RA 3844 PD 27 EO 228 EO 229 RA 6657 RA 9700

Agricultural Land Tenants Emancipation Comprehensive Comprehensive CARPER of 2009

Title Reform Code Decree Agrarian Reform Agrarian Reform Law
Program of 1987 of 1998
Effectivity Date August 8, 1963 October 21, 1972 July 17, 1987 July 22, 1987 June 15, 1988 August 7, 2009
Private agricultural Tenant-farmers of Qualified farmer All public and private All public and private All public and private
lands, specifically: private agricultural beneficiaries under agricultural lands, agricultural lands, agricultural lands,
1. All idle or lands primarily PD 27 regardless of tenurial regardless of tenurial regardless of tenurial
abandoned private devoted to rice and arrangement and arrangement and arrangement and
agricultural lands, corn commodity produced commodity produced commodity produced,
subject to certain provided that
limitations; landholdings of
2. All private landowners with a
agricultural lands total of 5 hectares and
suitable for below would not be
Coverage subdivision into covered
economic family-
size farm units;
and,
3. Private
agricultural lands
declared by the
National Land
Reform Council or
by the Land
Authority within a
land reform
district to be
necessary.
1. Fishponds and 1. Fishponds and 1. Fishponds and Lands actually used Lands actually, Lands actually,
Exemptions saltbeds; and, saltbeds; and, saltbeds; and, and found to be directly and directly and
2. Lands principally 2. Lands principally 2. Lands principally necessary for: exclusively used and exclusively used and
planted to citrus, planted to citrus, planted to citrus, 1. National defense; found to be necessary found to be necessary

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 coconuts, cacao, coconuts, cacao, coconuts, cacao, 2. School sites and for: for:
coffee, durian and coffee, durian and coffee, durian and campuses; 1. Parks, wildlife, 1. Parks, wildlife,
other similar other similar other similar 3. Religious forest reserves and forest reserves and
permanent trees at permanent trees at permanent trees at purposes; reforestation; reforestation;
the time of the the time of the the time of the 4. Penal colonies; 2. Fish sanctuaries 2. Fish sanctuaries
approval of the approval of the approval of the and, and breeding and breeding
Code Code Code 5. Government grounds; grounds;
research and 3. Watersheds and 3. Watersheds and
quarantine centers mangroves; mangroves;
4. National defense; 4. National defense;
5. School sites and 5. School sites and
campuses campuses
including including
Exemptions experimental farm experimental farm
stations operation; stations operation;
6. Seeds and 6. Seeds and
seedlings research seedlings research
and pilot and pilot
production production
centers; centers;
7. Church sites and 7. Church sites and
convents, and convents, and
mosque sites and mosque sites and
Islamic centers; Islamic centers;
8. Communal burial 8. Communal burial
grounds and grounds and
cemeteries; cemeteries;
9. Penal colonies and 9. Penal colonies and
penal farms penal farms
worked by the worked by the
inmates; inmates;
10. Government and 10. Government and
private research private research

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 and quarantine and quarantine
centers; and, centers; and,
11. Lands with 18% 11. Lands with 18%
slope and over slope and over
except those except those
already developed already developed
Dependent on the 1. Five (5) hectares if 1. Five (5) hectares if 1. Five (5) hectares if Three (3) hectares Three (3) hectares
Award ceiling to subdivision survey of not irrigated; or, not irrigated; or, not irrigated; or,
tenant- the land acquired by 2. Three (3) hectares 2. Three (3) hectares 2. Three (3) hectares
farmer/farmer- the Land Authority if irrigated if irrigated if irrigated
beneficiary (economic family-size
farms)
Dependent on the Seven (7) hectares Seven (7) hectares Seven (7) hectares Five (5) hectares. Five hectares, with
Land Authority Three hectares is retention limits.
awarded to each child Exceptions to
of the landowner if he retention limits:
is at least 15 years of private agricultural
Retention limit for age and is actually lands acquired by
landowner tilling the land or LGUs found to be
directly managing the used for actual, direct
farm. and exclusive public
purposes such as
roads and bridges,
public markets, school
sites, public parks and
barangay plazas or
squares, resettlement
sites, local
government facilities
Basis for Among other factors, Average harvest of 3 Average gross 1. Sworn declaration 1. Cost of acquisition 1. Cost of acquisition
computation of cost the annual lease rental normal years before production determined of the current fair of the land; of the land;
of the land income authorized by 1972 by the Barangay market value, if 2. Current value of 2. Value of the
law capitalized at the Committee on land registered with the similar properties; standing crop;

