By Dominic I. Sanchez
ZAMBOANGA CITY -
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) here reports that it has resolved a
total of 353 cases under its agrarian reform legal assistance program.
In a press conference held earlier
today, DAR Regional Director Julita Ragandang said her office handled judicial,
quasi-judicial, agrarian law implementation cases and mediation involving 398
agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from all over region 9 from January to
June of this year.
The common cases that the DAR
handles are land tenure problems, like when tenant-farmers are asked to vacate
their lands by the owners, without just compensation.
Director Ragandang also reported
that a number of cases involving agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) are still
pending right now. “We handle many cases, and the parties involved should help
us resolve this by constant follow-up,” she said.
“Just like in the courts, cases with
the DAR have no specific timetable. We share the same restrictions as those in
the courts,” she stressed.
The DAR is celebrating the 25th
anniversary of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) with the theme
“Security of Land Tenure, Justice for the Farmers.” (PIA9)