Agrarian Reform in the Philippines
Philippine Agrarian Reform Defined
The transfer of control and ownership of
agricultural land to the actual tillers.
LAND REFORM vs. AGRARIAN REFORM
Land Reform
Improvement of the farmers relationship to the
land that they cultivate
Agrarian Reform
Concerned is the total development of farmers on
economic, social and political transformation
HISTORY OF AGRARIAN REFORM IN THE
PHILIPPINES
By the Spanish
Land during the Spanish Era were owned and
controlled by the friars. The land distribution was
done in the form of rewards to the peasants
because of their loyalty and faithful to the Spanish
officials.
By the Americans
Land that owned by the Friars were sold to those
families who can afford to buy big tracts of lands
which later on became haciendas.
Macapagal Administration
Agricultural Land Reform Code (RA 3844) was a
major advancement of land reform in the
Philippines and was enacted in 1963 under
President Diosdado Macapagal. It abolished
tenancy and established a leasehold system in
which farmers paid fixed rentals to landlords,
rather than a percentage of harvest. It also
established the Land Bank of the Philippines to help
with land reform, particularly the purchase of
agricultural estates for division and resale to small
landholders, and the purchase of land by the
agricultural lessee.
Marcos Administration
The Agricultural Land Reform Code becomes Code
of Agrarian Reform under RA.6389 in 1971
C. Aquino Administration
Implementation of Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Program as stated in RA.6657
COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM
Ø It is the redistribution of lands, regardless of
crops or fruits produced, to farmers and
regular farm workers who are landless,
Ø RA 6657 – Comprehensive Agrarian law
serves as the basis of CARP
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law
Republic Act No.6657, called Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Law was signed by Corazon
Aquino on June 10, 1988.
The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law is
responsible for the implementation of the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).
Scope of Agrarian Reform
All public and private agricultural lands as provided
in proclamation No.131 (Instituting a
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program) and
executive order No.229 (Implementation of CARP),
including other lands of the public domain suitable
for agriculture.
Schedule of Implementation
The distribution of all lands covered by this Act
shall be implemented immediately and completed
within ten (10) years from the effectivity.
Salient or noticeable featured of CARP
Ø Coverage
Ø Retention limits
Ø Schedule or priorities
Ø Beneficiaries
Ø Exclusion – exemption and deferment
Ø Administrative and financial requirements
of the program
Retention limit
Ø Set a five hectares plus three hectares for
each qualified child of the landlord
Ø Qualified child – means that he/she must be
at least 15 years old as of June 15, 1988 and
directly involved in tilling or “managing” the
farm in question
Ø The right to choose the area to be retained,
which shall be compact or contiguous, shall
pertain, to the landowner:
THE PROGRAM IS DEVIDED INTO THREE PHASES:
