Distribution of Certificates of Condonation and Land Ownership Award 9/12.2024

Department of Agrarian Reform, Diliman, Quezon City
September 12, 2024

Advancing the Administration’s commitment to agrarian reform, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of 1,119 Certificates of Condonation and Release of Mortgage (COCROMs), encompassing 1,728.349 hectares (ha) of land, to 1,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) during a ceremony at the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Gymnasium in Diliman, Quezon City on September 12, 2024.

The government has condoned approximately PhP274.9 million in debts for ARBs across several municipalities in Bulacan: San Miguel, Baliwag, San Rafael, San Ildefonso, Angat, Bustos, Norzagaray, Balagtas, Bocaue, Pandi, San Jose del Monte and Sta. Maria.

This distribution of COCROMs fulfills the mandate of Republic Act (RA) No. 11953, known as the New Agrarian Emancipation Act (NAEA), which aims to eliminate all unpaid principal amortizations, interest and surcharges on agricultural lands awarded under the government’s agrarian reform program.

Additionally, the event includes the awarding of 343 Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs) covering 232.76 ha to 287 ARBs from Nasugbu, Batangas (Region IV-A). This initiative is part of DAR’s accelerated land title distribution program, aligning with the President’s directive to complete the agrarian land distribution program by 2028.

As of September 2024, the DAR has successfully distributed 136,116 land titles to 138,718 ARBs nationwide covering a total of 164,088 ha. An additional 101,666 titles are set for distribution in the remaining months of 2024.

Furthermore, a total of 300,000 COCROMs are expected to be distributed before the end of this year.

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