DAR provides land titles to ARBs

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Monday distributed 1,907 Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage (COCROMs), Collective Land Ownership Awards (CLOAs), and electronic land titles (e-Titles) to 1,663 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) across the CALABARZON region in a ceremonial turnover held in Calamba City.

DAR Field Operations Office Undersecretary Kazel Celeste, who led the distribution, emphasized the national impact of the initiative.

“This is not just DAR’s triumph — it is the triumph of every farmer and every Filipino family,” Celeste said, adding that land ownership empowers farmers, increases productivity, and contributes directly to the nation’s food security.

Of the total certificates distributed, 286 were e-Titles issued under Project SPLIT (Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling).

Project SPLIT is a government initiative that subdivides previously awarded collective CLOAs into individual land titles, granting each ARB clear, legally recognized ownership of the land they cultivate.

The remaining certificates, including COCROMs and CLOAs, relieve farmers of mortgage obligations and formalize their ownership, enabling them to invest confidently in their land and improve productivity.

Laguna recorded the highest number of distributed certificates with 563, followed by Rizal (559), Quezon II (390), Batangas (301), and Cavite and Quezon I (47 each).

Undersecretary Celeste stressed that the distribution reaffirmed the government’s commitment to agrarian justice and sustainable rural development.

“Among all our people, farmers are the ones we cannot afford to lose —because every Filipino family depends on them, three times a day, seven days a week,” she added.

DAR CALABARZON continues to support ARBs through land distribution, condonation assistance, and capacity-building programs to help farmers secure lasting prosperity in agriculture.