The mass distribution of CLOAs to ARBs was a simultaneous nationwide activity led by Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III at the Malacanang Palace, together with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. during the signing of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act.
The said act condones the amortization of principal payments, interest and penalties on the land tenants are presently tilling, in what is considered as the most significant piece of agrarian legislation passed since the whole country was declared an agrarian reform area, by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. in October 1972.
Secretary Estrella said that the department will continue to fulfill the President’s mandate to distribute all available land to farmers and other qualified beneficiaries, clear the backlog of agrarian cases, promote support services including training on modern agricultural techniques, and access to credit facilities to realize the vision of “Sariling Lupa Para sa Bagong Bukas na Masagana” for farmers.
