DAR AgSur distributes titles to 83 farmer
beneficiaries
By Rechel D. Besonia/Renante Sangre
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, Sept. 6 - A total of
92 Certificate of Land Ownership Awards (CLOAs) were recently distributed to 83
Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARB) covering an aggregate land holding of
121.2074 hectares of Government Owned Lands (GOL) at Barangay Azpetia.
The activity was spearheaded by the DAR Municipal
Office thru the effort of the Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officers
(MARPOs) Eugenio Sotelo and Alvaro Orboc, in its aim to assure the farmers of
their security to own the land that they till, together with the cooperation of
the Barangay Local Government Unit thru Barangay Captain Ricky Antallan Sr.
Also in attendance was the OIC Provincial Agrarian
Reform Program Officer (PARPO) II Leoncio Bautista Jr., PARPO I Allan N.
Mundala, Municipal Administrator Francisco Arada, Municipal Assessor Jose
Sanchez Jr. and OIC Chief of Police Armando Uriarte.
“The long wait is over! Think of this as God’s way
of making your lives more comfortable to live in,” said PARPO II Leoncio
Bautista Jr., in his message as he explained the history and transition of the
program and the thrust of the department.
“We, in the department did our best to help you
become landowners yourselves from processing the necessary documents until the
generation of CLOA. On your part, you should also strive hard to make sure that
this piece of paper be not taken away from you,” said MARPO Alvaro Orboc.
For Roberto Ayaton, one of the ARBs, the
distribution of title was a dream come true. “Mapasalamaton kaayo ko ug dako sa
atong ahensya sa DAR ug sa LGU officials sa paghatag nila ani nga higayon nga
kami hingpit na nga nanag- iya niining yuta nga among gitikad (I am so thankful
with DAR and the LGU for giving us the chance to become landowner ourselves),”
he expressed.
Together with CLOA, tax declarations were also
distributed. This is for the ARBs to become aware of their responsibility in
paying the required taxes. (FEA/DAR-Agusan del Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
New breed of AEWs to bring development in
rice-producing communities
By Jason Paul Dads E. Jampac
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 6 - Twenty (20) agricultural
extension workers (AEWs) in Caraga region are on their way to becoming a new
breed of rice extensionists, otherwise known as Agricultural Development
Officers of the Community (AgRiDOC).
It was a challenging task for this AEWs who need to
undergo the rigorous Regional Season-long Training of Trainers (TOT) at the
Agricultural Training Institute - Regional Training Center XIII located at
Brgy. Los Angleles, this city. The training will run for four months which
started last June 5, 2017 and will end on September 22, 2017.
The aim of this training is to enhance the
capabilities of Rice AEWs in terms of technology promotion and delivery at the
countryside. To achieve this, the trainees are primed on six modules which
include Transformational Leadership, AgriCool, AgriSurvivors, Palaycheck and
Palayamanan, Rise with Rice, and Be Riceponsible. In addition to
lecture-discussions, learning are reinforced through field tours to successful
learning sites, interviews with champions in agriculture, farm demonstrations,
homestays in farm families, and conduct of agro-ecosystem analysis.
The training is participatory and output-oriented.
Trainees are encouraged to join role plays and workshops. They are also
required to submit weekly reflections, pre- and post-tests, project proposals,
and pass the National Competency test (NC III), among others.
After their graduation on September 22, 2017, they
are expected to implement their proposed project and to transfer the
technologies they have learned from AgRiDOC to their farmers via trainings,
farmers’ class, regular meetings, and radio programs. (ATI-Caraga with a report
from Nepthalie D. Palero, RA-Cagwait, Surigao del Sur/PIA-Caraga)