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 rate of 6% per annum Production Assessors Office 3. Propertys actual
3. Current value of
within 180 days from use and income; like-properties;
EO 229s effectivity; 4. Propertys actual
4. Sworn valuation by
or, the owner; use and income;
2. City/Provincial 5. Tax declarations;
5. Sworn valuation by
Assessors value, if and, the owner;
landowner failed to 6. Assessment made6. Tax declarations;
register within the 180 by government 7. Assessment made
days from effectivity assessors by government
of EO 229 assessors; and,
8. 70% of the zonal
valuation of the BIR
1. Land authority, 1. Land authority, 1. Land authority, 1. Publication and 1. Notice to 1. Notice to
upon petition in upon petition in upon petition in notification by landowners by landowners by
writing of at least writing of at least writing of at least DAR to personal delivery personal delivery
1/3 of the lessees, 1/3 of the lessees, 1/3 of the lessees, landowner, with or registered mail or registered mail
institute and institute and institute and offer of payment; and posting of and posting of
prosecute prosecute prosecute 2. Landowner either notice in the notice in the
expropriation expropriation expropriation rejects or accepts municipal building municipal building
proceedings for proceedings for proceedings for the offer within a and barangay hall and barangay hall
Procedure of the acquisition of the acquisition of the acquisition of period of 15 days; where property is where property is
Acquisition private private private 3. If landowner located; located;
agricultural lands agricultural lands agricultural lands accepts the DARs 2. Landower either 2. Landower either
and home lots; and home lots; and home lots; offer, LBP pays accepts or rejects accepts or rejects
2. If landowner 2. If landowner 2. If landowner the landowner the the offer within a the offer within a
agrees to sell his agrees to sell his agrees to sell his purchase price of period of 30 days period of 30 days
property and the property and the property and the the land within a from date of from date of
National Land National Land National Land period of 15 days. receipt of written receipt of written
Reform Council Reform Council Reform Council If landowner notice; notice;
finds it suitable finds it suitable finds it suitable rejects or if no 3. If landowner 3. If landowner
and necessary to and necessary to and necessary to reply is received, accepts, LBP pays accepts, LBP pays
acquire such acquire such acquire such DAR conducts landowner the landowner the
property, a joint property, a joint property, a joint administrative purchase price purchase price

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 motion embodying motion embodying motion embodying summary within a period of within a period of
the agreement, the agreement, the agreement, proceedings to 30 days. If 30 days. If
including the including the including the determine landowner rejects landowner rejects
valuation of the valuation of the valuation of the compensation. or fails to reply, or fails to reply,
property, is property, is property, is After 15 days, the DAR conducts DAR conducts
submitted by the submitted by the submitted by the matter is deemed administrative administrative
Land Authority Land Authority Land Authority submitted for proceedings to proceedings to
and landowner to and landowner to and landowner to decision; determine determine
the Court for the Court for the Court for 4. LBP, within a compensation. compensation.
approval; and, approval; and, approval; and, period of 15 days After 15 days, the After 15 days, the
3. The Land 3. The Land 3. The Land from decision, matter is deemed matter is deemed
Authority, after Authority, after Authority, after establishes a trust submitted for submitted for
commencing the commencing the commencing the fund for decision and the decision and the
expropriation suit, expropriation suit, expropriation suit, landowner in the DAR decides the DAR decides the
Procedure for takes immediate takes immediate takes immediate amount decided; case within 30 case within 30
Acquisition possession of the possession of the possession of the 5. DAR takes days therefrom. days therefrom.
land upon deposit land upon deposit land upon deposit immediate 4. Upon receipt by 4. Upon receipt by
with the Court of with the Court of with the Court of possession of the landowner of landowner of
money and bonds money and bonds money and bonds land after corresponding corresponding
of the LBP. of the LBP. of the LBP. establishment of payment or in case payment or in case
trust fund or of rejection or no of rejection or no
receipt by DAR of response, upon the response, upon the
landowners deposit with an deposit with an
acceptance of the accessible bank, accessible bank,
offer; and, the DAR takes the DAR takes
6. Register of Deeds, immediate immediate
upon formal possession of the possession of the
notification by the land and request land and request
DAR, issues a the Register of the Register of
TCT in the name Deeds to issue a Deeds to issue a
of the Republic of TCT in the name TCT in the name
the Philippines as of the Republic of of the Republic of
Trustee for and on the Philippines. the Philippines.

