ZERO BACKLOG. Department of Agrarian Reform-Ilocos regional director Primo Lara during the Kapihan sa Ilocos forum organized by the Philippine Information Agency-Ilocos on Monday (April 25, 2022). Lara said DAR has zero backlog in the agrarian cases. (Photo screenshot from PIA Ilocos regional office's livestream) SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) regional office said it has zero backlog in the agrarian law implementation cases and even with the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB) as of January this year. DAR Ilocos regional office director Primo Lara said the agency has been implementing since three years ago the zero backlog program introduced by then DAR Secretary John Castriciones. "There are no more follow-ups with DAR as we are focused on zero backlog. If there are delays in the decision in some cases, these are isolated cases and there might be the reason for the delay in the decision," he said in a forum orga