DAR to release 6,600 land reform titles

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to distribute more than 6,600 land titles and certificates of condonation with the release of mortgages to more than 5,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the Bicol Region.

DAR regional director Reuben Theodore Sindac said this is part of the ongoing implementation of Republic Act No. 11953, or the New Agrarian Emancipation Act, signed into law in July 2023.

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Sindac said the ceremonial distribution, which will take place at Fuerte CamSur Sports Complex in Pili, Camarines Sur, on Monday, will involve 9,141.28 hectares of land and more than 5,006 beneficiaries.

A total of 5,255 debt-free titles will be awarded to 3,988 ARBs from Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Masbate, and Sorsogon, covering 7,115.98 hectares of land. Another 1,410 land titles will be distributed to 1,018 ARBs, covering a combined area of 2,025.30 hectares. —PNA