“๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด, ๐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ง ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ, ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ’๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ,” ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ.” Tuttoh Nuluddin, an ARB shared his thoughts, reflecting on decades of labor and sacrifice.
After years of hard work and dedication, a significant milestone was reached for 223 farmers in Barangay Parangan on November 13, 2024. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) Tawi-Tawi awarded 236 Certificates of Land Ownership (CLOAs), officially granting legal ownership of 441.9560 hectares of land to the farmers who have devoted their lives to cultivating it.
MAFAR Provincial Director Dr. Aidarus Nami led the distribution, affirming the significance of the event for the farmers and their families. He highlighted that the CLOAs were not just documents but the result of years of struggle and persistence, marking a turning point for the beneficiaries. He urged them to use their newly acquired lands as tools for growth and prosperity, ensuring better opportunities for future generations.
The Agrarian Reform Division is led by Chief Agrarian Reform Program Officer (CARPO) Engr. Jimson Jalilul played a critical part in making the event happen. His team laid the framework necessary to guarantee that each CLOA was given correctly and fairly. He stressed the transforming potential of land ownership, pointing out how it enables farmers to achieve stability and security after years of uncertainty. This is intended to provide farmers with the chance to own the land on which they had labored for decades, not just for economic reasons, but also for dignity and optimism.
EnP. Nurulyn Laja, SuARPO pointed out that these certificates are not just pieces of paper, but tools that can change the course of a farmer’s life. For years, many farmers have faced obstacles in fully utilizing their land, and this initiative aims to break those barriers. Laja emphasized that the CLOAs provide a sense of security and ownership, which will help farmers not only increase their productivity but also strengthen their role in ensuring food security for their communities.
MAFAR Municipal Officer of Panglima Sugala, Hja. Jainab Awali, commended the perseverance of the farmers, recognizing the many challenges they faced in their journey toward land ownership. Awali encouraged the beneficiaries to protect and nurture the land they now own, using it to secure a brighter future for their families and contribute to the overall development of their community.
The event was attended by barangay officials, members of the BARC, and other community leaders who came to witness this transformative milestone.
For many beneficiaries, the distribution of CLOAs symbolized the end of a long and difficult journey and the beginning of a new chapter in their lives. Through this initiative, MAFAR continues to demonstrate its commitment to empowering farmers and supporting their quest for a better future.
