ESS compliance for the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Davao Oriental refers to the implementation of environmental and social safeguards within the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) project. This involves ensuring that the project activities, particularly those related to land parcelization, adhere to environmental and social standards, minimizing negative impacts and maximizing positive outcomes for agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs).