Republic Act No 6657 With Index

8/10/2019 Republic Act No 6657 With Index

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

CHAPTER IPreliminary Chapter

Section 1. Title.-

This Act shall be known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988.

Section 2. Declaration of Principles and Policies. -

It is the policy of the State to pursue a Comprehensive AgrarianReform Program (CARP). The welfare of the landless farmersand farmworkers will receive the highest consideration topromote social justice and to move the nation toward soundrural development and industrialization, and the establishmentof owner cultivatorship of economic-size farms as the basis ofPhilippine agriculture.

To this end, a more equitable distribution and ownership ofland, with due regard to the rights of landowners to justcompensation and to the ecological needs of the nation, shallbe undertaken to provide farmers and farmworkers with theopportunity to enhance their dignity and improve the quality oftheir lives through greater productivity of agricultural lands.

The agrarian reform program is founded on the right of farmersand regular farmworkers, who are landless, to own directly orcollectively the lands they till or, in the case of other farmworkers, to receive a just share of the fruits thereof. To thisend, the State shall encourage and undertake the justdistribution of all agricultural lands, subject to the priorities andretention limits set forth in this Act, having taken into accountecological, developmental, and equity considerations, andsubject to the payment of just compensation. The State shallrespect the right of small landowners, and shall provide

It is the policy of the State to pursue a ComprehensiveAgrarian Reform Program (CARP). The welfare of the landlessfarmers and farmworkers will receive the highest considerationto promote social justice and to move the nation toward soundrural development and industrialization, and the establishmentof owner cultivatorship of economic-size farms as the basis ofPhilippine agriculture.

The State shall promote industrialization and full employmentbased on sound agricultural development and agrarian reform,through industries that make full and efficient use of humanand natural resources, and which are competitive in bothdomestic and foreign markets: Provided, That the conversion ofagricultural lands into industrial, commercial or residential landsshall take into account, tillers' rights and national food

security.Further, the State shall protect Filipino enterprisesagainst unfair foreign competition and trade practices.

The State recognizes that there is not enough agricultural landto be divided and distributed to each farmer and regularfarmworker so that each one can own his/her economic-sizefamily farm. This being the case, a meaningful agrarian reformprogram to uplift the lives and economic status of the farmerand his/her children can only be achieved through simultaneousindustrialization aimed at developing a self-reliant and


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incentives for voluntary land-sharing.

The State shall recognize the right of farmers, farmworkers andlandowners, as well as cooperatives and other independentfarmers' organizations, to participate in the planning,

organization, and management of the program, and shallprovide support to agriculture through appropriate technologyand research, and adequate financial production, marketing andother support services.

The State shall apply the principles of agrarian reform, orstewardship, whenever applicable, in accordance with law, inthe disposition or utilization of other natural resources, includinglands of the public domain, under lease or concession, suitableto agriculture, subject to prior rights, homestead rights of smallsettlers and the rights of indigenous communities to their

ancestral lands.

The State may resettle landless farmers and farmworkers in itsown agricultural estates, which shall be distributed to them inthe manner provided by law.

By means of appropriate incentives, the State shall encouragethe formation and maintenance of economic-size family farmsto be constituted by individual beneficiaries and shalllandowners.

The State shall protect the rights of subsistence fishermen,especially of local communities, to the preferential use ofcommunal marine and fishing resources, both inland andoffshore. It shall provide support to such fishermen throughappropriate technology and research, adequate financial,production and marketing assistance and other services. TheState shall also protect, develop and conserve such resources.The protection shall extend to offshore fishing grounds ofsubsistence fishermen against foreign intrusion. Fishworkersshall receive a just share from their labor in the utilization of

independent national economy effectively controlled byFilipinos.

To this end, the State may, in the interest of national welfare ordefense, establish and operate vital industries.

A more equitable distribution and ownership of land, with dueregard to the rights of landowners to just compensation,retention rights under Section 6 of Republic Act No. 6657, as

amended, and to the ecological needs of the nation, shall beundertaken to provide farmers and farmworkers with theopportunity to enhance their dignity and improve the quality oftheir lives through greater productivity of agricultural lands.

The agrarian reform program is founded on the right of farmersand regular farmworkers, who are landless, to own directly or

collectively the lands they till or, in the case of otherfarmworkers, to receive a just share of the fruits thereof. Tothis end, the State shallencourage and undertake the justdistribution of all agricultural lands, subject to the priorities andretention limits set forth in this Act, taking into accountecological, developmental, and equity considerations, andsubject to the payment of just compensation. The State shallrespect the right of small landowners, and shall provideincentives for voluntary land-sharing.

As much as practicable, the implementation of the program

shall be community-based to assure, among others, that thefarmers shall have greater control of farmgate prices, andeasier access to credit.

The State shall recognize the right of farmers, farmworkers andlandowners, as well as cooperatives and other independentfarmers organizations, to participate in the planning,organization, and management of the program, and shallprovide support to agriculture through appropriate technologyand research, and adequate financial, production, marketing


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marine and fishing resources.

The State shall be guided by the principles that land has asocial function and land ownership has a social responsibility.Owners of agricultural lands have the obligation to cultivate

directly or through labor administration the lands they own andthereby make the land productive.

The State shall provide incentives to landowners to invest the

proceeds of the agrarian reform program to promoteindustrialization, employment and privatization of public sectorenterprises. Financial instruments used as payment for landsshall contain features that shall enhance negotiability andacceptability in the marketplace.

The State may lease undeveloped lands of the public domain to

qualified entities for the development of capital-intensive farms,and traditional and pioneering crops especially those for exportssubject to the prior rights of the beneficiaries under this Act.

and other support services.

The State shall recognize and enforce, consistent with existinglaws, the rights of rural women to own and control land, takinginto consideration the substantive equality between men and

women as qualified beneficiaries, to receive a just share of thefruits thereof, and to be represented in advisory or appropriatedecision-making bodies. These rights shall be independent oftheir male relatives and of their civil status.

The State shall apply the principles of agrarian reform, orstewardship, whenever applicable, in accordance with law, inthe disposition or utilization of other natural resources, includinglands of the public domain, under lease or concession, suitableto agriculture, subject to prior rights, homestead rights of smallsettlers and the rights of indigenous communities to their

ancestral lands.

The State may resettle landless farmers and farm workers in itsown agricultural estates, which shall be distributed to them inthe manner provided by law.

By means of appropriate incentives, the State shall encouragethe formation and maintenance of economic-size family farmsto be constituted by individual beneficiaries and smalllandowners.

The State shall protect the rights of subsistence fishermen,especially of local communities, to the preferential use ofcommunal marine and fishing resources, both inland andoffshore. It shall provide support to such fishermen throughappropriate technology and research, adequate financial,production and marketing assistance and other services. TheState shall also protect, develop and conserve such resources.The protection shall extend to offshore fishing grounds ofsubsistence fishermen against foreign intrusion. Fishworkersshall receive a just share from their labor in the utilization of


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marine and fishing resources.

