The Army's 11th Infantry Battalion is dealing with the agrarian reform issues being used by the New People's Army in recruiting new members, through the convergence of various stakeholders, especially the Department of Agrarian Reform, that helped in facilitating the awarding of Certificate of Land Ownership Awards to 2,000 beneficiaries in central
Its commander, Lt. Col. Wilfredo Isaac, also said yesterday that through the efforts of the Army's Peace and Development Teams deployed and immersed with the populace in different barangays, the perceived gap between farmers and other stakeholders, that include the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Land Bank of the Philippines, and DAR, led to the realization of CARP beneficiaries of finally owning a land, Isaac said.
Moises Padilla Mayor Francisco Nazareno and Isabela Vice-Mayor Omar Gayares praised the 11 th Infantry Battalion for their effort in facilitating the recent. release of CLOAs to intended beneficiaries in their respective towns.
“These people waited for many years for the land they cultivate to be given to them (through CLOA),” Nazareno, the outgoing Moises Padilla mayor, said, in a press statement issued by the 11IB.
In a recent multi-sectoral agrarian reform awareness symposium attended also by representatives of DAR,DENR, LBP and the Department of Interior and Local Government in Isabela, Gayares noted the efforts of Army soldiers in promoting social justice and equality.
1Lt. Danilo Mutoc, 11IB Civil Military Operations officer, said their unit also facilitated the awarding of certificates of stewardship to 712 farmers, application of certificate of ancestral domain title to 201 farmers, release of emancipation patent to 288 farmers, petition for inclusion and exclusion to 180 CLOA holders and legalizing crop sharing to 132 farmers in Moises Padilla and Isabela in Negros Occidental, Guihulngan City and Vallehermoso in Negros Oriental.
If the root causes of insurgency, such as land reform and poverty, are addressed effectively and efficiently, peace and security can easily be achieved, Isaac said.*
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2013/June/26/topstory9.htm
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