LAW: RA No. 6657 - Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988 SALIENT FEATURES Flashcards
What is CARL?
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law was
made into Law on June 10, 1988 through Republic
Act No. 6657
What are the principles and policies under RA
6657?
- Promote social justice
- More equitable distribution and ownership of land
- Founded on the right of farmers and regular farmworkers
- Recognize participation of farmers, farmworkers
and landowners, as well as cooperatives and
other independent farmers’ organizations - support to agriculture
- Apply the principles of agrarian reform, or
stewardship - Resettle farmers and farmworkers in its own
agricultural estates - the formation and maintenance of economic-size
- land has a social function and landownership has a social responsibility
- Provide incentives to landowners to invest the
proceeds of the agrarian reform program - May lease undeveloped lands of the public
domain
What are the key components of CARP?
LAP
Land Tenure Improvement
Agrarian Justice Delivery.
Program Beneficiaries Development.
What are the most common misconceptions
about CARL?
- CARL is not really comprehensive.
- CARL is a violation of rights to private property
- CARP is Pro-tenant
- CARL is anti-landowner
- Agrarian Reform leads to fragmentation of
lands - Small farms are less efficient and less
productive - The CARP is a total failure
What is the coverage of CARL?
- All public and private agricultural lands
- Other lands of the public domain suitable for
agriculture regardless of tenurial arrangement
and commodity produced
What specific lands are included in the
coverage of CARP?
GAPP
Government owned lands - agriculture.
Alienable and disposable lands of the public - agriculture.
Public domain lands in excess of the specific limits
What is the Scope of CARP?
10.3 million hectares of private and public agricultural land
What do we mean by agricultural lands?
Land devoted to agricultural activity and not classified as mineral, forest,
residential, commercial or industrial land
What is meant by ‘”agricultural activity?”
CROP
Cultivation of soil
Reaping or harvesting of farm product
Other operations done by farmers
Planting of crops
Is Agricultural land the same as alienable and
disposable land?
YES. the term “agricultural
lands” used in the constitution has been
substituted with “alienable or disposable lands
Is it true that only agricultural lands are
alienable or can be transferred to other private
individuals or corporations or juridical entities?
YES. “Alienable lands of the
public domain are limited to agricultural lands.”
What are non-agricultural lands?
FIRM
Forest or Timber
Industrial and Commercial lands
Residential
Mineral
What are the classification of lands?
PRIMARY CLASSIFICATION - TANM
* Timber or Forest
* Agricultural
* National Parks
* Mineral
SECONDARY CLASSIFICATION - RIC
* Residential
* Industrial
* Commercial
What land is subject for reclassification?
- Ceases to be economically feasible and sound
- Have substantially greater economic value
Who is authorized to classify and reclassify
lands?
Only the President of the Philippines
What are the limitations on the authority of
local government units (LGUs) regarding
reclassification?
- 15% for highly-urbanized and independent
component cities - 10% for component cities and first to third
class municipalities - 5% for fourth to sixth class municipalities
In addition, the following types of agricultural
lands shall not be covered under the said reclassification:
* Lands distributed to agrarian reform
beneficiaries;
* Lands already issued a notice of coverage or
voluntary offered for coverage under CARP;
* Lands identified as non-negotiable for
conversion
Can agricultural lands already reclassified by
the LGUs into “forest conservation zones” be
covered by CARP?
Yes. The reclassification done by the LGU is not
valid because ‘forest land’ is a primary
classification which only the President has the
right to classify
When can agricultural lands reclassified by the
LGUs into residential, commercial or industrial
be covered by CARP?
When reclassification was done by LGU after
June 15, 1988, the land is still covered by CARP. In this case,
the landowner needs to apply for exemption and
land conversion
What is meant by public lands?
UNNO
Unappropriated Lands
Not acquired by private persons
Not held back or reserved for any special governmental or public purpose; and
Open to entry and settlement.
Are private corporations or associations
allowed to own public domain lands?
No. Private corporations or associations may not
hold such alienable lands of the public domain
except:
* By lease for a period not exceeding 25 years,
renewable for not more than 25 years, and not
to exceed 1,000 hectares in area;
* Citizens of the Philippines may lease not more
than 500 hectares
When can a Public Domain land become a
Private land?
When they are acquired by private individuals
either by purchase, homestead or grant
Are foreigners allowed to own lands in the
Philippines?
NO.
Are lands foreclosed/owned by Government
Financial Institutions (GFI) and other
instrumentalities covered by CARP?
Yes. If these lands are suitable for agriculture
What public lands are exempted/excluded from
CARP coverage?
- Parks
- Wildlife
- Forest reserves
- Reforestation
- National defense
- Fish sanctuaries and
breeding grounds - Watersheds and
mangroves - School sites and campuses including experimental farm stations operated for educational
purposes
Seeds and seedling research and pilot production centers - Communal burial ground and cemeteries
- Penal colonies and penal farms
- Government research and quarantine centers
Implies a keeping
out or prohibiting of that which
is not yet in the law
Exclusion
implies release
from some obligation or legal
requirement, where others are
not
Exemption