The State shall be guided by the principles that land has asocial function and land ownership has a social responsibility.Owners of agricultural land have the obligation to cultivate

directly or through labor administration the lands they own andthereby make the land productive.

The State shall provide incentives to landowners to invest the

proceeds of the agrarian reform program to promoteindustrialization, employment and privatization of public sectorenterprises. Financial instruments used as payment for landsshall contain features that shall enhance negotiability andacceptability in the marketplace.

The State may lease undeveloped lands of the public domain to

qualified entities for the development of capital-intensive farms,and traditional and pioneering crops especially those for exportssubject to the prior rights of the beneficiaries under this

Act. (as amended bySection 1, RA 9700)

CONSULTATION/DIALOGUE

Joint DAR-LBP M.C. No. 09 - September 19, 2002

Subject: Institutionalization of Monthly Consultation/Dialogue Cum Problem Solving Between Concerned

Officials of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP)at the Regional and Provincial Levels

M.C. No. 01April 25, 2002

Subject: Instructions and Guidelines Governing the Provincial Consultations on Agrarian Reform

M.C. No. 03 - March 09, 2000

Subject: Guidelines in the Conduct of Dialogue at the Central Office

FARMWORKERS, Right of
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A.O. No. 2 - April 16, 1993

Subject: Supplemental Guidelines on AO No. 10, S. 1990 & Other Issuances on the Rights of Farmworkers

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs)

M. C. No. 13 - September 07, 2000

Subject: Rationalizing Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) Involvement in the DARsForeign-Assisted Projects

A.O. No. 11 - April 26, 1989

Subject: Accreditation of NGOs Involved in DAR Program

A. O. No. 1 - December 27, 1988

Subject: Participation of NGO/Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) in the Implementation of Agrarian Reform

PEASANT ORGANIZATIONS

A.O. No. 1 - January 09, 1997 (Effectivity DateJanuary 24, 1997)

Subject: Revised AO No. 7, S. 95 on the Devt. and Strengthening of POs Pursuant to the Constitution,RA 6657, and Other Pertinent Laws

A.O. No. 7 - July 21, 1995 (Effectivity DateAugust 6, 1995)

Subject: Development and Strengthening of POs Pursuant to the Constitution, RA 6657, & OtherPertinent Laws

PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION (PVO)

A.O. No. 1 - December 27, 1988

Subject: Participation of NGO/Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) in the Implementation of Agrarian Reform

WOMEN/WOMENS DESK/GENDER EQUALITY/NON-GENDER BIASED/GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
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A.O. No. 01July 19, 2011 (Effectivity Date - July 23, 2011)

Subject: Guidelines Governing Gender Equality in the Implementation of Agrarian Reform Lawsand Mainstreaming Gender and Development in the Department of Agrarian Reform

M.C. No. 05March 26, 2009

Subject: Addendum to Memorandum Circular No. 03 Dated February 27, 2009Re: Re-Constitution and Strengthening of the Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Points

M.C. No. 03February 27, 2009

Subject: Addendum to Memorandum Circular No. 02 Dated January 16, 2008 Reconstitution andStrengthening of the Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Points

M.C. No. 02January 16, 2008

Subject: Reconstitution and Strengthening of the Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Points

M.C. No. 01April 11, 2005

Subject: Reconstitution and Strengthening of the Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point

M.C. No. 05 - January 24, 2001Subject: Guidelines for the Establishment and Operation of DAR Womens Desk

A. O. No. 1 - January 9, 2001 (Effectivity DateJanuary 28, 2001)

Subject: Guidelines Governing the Non-Gender Biased Implementation of Agrarian Laws

Gen. M.C. No. 01 June 14, 1999

Subject: Reconstitution and Strengthening of the Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point

M.C. No. 18 - August 08, 1996 (Effectivity DateAugust 25, 1996)

Subject: Clarificatory Guidelines in the Manner of Generating and Issuing EmancipationPatents/Certificates of Land Ownership Award (EPs/CLOAs) to Qualified AgrarianReform Beneficiaries and their Spouses Pursuant to R.A. No. 7192

M. C. No. 04 - August 27, 1992
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Subject: Defining the DAR Policy/Program Framework in the Recognition of the Role ofWomen on Development and in Addressing their Concerns: Implementing Rulesand Regulations to Build Mechanisms to Integrate Womenand Pursue a Non-bias Gender Consciousness Implementation for CARP

R.A. 7192 - February 12, 1992Subject: An Act Promoting the Integration of Women as Full and Equal Partners of Men in

Development and Nation Building and for Other Purposes

Section 3. Definitions.

For the purpose of this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise:

(a) Agrarian Reform means redistribution of lands, regardless of crops or fruits produced, to farmers and regular farmworkers whoare landless, irrespective of tenurial arrangement, to include the totality of factors and support services designed to lift theeconomic status of the beneficiaries and all other arrangements alternative to the physical redistribution of lands, such asproduction or profit-sharing, labor administration, and the distribution of shares of stocks, which will allow beneficiaries to receivea just share of the fruits of the lands they work.

(b) Agriculture, Agricultural Enterprise or Agricultural Activity

means the cultivation of the soil, planting of crops, growing offruit trees, raising of livestock, poultry or fish, including theharvesting of such farm products, and other farm activities andpractices performed by a farmer in conjunction with suchfarming operations done by person whether natural or juridical.

(b) Agriculture, Agricultural Enterprise or Agricultural Activity

means the cultivation of the soil, planting of crops, growing offruit trees, [REMOVES THE PHRASE: raising of livestock,poultry or fish]including the harvesting of such farmproducts, and other farm activities and practices performed bya farmer in conjunction with such farming operations done bypersons whether natural or juridical. (as amendedbySection 1, RA 7881)

R.A. 7881
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R.A. No. 7881February 20, 1995

Subject: An Act Amending Certain Provisions of R.A. No. 6657 [Section 3(b), 10, 11, 32, 65 and 73]

M.C. No. 32 - Series of 1997

Subject: Lifting the Suspension of the Implementation of R.A. No. 7881 and its ImplementingRule, A. O. No. 3, S. 1985

M.C. No. 27 - November 20, 1995

Subject: Suspension of the Implementation of RA 7881, Its Implementing Rule, AO No. 3,Series of 1995, Per Supreme Court Resolution dated Nov. 13, 1995.

(c) Agricultural Land refers to land devoted to agricultural activity as defined in this Act and not classified as mineral, forest,residential, commercial or industrial land.

