The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is intensifying its nationwide operations starting this October as it accelerates the distribution of about 400,000 hectares of land to meet its target for 2025.

In a news release on Wednesday, Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III said the efforts are in line with the directives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to uplift the lives of Filipino farmers and strengthen the country’s food security.

“DAR is now in full operational swing to meet the target within the year, following the President’s directive to fast-track the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP),” Estrella said.

“October is a crucial month for DAR as we speed up land validation, documentation, and titling activities across the country. We are determined to fulfill our commitment to Congress to distribute 400,000 hectares of land this 2025 and help more farmers finally own the lands they have long been tilling,” he added.

Estrella said that regional DAR offices nationwide are now conducting simultaneous field validations, land surveys, and title distributions in coordination with the Land Registration Authority, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Land Bank of the Philippines and local government units.

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