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Agrarian Reforms in The Philippines

Agrarian reform in the Philippines involves redistributing agricultural land from large landowners to landless farmers, supported by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). Key functions of DAR include land distribution, farmer development, legal support, and partnership building. Various laws, such as the Land Reform Act of 1955 and the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), have had both positive impacts like improved tenure security and negative impacts such as slow implementation and resistance from landowners.

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Agrarian Reforms in The Philippines

Agrarian reform in the Philippines involves redistributing agricultural land from large landowners to landless farmers, supported by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). Key functions of DAR include land distribution, farmer development, legal support, and partnership building. Various laws, such as the Land Reform Act of 1955 and the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), have had both positive impacts like improved tenure security and negative impacts such as slow implementation and resistance from landowners.

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AGRARIAN REFORMS IN THE PHILIPPINES

What is
Agrarian
Reform?
WHAT IS AGRARIAN Agrarian
REFORM? Reform is a
government initiative that
involves the redistribution
of agricultural land from
large landowners to
landless farmers and farm
workers. It also includes
programs and policies
aimed at improving the
lives of farmers by giving
them land to till, along with
the support they need to
become self-sufficient and
What is DAR?
WHAT IS DAR?
 The Department of Agrarian
Reform (DAR) is the
executive department of the
Philippine government
responsible for
implementing the country's
agrarian reform programs,
especially the
Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Program (CARP).
MAIN FUNCTIONS OF DAR:
1. Land Distribution
- Identifies, acquires, and distributes agricultural lands to landless
farmers and farmworkers.
2. Farmer Beneficiary Development
- Provides support services like:
- Credit and financing
- Training and education
- Infrastracture
3. Legal Support
- Handles land disputes and provides legal assistance to agrarian
reform beneficiaries (ARBs).
MAIN FUNCTIONS OF DAR:
4. Land Tenure Improvement
- Ensures secure land tenure for farmers through leasehold
arrangements or land ownership.
5. Partnership Building
- Coordinates with LGUs, NGOs, and other agencies to support
agrarian communities.
Land Reform
Act of 1955
(Republic Act
No. 1400)
LAND REFORM ACT OF 1955 (REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 1400)
IMPACTS
Positive Impacts: Negative Impacts:
 Land Redistribution  Limited Scope
 Improved Tenure Security  Slow Implementation
 Increased Economic  Incomplete Reform
Opportunity  Exclusion of Non-Tenant
 Social Justice Farmers
Agricultural
Land Reform
Code - 1963
(Republic Act
No. 3844)
AGRICULTURAL LAND REFORM CODE -
1963 (REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3844)
IMPACTS
Positive Impacts:
Negative Impacts:
 Abolition of Share Tenancy
 Limited Land Coverage
 Introduction of Leasehold
 Slow Implementation
System
 Improved Land Security  Resistance from Landowners

 Encouragement for  Inadequate Support Services


Agricultural Investment  Exclusion of Non-Tenant
 Support for Land Farmers
Redistribution
Presidential
Decree No.
27 – 1972
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 27 – 1972
IMPACTS
Positive Impacts:
 Land Ownership for Tenants Negative Impacts:
 Limited Scope
 Reduction of Landlord
Power  Resistance from Landowners
 Improved Security of Tenure  Slow and Incomplete
 Economic Empowerment Implementation
 Inadequate Support Services
 Provision of Support
Services  Amortization Burden
What is CARP?
 The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) is a
land reform law enacted through Republic Act No. 6657 in
1988 under President Corazon Aquino. Its goal is to
distribute agricultural land to landless farmers and
farmworkers and provide them with the support services
IMPACTS
Positive Impacts:
Negative Impacts:
 Land Distribution to
 Resistance from
Farmers:
Landowners:
 Voluntary Land Transfer
 Slow and Inconsistent
Option:
Implementation:
 Support Services:
 Inadequate Support
 Bureaucratic Structures:
Systems:
Republic Act
No. 9700
(CARPER –
2009)
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 27 – 1972
IMPACTS
Positive Impacts: Negative Impacts:
 Extended Land  Resistance from
Redistribution Efforts Landowners
 Improved Support Services  Implementation Delays

 Stronger Legal Framework  Funding Limitations

 Inclusion of More  Incomplete Land


Beneficiaries Distribution

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