COTABATO CITY, Dec. 4 -- The Department of Agrarian Reform in North Cotabato (DAR-North Cotabato) commended its scholars who passed the recent Agriculturist Licensure Examination, officials reported Wednesday.

DAR highlighted the success of Art Anthony Lumogdang, a scholar and child of an Agrarian Reform Beneficiary from Carmen town, who is now a licensed agriculturist.

"Their success reflects the growing competence and potential of youth in agrarian reform communities," said Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Evangeline Bueno.

Lumogdang, a magna cum laude graduate from the University of Southern Mindanao, thanked DAR for the scholarship support that helped him achieve his milestone.

"Graduate na po ang scholar niyo. Maraming...