Leonardo Sumauang, Ryan Paul Uson, Angelito Vagay Jerome Usabal, Angelica Adatan, Marife Allag, Analyn Bugnalon, Rica Enorme, Vanessa Gacusan, Jemimah Guzman, Melissa Joy Israel, Karen Grace Justo, Pauline Ordillo, Roshel Torrena, and Vanessa Usabal.

While the recipients of farmlots in BPR are Gensefil Manginsay, Rommel Cagmat, Abigail Lagrada, Sunshine Araza, Florelyn Gutib, Bethel Joy Libarra, Arman Bacnan, Marydel Llanillo, Shahanie Diacasin, Dexter Edonga, Grecia Nimorca, Ronalyn Olanas, Necille Onayan, and Necca Juanerio Cabajar.

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