Malacanang says land distribution program
remains on track
The
government program for land distribution to farmer beneficiaries under the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (CARPER) remains
on track with the Department of Agrarian Reform now shifting its efforts at
“acquiring and distributing privately-owned land,” a Malacanang official said
on Sunday.
In a
press briefing aired over state-owned radio station dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, Deputy
Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said there was a process involved in
properly determining what privately-owned lands fall under CARPER and that this
process was being spearheaded by the Department of Agrarian Reform.
“Admittedly, there are more challenges in the
process of acquiring and distributing private lands kasi bago po nito, what
government was distributing were government-owned land. Now, we are in the
process of acquiring and distributing privately owned lands,” Valte said.
“As
everybody knows, yung acquisition po niyan (privately-owned land) has a process
and as Secretary Delos Reyes has said, 2014 need not be the end of the world,
as long as the notice of coverage has been issued before June 2014, then the
distribution will still be entertained,” she added.
According
to Valte, the “government has already distributed 300,000 hectares of
agricultural land to 169,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries.” PND (rck)
Malacanang announces new appointments
Malacanang announced on Sunday President
Benigno S. Aquino III’s new appointments to the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, the Department of Justice, the Supreme Court, and the Social
Housing Finance Corporation.
Deputy
Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte made the announcement in an interview
over government-run radio radio dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.
For the
DENR, the President appointed Danilo A. Arguelles Jr., Maylord M. de Chavez,
Bai Dyanna G. Sinsuat, and Lorena Jasmin D. Lerio as Lieutenants Junior Grade,
National Mapping and Resource Information Authority.
For the
DOJ, the President appointed Emmanuel E. Tuy as Register of Deeds III, Land
Registration Authority; and Linda Mae C. Aguirre, Heiddi Venecia R. Barrozo,
Romeo Julius S. Bomediano, Erika Frances S. Buluran-Monzon, Stanley Anthony V.
Cabrera IV, Hector G. Calilung, Emmanuel S. Caluyo, Samantha P. Camitan, Earl
Warren B. Castillo, Roel Vincent G. Castro, Jose V. Covarrubias III, Jojo C.
Cruzat
Omar M.
Diaz, Lester O. Fiel, Moses V. Florendo, Mercedita L. Flores, Eric C. Gabanito,
Jennifer P. Hernandez-La Torre, Veronica P. Inoturan, Dionis P. Jacobe, Leney
L. Layug-Delfin, Jonathan Honorato D. Lock, Julie P. Mercurio, Nadine Rosario
M. Morales, Jose Carlos H. Niebres, Joy B. Rodriguez,
Omar
Alexander V. Romero, Gerald P. Sotto, Jose Mario Elino T. Tan, Jessica G.
Tirol, Maricar G. Tolentino-Mendoza, Jayrous L. Villanueva, and Lea C.
Wahab-Castañeda as State Solicitors I at the Office of the Solicitor General.
For the
Supreme Court, President Aquino appointed Judge Charina Imelda A.
Casingal-Sazon as Regional Trial Court, Branch 54, Alaminos City, Pangasinan;
Judge Emmanuel C. Rasing as Regional Trial Court, Branch 3, Baguio City,
Benguet; Judge Lily Dava Labarda as Regional Trial Court, Branch 40, Dagupan
City, Pangasinan; Judge Mervin Jovito S. Samadan as Regional Trial Court,
Branch 40, Dagupan City, Pangasinan; Judge Maria Laarni Ramos Parayno as
Regional Trial Court, Branch 68, Lingayen, Pangasinan; Judge Lily Ann Marcos
Padaen as Regional Trial Court, Branch 68, Binangonan, Rizal; Judge Donabel
Asuncion Balot as 1st Municipal Circuit Trial Court, Aglipay-Saguday, Quirino;
Judge
Gerely Cabuyadao Rico as 4th Municipal Circuit Trial Court, San Fabian-San
Jacinto, Pangasinan; Judge Modesto D. Bahul, Jr. as 2nd Municipal Circuit Trial
Court, Lamut-Kiangan-Tinoc-Asipulo, Ifugao; Judge Heherson A. Casareno as 15th
Municipal Circuit Trial Court, Jones-San Agustin, Isabela; Judge Herson S.
Valmores as Municipal Trial Court, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya; Judge Cicero B.
Jandoc as Regional Trial Court, Branch 29, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya; and Judge
Nerissa E. Leal-Rasing as 2nd Municipal Circuit Trial Court, Dupax del
Norte-Dupax del Sur A. Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya.
For the
Social Housing Finance Corporation, President Aquino has appointed Guillermo
Torres, Jr. as member of the Board of Directors. PND (rck)
