DAR 2026: From Landless to Landowner—A Legacy of Social Justice DAR 2026: From Landless to Landowner—A Legacy of Social Justice
• DAR continues transforming Filipino farmers from marginalized “slaves of the soil” into self-reliant landowners amid rapid agricultural changes.
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• DAR continues transforming Filipino farmers from marginalized “slaves of the soil” into self-reliant landowners amid rapid agricultural changes.
• Conflict stems from lack of inclusive development. To help rebels return home, local governments must build roads and connectivity, turning fragile hope into lasting peace.
• Balikbayan boxes symbolize OFWs’ love and sacrifice, but over 54,000 abandoned, rotting boxes at piers reveal exploitation and a heartbreaking reality.
• A retired policeman traded his badge for a plow, becoming a farmer in Samar. His story critiques Philippine agriculture while offering a model for sincere, effective government intervention.
• Calbayog Pan-as protected landscape is 20% developed, with over 1,013 hectares impacted. City council warns remaining dipterocarp forests are a “fortress under siege.”
• Over 600 residents in Maslog, Eastern Samar, were affected by a shearline. Preemptive evacuations in flood-prone areas were conducted as the local government activated disaster protocols.
• JSCC activates Tri-City Specialty Justice Zone in Tacloban, Ormoc, and Calbayog to combat online child sexual abuse, marking the 2nd specialty zone nationwide.
• Residents of Leyte and Samar, weary of political narratives, believe true project progress is judged not by officials but by locals navigating the crumbling infrastructure and private auditors.
• My escapes to Samar’s islands bring peace, but my latest return trip revealed a harrowing truth: their stunning beauty is being held hostage by a widespread culture of negligence.
• The DPWH’s admission that billions spent on Samar and Leyte’s decaying Maharlika Highway are “hard to reconcile” signals more than repairs—it’s a fundamental shift in approach, finally acknowledging years of local frustration.
The Road to Peace: Paving Over the Roots of Conflict in Las Navas 
The Balikbayan Box Betrayal: When ‘Modern-Day Heroes’ Become Low-Hanging Fruit 
The Thin Green Line: Lessons from a Cop in the Paddies 
Why the “Outside the Zone” Strategy Still Threatens Calbayog’s Last Frontier 
Samar PPO Reconvenes Advisory Groups for PGS ‘Institutionalization’ 
The Digital Fortress: Eastern Visayas Unites to Shield Children from Online Predators 
The Concrete Fortress of Silence 
The Weight of Negligence: Why Our Seas Remain a Death Trap 
The ‘Special Case’ for Region 8: From Billions Wasted to Accountability Built