Edited at the Office of the President of the Philippines Under Commonwealth Act No. 638
A November 28, 2011 press release from the Department of Agrarian Reform: Farmworker-beneficiaries in Hacienda Luisita could farm collectively and still get their respective individual title, said Secretary of Agrarian Reform Gil de los Reyes. Continue reading
A November 28, 2011 press release from the Department of Agrarian Reform: The Supreme Court has decided last Wednesday in their favor, the long-standing dispute over the 4,915.75-hectare Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac when it ordered that the said estate owned by the family of President Benigno S. Aquino III be distributed to them. Continue reading
A May 29, 2011 press release by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources: The DENR secured the support of more than 5 million students in public elementary and secondary schools nation wide, along with officials and community leaders in 42,000 barangays, to kick off the National Greening Program. Continue reading
A May 10, 2011 press release by the Department of Agrarian Reform: Through what was dubbed the “Year Round Vegetable Production Technology Project,” the East West Seeds Company, Inc. will provide hybrid seeds such as sweet pepper, watermellon, papaya, ampalaya, and hybrid tomato to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) and non-ARBs in selected agrarian reform communities in Eastern Samar. The crops are set to be harvested by the end of May. Continue reading
A January 27, 2011 press release by the Department of Agrarian Reform: Four hundred seventy two (472) agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) shared 760 hectares of farmland in Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte while 517 farmer-beneficiaries received their share of 2,478 hectares in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur. Continue reading
The improvement of farm-to-market roads in remote areas of Capiz has made it easier for local farmers to transport their products to trade centers in the province.
A total of 24.527-kilometer farm-to-market roads, amounting to P36 million were constructed under the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) infrastructure program courtesy of the agency’s Agrarian Reform Fund.