DAR distributes CLOAs thru first 'Serbisyong DAR-to-DOOR' in Laguna

By DAR-PAMRS July 11, 2020 On the way to the venue of the CLOA distribution in Barangay Wawa, Siniloan, Laguna, DAR Sec. John R. Castr...

By DAR-PAMRS
July 11, 2020

On the way to the venue of the CLOA distribution in Barangay Wawa, Siniloan, Laguna, DAR Sec. John R. Castriciones personally hands over the land titles in a gift wrap to six Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs). (Photo & caption: DAR-PAMRS)

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary John R. Castriciones led the first “Serbisyong DAR-to-DOOR” distribution of certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) comprising a total of 38.7 hectares of land to 43 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) on July 1, 2020.

Castriciones personally handed over the titles to six ARBs living along the way to the venue while the rest were distributed at the Multi-Purpose building located in Brgy. Wawa, Siniloan, Laguna.





The Secretary delivered the CLOAs right at the beneficiaries' doorstep to ensure the farmers would receive their CLOAs.

He handed the CLOA in a gift wrap and told the ARBs in the vernacular, "May dala po kaming regalo sa inyo. Kami na po ang nagdala mismo dahil ito ang bilin ng Pangulo na ilapit namin sa inyo ang gobyerno."





(We bring you gifts. We brought it personally because the President asked us to bring the government closer to you.)

Seeing what's inside the gift-wrapped package, teary-eyed farmers thanked the President and DAR for the unprecedented move of bringing the government closer to the people.





“This is the first time that DAR has done this, it is fulfilling and it’s worth it," Çastriciones said.

"Salamat po mahal naming Pangulo. Nakakahiya naman po na kayo pa ang nagpadala sa amin ng titulo," said Michael Dimafeliz, a beneficiary through hereditary succession because his father is old and had a stroke.

(Thank you our beloved President. We are humbled that you were the one who initiated to send us the titles.)

The second part of the distribution to ARBs located in Barangays Wawa and Magsaysay was held in the covered court.

The ARBs received their CLOAs under a new normal set-up, doing a gesture of bowing down with their right hand on their heart, saying thank you afterwards and doing the fist bump.

ARB Ernesto Bringas pleaded, “Sana gumawa ng paraan ang pamahalaan na matigil ang pamimili ng lupa ng mga dayuhan sa aming lugar. Nangangamba po ako na baka dumating ang araw na ang lupa ng Pilipinas ay pag-aari na ng mga banyaga. Hiniling ko din po na huwag ng pigilan ang mga pulis at military ang mga magsasaka na lumabas sa kanilang mga sakahan sapagkat ngayon ay panahon na ng taniman.”

(I hope the government will do something to stop foreigners from buying lands in our place. We are worried that the day might come that Philippines would be owned by foreigners. I am also requesting the police and the military to stop restricting the farmers from going to their ricefields because it is now planting season.)

Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Elizabeth Z. Villapando said the titles were among the 1,353 CLOAs turned-over by the Land Bank of the Philippines-Agrarian Reform Operations Center in UPLB, Los Banos, Laguna.

The ARB-recipients gathered at the ceremony, observing the required Covid-19 pandemic health and safety protocols of social distancing, and wearing masks.

DAR Undersecretaries for Support Services Office (SSO) Atty. Emily O. Padilla, Policy, Planning and Research Office Virginia N. Orogo, Assistant Secretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Office (FASPO) Ubaldo R. Sadiarin, Jr., CALABARZON Regional Director Rene E. Colocar, Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission Commissioner Greco Belgica, PAMRS Director Chavez were among the government officials present at the activity. (PIA-4A/DAR-PAMRS)