DAR Sec. Castriciones leads land distribution in Coron, Palawan

Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones has distributed in Coron, Palawan a total of 9.7 hectares of agricultural lands to eight agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Barangay Guadalupe,

The said distribution was part of tpersonalized Serbisyong DAR-to-Door program of the Department of Agrarian Reform.

The farmer-recipients were Liverinda Zabalo,Luis Zabalo, Leonardo Zabalo, Bienvenido Zabalo, Damian Apolinario,Edwin Alarcon, Romualdo Bautista and Engracita Wab.

According to the department, the Serbisyong DAR-to-Door is a program of the DAR where the secretary personally delivers the certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) right at the farm or at the doorsteps of the recipients.

Castriciones said they do this service to bring the government to farmers’ household so that they would feel that this administration is on their side.

“We visit various far-flung communities to give hope to the farmers. To show them that if we can personally deliver the land titles they’ve been dreaming of for many years, we can do more to make their lands become more productive,” Brother John said.

The Secretary was joined by other DAR top officials from central, regional, and provincial offices to show their full support to this program.