Republic Act No. 9700 amending Republic Act No. 6657 on the Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Law 1988.
An Act strengthening the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), extending the
acquisition and distribution of all agricultural lands, instituting necessary reforms, amending for
the purpose certain provisions of Republic Act No. 6657, otherwise known as the Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Law of 1988, as amended, and appropriating funds therefore.
This Act amends Republic Act No. 6657 on the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law 1988.
It amends:
 section 2 regarding the declaration of principles and policies of the agrarian reform;
 definitions in section 3;
 the scope of the comprehensive agrarian reform in section 4;
 section 7 on priorities of the Department of Agrarian Reform;
 the title of section 16 to read “Procedure for acquisition and Distribution of Private
Lands”;
 section 17 on the determination of just compensation; sections 24-27 on provisions
regarding land distribution; sections 36, 37 and 38, on support services;
 section 41 on the composition of the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council;
 section 50 on administrative adjudication;
 section 55 on judicial reviews; section 63 on financing matters;
 sections 65, 68, 73 and 74 on prohibited acts, penalties, etc.
The Act provides for the protection of smallholders and family farms. It also inserts new sections
as follows:
 sections 6A and 6B on exception to retention limits and on review of limits of land size,
respectively;
 section 22A on orders of priority; section 37A on equal support services for rural women;
 section 50A on exclusive jurisdiction on agrarian disputes.
The Act further provides for the establishment of a Congressional Oversight Committee on
Agrarian Reform to oversee and monitor the implementation of this Act, and it defines the
composition of the Committee and its powers and functions.
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS (July 23, 2007 – July 25, 2010)
AGRARIAN REFORM R. A. No. 9700
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM
(CARP) EXTENDING THE ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ALL
AGRICULUTURAL LANDS, INSTITUTING NECESSARY REFORMS, AMENDING FOR
THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6657, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM LAW OF 1988, AS
AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR (S. NO. 2666/H. NO. 4077)
(Signed Into Law AUGUST 7, 2009)
Under the law, there will be a five year extension (from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2014) for the
implementation of the program with a ₱150B allocation for land acquisition and distribution,
support services, agrarian justice delivery, and other funding requirements during the extension
period. The new law covers all public and private agricultural lands as provided in Proclamation
131 and Executive Order No. 229 including other lands of the public domain suitable for
agriculture.
The measure stipulates that prioritization of coverage is not necessary and that after June 30,
2009, the modes of acquisition will be limited to voluntary offer to sell and compulsory
acquisition.
The Carper Law further provides for the creation of a Joint Congressional Oversight Committee
to be composed of three members each from the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The extended Carper Law mandates that the LandBank of the Philippines and other concerned
government financial institutions, accredited savings and credit cooperatives, financial service
cooperative and accredited cooperative banks shall provide the delivery system for disbursement
of the financial assistance to agrarian reform beneficiaries, holders of collective titles and
cooperatives.
Funding sources or appropriations shall include: • proceeds of the sale of the privatization and
management office;
• all receipts from assets recovered and from sale of ill-gotten wealth recovered through the
PCGG excluding the amount appropriated for compensation to victims of human rights
violations;
• yearly appropriations of no less than ₱5B from the national budget; and
• gratuitous financial assistance from legitimate sources.
JOINT RES. NO. 1 JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1
(A JOINT RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE COVERAGE OF AGRARIAN REFORM
PROGRAM FOR A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS TO PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LANDS
WHOSE OWNERS HAVE OFFERED THEIR LANDS UNDER THE VOLUNTARY OFFER
TO SELL (VOS) AND UNDER THE VOLUNTARY LAND TRANSFER (VLT) AND FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM (DAR) TO CONTINUE ITS SUPPORT
SERVICES TO BENEFICIARIES OF LANDS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACQUIRED
AND DISTRIBUTED AS OF DECEMBER 15, 2008. (S. JT. RESOLUTION NO. 19/H. JT
RES. NO. 29) (January 23, 2009)
Transmitted on January 23, 2009 to the Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform, from
the Office of the President, it became effective on even date pursuant to Sec. 27 (1), Article VI of
the Constitution.
The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order No. 75, Series of 2019,
which directs the identification of government-owned lands (GOL) which are dedicated
or suitable for agriculture, has been signed by the heads of the Department of Agrarian
Reform (DAR) and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
In the joint administrative order of the two departments, signed May 31, 2019 by
Agrarian Reform Secretary John R. Castriciones and Justice Secretary Menardo I.
Guevarra, the DAR is named as the lead agency that will provide central direction and
coordination for the implementation of the said executive order.
In accordance with the EO, signed by President Rodrigo Roa Dueterte in February 15,
the IRR “shall govern the identification, validation, segregation, transfer and distribution
of all GOLs, devoted to or suitable for agriculture and which are no longer actually,
directly and exclusively used or necessary for the purpose for which they have been
reserved or acquired for the purpose of eventual distribution to qualified beneficiaries.”