EXEMPTION CLEARANCES (DOJ 44)/EXEMPTIONS/EXCLUSIONS

A.O. No. 07September 03, 2008 (Effectivity DateSeptember 19, 2008)Subject: Guidelines Relative to the Supreme Court Ruling on the Sutton Case Regarding Lands

which are Actually, Directly and Exclusively Used for Livestock Raising

A.O. No. 01August 16, 2004 (Effectivity DateSeptember 13, 2004)Subject: Exclusion of Agricultural Lands Used for Cattle Raising from the Coverage of the

Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program [Amends pertinent provisionsofDAR A.O. No. 9, Series of 1993]

M.C. No. 08May 06, 2004
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Subject: Clarificatory Guidelines on DAR Memorandum Circular No. 5, S. 2004 (Moratorium on theProcessing and Grant o Applications for Conversion and Exemption of All Lands Devoted toor Suitable for Agriculture)

M.C. No. 05March 03, 2004

Subject: Moratorium on the Processing and Grant of Applications for Conversion and Exemptionof All Lands Devoted to or Suitable for Agriculture

A.O. No. 04January 16, 2003 (Effectivity DateFebruary 9, 2003)Subject: 2003 Rules on Exemption of Lands from CARP Coverage Under Section 3 (c ) of

Republic Act No. 6657 and Department of Justice (DOJ) Opinion No. 44, series of 1990

M.C. No. 07 - August 08, 2001Subject: Inventory and Regular Monitoring of Land Use Conversion and Exemption/Exclusions

A.O. No. 6 - May 27, 1994 (Effectivity DateJune 23, 1994)Subject: Issuance of Exemption Clearances Based on Sec. 3 (c) of RA 6657 and DOJ

Opinion No. 44, S. 1990

CLUPPI

S.O. No. 832November 03, 2003Subject: Addendum to the Special Order No. 823 Reconstituting Center for Land Use Policy, Planning and

Implementation (CLUPPI) Secretariat

S.O. No. 823October 27, 2003

Subject: Reconstitution of Center for Land Use Policy, Planning and Implementation (CLUPPI) Secretariat

A.O. No. 02 - May 21, 2002 (Effectivity DateJune 6, 2002)Subject: Institutionalization of the Center for Land Use Policy, Planning and Implementation (CLUPPI)

A.O. No. 14 - December 06, 1994 (Effectivity DateDecember 30, 1994)Subject: Creating a Center for Land Use Policy, Planning and Implementation (CLUPPI)
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CLUPs (COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLANS), Preparation and Completion and/or Updating ofM.C. No. 08 - October 15, 2001Subject: Issuance of DAR Certification and Extending Full Support and Cooperation to Local Government

Units in the Preparation/Completion and/or Updating of Their Comprehensive Land Use Plans

M.C. No. 11July 06, 2000Subject: Directing All Municipal Agrarian Reform Officers (MAROs), Provincial Agrarian Reform Officers

(PAROs), and Regional Directors (RDs) to Extend Full Support and Cooperation to AllConcerned Local Government Units (LGUs) in the Preparation and Completion ofTheir Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUPs)

INVENTORY


LUNGSOD SILANGAN TOWNSITE, Coverage ofM.C. 5 - March 4, 1998 (Effectivity DateMarch 22, 1998)Subject: Amendment to M.C. No. 25, S.1 997

M.C. 25 - July 02, 1997 (Effectivity DateJuly 19, 1997)Subject: Coverage of the Lungsod Silangan Townsite Straddling Portions of Antipolo,

San Mateo and Montalban, Rizal

DOJ Opinion 181 - October 19, 1990

Subject: Applicability of CARP Upon the Estate of the late Alfonso Doronila

DOJ Opinion No. 26 - February 12, 1988Subject: Inclusion/Non-inclusion of Agro-Forestry Leases in Lungsod Silangan Townsite

Reservation Within the CARP

DOJ Opinion No. 137 - September 26, 1994Subject: Definite Area to be Covered by Lungsod Silangan and the Land Use of the

Approximately 7,000Hectare Overlap Between the Areas Covered byProclamations Nos. 1636 and 1637
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MONITORING (Conversion/Exemptions/Exclusions)


M.C. No. 16 - July 18, 1996Subject: Prescribing the Revised Guidelines in the Performance of the Regular Functions of the Regional

Planning Divisions (RPDs) and Provincial Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Units (PMEUs)

MORATORIUM (Conversion and Exemption)

M.C. No. 08May 06, 2004

Subject: Clarificatory Guidelines on DAR Memorandum Circular No. 5, S. 2004 (Moratorium on the Processingand Grant of Applications for Conversion and Exemption of All Lands Devoted to or Suitable for Agriculture)

M.C. No. 05March 03, 2004Subject: Moratorium on the Processing and Grant of Applications for Conversion and Exemption of AllLands Devoted to or Suitable for Agriculture

TOURIST ZONES

DAR M.C. No. 07March 29, 2004Subject: Clarificatory Guidelines on the Effect of Declarations of General Areas in the

Country as Tourist Zones to the Coverage of Lands Devoted to or Suitable forAgriculture Within Said Areas Under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)

(d) Agrarian Dispute refers to any controversy relating to tenurial arrangements, whether leasehold, tenancy, stewardship orotherwise, over lands devoted to 0agriculture, including disputes concerning farmworkers' associations or representation of personsin negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing, or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of such tenurial arrangements.

It includes any controversy relating to compensation of lands acquired under this Act and other terms and conditions of transfer ofownership from landowners to farmworkers, tenants and other agrarian reform beneficiaries, whether the disputants stand in theproximate relation of farm operator and beneficiary, landowner and tenant, or lessor and lessee.
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AGRARIAN DISPUTES

DAR A.O. No. 8 - August 30, 1994 (Effectivity DateSeptember 17, 1994)Subject: Mediation/Conciliation of Agrarian Disputes by BARC

DARAB Rules2009 Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB) Rulesof ProcedureSeptember 01, 2009

2003 Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB) Rules

of ProcedureJanuary 17, 2003

M.C. No. 1 - January 05, 1995Subject: Authority of the Adjudication Board to Conduct Summary Administrative

Proceedings for the Preliminary Determination of Just Compensation

DARAB New Rules of Procedure (1994)

M.C. No. 6 - September 14, 1992Subject: Signing Authority on Travel Orders of DARAB Officials and Personnel

M.C. No. 7 - September 30, 1991Subject: Scope of Jurisdiction of DARAB, RARADs and PARADs Over Orders/Decisions of the Secretary

(e) Idle or Abandoned Land refers to any agricultural land not cultivated, tilled or developed to produce any crop nor devoted to anyspecific economic purpose continuously for a period of three (3) years immediately prior to the receipt of notice of acquisition by thegovernment as provided under this Act, but does not include land that has become permanently or regularly devoted to non-agricultural purposes. It does not include land which has become unproductive by reason of force majeure or any other fortuitousevent: Provided, that prior to such event, such land was previously used for agricultural or other economic purpose.

ABANDONED/IDLE LANDS
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Joint DAR-LBP M.C. No. 04 - January 16, 2001 (Effectivity DateFebruary 16, 2001)Subject: Guidelines in the Processing and Payment of Idle Lands With Slopes of Below Eighteen

Percent (18%)

A.O. No. 12 - August 30, 1990

Subject: Identification and Acquisition of Idle or Abandoned Lands

(f) Farmer refers to a natural person whose primary livelihoodis cultivation of land or the production of agricultural crops,either by himself, or primarily with the assistance of hisimmediate farm household, whether the land is owned by him,or by another person under a leasehold or share tenancyagreement or arrangement with the owner thereof.

