{"id":209973,"date":"2019-04-14T23:10:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T03:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=209973"},"modified":"2019-04-14T23:18:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T03:18:53","slug":"prrd-reaffirms-vow-to-distribute-more-lands-before-term-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/04\/14\/prrd-reaffirms-vow-to-distribute-more-lands-before-term-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD reaffirms vow to distribute more lands before term ends"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte witnesses the program proper during the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) campaign rally at the Kaamulan Park in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on April 13, 2019. ARMAN BAYLON\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY<\/strong>\u00a0— President Rodrigo Duterte renewed his commitment to distribute land to agrarian reform beneficiaries before he steps down in 2022.<\/p>\n

During his speech at the Kaamulan Festival in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Saturday, Duterte reminded entities who are occupying huge tracts of landholdings through lease agreements with the government that he will distribute these to the poor.<\/p>\n

He said farmers who have already been identified by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) as would-be title holders must be given their due.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose already declared to be beneficiaries must be placed in their position,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n

He said it is just right for those who have been tilling the land for generations to be awarded the titles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose who have worked hard for the land must deserve it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte also said it is just unfortunate for corporations who have been renting government lands as he will take it back and give it away to the landless.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they say they have invested so much, I don\u2019t care. The law must be followed,\u201d he said. \u201cThe law says the land reform should benefit the agricultural tenant. That\u2019s the law and there\u2019s nothing I can do about it.”<\/p>\n

He cited what happened in Boracay where after ordering for the island\u2019s cleanup, the government gave out parcels of land to the Aetas, the indigenous people living in the area.<\/p>\n

In his March 8 speech in Sagay City during the distribution of certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) to more than 2,000 beneficiaries, Duterte instructed DAR Secretary John Castriciones to hasten the implementation of the agrarian reform program before he finishes his term.<\/p>\n

In that same speech, he also ordered Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pi\u00f1ol to find out the needs of the farmers and address their concerns.<\/p>\n

Duterte said he will get back at some personalities, including some media people who he said are receiving money other than what they receive as journalists.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t believe this investigative journalism, it\u2019s all about the money,\u201d he said, adding there are some journalists who engage in “ACDC” (attack collect\/defend collect), where they earn money for attacking and defending personalities, especially politicians.<\/p>\n

He mentioned the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for coming out with a report on the wealth of the Duterte family.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you attack me, I will also attack you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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