A TOTAL of 1,500 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Western Visayas received their electronic land titles (e-titles) and land ownership certificate, according to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).  

In a statement on Saturday, the DAR said it distributed the documents covering 1,649.58 hectares of agricultural land under the agency’s Support to Parcelization of Land for Individual Titling (SPLIT) project.  

“We will provide you with more lands and necessary support services to help you improve your economic lives,” said DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III during the ceremony held in Passi City, Iloilo on Friday.   

The department also turned over farm-to-market roads worth P100 million, and farm machineries and equipment worth P14.36 million agrarian reform beneficiary organizations. — Sheldeen Joy Talavera

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