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 behalf of the 5. DAR proceeds 5. DAR proceeds
qualified with redistribution with redistribution
beneficiaries of land to of land to
qualified qualified
beneficiaries. beneficiaries.
1. Idle or abandoned 1. Idle or abandoned 1. Idle or abandoned 1. Idle or abandoned 1. Rice and corn 1. All remaining
lands; lands; lands; lands; lands under PD lands above 50
2. Those whose area 2. Those whose area 2. Those whose area 2. Those whose area 27; all idle or hectares; all
exceeds 1,024 exceeds 1,024 exceeds 1,024 exceeds 1,024 abandoned lands; private
hectares; hectares; hectares; hectares; all private lands agricultural lands
3. Those whose area 3. Those whose area 3. Those whose area 3. Those whose area voluntarily offered of landowners
exceeds 500 exceeds 500 exceeds 500 exceeds 500 by the owners for with aggregate
hectares but is not hectares but is not hectares but is not hectares but is not agrarian reform; landholdings in
more than 1,024 more than 1,024 more than 1,024 more than 1,024 all lands excess of 50
Priorities and hectares; hectares; hectares; hectares; foreclosed by the hectares which
schedule in the 4. Those whose area 4. Those whose area 4. Those whose area 4. Those whose area government have already by
acquisition and exceeds 144 exceeds 144 exceeds 144 exceeds 144 financial subjected to a
distribution of lands hectares but is not hectares but is not hectares but is not hectares but is not institutions; all notice of coverage
more than 500 more than 500 more than 500 more than 500 lands acquired by issued on or
hectares; and, hectares; and, hectares; and, hectares; and, the PCGG; and all before December
5. Those whose area 5. Those whose area 5. Those whose area 5. Those whose area other lands owned 10, 2008; rice and
exceeds 75 exceeds 75 exceeds 75 exceeds 75 by the government corn lands under
hectares but is not hectares but is not hectares but is not hectares but is not devoted to or PD 27; all idle or
more than 144 more than 144 more than 144 more than 144 suitable for abandoned lands,
hectares hectares hectares hectares agriculture; all private lands
2. All alienable and voluntarily offered
disposable public by the owners for
agricultural lands; agrarian reform;
all arable public all lands acquired
agricultural lands by the PCGG; and
under agro-forest, all other lands
pasture and owned by the
agricultural leases government

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 already cultivated devoted to or
and planted to suitable for
crops in agriculture;
accordance with 2. Lands 24 hectares
the provision of up to 50 hectares;
the Constitution; all alienable and
all public lands disposable public
which are to be agricultural lands;
opened for new all arable public
development and agricultural lands
resettlement; and under agro-forest,
all private pasture and
agricultural lands agricultural leases
Priorities and in excess of 50 already cultivated
schedule in the hectares; and, and planted to
acquisition and 3. All other private crops in
distribution of lands agricultural lands accordance with
commencing with the provision of
landholdings the Constitution;
above 24 hectares al public
up to 50 hectares agricultural lands
and landholdings which are to be
from the retention opened for new
limit up to 24 development and
hectares resettlement; all
private
agricultural lands
of landowners
with aggregate
landholdings
above 24 hectares
up to 50 hectares
which have

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 already been
subjected to a
notice of coverage
issued on or
before December
10, 2008; all
remaining private
agricultural lands
of landowners
with aggregate
landholdings in
excess of 24
hectares,
Priorities and regardless as to
schedule in the whether these
acquisition and have been
distribution of lands subjected to
notices of
coverage or not;
and,
3. All other private
agricultural lands
commencing with
lands of
landowners with
aggregate
landholdings
above 10 hectares
up to 24 hectares,
insofar as the
excess hectarage
above 10 hectares
is concerned;

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 lands of
landowners with
aggregate
landholdings from
the retention limit
up to 10 hectares
Nothing mentioned 2 multiplied by the Average gross Average gross 1. If all factors are 1. If all factors are
average harvest of 3 production multiplied production multiplied available: (CNI x available: (CNI x
normal crop years by 2.5 multiplied by by 2.5 multiplied by 0.60) + (CS x 0.60) + (CS x
before 1972 government support government support 0.30) + (MVTD x 0.30) + (MVTD x
multiplied by number price of P35.00 for price of P35.00 for 0.10) 0.10)
of hectares one cavan of rice or one cavan of rice or 2. If CNI is not 2. If CNI is not
P31.00 for one cavan P31.00 for one cavan available: (CS x available: (CS x
Valuation formula of corn of corn 0.90) + (MVTD x 0.90) + (MVTD x
0.10) 0.10)
3. If CS is not 3. If CS is not
available: (CNI x available: (CNI x
0.90) + (MV x 0.90) + (MV x
0.10) 0.10)
4. If CNI and CS are 4. If CNI and CS are
not available: MV not available: MV
x2 x2
10% in cash and 1. Direct payment 1. Direct payment 1. Direct payment 1. Cash payment 1. Cash payment
remaining balance in scheme; scheme; scheme; under certain terms under certain terms
6%, tax-free 2. LBP financing 2. LBP financing 2. LBP financing and conditions: and conditions:
redeemable bonds through LBP bonds; through LBP bonds; through LBP bonds; -for lands >50 -for lands >50
Compensation issued by the LBP or or, or, or, hectares, they are paid hectares, they are paid
Scheme shares of stock issued 3. Other modes as 3. Other modes of 3. Other modes of 25% cash and balance 25% cash and balance
by the LBP approved by the payment as approved payment as approved to be paid in to be paid in
PARC by the PARC by the PARC government financial government financial
instruments; instruments;
-for lands >24 50 -for lands >24 50
hectares, they are paid hectares, they are paid