(f) Farmer refers to a natural person whose primary livelihoodis cultivation of land or the production of agriculturalcrops livestock and/or fisherieseither by himself/herself, orprimarily with the assistance of his/her immediate farmhousehold, whether the land is owned by him/her, or byanother person under a leasehold or share tenancy agreementor arrangement with the owner thereof (as amended

bySection 2, RA 9700)(g) Farmworker is a natural person who renders service for value as an employee or laborer in an agricultural enterprise or farmregardless of whether his compensation is paid on a daily, weekly, monthly or "pakyaw" basis. The term includes an individualwhose work has ceased as a consequence of, or in connection with, a pending agrarian dispute and who has not obtained asubstantially equivalent and regular farm employment.

(h) Regular Farmworker is a natural person who is employed on a permanent basis by an agricultural enterprise or farm.

(i) Seasonal Farmworker is a natural person who is employed on a recurrent, periodic or intermittent basis by an agriculturalenterprise or farm, whether as a permanent or a non-permanent laborer, such as "dumaan", "sacada", and the like.

(j) Other Farmworker is a farmworker who does not fall under paragraphs (g), (h) and (i).

(k) Cooperatives shall refer to organizations composed primarily of small agricultural producers, farmers, farmworkers, or otheragrarian reform beneficiaries who voluntarily organize themselves for the purpose of pooling land, human, technological, financialor other economic resources, and operated on the principle of one member, one vote. A juridical person may be a member of acooperative, with the same rights and duties as a natural person.
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(l) Rural women refer to women who are engaged directly or indirectly in farming and/or fishing as their source of livelihood,whether paid or unpaid, regular or seasonal, or in food preparation, managing the household, caring for the children, and othersimilar activities. (as added bySection 2, RA 9700)

WOMEN/WOMENS DESK/GENDER EQUALITY/NON-GENDER BIASED/GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

A.O. No. 01July 19, 2011 (Effectivity Date - July 23, 2011)Subject: Guidelines Governing Gender Equality in the Implementation of Agrarian Reform Laws andMainstreaming Gender and Development in the Department of Agrarian Reform

M.C. No. 05March 26, 2009Subject: Addendum to Memorandum Circular No. 03 Dated February 27, 2009 Re: Re-Constitution

and Strengthening of the Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Points

M.C. No. 03February 27, 2009Subject: Addendum to Memorandum Circular No. 02 Dated January 16, 2008 Reconstitution and

Strengthening of the Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Points

M.C. No. 02January 16, 2008Subject: Reconstitution and Strengthening of the Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Points

M.C. No. 01April 11, 2005Subject: Reconstitution and Strengthening of the Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point

M.C. No. 05 - January 24, 2001Subject: Guidelines for the Establishment and Operation of DAR Womens Desk

A. O. No. 1 - January 9, 2001 (Effectivity DateJanuary 28, 2001)Subject: Guidelines Governing the Non-Gender Biased Implementation of Agrarian Laws

Gen. M.C. No. 01 June 14, 1999Subject: Reconstitution and Strengthening of the Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point
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M.C. No. 18 - August 08, 1996 (Effectivity DateAugust 25, 1996)Subject: Clarificatory Guidelines in the Manner of Generating and Issuing Emancipation Patents/Certificates

of Land Ownership Award (EPs/CLOAs) to Qualified Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries and theirSpouses Pursuant to R.A. No. 7192

M. C. No. 04 - August 27, 1992Subject: Defining the DAR Policy/Program Framework in the Recognition of the Role of Women on

Development and in Addressing their Concerns: Implementing Rules and Regulations toBuild Mechanisms to Integrate Women and Pursue a Non-bias Gender ConsciousnessImplementation for CARP

R.A. 7192 - February 12, 1992Subject: An Act Promoting the Integration of Women as Full and Equal Partners of Men in

Development and Nation Building and for Other Purposes

CHAPTER IICoverage

Section 4. Scope.

The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1989 shall cover,regardless of tenurial arrangement and commodity produced, allpublic and private agricultural lands, as provided in ProclamationNo. 131 and Executive Order No. 229, including other lands ofthe public domain suitable for agriculture.

More specifically the following lands are covered by theComprehensive Agrarian Reform Program:

(a) All alienable and disposable lands of the public domaindevoted to or suitable for agriculture. No reclassification of forest

The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988 shall cover,regardless of tenurial arrangement and commodity produced, allpublic and private agricultural lands as provided in ProclamationNo. 131 and Executive Order No. 229, including other lands ofthe public domain suitable for agriculture: Provided, That

landholdings of landowners with a total area of five (5)hectares and below shall not be covered for acquisitionand distribution to qualified beneficiaries.

More specifically, the following lands are covered by the CARP:

(a) All alienable and disposable lands of the publicdomain devoted to or suitable for agriculture. Noreclassification of forest or mineral lands to agriculturallands shall be undertaken after the approval of this Act
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or mineral lands to agricultural lands shall be undertaken afterthe approval of this Act until Congress, taking into accountecological, developmental and equity considerations, shall havedetermined by law, the specific limits of the public domain.

until Congress, taking into account ecological,developmental and equity considerations, shall havedetermined by law, the specific limits of the publicdomain;

A & D Lands of the Public Domain (Jurisdiction of DAR and DENR)

Joint DENR-DAR M.C. No. 2003-1(Reaffirming Joint DAR-DENR MC Nos. 14 and 19, 1997)

DENR M.C. No. 99-22Subject: DENR Jurisdiction Over All Alienable and Disposable (A & D) Lands of the Public Domain

Joint DAR-DENR M.C. No. 19 - May 21, 1997

Subject: Guidelines to Implement the Joint DAR-DENR Memorandum Circular No. 14, Series of 1997Regarding Untitled Private Agricultural Lands

Joint DAR-DENR M. C. No. 14 - March 31, 1997

Subject: Clarifying the Jurisdiction of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources (DENR) on the Disposition of Untitled Privately Claimed

Agricultural Lands

Joint DAR-DENR M.C. No. 9 - June 07, 1995Subject: Clarifying and Restating the Jurisdiction and Authority of DAR and DENR Over Certain Typesof Lands of the Public Domain Covered by the CARP

Joint DAR-DENR A.O. No. 7, Series of 1991
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Subject: Amending Joint DAR-DENR AO 2, S. 87 Re: Guidelines for the Implementation ofSec. 15, EO 229 on Joint DAR-DENR Certification on Public Lands

M.C. No. 4 - May 10, 1991

Subject: Agricultural Lands Covered by Homestead Patents Pursuant to Public Land Act (CA No. 141)

Joint DAR-DENR A.O. No. 2, Series of 1988Subject: Implementation of Sec. 15, EO 229, on Joint DAR-DENR Certification on Public Lands

A.O. No. 98, Series of 1988Subject: AR in Public LandsProgram D of the CARP

M.C. No. 15 - October 25, 1983Subject: Disposition and Issuance of Patents Over Public Lands Under the Custody and

Administration of the MAR

(b) All lands of the public domain in excess of the specificlimits as determined by Congress in the preceding paragraph;

(b) All lands of the public domain in excess of thespecific limits as determined by Congress in thepreceding paragraph;

(c) All other lands owned by the Government devoted to orsuitable for agriculture; and

(c) All other lands owned by the Government devotedto or suitable for agriculture; and

(d) All private lands devoted to or suitable for agricultureregardless of the agricultural products raised or that can beraised thereon.

