THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has registered 11,548 electronic titles of 11,809 farmer-beneficiaries in Soccsksargen Region covering an area of 20,326.7 hectares.
Soccsksargen director Mariannie Lauban-Baunto said they have achieved a major milestone through the registration of the highest number of e-titles under the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) project
The extensive registration effort would significantly improve the beneficiaries’ land security, land ownership records, and increase accessibility to land for local communities.
“This achievement reflected DAR Region 12’s dedication and ongoing efforts to improve the land tenure security of the agrarian reform beneficiaries. Because of the continuous support and commitment from the SPLIT central, regional, provincial and municipal offices, DAR XII is making significant strides toward empowering and uplifting our beneficiaries,” Baunto said.
Data showed that as of last July 31, North Cotabato led the list-up with 4,909 e-titles covering 8,235 hectares, followed by South Cotabato with 2,702 e-titles for 4,438 hectares.
Sultan Kudarat was third with 2,092 e-titles for 4,925 hectares, and Sarangani with 1,845 e-titles for 2,729 hectares.
The SPLIT Project, funded by the World Bank, aims to give individual land titles to the farmer-beneficiaries who were previously conferred collective certificates of land ownership award under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.
