DAR to acquire 70-hectare land in Negros Occidental for agrarian reform beneficiaries
(MANILA BULLETIN) Through its mandate, Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer (MARPO) Myrna Omaliao explained that “DAR shall acquire public and private agricultural landholdings to be distributed to tenants, farmers, farmworkers, or other tillers who are qualified to become ARBs.” She added that the ARBs will be provided with titles in the form of certificates of land ownership award “covering one contiguous tract or several parcels of land cumulated up to a maximum of three hectares per ARB.” Omaliao also noted that DAR is mandated to guarantee the farmers’ land security, deli...