LAW: RA No. 9700 SALIENT FEATURES

Question 1

What are the distinguishing points of RA 9700?

Answer 1

1. Strengthened and improved CARL
2. 150 billion budget.
3. Seven (7) new provisions and 26 reformed provisions;
4. Restored compulsory acquisition and has extended the land acquisition and distribution component for five years starting July 1, 2009 up to June 30, 2014;
5. Strikes a balance between and among the landowners’ interest , farmers’
   interests and the DAR’s interests as follows:
6. Creation of the Congressional Oversight Committee on Agrarian Reform
   (COCAR) to oversee, monitor and evaluate progress of CARP implementation
   within the five (5) year time frame.
7. Implementing rules and regulations were developed by the DAR to
   complement the new and amended provisions of RA 9700 namely: