INSTALLED. One of the agrarian reform beneficiaries installed on a property in Barangay Nanca, E.B. Magalona town on June 5, 2020. The installation rites were facilitated by personnel of Department of Agrarian Reform Negros Occidental I-North. (Photo courtesy of DAR Negros Occidental I)
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 86 farmers were installed by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in two areas in northern Negros during the first week of June.
In a report released on Monday, the DAR Negros Occidental I-North said the installation took place in Victorias City on June 2, and also in neighboring E.B. Magalona town on June 5.
A total of 29 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) are now the landowners of 34.3663 hectares of property in Barangay XIII in Victorias City formerly owned by Ben-Jam Agro Development Corp. and others.
Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer Ma. Jade Sollesta, who led the installation rites, urged the farmer-beneficiaries to cultivate the land well and make it an instrument to improve their lives.
“Also remember your responsibilities to pay the land tax and the amortization on time,” she added.
In E.B. Magalona, 57 ARBs were also installed on two properties in Barangay Nanca.
The first covered 3.4493 hectares previously managed by Oval Agricultural Corp., and the second was five hectares which used to belong to Solitaire Agricultural Corp.
Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer Tessie Pedrosa told the ARBs to maximize the full potential of the land.
“Make good use of it and make it productive. Remember to be responsible in paying the land tax and amortizations,” she also said.
The lands were distributed by DAR through land acquisition and distribution process of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)-CARP Extension with Reforms.
The DAR personnel and the farmer-beneficiaries observed minimum health protocols such as wearing of mask and physical distancing during the distribution rites. (PNA)
