CITATION. Agrarian Reform Secretary John R. Castriciones congratulates Johnny Francisco, chairman of Bagtingon Upland Association of Land Occupants, which is cited as one of 20 outstanding Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries’ Organizations (ARBOs) of Mimaropa (Mindoro Oriental and Occidental, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan during DAR region Summit held at H20 hotel in Manila on Dec. 10-12, 2018. Assisting the DAR chief are Assistant Regional Director Beth Lee, Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer Isagani G. Placido and CARPO-PBD Virgilio L. Laggui. (Photo courtesy of DAR-PAMRS)
MANILA - The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has cited 20 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations (ARBO) from Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) for their outstanding performances this year.
Out of 176 ARBOs from the region, 20 were cited as the best performing cooperatives in terms of growth, income, management, and sustainability during a DAR regional summit from Dec. 10 to 12 at the Hotel H2O in Manila.
DAR also awarded 10 farmers with National Certification II on Agroentrepreneurship by Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
Agrarian Reform Secretary John R. Castriciones said these citations are proof of the hard work of the ARBOs and the assistance of the department and its partner agencies to help increase farmers’ income and uplift their lives.
“Ang DAR ay may mandato, hindi lang land for the landless farmers, kundi bigyan din ng suporta ang ating mga farmers. Kung walang suportang ibibigay sa ating mga ARBOs, hindi po uunlad at tataas ang pamumuhay ng ating mga agrarian reform beneficiaries,” Castriciones said.
The 20 awarded ARBOs are the CK Plus Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Mansalay Agriculture & Fisheries Development Cooperative; Narra Irrigators and Advocates Multi-Purpose Cooperative; San Miguel Farmers and Fishers Multi-Purpose Cooperative; Sta. Maria Agrarian Reform Community Cooperative; Samahang Gumagawa Tungong Tagumpay Multi-Purpose Cooperative; Lourdes Multi-Purpose Cooperative; Elvita Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative,; Tanikala ng Pagkakaisa Multi-Purpose Cooperative; Mindoro Progressive Multi-Purpose Cooperative;
Bagtingon Upland Farmers Association of Land Occupants; Calma Socio Economic Multi-Purpose Cooperative; Agra Progreso Multi-Purpose Cooperative; Gloria Site; Tagumpay ng Curanta Free Farmers Cooperative; Samahan ng mga Manggagawa sa Balatasan; Samahan ng Magpapatubig ng Mansalay, Inc.; Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Kababaihan ng Matulatula; Malalong Multi-Purpose Cooperative; and Magdiwang Agrarian Reform Community.
The Mimaropa region consists of Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan. (PR)
