Guidelines for the processing of land use conversion source. Aquino signed into law the comprehensive agrarian reform act. Comprehensive agrarian reform program carp and the. The comprehensive agrarian reform program, more commonly known as carp, is an agrarian reform law of the philippines whose legal basis is the republic act no. Since 1988, however, the presidential agrarian reform council parc has. The first agrarian reform law called for profit sharing among farmers and the division of. The agrarian reform laws of cuba sought to break up large landholdings and redistribute land to those peasants who worked it, to cooperatives, and the state. It was the result of careful preparation and served as the basis and source of reference for all later transformations of the rural economy, but consisted of four parts, three of which were appendixes defining class status among peasants, the organization of peasant associations, and the. Comprehensive agrarian reform law of 1988 ra 6657, as.
Oct 09, 2011 comprehensive agrarian reform program or ra 6657 1. The philippines came out with a comprehensive agrarian reform law in 1988, following the 1986 people power revolution against the marcos dictatorship. Comprehensive agrarian reform law of 1988 republic act no. On june 28, 1950, the agrarian reform law tudi gaige fa was promulgated. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the philippines in congress assembled. Comprehensive agrarian reform law of 1988 republic act 6657.
An act instituting a comprehensive agrarian reform program to promote social justice and industrialization. Mar 12, 2007 the agrarian reform was conducted by the peasants under the leadership of the chinese communist party in the early days of the peoples republic, in order to abolish the feudal system of land ownership and bring about peasant land ownership. The land ownership system of feudal exploitation by the landlord class shall be abolished and the system of peasant land ownership shall be introduced in order to set free the rural productive forces, develop agricultural production, and thus pave the way for new chinas industrialisation. This was signed into law on june 10, 1988, and became effective on june 15, 1988. Therefore, previous limitations on land ownership became objectionable. First agrarian reform law 1959 truman state university. Aquino in june 1988, an indignant cpar issued the peoples. The comprehensive agrarian reform law of 1989 shall cover, regardless of tenurial arrangement and commodity produced, all public and private agricultural lands, as provided in proclamation no. Comprehensive agrarian reform program or ra 6657 land. This act shall be known as the comprehensive agrarian reform law of 1988. Table 22 nominal rates of assistance nra to agricultural relative to. Land administration and agrarian reform issues of land administration and its direct and indirect impacts are well documented, and the appropriate legislation has been drafted and is ready for adoption. Agrarian reform beneficiaries shall refer to farmers who were granted lands under pd. The primary governing law on agrarian reform during the aquino administration was r.
When a disappointing carp law ra 6657 was finally enacted by then president corazon. An act instituting a comprehensive agrarian reform program to promote social justice and industrialization, providing the mechanism for its implementation. Carp was established by the comprehensive agrarian reform law of 1988 carl. The impact of comprehensive agrarian reform program carp on. Comprehensive agrarian reform program or ra 6657 1. In the comprehensive agrarian reform law of 1988 r. Claridades special lecturer, pup college of law course outline part one overview of the course on agrarian law general concepts of agrarian reform historical and legal backdrop part two legislative backdrop ra 3844, as amended by ra 6389 code of. Second agrarian reform law 1963 truman state university. Aquino on 10 june 1988 in response to peasants call for.
The ra 6657 or the comprehensive agrarian reform law carl of 1988 during the presidency of late president corazon aquino, this is the basis of carp of the comprehensive agrarian reform program and implemented that time, so what is this carp. The impact of comprehensive agrarian reform program. The first agrarian reform law called for profit sharing among farmers and the division of unused lands. Comprehensive agrarian reform law of 1988 ra 6657, as amended, code of agrarian reforms of the philippines ra 3844, as amended, and related laws. Oct 08, 2011 carp was established by the comprehensive agrarian reform law of 1988 carl. Carp extension with reform carper or ra 9700 which extended the 1988 comprehensive. The agrarian reform was conducted by the peasants under the leadership of the chinese communist party in the early days of the peoples republic, in order to abolish the feudal system of land ownership and bring about peasant land ownership. The following is the full text of republic act ra no. Department of agrarian reform the primary governing law on agrarian reform at present is republic act 6657, the comprehensive agrarian reform law of 1988. The land ownership system of feudal exploitation by the landlord class shall be abolished and the system of peasant land ownership shall be introduced in order to set free the rural productive forces, develop agricultural production, and thus pave the way for. It concludes that land and agrarian reforms continue to be of much importance to poverty.
