The government is committed to ensure the equitable distribution of all agricultural lands in a bid to uphold the welfare of landless farmers and promote rural development, President Duterte said last Tuesday.
The President urged the agrarian reform beneficiaries to practice sustainable farming to boost their production and promote agricultural growth.
Duterte made the remarks shortly after leading the distribution of land titles to agrarian reform beneficiaries during the 31st anniversary celebration of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program in Quezon City.
“While I acknowledge the gains of the Department of Agrarian Reform in the implementation of CARP in the past three decades, let me nonetheless stress the need to finally accomplish the ultimate goal of this program through this administration’s unique brand of agrarian reform,” he said.
“As we highlight our accomplishments and milestones in implementing CARP, let us never lose sight of the primary aim of this program, which is to uphold the welfare of the landless farmers, promote social justice, and attain sound rural development through the equitable distribution of all agricultural lands across the country,” he added.
The President said he was “happy” to lead the distribution of Certificates of Land Ownership Awards to the agrarian reform beneficiaries.
He said the auspicious occasion indicated “the emancipation of our farmers by giving them actual ownership over the lands which they have been tilling for decades.” (Genalyn Kabiling)
