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A farmer uses a mechanized plow to prepare a rice field in Baras, Rizal on August 6, 2024, Farmworkers Appreciation Day. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Dennis Datu

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177363245940820240806-rice-farmer-rizal-JC-1 (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A farmer uses a mechanized plow to prepare a rice field in Baras, Rizal on August 6, 2024, Farmworkers Appreciation Day. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span></div><p>POLA, Oriental Mindoro — For more than 33 years, Lorelie Mayana had only one dream — to own the farmland she has long been tilling in Barangay Maluanluan in the town of Pola, Oriental Mindoro.</p><p>On Friday, March 13, that dream finally came true.</p><p>Mayana was among the more than 100 agrarian reform beneficiaries who received land titles from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).</p><p>She was awarded a title covering 20,421 square meters, or more than two hectares, following coordination by Pola Mayor Jennifer “Ina Alegre” Cruz with the DAR to secure the legal rights of farmers in Oriental Mindoro over the lands they cultivate and to ensure they no longer live in fear of losing their farms.</p><p>“Importante po ito sa amin dahil lupang sakahan ang aming ikinabubuhay,” Mayana said.</p><p>The distribution of land titles was held in Pola, Oriental Mindoro, where a total of 78 Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program were granted to 73 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs), covering a total land area of 131.0517 hectares.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/1/8/2-million-hectares-of-land-still-up-for-distribution-says-dar-1542">2 million hectares of land still up for distribution, says DAR</a></div><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2033066286583001306&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring&amp;sessionId=c214454fbcb93d0837a366a0d452684a12c19d55&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2033066286583001306"></iframe></div><p>Meanwhile, 33 electronic titles (E-titles) under Project SPLIT (Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling) were distributed to 25 ARBs, covering a total of 44.8808 hectares.</p><p>The DAR also awarded 443 Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage (CoCRoM) to 389 ARBs covering 434.6962 hectares, with a total value of P18,205,923.63.</p><p>The CoCRoM is a DAR program under Republic Act 11953 that condones the debts of agrarian reform beneficiaries who were previously unable to pay their monthly land amortization.</p><p>“Dati may kaakibat na obligasyon ang ating mga agrarian reform beneficiaries na bayaran ang amortisasyon ng mga awarded lands nila ngunit sa bisa ng Republic Act 11953, lahat ng kanilang kautangan o amortisasyon sa lupa ay pinapatawad na ng gobyerno,&quot; said Marvin Bernal, Regional Director of DAR MIMAROPA.</p><p>&quot;Ibig sabihin nito binabalikat na ng pamahalaan ang pagbabayad ng amortisasyon ng ating agrarian reform beneficiaries sa ating pamahalaan,” he added.</p><p>“Yung matitipid po nilang halaga ng ating agrarian reform beneficiaries ay igugugol na lamang nila sa mas kapaki-pakinabang na gawain o yung tinatawag na agricultural inputs,” he also said.</p><p>The DAR MIMAROPA also distributed farm machineries to local cooperatives.</p><p>The General Esco Multipurpose Cooperative (GEMPCO) of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro received one unit of a four-wheel-drive farm tractor, while the Nature Farmers Agrarian Reform Cooperative (NAFARCO) of Barangay Sta. Maria in Mansalay received one unit of a combine rice harvester.</p><p>Farmers also received farm tools, including 110 knapsack sprayers, 110 farm shovels, and 110 pairs of rain boots.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/1/26/senate-panel-tackles-bills-pushing-for-stronger-agri-coops-fisheries-sector-1317">Senate panel tackles bills pushing for stronger agri coops, fisheries sector</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/urhc4rNwoBI?si=nBoYaXw3uTBS9Q64" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>The distribution of land titles was held in Pola, Oriental Mindoro, where a total of 78 Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program were granted to 73 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs), covering a total land area of 131.0517 hectares.</p>

The distribution of land titles was held in Pola, Oriental Mindoro, where a total of 78 Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program were granted to 73 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs), covering a total land area of 131.0517 hectares.

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More than 100 Mindoro farmers receive long-awaited land titles from DAR

Dennis Datu,

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Published Mar 16, 2026 01:50 PM PHT

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