Manila, April 3 -- About 132 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB) in Davao de Oro have been granted debt relief amounting to PHP17.7 million by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).

In a news release on Thursday, DAR said the ARBs are members of the agrarian reform beneficiary organization (ARBO) Ricop Monkayo Farmworkers Agrarian Reform Cooperative (RIMFARCO) in Barangay Jaguimitan.

On behalf of its members, RIMFARCO chair Danilo Gevero extended his deep gratitude to the DAR and to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

"Dumating na ang matagal na naming hinintay, isang bagay na hindi namin inaasahan. Hindi na kami kailangang magbayad ng malaking halaga, at hindi na mauubos ang pondo ng aming kooperatiba. Malaking tulong ito sa amin (Wha...