(d) All private lands devoted to or suitable foragriculture regardless of the agricultural products raisedor that can be raised thereon.

PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LANDS
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Joint DAR-DENR M.C. No. 2003-1(Reaffirming Joint DAR-DENR MC Nos. 14 and 19, 1997)

Joint DAR-DENR M.C. No. 19 - May 21, 1997Subject: Guidelines to Implement the Joint DAR-DENR Memorandum Circular No. 14, Series of 1997

Regarding Untitled Private Agricultural Lands

Joint DAR-DENR M. C. No. 14 - March 31, 1997Subject: Clarifying the Jurisdiction of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Department

of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on the Disposition of Untitled Privately

Claimed Agricultural Lands

Joint DAR-DENR A.O. No. 6 - July 24, 1991Subject: Undertaking Surveys on Private Agricultural Lands Covered by the CARP

A comprehensive inventory system in consonance with thenational land use plan shall be instituted by the Department of

Agrarian Reform (DAR), in accordance with the LocalGovernment Code, for the purpose of properly identifyingandclassifying farmlands within one (1) year from effectivity ofthis Act, without prejudice to the implementation of the landacquisition and distribution. (as amended bySection 3, RA9700)

ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION UNDER R.A. NO. 6657 AND/OR R.A. NO. 9700

A.O. No. 07September 30, 2011

(Effectivity DateOctober 15, 2011)Subject: Revised Rules and Procedures Governing the Acquisition and Distribution of Private

Agricultural Lands Under Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6657, As Amended

A.O. No. 02October 15, 2009 (Effectivity DateJuly 1, 2009)
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Subject: Acquisition and Distribution of Agricultural Lands Under R.A. No. 6657, as amended byR.A. No. 9700

INVENTORY OF THE CARP SCOPE (ICS)

M.C. No. 13August 11, 2003Subject: Guidelines in the Inventory of the CARP Scope (ICS)

Section 5. Schedule of Implementation.-

The distribution of all lands covered by this Act shall be implemented immediately and completed within ten (10) years from theeffectivity thereof.


A.O. No. 07September 30, 2011 (Effectivity DateOctober 15, 2011)Sections 5 & 6Subject: Revised Rules and Procedures Governing the Acquisition and Distribution of Private


M.C. No. 06July 15, 2011Subject: Clarificatory Guidelines on the Implementation of the Land Acquisition and Distribution

Phasing Under Republic Act No. 9700

M.C. No. 8October 27, 2010Subject: Guidelines in the Treatment, Use and Updating of the PARC Execom-Approved CARPER

Land Acquisition and Distribution (LAD) Balance

M.C. No. 06June 24, 2010Subject: Clarificatory Guidelines on the Transitory Provisions of DAR A.O. No. 2, Series of 2009
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PARC Executive A.O. No. 01November 16, 2009Subject: Guidelines Governing Declaration of Certain Provinces as Priority Land Reform

Areas Pursuant to Section 5 of R.A. No. 9700

A.O. No. 02October 15, 2009 (Effectivity DateJuly 1, 2009)

Subject: Acquisition and Distribution of Agricultural Lands Under R.A. No. 6657, as amended byR.A. No. 9700

A.O. No. 05July 15, 2008 (Effectivity DateJuly 28, 2008)Subject: Amendment to DAR A.O. No. 2, Series of 2005, Entitled, Acquisition of Agricultural Lands Subject

of VOS and CA and Those Covered Under E.O. No. 407 [AmendsA.O. No. 2, Series of 2005]

A.O. No. 04March 27, 2007 (Effectivity DateApril 14, 2007)Subject: Amendment to DAR A.O. No. 2, Series of 2005, Entitled, Acquisition of Agricultural

Lands Subject of VOS and CA and Those Covered Under E.O. No. 407 [Amends Item IVofA.O. No. 2, Series of 2005]

A.O. No. 07September 8, 2006 (Effectivity DateSeptember 26, 2006)Subject: Amendment to DAR A.O. No. 2, Series of 2005, Entitled, Acquisition of Agricultural Lands Subject

of VOS and CA and Those Covered Under E.O. No. 407 [AmendsA.O. No. 2, Series of 2005]

A.O. No. 04August 2, 2005 (Effectivity DateAugust 14, 2005)Subject: Revised Rules Governing the Issuance of Notice of Coverage in the Acquisition of Agricultural

Lands Under R.A. No. 6657 [ReviseDAR A.O. No. 1, Series of 2003]

A.O. No. 02May 12, 2005 (Effectivity DateMay 26, 2005)Subject: Acquisition of Agricultural Lands Subject of VOS and CA and Those Covered Under

E. O. No. 407 [RepealsA.O. No. 2, Series of 1996;A.O. No. 1, Series of 1998;and

A.O. No. 4, Series of 2000; AmendsA.O. No. 1, Series of 2003 andA.O. No. 7, Series of 2003]

A.O. No. 01 - January 16, 2003 (Effectivity DateFebruary 6, 2003)

Subject: Notice of Coverage and Acquisition of Agricultural Lands Under R.A. No. 6657[Amend DAR A.O. No. 2, Series of 1996 and A.O. No. 1, Series of 1998]

A.O. No. 04 - August 29, 2000 (Effectivity DateSeptember 14, 2000)
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Subject: Acquisition of Agricultural Lands Subject of Voluntary Offer to Sell (VOS) and CompulsoryAcquisition (CA) [AmendsA.O. No. 2, Series of 1996]; [A.O. No. 10, Series of 1998]

Section 6. Retention Limits.-

Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no person may own or retain, directly or indirectly, any public or private agricultural land,the size of which shall vary according to factors governing a viable family-size farm, such as commodity produced, terrain,infrastructure, and soil fertility as determined by the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (PARC) created hereunder, but in no caseshall retention by the landowner exceed five (5) hectares. Three (3) hectares may be awarded to each child of the landowner,subject to the following qualifications: (1) that he is at least fifteen (15) years of age; and (2) that he is actually tilling the land ordirectly managing the farm: provided, that landowners whose lands have been covered by Presidential Decree No. 27 shall beallowed to keep the areas originally retained by them thereunder: provided, further, that original homestead grantees or their directcompulsory heirs who still own the original homestead at the time of the approval of this Act shall retain the same areas as long asthey continue to cultivate said homestead.

