THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has awarded land titles and condoned unpaid mortgage payments of agrarian beneficiaries in the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon comprising the Calabarzon region.
DAR recently distributed 1,907 certificates of condonation with release of mortgage (COCROMs), collective land ownership awards (CLOAs), and electronic land titles (e-Titles) to 1,663 agrarian reform beneficiaries in the region.
Field Operations Office chief Undersecretary Kazel Celeste spearheaded the initiative, saying land ownership “empowers farmers, increases productivity, and contributes directly to the nation’s food security.”
“This is not just DAR’s triumph. It is the triumph of every farmer and every Filipino family,” she said.
At least 286 were e-Titles issued under Project SPLIT (Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling). a government program that aims to subdivide previously awarded collective CLOAs into individual land titles.
The remaining certificates included COCROMs and CLOAs that free farmers from mortgage obligations and formalize their land ownership, enabling them to invest confidently in their property to improve productivity.
Laguna accounted for the highest number of distributed certificates with 563, followed by Rizal, 559; Quezon II, 390; Batangas, 301, and Cavite and Quezon with I, 47 each.
According to Celeste, the distribution reaffirmed the government’s commitment to agrarian justice and sustainable rural development, ensuring farmers gain land, strengthen their livelihood, and uplift their families’ quality of life.
“This is not just the triumph of the DAR. It is the triumph of every farmer, every ARB, and every Filipino family,” she stressed.
“Among all our people, farmers are the ones we cannot afford to lose—because every Filipino family depends on them, three times a day, seven days a week,” she added. (Rio)
