DEPARTMENT of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Conrado Estrella III on Thursday thanked the Senate for approving the agency’s proposed P17.4-billion budget for 2026.
“The allocation of this budget to the agency’s key programs will further strengthen our efforts to deliver land tenure security, agrarian justice, and essential support services to farmers nationwide,” Estrella said.
He said the key budget allocations included the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) program of P5.1 billion to fast-track the subdivision of collective land titles into individual ownership for agrarian reform beneficiaries; P9.5 billion for Land Tenure Security Program to continue the distribution of private and public agricultural lands; P1.4 billion for Agrarian Justice Delivery Program to expedite the resolution of agrarian cases, including the hiring of additional lawyers, and P1.87 billion for Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development and Sustainability Program for enterprise development, capacity-building, and training to help agrarian reform beneficiaries enhance their livelihoods.
The DAR chief lauded Senate President Vicente Sotto III who formally concluded and approved the DAR’s proposed 2026 budget during the Senate budget hearing last Nov. 18.
