For hundreds of thousands of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs), 2025 marked a life-changing year as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) delivered land ownership and long-awaited debt relief under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
As of December 30, 2025, DAR has distributed 411,787 land titles covering 558,917 hectares of agricultural land, benefiting 380,264 ARBs nationwide. For farming families, this means secure land tenure, stronger livelihoods, and a future they can finally plan for.
In 2025 alone, DAR awarded 199,838 land titles to 176,202 farmers, covering 302,540 hectares across all regions of the country. This surge in distribution represents a dramatic increase compared to previous years and reflects the renewed urgency of the Marcos administration to complete long-standing agrarian reform commitments.
Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III said the accomplishments go beyond statistics and reflect lives changed on the ground.
“Each land title represents a family that can now farm without fear of losing their land. It gives farmers the confidence to invest, improve productivity, and leave something lasting for their children,” Estrella said.
Beyond land ownership, DAR also eased farmers’ long-standing financial burdens.
By year-end, the agency issued 482,556 Certificates of Condonation and Release of Mortgage (COCROMs), condoning more than ₱46.5 billion in unpaid land amortizations under Republic Act No. 11953, or the New Agrarian Emancipation Act. In 2025 alone, ₱35.67 billion in farmers’ debts were written off, freeing over 252,000 ARBs from obligations that had weighed on them for decades.
The impact was felt nationwide, with land titles and COCROMs distributed across Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Regions such as Central Mindanao, Eastern Visayas, CARAGA, Negros Island Region, and Cagayan Valley emerged among the top recipients in 2025.
Throughout December, DAR conducted large-scale distributions of land titles, debt condonation certificates, and farm machineries and equipment (FMEs) in multiple regions as it reinforced the government’s approach of pairing land ownership with concrete support services.
Secretary Estrella emphasized that DAR remains committed to making agrarian reform felt in farmers’ everyday lives.
“We will continue delivering land, debt relief, and support services so agrarian reform becomes a lived reality—not just a promise—for Filipino farming families,” he said.