RETENTION

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A.O. No. 02October 15, 2009 (Effectivity DateJuly 1, 2009 pursuant to Section 31 of R.A. No.9700)(Item IV-B)

Subject: Acquisition and Distribution of Agricultural Lands Under R.A. No. 6657,as amended by R.A. No. 9700

A.O. No. 02 - January 16, 2003 (Effectivity DateFebruary 7, 2003)Subject: 2003 Rules and Procedures Governing Landowner Retention Rights

A.O. No. 05 - August 30, 2000 (Effectivity DateSeptember 17, 2000)Subject: Revised Rules and Procedures for the Exercise of Retention Right by Landowners

M.C. No. 12 - August 14, 1998
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Subject: Retention Rights of Landowners and Award to Their Qualified Children

A.O. No. 4 - April 26, 1991Subject: Supplemental Guidelines Governing the Exercise of Retention Rights by Landowners

Under PD 27

A.O. No. 11 - August 30, 1990Subject: Exercise of Retention Rights by Landowners and Award to Children Under

Section 6 of RA 6657

Ministry A.O. No. 01 - February 27, 1985

Subject: Providing for a Cut-Off Date for Landowners to Apply for Retention and/or Protest theCoverage of their Landholdings Under Operation Land Transfer Pursuant to P.D. No. 27

AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES, Identification, Screening and Selection ofA.O. No. 04June 16, 2008 (Effectivity DateJune 29, 2008)Subject: Supplemental Guidelines toDAR A.O. No. 7, Series of 2003on the Identification, Screening

and Selection of, and Distribution to ARBs of Private Agricultural Lands Under R.A. No. 6657

A.O. No. 07December 18, 2003(Effectivity DateJanuary 8, 2004)Subject: Identification, Screening and Selection of, and Distribution to Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries

(ARBs) of Private Agricultural Lands Under Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6657[RepealsA.O. No. 10, Series of 1990][Amends/Repeals inconsistent provisionofA.O. No. 6, S. 1998 andA.O. No. 9, S. 1998]

AWARD TO CHILDREN

A.O. No. 07September 30, 2011 (Effectivity DateOctober 15, 2011)Subject: Revised Rules and Procedures Governing the Acquisition and Distribution of Private


A.O. No. 02October 15, 2009 (Effectivity DateJuly 1, 2009)Subject: Acquisition and Distribution of Agricultural Lands Under R.A. No. 6657, as

amended by R.A. No. 9700
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A.O. No. 6September 6, 2006 (Effectivity DateSeptember 21, 2006)Subject: Revised Guidelines on Award to Children of Landowners Pursuant to Sections 6

and 22 of Republic Act No. 6657

M.C. No. 12 - August 14, 1998Subject: Retention Rights of Landowners and Award to Their Qualified Children

M.C. No. 4 - March 11, 1994 (Effectivity DateMarch 22, 1994)Subject: Award to Children Under Sec. 6 & 22 of RA 6657

HOMESTEAD PATENTS

M.C. No. 04March 2, 2009

Subject: Clarifying the Reckoning date of the 5-year Prohibitory Period of Encumbering/AlienatingLands Acquired Through Free Patent and Homestead Patent

M.C. No. 4 - May 10, 1991Subject: Agricultural Lands Covered by Homestead Patents Pursuant to Public Land Act (CA No. 141)

The right to choose the area to be retained, which shall be compact or contiguous, shall pertain to the landowner: provided,however, that in case the area selected for retention by the landowner is tenanted, the tenant shall have the option to choosewhether to remain therein or be a beneficiary in the same or another agricultural land with similar or comparable features. In casethe tenant chooses to remain in the retained area, he shall be considered a leaseholder and shall lose his right to be a beneficiaryunder this Act. In case the tenant chooses to be a beneficiary in another agricultural land, he loses his right as a leaseholder to theland retained by the landowner. The tenant must exercise this option within a period of one (1) year from the time the landownermanifests his choice of the area for retention.

In all cases, the security of tenure of the farmers or farmworkers on the land prior to the approval of this Act shall be respected.

Upon the effectivity of this Act, any sale, disposition, lease, management, contract or transfer of possession of private landsexecuted by the original landowner in violation of the Act shall be null and void: provided, however, that those executed prior tothis Act shall be valid only when registered with the Register of Deeds within a period of three (3) months after the effectivity ofthis Act. Thereafter, all Registers of Deeds shall inform the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) within thirty (30) days of anytransaction involving agricultural lands in excess of five (5) hectares.
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ILLEGAL OR UNAUTHORIZED TRANSFERS/TRANSACTIONS/ANNULMENT OF DEEDS OF CONVEYANCE

A.O. No. 08September 30, 2011 (Effectivity DateOctober 16, 2011)Subject: Rules for the Coverage of CARP-Covered Lands Subject to Unauthorized Transfers or

Conveyances

M.C. No. 18August 18, 2004Subject: Clarificatory Guidelines on the Coverage, Acquisition and Distribution of Agricultural

Lands Subject of Conveyance Executed in Violation of Sec. 6. Par. 4 of R. A. No. 6657

M.C. No. 02 - January 9, 2001 (Effectivity DateJanuary 22, 2001)

Subject: Guidelines on Annulment of Deeds of Conveyance of Lands Covered by the ComprehensiveAgrarian Reform Program (CARP) Executed in Violation of Section 6, paragraph 4of Republic Act (RA) No. 6657

TRANSACTIONS/TRANSFERS, Land

M.C. No. 02 - January 9, 2001 (Effectivity DateJanuary 22, 2001)Subject: Guidelines on Annulment of Deeds of Conveyance of Lands Covered by the Comprehensive

Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) Executed in Violation of Section 6,paragraph 4 of Republic Act (RA) No. 6657

A.O. No. 6 - November 21, 1996 (Effectivity DateDecember 9, 1996)Subject: Supplemental Guidelines to A.O. No. 8, Series of 1995 Re Transferability of AwardedLands Awarded to ARBs Pursuant to PD 27/EO No. 228 and RA 6657

A.O. No. 8 - December 18, 1995 (Effectivity DateJanuary 5, 1996)Subject: Transferability of Lands Awarded to ARBs Pursuant to PD 27 as Amended by EO No. 228 and RA 6657

LRA Circular No. 54 - June 09, 1993Subject: Revised Guidelines on the Registration of Transactions Under the CARP
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A.O. No. 1 - January 03, 1989Subject: Rules and Procedures Governing Land Transactions

Ministry M.C. No. 6 - May 28, 1986Subject: Amending Item 1, Par. B, Sec. III of Ministry MC No. 19-81 by Providing

Additional Guidelines in Effecting Land Transfer Compensation Claims

Section 6-A. Exception to Retention Limits. Provincial, city and municipal government, units acquiring private agricultural

lands by expropriation or other modes of acquisition to be used for actual, direct and exclusive public purposes, such as roads andbridges, public markets, school sites, resettlement sites, local government facilities, public parks and barangay plazas or squares,consistent with the approved local comprehensive land use plan, shall not be subject to the five (5)-hectare retention limit underthis Section and Sections 70 and 73(a) of Republic Act No. 6657, as amended: Provided, That lands subject to CARP shall firstundergo the land acquisition and distribution process of the program: Provided, further, That when these lands have beensubjected to expropriation, the agrarian reform beneficiaries therein shall be paid just compensation. (as added bySection 4,RA 9700)

Section 6-B. Review of Limits of Land Size.Within six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act, the DAR shall submit acomprehensive study on the land size appropriate for each type of crop to Congress for a possible review of limits of land si zesprovided in this Act. (as added bySection 4, RA 9700)

Section 7. Priorities.

