MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte wants the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to hasten land distribution in areas that remain hotbeds for communist insurgency to eliminate the influence of rebels.
In his address on Friday in Cagayan de Oro City during his conference with the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, its regional counterpart, and local officials, Mr. Duterte said 450,000 hectares of land are up for distribution in the country, based on the report of Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones.
“I hope that you will be able to distribute it before my term ends. Something to do, leave behind. Thank you. I will give away all 400,000 …
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