INQUIRER.net: DAR to turn over untitled agri lands to DENR

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DAR to turn over untitled agri lands to DENR Dec 22nd 2012, 19:12 MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is poised to turn over responsibility for almost 60,000 hectares of untitled private agricultural lands to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), an official said.   Based on the DAR's database, these lands are portions of some 6,414 landholdings spread more than 74,733 untitled private agricultural lands that are in excess of 12 ha.   A Department of Justice (DOJ) legal opinion recently stated that landholdings above 12 ha should revert to the state and "these can be distributed by the DENR to qualified agrarian reform beneficiaries as certified jointly by the DAR and the DEN... Keep on reading: DAR to turn over untitled agri lands to DENR Media files: sec.-gil-delos-reyes.jpg (image/jpeg)

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