Special Jurisdiction

Special Agrarian Courts shall have original and exclusive

jurisdiction to all petitions for the determination of just
compensation to landowners and the prosecution of
criminal offenses under this act.
Appointment of Commissioners
The SAC or at the instance of any of the
parties, may appoint one or more
commissioners.
Commissioners shall examine, investigate
and ascertain facts relevant to the
dispute.
Orders of the SAC
Any issue, question, matter or incident
raised shall be first terminated and
decided before being elevated to the
appellate courts
Appeals
Remedy from an adverse decision of the
SAC is petition for review within 15 days
from receipt of notice of the decision.
Remedy from an adverse decision of the
Court of Appeals or DAR is appeal by
certiorari within 15 days from receipt of
notice of the decision.
15 day period is non-extendible
Procedure on Review
Rules of Court governed the review by
COA and SC.
Within a period of 15 days from notice,
the COA may require the parties to
submit simultaneous memorandum.
Preferential Attenion in Courts
Agrarian Cases shall continue to be heard,
tried and decided into finality,
notwithstanding the expiration of 10-year
period mentioned in Section 5.
Funding Source
Just compensation payments to landowners
can only be sourced to Agrarian Reform
Fund and other sources of funding
mentioned in Section 63 at the amount of at
least 150 Billion Pesos.
If annual budget for Agrarian Fund is not
enough, just compensation shall be charged
against the debt service program of the
National Government or any unprogrammed
item of the General Appropriations Act.
Financial Intermediary for the CARP
Land Bank of the Philippines is the
financial arm of Agrarian Reform Program.
LBP determines the just compensation in
which the DAR used to make an offer to
landowners.