THE Department of Agrarian Reform Regional Office VI calls for a two-day synchronization conference with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) on Feb. 17-18, 2020.
The objective set forth by the activity is for the partner agencies’ to be aware of the DAR’s targets and priorities for CY 2020 and identify prevailing issues and concerns and provide recommendations and solutions.
Also the conference provide the venue for the three agencies to define priorities, establish timelines of delivery, strengthen the feedbacking mechanism and set agreements.
Assistant regional director Lucrecia S. Taberna on her opening message said that “DAR Region VI is now aiming for a 100 percent accomplishment in terms of Land Acquisition and Distribution and other Land Tenure Services activities, 100 percent Fund Utilization and full implementation of the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling or the Project SPLIT to be in accordance with the mandate of the President for a LAD FREE Philippines for 2022.”
With the towering accomplishment of DAR Region VI in 2019 as affirmed during the recent National Summative Assessment held in Baguio City, ARD Taberna also extended her gratitude and gratefulness, not only to the PARPOs but most especially to partners agencies, Land Bank of the Philippines and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for their contribution and continued support.
Moving forward, ARD Taberna also mentioned, for the knowledge of the listeners, that DAR’s target was reduced for the year 2020 in terms of Claim Folder Documentation, Survey, Land Valuation, EP/CLOA registration and other Land Tenure Services Programs.
She said that with the inclusion of Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) and Government Own Lands (GOL), DAR, DENR and Land Bank have many tasks to underte together in 2020 until 2022.
As a closing statement, ARD Taberna live this line to keep in mind “Unity is Strength, Serving is Might, Teamwork is Power”
On their part, DENR Assistant Regional Director Livino B. Duran on his message said, “Government survey and to include DAR Survey, is a priority. Serbisyo ‘yan, because that would later on result into a Title or a CLOA. Ibig sabihin, Serbisyo Para sa Tao.”
While, LBP AOC, Region VI Department Manager Mr. Lemuel Sembrano on his message, also assures DAR that Land Bank of the Philippines will process the claim folders and will issue Memorandum of Valuation within 20 days from the receipt of the CFs.
He said that “through close coordination, teamwork and cooperation between the three agencies, 2020 will be another banner year for DAR Region VI.”
Atty. Peter Cañoso, LBP- AOC, Region VII assistant vice president, in his message also said that “DAR cannot implement the program without the help and support of his two major partners, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Land Bank of the Philippines.”
Further he said that given the limitations, there is really a need to plan and to synchronize strategies in order to accomplish the target.
The synchronization conference is a strategy geared towards the attainment of the goal. With the support and assurance offered by the partners agencies, DAR Region VI is now positive that the strengthen partnership and teamwork between DAR-DENR and LBP, is a whopping factor in the achievement of the target in accord with the mandate of President Duterte.
In attendance are the Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officers, CARPO LTID, PMEU Heads and Chief of Survey of the different Provincial Operating Units of DAR Region VI. Also in attendance are Engr. Meliton Solas and Engr. Vivien Alvarez of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region VI, and Mr. Ray Gonzalez, Mr. Joseph Locara and Mr. Herbert Panes of the Land Bank of the Philippines, Agrarian Operations Center.
The conference was held at Days Hotel, Iloilo City./PN
