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‘Serbisyong DAR to Door’ reaches ARBs in far-flung villages in Albay

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A total of 47 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB) in remote island barangays of Cagraray and Namanday in the municipality of Bacacay, Albay recently received their Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) through the innovative “Serbisyong DAR to Door” program of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).

This as the DAR-Albay intensifies the door-to-door CLOA distribution amid the continuing threat of the Covid-19 in various parts of the country.

“The program primarily aims to develop self-confidence among farmers knowing that they now legally own the land they till,” Engr. Manuel Nebreja, chief of DAR-Albay-Land Tenure Improvement Division said in a news statement.

The DAR personnel surprised the ARBs with the gesture of delivering the CLOA right at their doorsteps.

One ARB beneficiary lauded the issuance of the CLOA as “a result of the DAR employees’ hard work.”

Nebreja said the door-to-door delivery of CLOAs is DAR’s way of addressing challenges brought about by the pandemic by personally delivering the CLOAs to farmers at the comfort of their homes or farms.

The department likewise oriented the farmers on the support services implemented by the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development Sector, noting the importance of forming and joining farmers’ organizations for them to benefit from the programs and projects, not only from the DAR but also from other agencies of the government.

“We at DAR are here to inform you and offer our services to the farmers since the improvement of the quality of your lives is our vision as much as it is yours,” said Nebreja.

Nebreja, however, also cautioned the awardees against fragmentation and converting the land. “When you do this, we all shall have wasted all the time and effort that we exerted for the issuance of this title,” he said.

Under the law, CLOAs cannot be alienated or sold to any other person. Within the restricted 10-year period, the beneficiaries cannot dispose of the lands titled under CLOA. Selling them to any developer or any private citizen without the permission of DAR would be unlawful and illegal.

Nebreja said the DAR municipal offices in Albay will continue the “Serbisyong DAR-to-Door” initiative in the awarding of CLOAs while the country is in the state of national health emergency.

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