04/09/2026
AN OATH OF HOPE AND OWNERSHIP
Under the scorching heat in Escalante City, our Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries raised their right hands as one.
This is more than an oath before the law. This is an oath that the land they have tilled for decades will finally and rightfully be awarded to them.
Led by the Honorable Judge Enrique Maria Santiago B. Barcelona together with DARMOs Escalante C and D headed by MARPOs Marnellee B. Pelaez and Dolores M. Gorrez, ARPTs Alona M. Aguilar and Roy Saspa and SPLIT TSS Zearille Ello, 112 ARBs from Barangays Mabini, Libertad and Pinapugasan, Escalante City took their solemn oath as new landowners under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.
Every hand raised tells a story — of long waiting, of perseverance, and of justice that has finally arrived.
This is the true essence of Agrarian Reform — land for the tiller, dignity for the farmer.
Congratulations to our new ARBs!