BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (PIA) - -  The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday distributed Free Patent Titles to 663 villagers in the province through their ‘Handog Titulo’ Program.

The distribution of the Free Patent Titles was part of the Environment Month and the agency’s 35th Founding Anniversary celebration at the Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) gymnasium here.

DENR Regional Executive Director Gwendolyn Bambalan said the 663 Free Patent Titles were part of the more than 1,000 titles being processed at the Register of Deeds (ROD) for distribution to villagers in the province.

“These FPTs were given through the Duterte Legacy as this administration wants to provide legal ownership documents to our stakeholders,” she said.

Bambalan also encouraged the FPT recipients to use their land sfor agricultural development to help drive the country’s economy towards stability after it was adversely affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The distribution of FPTs were led by Bambalan, Representative Luisa Cuaresma, NVSU Officer-In-Charge Ruth Padilla, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), ROD and DENR Central Office executives. (BME/PIA NVizcaya)