DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform has granted more than 90,000 Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) in the Davao region since President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assumed office in 2022.

DAR-Davao chief Eugene P. Follante said they have issued 91,775 e-titles or CLOA to Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) covering 109,199 hectares from July 2022 to December 2023.
“The Department of Agrarian Reform, as a national agency, stands proud in fulfilling its mandate of implementing the Land Tenure Security Program, providing vital land tenure security services to benefit our beneficiaries,” Follante said in the regionwide e-titles distribution on Wednesday, February 7.
Follante cited the successful implementation of the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individuals Titling (SPLIT) in Davao. SPLIT is the department’s response to the long-standing clamor of ARBs seeking the parcelization of the collective CLOA.
He said the initiative aims to promote social justice, enhance agricultural productivity, and secure the long-term improvement and stability of land ownership, which will serve as an engine of economic upliftment to beneficiaries.
The DAR has partnered with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Land Registration Authority, Registry of Deeds, Land Bank of the Philippines, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for the program.
Follante said they conducted region-wide distribution of land titles under the Land Acquisition and Distribution (LAD) program where CLOAs were distributed in its traditional paper form.
However, in November 2022, he said a significant milestone commenced in the region, that is, the realization of the mass distribution of electronic or computerized titles and termed it as e-titles under the SPLIT – a foreign-assisted project under the Land Tenure Security Program.
“We have embarked on a journey to empower our farmers and strengthen their property rights and economic status. Today, February 7, is the second time of the regionwide distribution of the e-titles to 2,529 beneficiaries,” Follante said.
SPLIT, conceptualized to enhance land tenure security of the ARBs, has three core components: Parcelization of collective CLOAs, capacity building and assistance, and project management and monitoring and evaluation (M&E).
Follante said the project has a total cost of P24.625 billion, comprised of 78 percent loan proceeds (P19.240 billion) from the World Bank and 22 percent GOP counterpart (P5.385 billion), a significant step towards their commitment to the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).