The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to distribute land titles and certificates of condonation to a total of 5,788 agrarian reform beneficiaries from across Northern Mindanao.
The distribution of Emancipation Patents (EPs), Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs), electronic titles (E-titles), and Certificates of Condonation and Release of Mortgage (CoCRoMs) coincides with a Stakeholders’ Forum at The Atrium, Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City on Wednesday, October 22.
DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III, together with key officials from the agency, will lead the distribution as part of the department’s ongoing efforts to empower farmers through land ownership and financial freedom.
The land titles cover a total of 6,235.23 hectares of agricultural land.
The DAR said it marks another milestone in the agency’s commitment to strengthening land tenure security and uplifting the lives of Filipino farmers. In addition, 1,026 ARBs will be freed from a combined P61.26 million in unpaid land amortizations through the issuance of CoCRoMs, covering 1,446.07 hectares-giving them a fresh start to cultivate their lands without debt burdens.
Provincial breakdown
Bukidnon: 3,863 ARBs | 3,558.97 hectares
Camiguin: 158 ARBs | 79.94 hectares
Lanao del Norte: 263 ARBs | 534.20 hectares
Misamis Occidental: 686 ARBs | 646.60 hectares
Misamis Oriental: 818 ARBs | 1,415.53 hectares
Title distribution
Regular EPs/CLOAs: 211 ARBs | 268.42 hectares
E-Titles (Project SPLIT): 4,551 ARBs | 4,520.74 hectares
CoCROMs (Debt Condonation): 1,026 ARBs | 1,446.07 hectares | P61.26 million condoned
This initiative forms part of DAR’s ongoing efforts to ensure that farmers gain full ownership of the lands they till and are liberated from long-standing financial obligations. It also supports the implementation of the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) Project, funded by the World Bank, and Republic Act No. 11953 or the New Agrarian Emancipation Act.
In a statement, Estrella said the event reaffirms the Marcos administration’s dedication to rural development and genuine agrarian justice.
‘This administration remains steadfast in its promise to uphold genuine agrarian reform. These titles and debt condonation measures are clear proof that the government stands with our farmers in building a better future for the countryside,’ Estrella said.