By Alfonso T. Ruda
Sergio Osmeña, Zamboanga del Norte - A
total of 128 land owners of this municipality have recently received their land
titles from the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR)-9 through the Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Environment and
Natural Resources Office (ZN-PENRO) and the Community Environment and Natural
Resources (CENRO)-Dapitan City.
The
free patents were distributed during the conduct of Handog Titulo Program and
One-Stop-Shop jointly conducted by regional office of DENR-9, ZN-PENRO and CENRO-Dapitan
City in collaboration with the Provincial Register of Deeds last Feb. 10.
DENR-9
Regional Director Arleigh J. Adorable together with Provincial Environment Natural
Resources Officer Nelson D. Velasco, Community Environment Natural Resources Officer
Jose Mario Reyes and some municipal officials distributed the free patents to
the landowners.
Velasco
said the One-Stop free
patenting activity covers some 80.15 hectares in barangays Penacio, Biayon,
Poblacion Bajo, Poblacion Alto, Liwanag, Labiray, San Juan, Pedagan, Venus,
Dampalan, and Situbo all of this municipality.
Handog
Titulo Progam aims to bring government services closer to the people wherein
landowners receive their free patents right where they are, instead of going to
the DENR offices and Land Registration Authority.
This
program is being implemented in support of the goals of the Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) aimed at improving the lives of farmers and
their families especially those living in the countryside. (with report from Maribel Acama)