BALITANG LOKAL (UBAY)
5 Agrarian Reform beneficiaries installed in Ubay
By: Merly D. Bantugan
June 29, 2008
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BOHOL’S FIRST ON-SITE INSTALLATION OF AR FARMERS UNDER RA 6657.
Staff of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) headed by
lawyers Roberto Maligmat and Aida Langcamon (standing 5th and
6th from left) together with Ubay Mayor Eutiquio Bernales (3rd
from left) led a formal installation of five agrarian reform
beneficiaries of the landholding owned by Spouses Osbaldo and
Epifania Abaiz in Gabi, Ubay. Paulino Timogan, Sr (4th from
left) is now an owner of land under Certificate of Land
Ownership Award (CLOA) Title No. 5689. Others in photo include
Oliva Galleto(left squatting), DAR Municipal Officer of Ubay
with her staff and the rest of the agrarian farmers. (MLDB/DAR) |
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Ubay - “You are like million
sweepstakes winners”, said Mayor Eutiquio Bernales of Ubay town who
congratulated the five newly installed agrarian reform beneficiaries, namely:
Felix Cañas, Ernesto Timogan, Paulino Timogan, Jr, Efren Saludaga and Eugenio
Tutor of the landholding owned by spouses Osbaldo and Epifania Abaiz during a
simple FB (farmer-beneficiary) Installation Ceremony last June 24 held in
barangay Gabi in the town of Ubay.
A team from the Department of Agrarian
Reform (DAR) provincial office composed of Atty. Roberto Maligmat, Acting
Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer I, Atty. Aida Digaum Langcamon, Delfina
Cabahug, the Assistant Chief of the Operations Division, Olivia Galleto, DAR
Municipal Officer in Ubay with her staff, Jasmin Olaer and Ma. Lydia Bantugan as
documentor squarely faced the threats in the installation of the said farmers
amidst warning from the side of the landowner. Lawyer Johnson A. Sinco disclosed
that the said installation is the first in the history of the implementation of
the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law in the province of Bohol under DAR
Regional Administrative Case No. A-0700-27-2007 dated December 11, 2007.
The said order was given action six
months later to see to it that all legal impediments will be cleared.
During the program, Mayor Bernales and
Lawyer Roberto Maligmat were in unison of giving advice to the farmers to
maximize the use of the land afforded to them under CARP by planting any
agricultural product and never leave any space uncultivated.
Moreover, Mayor Bernales promised to
give technical support on farming taking the expertise from the East West
Company tapped by the Second Agrarian Reform Communities Project (ARCDP2) on
vegetable production.
The mayor also said that he will help
these farmers on their off-farm activities to increase income especially on his
project on Native Chicken Production.
On the other hand, Ernesto Timogan who
spoke in behalf of the newly installed farmers said that though he is so much
apprehensive of what would happened next after the said installation, but he is
thankful for CARP through the effort of DAR to own a piece of land.
Likewise, he is hopeful that their
rights will be protected as they work on freely at their respective shares.
In closing, Saturnino Lusterio, Acting
DAR Legal Officer in Ubay said that DAR will always be behind to protect the
farmers.
Among, others who attended the said
ceremony include Punong Barangay Wenefredo Cajes of Gabi, Ubay, Nestor
Tenchavez, Chairman of the Barangay Agrarian Reform Council, three personnel
from the Philippine National Police, farmers and some local folks in Gabi, Ubay.
The said activity was hosted by MARO
Oliva Galleto.