Congress thus enacted republic act 6657, otherwise known as the comprehensive agrarian reform law carl on 10 june 1988, which initially targeted to distribute agricultural lands over a period of ten 10 years through the comprehensive agrarian reform program carp. The first of such reforms was the first agrarian reform law instituted on june 2, 1959. Agrarian reform program to promote social justice and. Second agrarian reform law 1963 agrarian reform began to change in the early 1960s. Laws relating to land reform were implemented in a series of laws passed between 1959 and 1963 after the cuban revolution. The department of agrarian reform is the lead government agency that holds and implements comprehensive and genuine agrarian reform which actualizes equitable land distribution, ownership, agricultural productivity, and tenurial security for, of and with the tillers of the land towards the improvement of their quality of life. Agrarian reform law 1st semester, ay 20142015 atty. Philippine agrarian reform in the 21st century international. A situation of agrarian reform covers not only a wide redistribution of land but also the provision of infrastructure, services and, sometimes, a whole programme of redistributive and democratic reforms. Land administration and agrarian reform world bank. Congress thus enacted republic act 6657, otherwise known as the comprehensive agrarian reform law carl on 10 june 1988, which initially targeted to distribute agricultural lands over a period of ten 10 years through the. Republic of the philippines congress of the philippines metro manila eighth congress.
What remains is the implementation of these reforms to realize the benefits and that requires political will power. The full text ra 6657 below also contains amendments by ra 7881, and ra 7905. Republic act ra 6657 or the comprehensive agrarian reform law. In accordance with the law, the government subsequently would confiscate the land of 4,423 plantations. Agrarian reform history department of agrarian reform. The comprehensive agrarian reform law was signed by aquino in 1988. She did not actually begin to address the land reform question, however, until the issue was brought to a head in january 1987, when the military attacked a group of peasants marching to malacanang, the presidential residence, to demand action on the promised land reform killing 18 and wounding more than 100 of them. The socialist changes of the cuban revolution began to focus more on economic sectors of cuba and not on agriculture. Aug 31, 2018 scope of the comprehensive agrarian reform law or republic act 6657 agrarian reform means the redistribution of lands, regardless of crops or fruits produced, to farmers and regular farm workers who are landless, irrespective of tenurial arrangement, to include the totality of factors and support services designed to lift the economic status of the beneficiaries and all other arrangements. Thus, agrarian reform must be fact, recognized the importance of land on land rent reduced the incentive of viewed not only as a political nor reform as a policy issue. The comprehensive agrarian reform program after 30 years. Carp takes as its declared aim the establishment of owner cultivatorship of economicsize farms as.
Under the agrarian reform law of 1950, the property of rural landlords was confiscated and redistributed, which fulfilled a promise to the peasants and smashed a class identified as feudal or semifeudal. Sep 06, 2011 the ra 6657 or the comprehensive agrarian reform law carl of 1988 during the presidency of late president corazon aquino, this is the basis of carp of the comprehensive agrarian reform program and implemented that time, so what is this carp. Carp takes as its declared aim the establishment of owner cultivatorship of economicsize farms as the basis of philippine agriculture section 2. Such uncertainties are also said to be compounded by the adverse peaceandorder conditions in the cot,ntryside. The comprehensive agrarian reform law of 1988 shall cover, regardless of tenurial arrangement and commodity produced, all public and private agricultural lands, as provided in proclamation no. Comprehensive agrarian reform program tagsmanian devil. The law covered less than one third 8 million hectares of the total land area 30 million hectares of the country and has distributed most of the covered. The agrarian reform law of 1959 abolished largescale landholdings, tenant farming, and sharecropping. It is the policy of the state to pursue a comprehensive agrarian reform program carp. Pdf this article explores key issues around land and agrarian reforms, beginning with definitions. Carp implementation to date the department handles two types of land. Rural growth and development revisited agrarian reform for.
Comprehensive agrarian reform program or ra 6657 free download as powerpoint presentation. What remains is the implementation of these reforms to realize the benefits. Agrarian reform is considered to have a wider meaning than land reform. Scope of the comprehensive agrarian reform law or republic act 6657 agrarian reform means the redistribution of lands, regardless of crops or fruits produced, to farmers and regular farm workers who are landless, irrespective of tenurial arrangement, to include the totality of factors and support services designed to lift the economic status of the beneficiaries and all other. The comprehensive agrarian reform program carp was introduced almost three decades ago with the approval of republic act no. Festejo2 background republic act ra 6657 or the comprehensive agrarian reform law carl, was signed into law by president corazon c. Agrarian reform law legal definition of agrarian reform law. Declaration of principles and policies it is the policy of the state to pursue a comprehensive agrarian reform program carp. Comprehensive agrarian reform law of 1988 ra 6657, as amended, code of agrarian reforms of the philippines ra 3844, as amended, and related laws with list of dar administrative issuances and pertinent memorandum circulars from 1973 to 1999 2001 1st ed. The long road to agrarian reform in the philippines1 albert p. It is the redistribution of private and public agricultural lands to help the beneficiaries survive as small. The same law defines agricultural as land devoted to agricultural activity as defined in this act and not classified as mineral, forest, residential, commercial or industrial land. P ra 6657 comprehensive agrarian reform law carl of 1988 involves the reality of a shortcoming that a bit is distorted or misshapen and does not go well with accessible circumstances means to change to look for change implies the existence of a defect, or that something is deformed or malfunctioning.