Lesson 3

• • Has gained significance all over the world as it aims to achieve social justice and full development of human dignity.
  • Throughout as it aims to achieve social justice and full development of human dignity. Throughout time, the issue of it has been persistent, demanding measures to stop social unrest.

  Land Reform
• • Filipinos already had lived in villages and barangay even before the Spaniard came to the Philippines. The settlements were ruled by chieftains or datus who comprised the nobility

  Pre-spanish Period
• • The Spaniards introduced the concept of encomienda to the Philippines.

  Spanish Period
• • Was a system of giving lands (Royal Land Grants) to the Spanish conquerors that were loyal to Spanish monarch.

  Encomienda
• • Giving of ROYAL LAND GRANTS to CONQUISTADORES.
  • They must defend the land maintain order, and support the missionaries. They also collected taxes from the indios.

  Encomienda System
• • Agrarian revolts from 1745-1746 happened in Batangas, Laguna, Cavite, & Bulacan.
  • The friars committed land grabbing and the natives claimed that the land was their ANCESTRAL DOMAIN.

  Agrarian Uprisings
• AMERICAN PERIOD (1898-1935)

  • SET LIMIT TO 16 HECTARES (PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS) 1,024 FOR CORPORATIONS
  • REGISTRATION OF LAND TITLES UNDER THE TORRENS SYSTEM
  • HOMESTEAD SYSTEM (PIECE OF PUBLIC LAND GIVEN BY THE GOVT)
  • 50-50 SHARING IN RICE AND SUGAR CANE LAND

  1. Phil Bill 1902
  2. Act No. 496
  3. Public Land Act 1903
  4. Act No. 4045/4113
• COMMONWEALTH PERIOD (1935-19420) under Pres. Manuel L. Quezon.

  • Govt standards should be used in all transactions between landlord and tenant 
  • ESTABLISHED THE PRICE OF RICE AND CORN TO HELP THE POOR TENANTS AND CONSUMERS.
  • CONTROLLED DISMISSAL OF TENANTS WITH THE APPROVAL OF
  • REGULATED THE PURCHASE & LEASE OF HACIENDAS TO TENANTS 
  • CREATED THE NATL SETTLEMENT ADMIN WITH P20M CAPITAL

  1. Alt Rice and Corn Corp.-Naric
  2. CA Act 461
  3. Rural Admin
  4. CA Act 441
• PRES. MANUEL ROXAS (1946-1948)

  • 70-30 SHARING
  • SAFEGUARD AGAINST THE EJECTMENT OF TENANTS

  1. RA No. 34
  2. RA No. 35
• PRES. ELPIDIO QUIRINO (1948-1953)

  • Natl Land Settlement Admin was replaced By Land Settlement Devt Corp (LASEDECO)- in charge of Agri Machinery & rice and corn production

  Exec. Order No. 355
• PRES. RAMON MAGSAYSAY (1953-1957)

  • LASEDECO ABOLISHED, NATL RESETTLEMENT & REHABILITATION ADMIN (NARRA) ESTABLISHED w/c helped rebel returnees to have farmlands.
  • Agri Tenancy Act organized share tenancy and leasehold.
  • Land Reform Act, acquired and distributed large tenanted rice & corn lands.
  • Agri Credit Coop Financing Corp provided loans to farmers.

  1. RA No. 1160
  2. RA No. 1199
  3. RA No. 1400
  4. RA No. 821
• DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL (1961-1965)

  • AGRI LAND REFORM CODE, ABOLISHED SHARE TENANCY BUT RETENTION LIMIT WAS STILL HIGH AT 75 HAS JUDICAL SYSTEM FORC ASES CREDIT SYSTEM, MARKETING.

  RA No. 3844
• PRES. FERDIAND MARCOS(1965-1986)

  • CODE OF AGRARIAN REFORM.
  • CREATED DEPT OF AGRARIAN REFORM & AGRARIAN REFORM SPECIAL ACCOUNT FUND.
  • DECARED THE COUNTRY UNDER LANDREFORM ACTIVATED AGRARIAN REFORM COORDINATING COUNCIL.
  • RESTRICTED THE SCOPE: RICE AND CORNLANDS ONLY RETENTION LIMIT WAS 7 HAS.

  1. RA No. 6389
  2. RA No. 6390
  3. Pres. Dec No. 2
  4. D No. 27
• PRES. CORAZ0N C AQUINO(1896-1992)

  • GAVE OWNERSHIP TO QUALIFIED FARMERS UNDER PD 27
  • IMPLEMENTATION ASPECT OF THR CARP
  • AGRARIAN REFORM FUND (WITH 50B PESOS) FOR THE PERIOD 1987-1992
  • DAR POWERS EXPANDED 
  • COMPRE AGRARIAN REFORM LAW, BASIS OF THE LAND REFORM PROGRAM UNTIL PRESENT
  • LBP TO SET VALUE AND COMPENSATION OF LANDS
  • SPED UP THE ACQUISITION AND DISTRIB. OF LANDS OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

  1. Exec. Order No. 228
  2. Exec. Order No. 229
  3. Proclamation No. 131
  4. Exec. Order No. 129-A
  5. RA No. 6657
  6. Exec. Order No. 405
  7. Exec. Order No. 407
• PRES. FIDEL V. RAMOS (19992-1998)

  1. EXEMPTED FISHPONDS AND PRAWNS FROM THE CARP
  2. STRENGTHENED THE CARP IMPLEMENTATION
  3. PROTECTION OF AREAS NON-NEGOTIABLE FOR CONVERSION
  4. AGRI & FISHERIES MODERNIZ ACT FOR PROFITABILITY AND SUPPORT
  5. STRENGTHENED CARP + 50B PESOS, EXTENSION OF 10 YEARS.
  6. RA No. 7881
  7. RA No. 7905
  8. Exec. Order No. 363
  9. RA No. 8435
  10. RA 8532
• PRES. JOSEPH E. ESTRADA (1998-2000)

  • FARMERS TRUST FUND, MOBILIZED PRIVATE SECTOR CAPITAL FOR RURAL DEVT
  • MAGKABALIKAT PARA SA KAUNLARANG AGRARYO JOINT VENTURES (DAR & PRIVATEINVESTORS) IN GR
  • ACHIEVED OUTPUT GROWTH OF 6% IN AGRI; LOWERED INFLATION RATE FROM 11% TO A LITTLE OVER 3%

  1. Exec. Order No. 151
  2. Magsasaka
  3. Agrikulturang Maka Masa
• PRES. GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO(2001-2010)

  • DAR BECAME DEBT OF LANDREFORM SUPERVISED PHIL COMMISSIONON URBA POOR AND THE NATL COMMISION ON INDIGINOUS PEOPLES
  • KAPITBISIG LABAN SA KAHIRAPAN AGRARIAN REFORM ZONES (KALAHIARZONES)
  • STRENGTHENED THE CARP AND EXTENDED IT

  1. Exec. Order No. 379
  2. Memorandum Circular No. 4
  3. RA No. 9700
• PRES. BENIGNO SIMEON CONJUANCO AQUINO (2010-2016)

  • MULTI-STAKEHOLDERS MECHANISM: GOVT, CHURCH, NGOS, Pos, FARMERS’ GROUPS to monitor THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CARP

  Carper- Compre Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms
• PRES. RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE (2016-PRESENT)

  • Ensure security of land tenure (HOLDING) to encourage investments, and address bottle necks in land management and titling agencies.

  Number 6 Of Pres. Duterte's 10-POINT SOCIO-ECONOMIC AGENDA