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 30% cash and balance 30% cash and balance
to be paid in to be paid in
government financial government financial
instruments; instruments;
-for lands <24 -for lands <24
hectares, they are paid hectares, they are paid
35% cash and balance 35% cash and balance
to be paid in to be paid in
government financial government financial
Compensation instruments; instruments;
Scheme (cash portions are (cash portions are
increased by 5% if increased by 5% if
landowner voluntarily landowner voluntarily
offers the land for offers the land for
sale) sale)
2. Shares of stock in 2. Shares of stock in
GOCCs/LBP GOCCs/LBP
preferred preferred
shares/physical assets shares/physical assets
or other qualified or other qualified
investments; investments;
3. Tax credits; and, 3. Tax credits; and,
4. LBP bonds; 4. LBP bonds;
At an interest rate of At an interest rate of At an interest rate of At an interest rate of At an interest of 6% At an interest of 6%
6% per annum, in an 6% per annum, in 15 6% per annum, with a 6% per annum, with per annum, in 30 per annum, in 30
amortization plan not years of 15 equal 2% interest rebate for the first payment due annual amortizations. annual amortizations
Payment of tenant- exceeding 25 years at annual amortizations amortizations paid on one year after resale Payments for the first to start from 1 year
farmer/farmer- the option of the time, over a period of and 2 % interest 3 years after the from date of CLOA
beneficiary beneficiary 20 years in 20 equal rebate for award may be at registration or, of
annual amortizations amortizations paid on reduced amounts, occupancy took place
time, in 30 equal provided that the first after CLOA
annual payments. In five annual payments registration,
no case shall the may not be more than amortization starts 1

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 annual amortizations 5% of the value of the year from actual
exceed 10% of the annual gross occupancy. Payments
lands annual value of production. Should for the first 3 years
gross production. scheduled annual after the award may
payments, after the 5th be at reduced
year exceed 10% of amounts, provided
the annual gross that the first five
Payment of tenant- production and failure annual payments may
farmer/farmer- to produce not be more than 5%
beneficiary accordingly is not to of the value of the
beneficiarys fault, annual gross
LBP reduces interest production. Should
rate to make scheduled annual
repayments payments, after the 5th
affordable. year exceed 10% of
the annual gross
production and failure
to produce
accordingly is not to
beneficiarys fault,
LBP reduces interest
rate to make
repayments affordable
Recourse by Nothing mentioned Proceed to farmers Failure of the farmer- Failure of the farmer- Failure of the farmer- Failure of the farmer-
government should cooperative, with the beneficiary to pay 3 beneficiary to pay 3 beneficiary to pay an beneficiary to pay an
tenant- cooperative having a annual amortizations annual amortizations aggregate of 3 annual aggregate of 3 annual
farmer/farmer- right of recourse is a sufficient cause is a sufficient cause amortizations amortizations
beneficiary be in against defaulting for the LBP to for the LBP to
default member foreclose on the foreclose on the
mortgage mortgage
Support services to Nothing mentioned Nothing mentioned Nothing mentioned 1. Investment 1. Investment 1. Investment
landowner information and information, information,
counselling financial and financial and

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 assistance by counselling counselling
LBP; assistance; assistance,
2. Conversion and/or 2. Facilities, particularly
exchange of LBP programs and investment
bonds to/from schemes for information of
government stocks conversion or GOCCs and
and/or with exchange of bonds disposable assets
government assets issued for of the
to be facilitated by payment; government;
LBP; and, 3. Marketing of LBP 2. Facilities,
3. Marketing of LBP bonds; and, programs and
bonds by the LBP. 4. Other services schemes for the
conversion or
exchange of bonds
issued for
payment;
3. Marketing of
agrarian reform
bonds;
4. Other services
Nothing mentioned Nothing mentioned Nothing mentioned 1. Credit support 1. Land surveys and 1. Land surveys and
through titling; titling;
production loan to 2. Liberalized terms 2. Socialized terms
finance one crop on credit facilities on agricultural
Support services to cycle by LBP. and production credit facilities;
tenant- loans; 3. Extension
farmer/farmer- 3. Extension services, and
beneficiary services, and marketing and
marketing and management
management assistance and
assistance and support to
support to cooperatives and
cooperatives and farmers

