Over 5,800 Caraga farmers secure individual land titles

Inquirer.net - Nov 14, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — More than 5,800 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) across the Caraga region gained full individual ownership of the lands they till on Thursday, Nov. 12, as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) distributed titles covering 10,777.9566 hectares (ha) in a massive rollout. Farmers from Agusan del Sur comprised the bulk

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