President Rodrigo Roa Duterte confers with Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones after handing over a Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) to one of the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries of Maguindanao at the Buluan Municipal Gymnasium on February 11, 2019. ALBERT ALCAIN/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
Buluan, Maguindanao
(February 12, 2019) –
President Rodrigo Duterte led the distribution of Certificate of Land Ownership
Award (CLOA) to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) on Monday, February 11, at
this town’s gymnasium.
A total of 834 land titles were awarded to
780 farmers from 17 municipalities in Maguindanao namely: Ampatuan, Buluan,
Datu Abdullah Sangki, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Datu Paglas,
Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Guindulungan, Kabuntalan, Mamasapano, Mangudadatu, Rajah
Buayan, Sultan Kudarat, Sultan sa Barongis, Talayan, Talitay, and Upi.
“Kung ano man ang makuha mo sa gobyerno na
lupa , hawakan mo 'yan, pwede mong ipasa 'yan sa pamilya mo,” President Duterte
told the beneficiaries. “I always tell everybody, military, police, lahat, even
the cabinet na tayo po ay hindi magkakaroon ng kapayapaan hanggang walang
resolusyon yung mga kapatid natin
nag-rebelde na mabigyan ng lupa. Hindi natin yan madadala sa patayan, mauubos
lang sa walang kakwenta-kwentang bagay.”
He was also firm in saying that he will
dedicate his remaining three years as the country’s chief executive in
achieving a long and lasting peace in Mindanao. He instructed Department of
Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary John Castriciones, who was present in the
event, to give all the government’s lands to the people. “Ibigay mo na lahat
yan sa panahon ko, pati bukid ibigay mo na para mataniman.”
Regional Secretary Dayang Carlsum-Jumaide of
DAR-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) underscored the objectives of
Monday’s event. “Mandato po ng DAR-ARMM ang pagpapatupad ng Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Program upang maipamahagi ang mga lupang sakahan sa mga
magsasaka at tulungan silang umunlad at magkaroon ng maayos na pamumuhay,” she
said.
She also mentioned the positive impact of the
incoming Bangsamoro government to ARBs. “Panatag po ang kalooban namin sa
pagsalubong natin sa Bangsamoro autonomous regional government na hindi
mapapabayaan ang ating mga agrarian reform beneficiaries, bagkus bubuti pa lalo
ang kalidad ng kanilang buhay na nagnanais ng pangmatagalang pangkapayapaan at
kaunlaran,” she said.
For his part, ARMM Regional Governor Mujiv
Hataman said, “sa puntong ito, anumang araw ngayon ay lilisan na ang ARMM.
Masaya akong bababa sa ARMM, dahil alam ko, marami tayong pinagsamahan at
marami tayong nagawa.”
“Isang halimbawa na lamang po ang araw na
ito. Kahit papaano, ang ating mga magsasaka dito sa Maguindanao ay nakikinabang
din sa mga titulo ng lupa na kanilang pag-aari na habambuhay... Congratulations
po sa inyong lahat, he added. Gov. Hataman also thanked the President for
supporting the regional government.
“Kung anuman ang natamasa niyo at kung anuman
ang tagumpay ng ARMM, kung meron man kayong nararamdaman na pagbabago, hindi po
mangyayari yun kung hindi tayo tinulungan ng pambansang pamahalaan. Sa ating
Pangulo, nais ko pong personal na ipa-abot ang aking taus-pusong pasasalamat sa
inyong suporta sa ARMM,” he said.
Wilson Balena, a Teduray from Upi and one of
the beneficiaries, was emotional in thanking the regional government and the
President for fulfilling his dream to have his own land. “Napakahalaga po kasi
ng lupa para sa amin,” he said.
“Ito ay katumbas ng aming buhay at magdadala
ng kinabukasan ng aming mga anak. Instrumento po ito ng kapayapaan at kaunlaran
sa amin. Pagbubungkal ng lupa ang aming ikinabubuhay pero ni minsan hindi po
kami nagkaroon ng lupang matatawag naming sa amin. Ngayon lang po, ngayon
lang.”
The CLOAs distributed on Monday covered a
total area of 1,740.3 hectares. To date, DAR-ARMM has already transferred a
total area of 224,708.73 hectares to 67,801 farmers all over the region. Sixty
percent of these are in the province of Maguindanao. (Bureau of Public Information)
No comments:
Post a Comment