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Govt to lose P1B with moratorium on land amortization

A RANKING official of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Wednesday said that the government will lose at least P1 billion in annual revenues with the implementation of one-year moratorium on land amortization and interest payments of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) for agricultural lands distributed under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).

In a radio interview, DAR Undersecretary Marilyn Barua-Yap added that at least 655,000 ARBs will benefit from the Executive Order (EO) 4 signed by President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signs the historic Executive Order, imposing a year-long moratorium on payments on the annual amortization and interest payments of ARBs for agricultural lands distributed under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). Photo from DAR Quezon II Provincial Office official Facebook Page