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| Tula-tula Barangay Chairperson, Municipal Assessor, LBP Representative, and Sorsogon DAR Provincial Officers poses with the ARBs who have just got their CLOAs. |
MAGALLANES,
Lope Galindes, Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer held a CLOA
Distribution on April 5, 2016 which was attended by ARBs from Barangay
Tula-tula, Barangay Chairperson, Municipal Assessor, LBP Representative, and
Sorsogon DAR Provincial Officers.
In this activity, thirteen (13) ARBs of 20.1021 hectares
landholding in Brgy. Tula-tula, Magallanes, Sorsogon formerly owned by Macario
King, received Certificate of Landownership Award (CLOA). Engr. Noli O. Olitin,
CARPO-LTID discussed the do’s and dont’s of a recipient of CLOA and the only
three ways to transfer the awarded land just in case they can no longer tend
it.
“Land is life, this is a blessing that comes from God.
Therefore, you should value it by making it productive. In that way, you will
be able to pay tax and amortization,” Leonito M. Gaveria, Provincial Agrarian
Reform Program Officer II said in his message.
The CLOAs were registered in 2014. That means, the
payment for land tax will start in year 2014 even though the titles were
received by DAR for distribution to ARBs only this year, 2016. The good thing
according to Joeme A. Balonzo, Municipal Assessor of Magallanes is that the
transfer of tax declaration from the landowner to the ARBs is free.
Felimon H. Gabuyo, Barangay Chairperson of Tula-tula
reminded them to do their obligation to pay.
The CLOA which the ARBs received are scanned copy of the
original which is kept by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP). Francisco M. Corcuera, LBP Representative
explained to them how they can get the original copy. He also discussed the
LBP’s system of paying amortization.
“As per record, this landholding amounts to ninety seven
thousand pesos per hectare which you are going to pay in not more than thirty
years. But because of the subsidy from the government, this will not be the
amount to be paid by the ARB. Upon full payment, the LBP will issue a
Certificate of Full Payment. Thereby, you can already get the original copy of
your title, then the DAR will assist you in the cancellation of the
encumbrance,” Corcuera said.
Pablo B. Belardo, an ARB of Melina Aldeguer was also
there to received his Certificate of Full Payment from Corcuera for a parcel of
coconut land with an area of 2.9996 hectares.
The work of DAR does not end in the distribution of land
titles but it follows with the provision of support services.
“It is you who can help your LGU to become progressive
through paying tax. DAR will assist you how you can make your land productive,”
Samuel R. Ongcal, Jr., Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer I said. In
support to what he said, Liza B. Repotente, CARPO-PBDD assured them that their
group is going to be their next regular visitors in the farm in the coming days
to give them technical support so that they will be able to make their land
productive.
The activity ended with the message of
thankfulness by Henry Gabuyo, ARB representative. “DAR was through with their
obligation of distributing the land title to us. Now, it’s our turn to make it
productive so that we can pay taxes and amortization. Give to Caesar what is
due to Caesar. That is the way we can thanked the government for their effort,”
he said.
