By Teofilo P.
Garcia, Jr.
ZAMBOANGA CITY, May
27 (PNA) – Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio de los Reyes led
the distribution of 464 Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs) to the
Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARB) during his recent visit in Dipolog City,
the capital of Zamboanga del Norte.
DAR regional director
Julita Ragandang said in a statement that the CLOA cover the total area of
756.7044 hectares in the municipalities of Godod, Sirawai, Siayan, Sindangan
and Dapitan City with 394 ARBs.
Ragandang said that
De Los Reyes handed over the CLOAs to the representatives of the ARB-recipients
in a simple turn-over ceremony.
Of the 464 CLOAs, 297
were handed over to Felix Ligutom for the ARB-recipients of Godod; 34 CLOAs to
Majid Baid for Sirawai; 81 CLOAs to Eufrocina Quitong for Siayan and Sindangan;
and 52 CLOAs to Abraham Bayron for the ARBs of Dapitan City.
He said 144 of the
225 CLOAs were turned over to Expedito Padigos, Sr. for the ARBs of Dumingag and
81 CLOAS to Flordeliz Dagooc for the ARBs of Vincenzo Sagun.
She said that De Los
Reyes also turned-over 20 multi-million worth of Agrarian Reform Communities
Projects-Phase 2 (ARCP2) to the Zamboanga del Norte provincial government for
the towns of Labason, Baliguian, Leon Postigo and Sindangan.
She said that Labason
has the most number of projects among the four towns with eight; Baliguian,
five; Leon Postigo, four and Sindangan, three.
She said the
distribution of CLOAs and turn-over of ARCP2 projects was witnessed by
Zamboanga del Norte Governor Roberto Uy, Dipolog City Mayor Evelyn Uy, Mayors
from the different municipalities, farmers and other stakeholders.
She said that De los
Reyes was in Dipolog City for the groundbreaking of the P58 million rehabilitation
project of Dipolog Communal Irrigation System located in Sitio Banicapt, Galas
in Dipolog City.
Ragandang said the
project is funded by ARCP2 with 50 percent counterpart from the city government
of Dipolog.
The project will be
implemented by Vicente Lao Construction and is expected to be completed in 210
days.
Once completed,
Ragandang said, the project is expected to benefit not only the 486 ARBs in
Barangay Galas but also the farmers in the nearby barangays.
The project runs
through Barangay Gulayon, Sta. Felomina, Galas, Olingan, Punta and Sinaman,
Dipolog City.
Ragandang said the
completion of the project is expected to increase the cropping intensity of the
farmers in the area and enhance their living condition through increased crop
production. (PNA)
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