A total of 116 farmers in four local government units (LGUs) in northern Negros Occidental received their certificates of land ownership awards (CLOAs) in separate rites facilitated by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) this February.
The areas are under the jurisdiction of DAR Negros Occidental-I.
On Monday, 29 beneficiaries were awarded titles to 34 hectares of land formerly owned by Ben-Jam Agro Development Corp., among others at Barangay 12 in Victorias City.
Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer Ma. Jade Sollesta said the farmer-beneficiaries on the awarded lots will be installed in the coming days.
In neighboring Manapla town, 36 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) received land titles and were subsequently installed on some 59-hectare property at Hacienda Sto. Niño in Barangay Tortosa, Manapla on February 19.
The landholdings used to belong to ALM Group of Farms Inc., and the writ of installation was ordered by the office of the Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator.
Officer-in-charge, chief agrarian reform program officer Angel Belga led the installation rites with the assistance of the personnel of Manapla Police Station headed by Capt. Jaynick Bermudez.
On Feb. 5, eight ARBs were also awarded titles to more than four hectares Barangay Iglau-an, Murcia town.
Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer Imelda Mombay led the distribution of CLOAs to the farmers for the landholdings previously owned by the Philippine National Bank.
On the same day, 43 ARBs received titles and were installed on a lot covering 18 hectares in separate locations in E.B. Magalona town.
The first, formerly managed by Reeda Bantug, has an area of 2.5 hectares located in Hacienda Clarita, Barangay Nanca while the property formerly owned by Jeslor Agro-Industrial Corp., which spans 15.5 hectares, is situated in Barangay San Jose. (Erwin Nicavera pna via ndb)
