The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is ramping up operations nationwide this October to meet its goal of distributing 400,000 hectares of agricultural land to qualified beneficiaries by 2025.
DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III said the agency is in full swing following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to fast-track the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.
Estrella said October is a crucial month as DAR accelerates land validation, documentation, and titling activities across the country.
Field offices are working closely with the Land Registration Authority, the Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources, the Land Bank of the Philippines, and local governments to complete documentation under the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling project.
From October to December, DAR will lead nationwide land title distributions, award certificates of condonation and release of mortgage (COCROMs), and provide farm machinery and equipment to agrarian reform beneficiaries.
As of August, DAR has distributed 242,883 titles covering 305,944 hectares to 232,098 beneficiaries. “Every title distributed represents a family’s hope for stability and progress,” Estrella said, vowing to meet the 2025 target.
