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DENR eyes to distribute 2.1K residential land titles in C. Luzon

By Marna Dagumboy Del Rosario

February 10, 2020, 9:09 pm

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office here is set to distribute another 2,100 residential free patents this year.

The move is part of the government’s “Handog Titulo” program which aims to fuel progress in communities and improve economic productivity of the people by expediting the processing and issuance of public land patents to qualified beneficiaries.

“Bringing social justice in land titling is one of the priority thrusts of our government. Aside from improving the socio-economic conditions of the Filipino and enhancing agricultural productivity in rural areas, our Handog Titulo program will likewise fuel progress in local communities,” Paquito Moreno, executive director of the DENR regional office in Central Luzon, said in a statement.

Ricky Hernandez, chief of the Licenses, Patents and Deeds Division, said the DENR distributed a total of 503 agricultural land titles covering more than 548 hectares and another 2,754 residential titles covering more than 70 hectares benefiting an estimated 1,500 farmers and their families in the region last year.

Since 2011, Hernandez said a total of 31,743 residential land titles covering 629 hectares have already been distributed in Central Luzon benefiting well over 158,000 residents.

Meanwhile, the DENR conferred awards to outstanding land officers and investigators in the region, whose efforts resulted in the attainment of 110 percent of the “Handog Titulo” program of the government.

Aurora Aquino of Bulacan and Amalia Fajardo of Tarlac were named as the most outstanding provincial land management officers (LMO) while Jayson Agbisit of Guiguinto and Jude Villa of Capas were 2019 outstanding LMOs in the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) level.

The outstanding deputized public land investigators (DPLI), on the other hand, were Rolly Sura (Aurora); Marie Josephine Lauchengco (Bulacan); Rolando Canuto (Pampanga); Ruel Rodriguez (Bataan); Francis Guiller Paragas (Nueva Ecija); Don Christian Puntilas (Tarlac); and Amelia Servidad (Zambales).

Abelardo Manio, Jr. of PENRO Bulacan was also recognized for his outstanding land records management and administration of organizational archives.

Aside from the individual awards, special citations were also given to DENR provincial offices.

The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) of Tarlac and CENRO-Capas were named as the first field offices in the region to accomplish 100 percent their target under the residential free patent.

DENR offices in Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Pampanga were recognized for accomplishing more than 100 percent of their targets in titling government lands through special patents, while provincial offices in Bataan, Zambales and Aurora were distinguished for exceeding their targets in the management and appraisal of foreshores and issuance of notice of bills and demand letters in their respective jurisdiction.

Meanwhile, provincial offices in Tarlac and Zambales excelled in distributing miscellaneous sales patents while Bataan and Nueva Ecija topped in the management and appraisal of patrimonial properties.

“Their sacrifices and commitment resulted in upholding the general welfare of the public,” Moreno said. (PNA)

 

 

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