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Ex-DAR Region 12 officer convicted for demanding cash, tuna
A former official of the DAR in Region XII has been found guilty of graft for extorting P120,000 and a whole tuna. The post Ex-DAR Region 12 officer convicted for demanding cash, tuna appeared first...
View Article18 hectares of land on Boracay yet to be given to beneficiaries
At least 18 hectares of land identified for agrarian reform on Boracay Island remain to be distributed to beneficiaries, according to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). The post 18 hectares of...
View ArticleBoracay land reform yet to be completed
At least 18 hectares of land identified for agrarian reform on Boracay Island remain to be distributed to beneficiaries The post Boracay land reform yet to be completed appeared first on Inquirer News.
View ArticleFree tech-voc training offered to over 3,000 farmers, dependents
MANILA, Philippines — More than 3,000 farmers and their dependents may avail themselves of scholarships in entrepreneurial courses under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority,...
View ArticleDAR extends suspension of adjudicating board operations until May 15
MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has extended the suspension of operations of its adjudicating bodies amid the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) being enforced over Metro...
View ArticleNueva Ecija farmers seek buyers for 400 tons of squash
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Philippines — Close to 400 tons of squash harvested in several towns under lockdown to check the spread of the new coronavirus in Nueva Ecija province are waiting to be...
View ArticleFarmers are the new heroes during pandemic — DAR
MANILA, Philippines – Toiling in the farm so that other people may have something to eat is not an easy task, especially if there is a health pandemic to look out for. Thus, farmers were aptly called...
View ArticleLapanday sues Mariano, DAR exec over farmers’ entry in Tagum farm
Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano and another senior department official are now facing charges at the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the takeover by agrarian reform beneficiaries...
View ArticleDAR installs 160 farmers in ComVal banana land, evicts illegal occupants
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) led moves to evict “squatters” in government-awarded farmlands in Compostela Valley to make way for actual identified agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB), under...
View ArticleDAR orders landlord, aide to stop eviction of farmers
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has barred the administrator of a disputed property in Capiz province from evicting farmers occupying parts of the property for four months now....
View ArticleFarmers facing arrest pleading for free legal service
LUCENA CITY — At least 35 farmers who went into hiding after being charged by a landowner with theft of crops that the farmers themselves planted are pleading for free legal services to fight their...
View ArticleArrest of Quezon farmers suspended
LUCENA CITY — The enforcement of the warrants of arrest for 37 land reform beneficiaries in Quezon province had been suspended starting on Thursday. The post Arrest of Quezon farmers suspended appeared...
View ArticleDuterte tells protesters: I will deliver on promises
President Duterte urged the thousands of protesters on Monday, that they should take the trouble to ask the leftists in his Cabinet what he has done to ease poverty in his first year of office. In the...
View ArticleBayan Muna lawmaker warns vs rejecting ‘Ka Paeng’ as DAR chief
Rejecting Rafael “Ka Paeng” Mariano as agrarian reform secretary and terminating the peace talks will end the alliance between President Rodrigo Duterte and the Left, a progressive lawmaker warned on...
View ArticleMariano: I was never a member of CPP-NPA
Agrarian Reform secretary Rafael “Paeng” Mariano once and for all clarified that he has never joined the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) which...
View ArticleCA defers confirmation of DAR chief Mariano
The bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) has agreed to defer the confirmation of Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael “Paeng” Mariano. The post CA defers confirmation of DAR chief Mariano appeared...
View ArticleCA defers Mariano confirmation
The Commission on Appointments on Tuesday deferred the confirmation of Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano. The post CA defers Mariano confirmation appeared first on Inquirer News.
View ArticleEastern Visayas farmers slam CA over Mariano’s rejection
The peasants group in Eastern Visayas lambasted the rejection of Agrarian Secretary Rafael Mariano by the Commission on Appointments. The post Eastern Visayas farmers slam CA over Mariano’s rejection...
View ArticleFight 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...
View ArticleMakabayan 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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