CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A total of 5,788 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from across Northern Mindanao are set to receive Emancipation Patents (EPs), Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs), electronic titles (E-titles), and Certificates of Condonation and Release of Mortgage (CoCRoMs) from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) during a Stakeholders’ Forum on Wednesday, October 22, at The Atrium, Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City.
Leading the ceremony is Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III, together with undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and other key officials of the department. The event highlights the government’s continuing effort to empower Filipino farmers by granting them ownership of the lands they cultivate and freeing them from long-standing debt burdens.
The land titles to be distributed cover a total of 6,235.23 hectares of agricultural land—another milestone in DAR’s mission to strengthen land tenure security and promote inclusive rural development.
Of the total beneficiaries, 1,026 ARBs will also be released from ₱61.26 million in unpaid land amortizations through the issuance of CoCRoMs, covering 1,446.07 hectares. This will allow them to start anew—farming their lands debt-free.
Provincial Breakdown of Beneficiaries and Land Coverage
- Bukidnon: 3,863 ARBs | 3,558.97 hectares
- Camiguin: 158 ARBs | 79.94 hectares
- Lanao del Norte: 263 ARBs | 534.20 hectares
- Misamis Occidental: 686 ARBs | 646.60 hectares
- Misamis Oriental: 818 ARBs | 1,415.53 hectares
Title Distribution Summary
- Regular EPs/CLOAs: 211 ARBs | 268.42 hectares
- E-Titles (Project SPLIT): 4,551 ARBs | 4,520.74 hectares
- CoCROMs (Debt Condonation): 1,026 ARBs | 1,446.07 hectares | ₱61.26 million condoned
This initiative is part of DAR’s nationwide implementation of the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) Project, funded by the World Bank, and the enforcement of Republic Act No. 11953 or the New Agrarian Emancipation Act, which seeks to free farmers from decades-old agrarian debts.
Secretary Estrella said the event reaffirms the Marcos administration’s dedication to genuine agrarian reform and rural development.
“This administration remains steadfast in its promise to uphold genuine agrarian reform. These titles and debt condonation measures are clear proof that the government stands with our farmers in building a better future for the countryside,” Estrella said.
The activity underscores the administration’s vision of a self-reliant and debt-free farming community, ensuring that every farmer becomes the rightful owner of the land they have long tilled.