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in coordination withthe Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (PARC) shall plan andprogram the acquisition and distribution of all agricultural landsthrough a period of ten (10) years from the effectivity of this

Act. Lands shall be acquired and distributed as follows:

Phase One: Rice and corn lands under Presidential Decree No.27; all idle or abandoned lands; all private lands voluntarilyoffered by the owners for agrarian reform; all lands foreclosedby the government financial institutions; all lands acquired by

The DAR, in coordination with the Presidential Agrarian ReformCouncil (PARC) shall plan and program the final acquisitionand distribution of allremaining unacquired andundistributedagricultural lands from the effectivity ofthis Act until June 30, 2014. Lands shall be acquired and

distributed as follows:

Phase One: During the five (5)-year extension periodhereafter all remaining lands above fifty (50) hectares shall becovered for purposes of agrarian reform upon the effectivity ofthis Act. All private agricultural lands of landowners withaggregate landholdings in excess of fifty (50) hectares which
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the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG); andall other lands owned by the government devoted to or suitablefor agriculture, which shall be acquired and distributedimmediately upon the effectivity of this Act, with theimplementation to be completed within a period of not more

than four (4) years;

have already been subjected to a notice of coverage issued onor before December 10, 2008; rice and corn lands underPresidential Decree No. 27; all idle or abandoned lands; allprivate lands voluntarily offered by the owners for agrarianreform: Provided, That with respect to voluntary land transfer,

only those submitted by June 30, 2009 shall beallowedProvided, further, That after June 30, 2009, the modesof acquisition shall be limited to voluntary offer to sell and

compulsory acquisition: Provided,furthermore, That allpreviously acquired lands wherein valuation is subject tochallenge by landowners shall be completed and finally resolvedpursuant to Section 17 of Republic Act No. 6657, asamended: Provided, finally, as mandated by the Constitution,Republic Act No. 6657, as amended, and Republic Act No.3844, as amended, only farmers (tenants or lessees) andregular farmworkers actually tilling the lands, as certified underoath by the Barangay Agrarian Reform Council (BARC) and

attested under oath by the landowners, are the qualifiedbeneficiaries. The intended beneficiary shall state under oathbefore the judge of the city or municipal court that he/she is

willing to work on the land to make it productive and to assumethe obligation of paying the amortization for the compensationof the land and the land taxes thereon; all lands foreclosed bygovernment financial institutions; all lands acquired by thePresidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG); and allother lands owned by the government devoted to or suitablefor agriculture, which shall be acquired and distributedimmediately upon the effectivity of this Act, with the

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A.O. No. 07September 30, 2011

(Effectivity DateOctober 15, 2011)Subject: Revised Rules and Procedures Governing the Acquisition and Distribution of Private Agricultural

Lands Under Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6657, As Amended

A.O. No. 02October 15, 2009 (Effectivity DateJuly 1, 2009)Subject: Acquisition and Distribution of Agricultural Lands Under R.A. No. 6657, as amended by

R.A. No. 9700

Phase Two:All alienable and disposable public agriculturallands; all arable public agricultural lands under agro-forest,pasture and agricultural leases already cultivated and planted tocrops in accordance with Section 6, Article XIII of theConstitution; all public agricultural lands which are to be openedfor new development and resettlement; and all privateagricultural lands in excess of fifty (50) hectares, insofar as theexcess hectarage is concerned, to implement principally therights of farmers and regular farmworkers, who are the landless,to own directly or collectively the lands they till, which shall bedistributed immediately upon the effectivity of this Act, with theimplementation to be completed within a period of not morethan four (4) years.

Phase Two:(a) Lands twenty-four (24) hectares up to fifty (50)hectares shall likewise be covered for purposes of agrarianreform upon the effectivity of this Act. All alienable anddisposable public agricultural lands; all arable public agriculturallands under agro-forest, pasture and agricultural leases alreadycultivated and planted to crops in accordance with Section 6,

Article XIII of the Constitution; all public agricultural lands whichare to be opened for new development and resettlement: and allprivate agricultural lands of landowners with aggregatelandholdings above twenty-four (24) hectares up to fifty (50)hectares which have already been subjected to a notice ofcoverage issued on or before December 1O, 2008, to implementprincipally the rights of farmers and regular farmworkers, whoare landless, to own directly or collectively the lands they till,which shall be distributed immediately upon the effectivity of this

Act, with the implementation to be completed by June 30, 2012;and

(b) All remaining private agricultural lands of landowners withaggregate landholdings in excess of twenty-four (24)hectares, regardless as to whetherthese have been subjectedto notices of coverage or not, with the implementation tobegin on July 1, 2012 and to be completed by June 30, 2013;

Phase Three:All other private agricultural lands commencingwith large landholdings and proceeding to medium and smalllandholdings under the following schedule:

Phase Three:All other private agricultural lands commencingwith large landholdings and proceeding to medium and small
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landholdings under the following schedule:

(a) Landholdings above twenty-four (24) hectares up to fifty(50) hectares, to begin on the fourth (4th) year from the

effectivity of this Act and to be completed within three (3)years; and

(a) Lands of landowners with aggregate landholdings aboveten (10) hectares up to twenty- four (24)hectares, insofar as

the excess hectarage above ten (10) hectares is concerned, tobegin on July 1,2012 and to be completed by June 30, 2013;and

(b) Landholdings from the retention limit up to twenty-four(24) hectares, to begin on the sixth (6th) year from theeffectivity of this Act and to be completed within four (4)years; to implement principally the right of farmers and regularfarmworkers who are landless, to own directly or collectivelythe lands they till.

(b) Lands of landowners with aggregate landholdings from theretention limit up to ten (10) hectares, to begin on July 1,2013 and to be completed by June 30, 2014; to implementprincipally the right of farmers and regular farmworkers whoare landless, to own directly or collectively the lands they till.

The schedule of acquisition and redistribution of all agriculturallands covered by this program shall be made in accordance withthe above order of priority, which shall be provided in theimplementing rules to be prepared by the Presidential AgrarianReform Council (PARC), taking into consideration the following;the need to distribute land to the tillers at the earliest practicabletime; the need to enhance agricultural productivity; and theavailability of funds and resources to implement and support theprogram.

