President Rodrigo Duterte could immediately place under land reform 15.5 hectares of agricultural land on Boracay island, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary John Castriciones said on Monday. Once the President executes an official order to put Boracay under land reform after its six-month closure for rehabilitation, Castriociones said they could immediately process the distribution of 15.5 hectares of agricultural land, without structures, to identified beneficiaries. But there are portions that can be immediately subjected to land reform once the President says so,” Castriociones said in a media briefing. Erro said other inhabitants displaced from their homes could be prioritized should the President make good his statement to distribute Boracay land to farmers. The DAR official said there were 408.5113 hectares of agricultural land with illegal structures that could be converted for land reform.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 30, 2018 04:41 UTC