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Malaybalay tribal group gets 40 new homes

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Family beneficiaries of Daraghuyan Tribal Village housing project pose after the awarding ceremony held at Daraghuyan Ancestral Domain in Damitan, Brgy. Dalwangan, Malaybalay City on Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo lifted from Mayor Pabillaran’s Facebook account)

Malaybalay tribal group gets 40 new homes

MALAYBALAY CITY (Dec. 15, 2023) – Forty (40) recently built housing units were turned over to the family recipients who are members of Daraghuyan Tribal group at Damitan, Brgy. Dalwangan here

The Daraghuyan Tribal Village housing project’s awarding ceremony took place on December 14 at the project’s location, Daraghuyan Ancestral Domain, according to a news statement from the city government.

Bae Inatlawan Adelina Tarino, chieftain of the Daraghuyan tribe led the customary rite that opened the event.

The Daraghuyan Tribal Village project was a joint undertaking initiated by the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the City Government of Malaybalay.

NHA represented by its District Manager Engr. Madeleine Gilda Abellera and OIC- Regional Manager Engr. Homer Cezar graced the event.

City Councilors Brian Flores, Erwin Damasco, Alan Ryann Legaspi, and Melchor Maramara were present at the event.

The Governor’s Office personnel, tribal leaders, and guests from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were among the forty project beneficiaries who attended the ceremony.

The project was initiated during the term of late City Mayor Florencio “Doc Boy” T. Flores Jr. and was diligently ensured for completion by Mayor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran, who secured the necessary counterpart funding.

Vice Mayor Estelito Marabe and the members of the 8th and 9th Sanggunian Panlungsod provided unwavering support for the project.

The Daraghuyan Tribal Village showcased a model house, which was inaugurated during the
event.

The housing staff took great care with the interior design and landscape.

This noteworthy accomplishment is a result of the collaborative efforts of the local government and the NHA, providing the Daraghuyan people sustainable housing solutions. (melbmadera)

San Fernando town gets P9.3M for INSPIRE program

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DAR Northern Mindanao Regional Director Zoraida Macadindang announces the condonation of debts and fees for agrarian reform beneficiaries during the CORD launching in Bukidnon. (Photo: JMC/PIA 10/Bukidnon)

San Fernando town gets P9.3M for INSPIRE program

SAN FERNANDO, Bukidnon – The Local Government Unit (LGU) of San Fernando, Bukidnon will benefit from a Department of Agriculture (DA) livelihood initiative

In a press release, the DA has provided P9.3 million for the town’s Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion (INSPIRE) program through its Regional Office 10.

On November 28, DA-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado and San Fernando Mayor Rogelio Yeke led the groundbreaking ceremony for the P5.5 million biosecure swine facility.

Collado stated that the facility is part of the INSPIRE initiative.

Pharmaceuticals and biologics worth P75K were also turned over on the same day.

Similarly, 300 head swine piglets (P2.3-M) and 550 bags of feed (P1.3-M) would be distributed upon the completion of the facility’s construction.

Collado added that the program focuses on increasing the swine and breeder base while also providing livelihood aid to its localities through swine production.

Meanwhile, DA-10 Livestock focal person Jamaica L. Docdoc said that the agri interventions offered will be managed by the LGU in order to help repopulate the province’s swine industry.

DA-10 Bukidnon Provincial Operations Center chief Janet D. Lopez, DVM, staff from the Municipal Agriculture’s Office, and other LGU officials were also present at the event. (melbmadera)

Debt relief for 5,000 farmers in Bukidnon under new agrarian law

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MALAYBALAY CITY (Dec. 01, 2023/PIA) – Over 5,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) will benefit from Republic Act (RA) 11953, known as the New Agrarian Emancipation Act (NAEA), following the recent launch of the Condonation Response Desk (CORD) by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Bukidnon

Regional Director Zoraida Macadindang of DAR-Northern Mindanao said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed the NAEA into law on July 9 this year, which condones all loans, including interest, penalties, and surcharges incurred by ARBs from land awarded to them.
She said the CORD serves as a command center to expedite the processing of necessary documents for ARBs in the province’s 20 towns and two cities in compliance with the new law.
“The CORD aims to liberate ARBs from debt bondage, giving them leeway to boost productivity. Agrarian reform lawyers will be stationed at the quick response centers to aid in processing the applications of ARBs for debt condonation and amortization under RA 11953, or the NAEA,” Macadindang said.
The law’s benefits for ARBs include exemption from payment of estate tax and mandatory inclusion in the Registry System of Basic Sectors in Agriculture to give them easy access to support services of the Department of Agriculture.
Lawyer Mitchell Talatala, representing Malaybalay City Mayor Jay Warren Pabillaran, said the city government wholeheartedly backs the DAR programs.
“The New Agrarian Emancipation Act has waived debts and fees, including real property tax condonations, for our agrarian reform beneficiaries. It made a significant impact on their lives,” Talatala said.
Meanwhile, DAR-Bukidnon Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer Jammal Pangandaman asserted that the new agrarian reform law empowers farmers to affirm and protect their rights.
“Agrarian reform is not just a set of policies. It is a social justice movement. It revolves around empowering farmers, the marginalized, and landless individuals,” he said. (By Bernadith G. Epan edited by RLRB, /PIA-10/Bukidnon)