Amulung farmers receive indemnity thru Agri Insurance Program

AMULUNG, CAGAYAN, October 10, 2013-The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the PhilippineCrop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) distributed crop loss indemnity checks in favor of 161 affected agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) who have availed of the DAR-PCIC Agrarian Reform Beneficiary-Agricultural Insurance Program (ARB-AIP) in Amulung, Cagayan, Cagayan province.

According to Virgilio M. Acasili, Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) of Cagayan-Batanes offices (DARPO-Batanes has been annexed to DARPO-Cagayan), they distributed crop loss indemnity checks for Amulung town with a total amount of Php1,451,843.00 in favor of the 161 agrarian reform farmer-beneficiaries whose corn crops were destroyed by the recent drought. Also present during the distribution of crop loss indemnity checks were Atty. Marjorie P. Ayson, DAR Regional Director, Atty. Nicanor de Leon, Mayor of Amulung and other LGU officials who assisted the PCIC staff during the activity.

Crop loss indemnity payments were also made earlier to farmers in the municipalities of Alcala, Gattaran, Lasam, Solana, Sto. Nino and Tuao.

In Cagayan province, some 718.98 hectares of corn cultivated by 449 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) were destroyed by the recent draught, which prompted the payment of indemnity amounting to Php5,354,721.97 for the whole province.

The ARB-AIP is a P17.1 billion crop insurance coverage plan nationwide between the DAR and PCIC, an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA), wherein the DAR provides a premium subsidy worth P1 billion.

The insurance program benefits agrarian reform beneficiaries who are members of agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs). It provides protection for over 224,000 enrolled ARBs and members of their households who are farming around 330,000 hectares of land and raising approximately 30,700 farm animals.

It is a safety net for ARBs against losses caused by crop pests, diseases, losses from damage of farm machineries  and also from the devastating unpredictable weather patterns due to climate change.

In addition, an ARB covered under the program shall receive protection against loss of life or limbs under an Accident and Dismemberment Security Scheme.  /christiandsales

MARO/OIC-CARPO Ador Malana celebrates 65th bday

After serving in government for forty years, two months and seven days, MARO Salvador Malana, as OIC of the DARPO-Cagayan Operations Division turned-over on August 27, 2013 the duties and responsibilities of the CARPO for Operations in favor of PARO Virgilio M. Acasili in the meantime, because a successor was not yet appointed at the time until the day of his 65^th birthday.

His career in the government service started in 1973 as Farm Management Technologist with a monthly salary of Php367 and was first assigned in Kalinga-Apayao for five years. After five years, he was promoted to Senior Agrarian Reform Technologist and transferred to Cagayan province. After another five years, he was promoted to Team Leader in Solana, Cagayan in charge of 4-5 municipalities clustered into a team office.

There was a reorganization in the Department in 1987 and in 1988, the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law was passed wherein he was designated as Chief of Operations for the whole Cagayan-Kalinga-Apayao-Batanes district office for a number of years, after which he settled to be a full time Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer up to the present.

Sometime in November 2012, he was offered by the Atty. Marjorie P. Ayson, DAR Region 02 Regional Director to lead and assume the position of CARPO for Operations in the DAR provincial office of Cagayan, but he declined and suggested that some younger MARO should be assigned as such.

However, a few weeks later, he was informed that a Special Order designating him as OIC-CARPO for Operations have been forwarded to DAR Central Office for confirmation by the Secretary of Agrarian Reform. Consequently, he efficiently and dutifully performed and discharged his responsibilities as CARPO for Operations for eight months prior to his retirement. 
During his stint as MARO, he was able to successfully implement the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) is the various municipalities where he was assigned. Significant accomplishments include some hundreds of hectares of agricultural lands covered by the agrarian reform program owned by big and powerful (and sometimes hostile) landowners in Cagayan province, particularly in Solana, Piat, Tuao, Amulung. etc., resulting to the gerenration, registration and distribution of ownership documents in favor of farmer-beneficiaries such as emancipation patents (EPs) and certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs). 

        MARO Salvador Malana is more popularly addressed as “Manung Ador” by his co-employees and is known for his brotherly care and affection among the DARPO and field personnel. Considered as a senior MARO among his peers and full of experience, he is often approached and consulted for advice on various issues related to agrarian reform matters. /cds

ARBs receive indemnity thru DAR-PCIC Agri Insurance Program

Most of palay, corn destroyed during 3^rd quarter draught

A farmer-beneficiary receives indemnity check for his drought-damaged crops 

ALCALA, CAGAYAN -The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Philippine CropInsurance Corporation (PCIC) is presently distributing crop loss indemnity checks in favor of affected agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) who have availed of the DAR-PCIC Agrarian Reform Beneficiary-Agricultural Insurance Program(ARB-AIP) in Cagayan province.

According to Virgilio M. Acasili, Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) of Cagayan-Batanes offices (DARPO-Batanes has been annexed to DARPO-Cagayan), they have already paid some of the farmers through Land Bank checks in order for them to be able to at least purchase the seeds/inputs needed for the next planting season without having to resort to heavy borrowing from usurers.

The first and second batches of indemnity payments amounting to a total of Php5,354,721.97 were made for ARBs in the municipalities of Alcala, Amulung, Piat, Gattaran, Lasam, Solana, Sto. Nino and Tuao where some 718.98 hectares of palay and corn cultivated by 449 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) were destroyed by the draught. Another set of schedule for payments of crop indemnity for affected ARBs in other municipalities have been calendared within this month of October 2013.

The ARB-AIP is a P17.1 billion crop insurance coverage plan between the DAR and PCIC, an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA), wherein the DAR provides a premium subsidy worth P1 billion.

The insurance program benefits agrarian reform beneficiaries who are members of agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs) in Cagayan province.

The ARB-AIP will provide protection for over 224,000 ARBs and members of their households nationwide who are farming around 330,000 hectares of land and raising approximately 30,700 farm animals.

It is a safety net for ARBs against losses caused by crop pests, diseases; losses from damage of farm machineries; and also from the devastating unpredictable weather patterns due to climate change.

In addition, an ARB covered under the program shall receive protection against loss of life or limbs under an Accident and Dismemberment Security Scheme. By:christiandsales