DAR, LGU give land titles, rice in Isabela

FARMERS from north Isabela receive CLOAs and assistance from Dept. of Agrarian Reform and provincial government of Isabela during distribution at  City of Ilagan on July 23. (Photo by Isabela PIO)

By Merlito G. Edale, Jr.

CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela -- The provincial government of Isabela and Dept. of Agrarian Reform (DAR) distributed Certificates of Land Ownership Awards (CLOAs) to agrarian reform beneficiaries in northern Isabela towns.

The distribution was held July 23 at Cabisera 8 in the City of Ilagan in rites led by Gov. Rodolfo Albano III and DAR-2 director Samuel Solomero and DAR Isabela head engineer Eunomio P. Israel, Jr. 

“DAR always supports our Isabela farmers, providing them farm machineries and helping them form cooperatives to avail of services from government agencies. With the provincial government, we are helping them become productive farmers," Albano said during the ceremony.

Albano said the farmers are really in need of assistance especially in the production of agricultural products, saying farmers feed the nation. 

“We know that our farmers need help especially in this time of pandemic, we must help time survive and surpass and survive this crisis," the governor added.  

The CLOAs and assistance were received by ARBs from the towns  of Cabagan, City of Ilagan, Delfin Albano, San Pablo, Sta. Maria and Sto Tomas, all from Northern Isabela as part of DAR help to farmers during this time of Covid pandemic.

The program aims to extend support to ARBs who are “frontlines in food security” in partnership with the Provincial Government of Isabela. Records showed there were 3,182 CLOA beneficiaries in the province since the program was started. – PIA Isabela