Manila, Feb. 18 -- The Department of Agrarian Reform, with the support of Word Bank, is targeting to distribute 396,430 electronic land titles (e-titles) to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) covering 400,000 hectares across the country this 2025.

In a news release on Tuesday, DAR said the initiative is under the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) Project, which aims to empower ARBs with legal land ownership and improved access to government assistance.

Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III unveiled the plan at the CY 2024 SPLIT Project National Assessment, and CY 2025 Direction-Setting Conference, held in Quezon City from Feb. 10 to 14.

DAR said the agency has been making significant progress i...