“Masaya ako kasi after 65 years ay ngayon lang ako nakakita ng titulo ng lupa at dito ay nakasulat pa ang aking pangalan, at lubos kaming nagpapasalamat sa DENR sa handog nila ngayong araw na ito,” emotionally quipped by one of the recipients after he received their land title during the “Handog Titulo Program” of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 1 through the PENRO Pangasinan and CENRO Central Pangasinan and the Registry of Deeds (RoD)-Pangasinan.

19 Order of Awards and 2 Deed of Absolute Sale were awarded to the beneficiaries of Pindangan Estate while 16 Land Titles were awarded from the private lands in the Municipality of Alcala.

DENR 1 Regional Executive Director Atty. Crizaldy M. Barcelo who led the distribution lauded the beneficiaries who gave their trust and confidence to this government program which aimed to alleviate poverty and fuel progress and development.  He (Atty. Barcelo) likewise commended the efforts exerted by the Regulatory and Permitting Section of the CENRO-Central Pangasinan in working out for the disposition of lands in Pindangan, Alcala, Pangasinan. Atty. Barcelo also personally witnessed the gratitude from the faces of the recipients.

Pangasinan PENR Officer Raymond Rivera and CENR Officer of Central Pangasinan Engr. Noriel Nisperos encouraged the beneficiaries to use their proof of ownership document to advance their economic status in life.

The Registry of Deeds of San Carlos City, Pangasinan through Atty. Primer S. Sendaydiego extoled the leadership of DENR Region 1 in assuring that land ownership transactions are handled with integrity.

This ‘Handog Titulo Program’ of the DENR which seeks to expedite the processing and issuance of public land patents is also in line with the celebration of the 122^nd Anniversary of the Land Management Bureau (LMB) this September which is likewise called the Handog Titulo Month.

Also present during the awarding were the representatives from Land Bank of the Philippines and PAG-IBIG Fund who shared their services to spur countryside development through lending, home financing and other productive enterprises. (RSCIG-RAS)