CARP funded projects undergo consultation

The Provincial Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Implementing Team (PCIT) and the
Provincial Agrarian Reform Coordinating Committee (PARCCOM) have been always agreed
that before implementing the programs and projects funded by the Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Program (CARP) Fund or Agrarian Reform Fund, the beneficiaries must be consulted
first to determine what are their priority needs.

This too as the PCIT and PARCCOM conducted their joint meeting last Tuesday held at the
Reynas the Haven and Gardens, New Calceta St., Cogon, Tagbilaran City.

The projects and programs to be funded by the CARP Fund are the following: Farm to Market
Roads, Irrigations, Farm Machineries, Farm Inputs, Trainings and Processing Centers with
counterpart by the Local Government Units (LGUs).

The PCIT are composed of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), National Irrigation
Administration (NIA), Department of Agriculture (DA), Agricultural Training Institute (ATI),
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Land Bank of the Philippines,
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

While, the PARCCOM is consisted with the sectoral representatives from the Land Owners,
Indigenous People (IP), Agrarian Reform Beneficiary (ARB), Cooperative, and Non-
Government Organization (NGO).

Dr. Ronald Pumatong, PARPO II/PARCCOM Executive Officer, during the joint meeting said
that harmonizing the projects by the CARP Implementing Team ensuring the equal distribution
of government resources to the beneficiaries.

Dr. Pumatong made clear that all the implemented and turned over projects from their office
funded by CARP Fund were the priority needs of the beneficiaries.

The PARPO II thanked the PARCCOM to closely monitor the progress of the CARP projects
as the counterpart level of the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (PARC) chaired by
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.

Engr. Panfilo Asares, Acting PARCCOM Presiding Officer, said that the roles of the
Committee are to coordinate, monitor and to know the projects funded by CARP fund and its
implementation.

Asares explained that they should know the projects for them to help endorse for
consideration and funding at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

Engr. Higelaine I, Lapac from NIA Bohol presented and submitted their list of proposed
projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 under Comprehensive Agrarian Reform – Irrigation
Component (CARP-IC) Fund in the Province of Bohol with the total amount of P109, 041, 000.

The proposed projects were strongly supported by PARCCOM through a resolution endorsing
these projects to DAR Regional Office and the Office of the DAR Secretary.

Engr. Leonardo V. Cagampang, OIC CARPO LTID-Head, PARCCOM Secretariat and the
representatives from DENR and other implementing team were also presented their projects for
FY 2025.

The PARCCOM will conduct their meeting monthly; while the PCIT twice a year jointly
conducted with the PARCCOM. By Atoy Cosap

JOINT PARCCOM/PCIT MEETING. Dr. Ronald I. Pumatong, PARPO II/PARCCOM Executive Officer cited
the importance of consultation to the beneficiaries in the implementation of the projects funded by Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) Fund.