Zamboanga city, July 31 -- Eleven Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries' Organizations (ARBOs) from Zamboanga Sibugay now have easier access to various programs and services from partner agencies of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).

On Thursday, DAR-9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) announced that these ARBOs have been successfully registered as official cooperatives with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA).

This transition was realized through the ARBO Cooperatives Registration Caravan cum Learning Session, a pioneering initiative jointly organized by DAR-9 and CDA from July 29 to 30 in Zamboanga City.

"When you're CDA registered, you have easier access to different programs and services from partner agencies," Lawyer Ramon Madronal Jr.,...