In any case, the PARC, upon recommendation by the ProvincialAgrarian Reform Coordinating Committee (PARCCOM), may

declare certain provinces or region as priority land reform areas,in which the acquisition and distribution of private agriculturallands therein may be implemented ahead of the aboveschedules.

The schedule of acquisition and redistribution of all agriculturallands covered by this program shall be made in accordance withthe above order of priority, which shall be provided in theimplementing rules to be prepared by the PARC, taking intoconsideration the following: the landholdings wherein thefarmers are organized and understand, the meaning andobligations of farmland ownership; the distribution of lands tothe tillers at the earliest practicable time; the enhancement ofagricultural productivity; and the availability of funds andresources to implement and support the program: Provided, That

the PARC shall design and conduct seminars, symposia,information campaigns, and other similar programs for farmers

who are not organized or not covered by any landholdings.Completion by these farmers of the aforementioned seminars,symposia, and other similar programs shall be encouraged in theimplementation of this Act particularly the provisions of thisSection.

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In effecting the transfer within these guidelines, priority must begiven to lands that are tenanted.

The PARC shall establish guidelines to implement the abovepriorities and distribution scheme, including the determination ofwho are qualified beneficiaries: provided, that an owner-tillermay be a beneficiary of the land he does not own but is actuallycultivating to the extent of the difference between the area ofthe land he owns and the award ceiling of three (3) hectares.

2014 on a province-by- province basis.In any case, the PARC orthe PARC Executive Committee (PARC EXCOM), uponrecommendation by the Provincial Agrarian Reform CoordinatingCommittee (PARCCOM), may declare certain provinces as priorityland reform areas, in which case the acquisition and distribution

of private agricultural lands therein under advanced phases maybe implemented ahead of the above schedules on the conditionthat prior phases in these provinces have been completed:Provided, That notwithstanding the above schedules, phasethree (b) shall not be implemented in a particular province untilat least ninety percent (90%) of the provincial balance of thatparticular province as of January 1, 2009 under Phase One,Phase Two (a), Phase Two (b),,and Phase Three (a), excludinglands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmentand Natural Resources (DENR), have been successfullycompleted.

The PARC shall establish guidelines to implement the abovepriorities and distribution scheme, including the determination ofwho are qualified beneficiaries: Provided, That an owner-tillermay be a beneficiary of the land he/she does not own but isactually cultivating to the extent of the difference between thearea of the land he/sheowns and the award ceiling of three (3)hectares: Provided, further, That collective ownership by thefarmer beneficiaries shall be subject to Section 25 of Republic

Act No. 6657, as amended: Provided, furthermore, That ruralwomen shall be given the opportunity t o participate in thedevelopment planning and implementation of this Act: Provided,

finally, That in no case should the agrarian reform beneficiaries'sex, economic, religious, social, cultural and political attributesadversely affect the distribution of lands.(asamended,Section 5, RA 9700)


A.O. No. 07September 30, 2011 (Effectivity DateOctober 15, 2011)Subject: Revised Rules and Procedures Governing the Acquisition and Distribution of Private Agricultural

Lands Under Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6657, As Amended
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A.O. No. 02October 15, 2009 (Effectivity DateJuly 1, 2009)Subject: Acquisition and Distribution of Agricultural Lands Under R.A. No. 6657, as amended by

R.A. No. 9700

ASSET PRIVATIZATION TRUST (APT)/SEQUESTERED LANDS


Subject: Acquisition/Distribution of Agricultural Lands Subject of Sequestration/ Acquisition by thePCGG/APT Whose Ownership is Under Court Litigation

PRIORITIES/PHASING

A.O. No. 07September 30, 2011 (Effectivity DateOctober 15, 2011)Sections 5 to 6

Subject: Revised Rules and Procedures Governing the Acquisition and Distribution of PrivateAgricultural Lands Under Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6657, As Amended

M.C. No. 06July 15, 2011Subject: Clarificatory Guidelines on the Implementation of the Land Acquisition and Distribution

Phasing Under Republic Act No. 9700

M.C. No. 8October 27, 2010Subject: Guidelines in the Treatment, Use and Updating of the PARC Execom-Approved

CARPER Land Acquisition and Distribution (LAD) Balance

M.C. No. 06June 24, 2010Subject: Clarificatory Guidelines on the Transitory Provisions of DAR A.O. No. 2, Series of 2009

PARC Executive A.O. No. 01November 16, 2009Subject: Guidelines Governing Declaration of Certain Provinces as Priority

Land Reform Areas Pursuant to Section 5 of R.A. No. 9700

A.O. No. 02October 15, 2009 (Effectivity DateJuly 1, 2009)Subject: Acquisition and Distribution of Agricultural Lands Under R.A. No. 6657, as amended

by R.A. No. 9700
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A.O. No. 05July 15, 2008 (Effectivity DateJuly 28, 2008)Subject: Amendment to DAR A.O. No. 2, Series of 2005, Entitled, Acquisition of Agricultural Lands

Subject of VOS and CA and Those Covered Under E.O. No. 407[AmendsA.O. No. 2, Series of 2005]

A.O. No. 04March 27, 2007 (Effectivity DateApril 14, 2007)Subject: Amendment to DAR A.O. No. 2, Series of 2005, Entitled, Acquisition of Agricultural Lands

Subject of VOS and CA and Those Covered Under E.O. No. 407[Amends Item IV ofA.O. No. 2, Series of 2005]

A.O. No. 07September 8, 2006 (Effectivity DateSeptember 26, 2006)Subject: Amendment to DAR A.O. No. 2, Series of 2005, Entitled, Acquisition of Agricultural Lands

Subject of VOS and CA and Those Covered Under E.O. No. 407[AmendsA.O. No. 2, Series of 2005]

A.O. No. 04August 2, 2005 (Effectivity DateAugust 14, 2005)Subject: Revised Rules Governing the Issuance of Notice of Coverage in the Acquisition of Agricultural

Lands Under R.A. No. 6657 [Revise DARA.O. No. 1, Series of 2003]

A.O. No. 02May 12, 2005 (Effectivity DateMay 26, 2005)Subject: Acquisition of Agricultural Lands Subject of VOS and CA and Those Covered Under

E. O. No. 407 [RepealsA.O. No. 2, Series of 1996;A.O. No. 1, Series of 1998;andA.O. No. 4, Series of 2000; AmendsA.O. No. 1, Series of 2003andA.O. No. 7, Series of 2003]


Subject: Notice of Coverage and Acquisition of Agricultural Lands Under R.A. No. 6657[AmendDAR A.O. No. 2, Series of 1996 andA.O. No. 1, Series of 1998]

A.O. No. 04 - August 29, 2000 (Effectivity DateSeptember 14, 2000)Subject: Acquisition of Agricultural Lands Subject of Voluntary Offer to Sell (VOS) and Compulsory

Acquisition (CA) [AmendsA.O. No. 2, Series of 1996]; [A.O. No. 10, Series of 1998]
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