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Fight for farmers will continue, Mariano vows after CA rejection
Former Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael “Ka Paeng” Mariano on Wednesday said his fight for the marginalized, particularly the oppressed farmers, will continue even after his rejection from the helm of...
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Makabayan bloc to assess membership with House supermajority
The leftist Makabayan bloc has called an emergency meeting of its top officials to determine whether or not to stay with the House supermajority following the rejection of Agrarian Reform Secretary...
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Despite CA rejection, Mariano vows to keep fighting for farmers
Rafael Mariano on Wednesday failed to get confirmation from the Commission on Appointments (CA) to be the agrarian reform secretary but he remained undaunted in championing the rights of farmers. The...
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Duterte names DAR officer in charge
President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Rosalina Bistoyong as the officer in charge of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Malacañang said Monday. The post Duterte names DAR officer in charge...
View ArticleCOA tells ex-DAR secretaries: Return P70.3M
The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered former Agrarian Reform Secretaries Hernani Braganza and Rene Villa, among others, to return P70.3 million in employee benefits unlawfully granted from December...
View ArticleDAR plans to distribute land to 46,000 farmers
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is eyeing the distribution of 48,588 hectares of land to 46,253 farmers this year, with 11,356 hectares already awarded from January to June. The post DAR plans...
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DILG Usec linked to Sueno ouster named DAR acting chief
President Rodrigo Duterte appointed on Friday a Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) undersecretary as the new Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) acting secretary. The post DILG...
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Confirmation of new DAR boss hits bump
Opposition and questions about the qualifications of newly-appointed Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones have stalled his confirmation by the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA). The post...
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DAR chief gets CA panel nod
A panel of the Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones in spite of questions raised about his qualifications and accusations...
View ArticleGov’t to dump topsoil on Boracay – DAR
The government plans to dump soil on parts of Boracay to make its farmland productive as it seeks to implement President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to convert the island into an agrarian reform area,...
View ArticleSC: Hacienda Luisita has completed obligation to farmers on lot sales
The Cojuangco-owned Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI) has fully complied with the Supreme Court’s order issued seven years ago to distribute to more than 6,000 farmworker beneficiaries (FWBs) the unused or...
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DAR checking available gov’t land for farmers
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is making an inventory of government reservations that have not been used for the last 30 years to heed a directive by President Duterte to distribute idle...
View Article2 dead, several hurt in clash on disputed land
SAN PEDRO CITY — The municipal government of San Juan in Batangas province on Tuesday urged families currently residing on roadsides and a private property to move to a government resettlement site,...
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DAR budget ‘that of a funeral home’
Several congressmen questioned the P2-billion cut in the 2019 proposed budget of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) with one saying in jest that the allotment request was akin to funeral...
View Article1,000 farmers march to push for land reform on Negros Island
About 1,000 sugarcane farmers marched down Bacolod’s streets today to call on President Duterte to make good his plan to declare the entire Negros Island as a land reform area and to replicate what he...
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Luisita land reform completed
The last 117 farm workers in Hacienda Luisita have been handed their certificates of land ownership award (Cloa) covering 6,600 square meters of land The post Luisita land reform completed appeared...
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Duterte to fire 2 DAR execs
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he would fire two officials of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) over an "application" that has been delayed for years. The post Duterte to fire 2 DAR...
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Negros farmers bearing red hearts call on Duterte to distribute land
About 100 landless farmers gathered in front of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to call on President Duterte to order the distribution of land to beneficiaries. The post Negros farmers bearing...
View ArticleAyala Land, resorts developers ordered to stop dev’ts in disputed land on...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has ordered giant property developer Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) and private landowners of high-end resorts on Sicogon Island in Carles town in Iloilo to stop...
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Duterte determined to complete land reform by end of term
President Rodrigo Duterte declared on Saturday, April 13, that he was very determined to take back government land leased to different entities and distribute them all to agrarian reform...
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