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 farmers organizations;
organizations; 4. Infrastructure;
4. Infrastructure; 5. Research; and,
and, 6. Direct and active
5. Research DAR assistance in
the education and
organization of
actual and
potential agrarian
reform
beneficiaries
Court of Agrarian Courts of Agrarian Courts of Agrarian 1. DAR: On agrarian 1. DAR: On agrarian 1. DAR: On agrarian
Relations Relations but later Relations but later reform matters, reform matters, reform matters,
transferred to RTC transferred to RTC including the including the including
implementation of implementation of implementation of
agrarian reform, agrarian reform, agrarian reform,
except those except those except those
falling under the falling under the falling under the
exclusive original exclusive exclusive
Jurisdiction on jurisdiction of the jurisdiction of the jurisdiction of the
agrarian matters DENR and the DA and the DAR and the
and disputes DA; DENR; DENR;
2. RTC: On matters 2. RTC as SAC: On (No court or
involving just matters involving prosecutors office
compensation determination of takes cognizance of
just compensation cases pertaining to the
and prosecution of implementation of the
all criminal CARP except those
offenses involving
determination just
compensation and
prosecution of
criminal offenses)

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 2. RTC as SAC: On
matters involving
determination of
just compensation
and prosecution of
all criminal
offenses
1. Hereditary 1. Hereditary 1. Hereditary 1. Hereditary 1. Hereditary 1. Hereditary
succession; or, succession; succession; or, succession; or, succession; succession;
Transferability of 2. To any qualified 2. To the 2. To the Government 2. To the Government 2. To the 2. To the
title of land of person after 10 Government; or, government; government;
tenant- years from date of 3. To any qualified 3. To the LBP; or, 3. To the LBP; or,
farmer/farmer- full payment and person after 10 years 4. To other qualified 4. To other qualified
beneficiary acquisition from date of full beneficiaries beneficiaries through
payment and the DAR
acquisition
1. Abolition of the 1. For a title of the 1. Should the 1. Compulsory 1. Schedule of 1. Schedule of
share tenancy land to be issued landowner not registration of all implementation is implementation is
structure and its to a tenant-farmer, accept payment of persons, including at 10 years from at 5 years (or until
conversion to he must become a the compensation government date of effectivity; June 30, 2014);
leasehold tenancy full-fledged due him, the entities, owning, 2. Recognition of 2. Creation of the
structure; member of a duly compensation is leasing or ancestral lands of Congressional
2. Rights and recognized held in trust for managing ICCs; Oversight
Other provisions obligations of both farmers him by the Trust agricultural lands; 3. Lease rentals and Committee on
lessors and cooperative Department of the 2. Options given to improvement of Agrarian Reform
lessees; LBP; corporate tenurial and labor (COCAR);
3. Rights of 2. Lifting of the landowners: relations; 3. Information on the
agricultural labor; foreclosure by the purchase of 4. Registration of amount of just
4. Creation of the tenant-farmer or qualified landowners and compensation paid
Land Authority, of any of his beneficiaries and beneficiaries; to any landowner
the Land Bank of compulsory heirs; workers of its 5. Corporate under RA 6657
the Philippines, of 3. Setting up of the capital stock; farming; and other agrarian
the Agricultural Agrarian Reform 3. Production sharing 6. Identification of reform laws were

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 Credit Operating Fund plan whereby at special areas of deemed as public
Administration, of (Agrarian Fund) least 2.5% of the concern; information.
the Agricultural gross sales from 7. Creation of the
Productivity the production or Provincial
Commission, of cultivation of the Agrarian Reform
the National Land lands are Coordinating
Reform Council, distributed as Committee; and,
and of the Office compensation to 8. Further
of the Agrarian the farmworkers; strengthened the
Counsel; and, 4. Recognition of BARC by adding
5. Expropriation and ancestral lands by other functions;
Other provisions distribution of indigenous
public lands cultural
communities
(ICCs)
5. Creation of the
Presidential
Agrarian Reform
Council (PARC),
and of the
Barangay
Agrarian Reform
Council (BARC);
and,
6. Establishment of
the Agrarian
Reform Fund

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