After the preparation of the total inventory of the coverable GOLs, validation of the
listed lands shall be undertaken by the DAR, in coordination with the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Agriculture (DA).
The DAR shall confirm the compliance of the coverable GOLs in an outlined criteria while
the DA and the DENR shall ascertain their suitability for planting and for land
classification and slope, respectively.
After the transfer is completed, the DAR will proceed with the process of land
acquisition and distribution.
Qualified beneficiaries are farmers, tillers or farmworkers who are landless or who own
less than three (3) hectares of agricultural lands; Filipino citizens; residents of the
barangay (or the municipality if there are not enough qualified beneficiaries in the
barangay) where the landholding is located; at least fifteen (15) years of age at the time
of identification, screening and selection of the farmer beneficiaries; and with
willingness, aptitude, and ability to cultivate and make the land as productive as possible
as provided under Section 22 of RA No. 6657, as amended.
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Duterte orders government lands to be converted to agricultural lands
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Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star) - February 22, 2019 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte has ordered all agencies to identify
government-owned lands that can be distributed to land reform beneficiaries.
The directive is contained in Executive Order 75 signed by Duterte last Feb.
15.
Duterte said the 1987 Constitution declared it a policy of the state to
undertake the just distribution of all agricultural lands subject to priorities and
retention limits prescribed by Congress.
He also noted that under Republic Act 6657, government-owned lands
devoted to or suitable for agriculture are covered under the Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) and are to be planned and programmed for
acquisition and distribution by Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).
Duterte ordered DAR to acquire all government-owned lands devoted to or
suitable for agriculture but are no longer actually, directly and exclusively used
for the purpose for which they have been reserved so they can be distributed
to qualified beneficiaries.
All departments, bureaus and government instrumentalities were given 30
days to identify and submit a list of lands that can be covered by the land
reform program.
DAR Secretary John Castriciones welcomed the President’s signing of EO 75,
saying “we are the proponent of this EO and we prepared the draft for this.”
“This will help us. This will be a boost to the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program. This will fast-track the distribution of lands, particularly governmentowned lands, to qualified beneficiaries,” Castriciones said.
He noted that these government-owned lands will be awarded to farmers for
free. “They wouldn’t have to pay amortization,” Castriciones added.
Land conversion
Castriciones also said that a joint memorandum circular regarding applications
for land conversion will be released soon.
Castriciones said this was agreed upon in a recent meeting of the interagency task force created by the President.
He said that a joint memorandum circular will be submitted to the Cabinet
early next month.
“Our initial submission will be with the Cabinet on March 4 and after that, we
will present it to the President,” Castriciones said.
The inter-agency task force has been meeting to abide by the President’s
mandate to streamline land conversion processes to 30 days from the current
24 months. – With Rhodina Villanueva
Read more at https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/02/22/1895864/duterteorders-government-lands-be-converted-agricultural-lands#Xusi8PJG1DvdUHLs.99
IRR for EO 75 signed
QUEZON CITY, June 12 -- The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order
No. 75, Series of 2019, which directs the identification of government-owned lands (GOL)
which are dedicated or suitable for agriculture, has been signed by the heads of the Department
of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
In the joint administrative order of the two departments, signed May 31, 2019 by Agrarian
Reform Secretary John R. Castriciones and Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra, the DAR is
named as the lead agency that will provide central direction and coordination for the
implementation of the said executive order.
In accordance with the EO, signed by President Rodrigo Roa Dueterte in February 15, the
IRR “shall govern the identification, validation, segregation, transfer and distribution of all
GOLs, devoted to or suitable for agriculture and which are no longer actually, directly and
exclusively used or necessary for the purpose for which they have been reserved or acquired for
the purpose of eventual distribution to qualified beneficiaries.”
After the preparation of the total inventory of the coverable GOLs, validation of the listed lands
shall be undertaken by the DAR, in coordination with the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Agriculture (DA).
The DAR shall confirm the compliance of the coverable GOLs in an outlined criteria while the
DA and the DENR shall ascertain their suitability for planting and for land classification and
slope, respectively.
After the transfer is completed, the DAR will proceed with the process of land acquisition and
distribution.
Qualified beneficiaries are farmers, tillers or farmworkers who are landless or who own less than
three (3) hectares of agricultural lands; Filipino citizens; residents of the barangay (or the
municipality if there are not enough qualified beneficiaries in the barangay) where the
landholding is located; at least fifteen (15) years of age at the time of identification, screening
and selection of the farmer beneficiaries; and with willingness, aptitude, and ability to cultivate
and make the land as productive as possible as provided under Section 22 of RA No. 6657, as
amended. (DAR)
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