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Agrarian Reform Matters - Vol 3 - 2013 Revised
Agrarian Reform Matters - Vol 3 - 2013 Revised
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LOWDOWN ON LUISITA
Set on developing farmers as business managers, the Department
of Agrarian Reform has created a program aimed at honing the
management and marketing skills of agrarian reform beneficiaries.
The Program Beneficiaries Development Lawyering seeks to
make farm managers out of farmers by training them to use the
land awarded to them as social capital.
Under the program, the DAR will form a pool of legal and
support services staff in the DAR provincial offices and train them
as learning coaches.
They will teach the farmers about tapping credit facilities and
other financial resources, expanding their enterprise, getting private
investments, mitigating risks in production and business, and
marketing their products.
The role of DAR is not only as a distributor of agricultural
land but an orchestrator of rural development, Agrarian Reform
Secretary Virgilio delos Reyes said in a statement.
Also known as Enterprise Lawyering, the program particularly
seeks to mentor agrarian reform beneficiaries facing credit-related
constraints and challenges.
This is a unique training program where the combined
expertise of the DARs legal and support services offices are
harnessed to enhance the access to credit of agrarian reform
beneficiaries and their organizations, de los Reyes said.
He said the program would ultimately promote countryside
development by helping farmers to strengthen their organizations,
understand relevant research, and actively engage the market.
Trainings of agrarian reform beneficiaries in Cebu, Cagayan de
Oro and Rizal have just concluded.
ALMOST
6,212
farm
workers
included in DARs final
list of beneficiaries
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0.6
hectare estimated
area to be given to
each farmer when the
hacienda is subdivided
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S UCC E S S
S TOR Y
The sweetness of
shared success
BY Blanche R. Fernandez
Sugar Stats
Crop year 2011/12
RAW SUGAR PRODUCTION (MT)
2,240,000
SUGARCANE MILLED (MT)
24,300,000
TOTAL AREA PLANTED (HAS)
420,752
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POLIC Y
I S S U E
Breakdown of
Beneficiaries,
by Barangay
Asturia
442
Balete
739
Bantog
437
Cutcut
646
Lourdes
586
Mabilog
637
Mapalacsiao
810
Motrico
669
Pando
602
Parang
641
Others
Timeline
FEB
APR
2012
Supreme Court orders
with finality the acquisition
and distribution of
Hacienda Luisita.
06
mar
APR
may
2013
2013
2013
2013
DAR releases
final list of 6,212
beneficiaries.
Application to Purchase
and Farmers Undertaking is
explained to beneficiaries.
It must be signed before they
can get their land.
Hacienda Luisita
is subdivided and
allocated.
JUN
2013
Certificate of Land
Ownership Awards
are given to farmers.
Government
rolls out support
services for
beneficiaries.
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S UCC E S S
S TOR Y
BY Miko Morelos
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F E ATUR E S
Art is Where
You Find It
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Eat Log:
Theo & Philo
+63 920 4315650,
hello@theoandphilo.com
How does a Filipino-Chinese
computer programmer end up
making world-class chocolates?
Philo Chua was in the IT industry
in the U.S.A. for five years when
he came upon the single origin
chocolate concept (the cacao
comes from only one region).
He noticed that the high-end
European and American makers
sourced their chocolate from
tropical countries, like the
Philippines. But there were no
such single-origin chocolates
being produced in his country.
There was nothing in the
Philippines and I know we have the
cacao here. Thats when I decided
to come back and start this up,
said the Carnegie Mellon graduate.
Thus was born Theo & Philo
Artisan Chocolates, a bean-to-bar
maker of single-origin Philippine
chocolates. A loyal fanbase has
embraced flavors such as Labuyo,
Calamansi, Barako and Green
Mango and Salt.
www.theoandphilo.com
Surf Board:
Muni
If you happen to wake up one
day and decide you want to
make the world a better place,
then drop by this website. Run
by a passionate group of young
cultural creatives, Muni features
a host of advocacies that run the
gamut of eco-friendly consumer
goods, health and wellness, ethnic
embroidery, and other local art and
design. Its Filipino positivity with
a mission statement. Muni sells
not just products but the principle
behind social enterprise
www.muni.com.ph
RHOEL fernandez
stumbles on places
possessED BY ART and
ODDNESS.
Ukulele Philippines
7274 Malugay St. San Antonio
Village, Makati City
Ukulele Philippines is one of the
endearing establishments at The
Collective, a gathering of quirky
retail stores with a non-conformist
streak. The Philippines first and
only all-ukulele shop has a wide
selection of imported and branded
ukes plus accessories. The shop
is an art show in itself but the real
draw is the shared interest that
brings folks together, with jam
sessions lasting until dawn. The
store encourages people to play
the ukuleles on display. Free basic
lessons and workshops are offered.
www.ukulelephilippines.com
Puzzle Mansion
Bed & Breakfast
Purok 4 Cuadra
St. Brgy. Asisan, Tagaytay City
The Puzzle Mansion Bed &
Breakfast houses the worlds
largest collection of puzzles made
by a single person. Guinness
World Record holder Gina GilLacuna intended it as a vacation
house but opened it to the public
eventually. More than a thousand
puzzles, including framed images
of Disney characters, classic
paintings and landscapes, and
elaborate 3-D puzzles of famous
landmarks such as the Taj Mahal
are on display.
www.thepuzzlemansion.com
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VOIC E S
FROM
T H E
FI E LD
Emmanuel Aguinaldo
Provincial Officer 2, Tarlac
He emerges from his office and lights a cigarette.
By the ease with which he conducts himself, you
wouldnt think Paro Manny were given the Herculean
task of supervising the distribution of one of the
Philippines largest sugarcane plantations, owned
by no less than the relatives of President Benigno
Aquino III.
He talks about the 4,915-ha Hacienda Luisita like it
was just another project in his 24-year stint with the
Department of Agrarian Reform. By all accounts, Paro
Manny works like the civil engineer that he iswith
a calculated preciseness and an unadulterated sense
of reality. He discusses the dangers of freedom, the
difficult situation on the field, the challenges that
will face DAR and the farmers when the Cojuangcos
sugar land is finally given to its farm workers. But like
the agrarian reform veteran that he is, he also knows
that the only way to grow anything is to plant seeds,
no matter how tough the ground.
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