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RepubIic of the PhiIippies
Cogress of the PhiIippies
Mtro Manila
Fourteeth Cogress
Third ReguIar Sessio
Bgun and hld in Mtro Manila, on Monday, th twnty-svnth day of July, two thousand nin.
RepubIic Act No. 9700 August 7, 2009
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM (CARP), EXTENDING
THE ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ALL AGRICULTURAL LANDS, INSTITUTING NECESSARY
REFORMS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6657,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM LAW OF l988, AS AMENDED, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be |t enacted by the Senate and Huse l Pepresentat|ves l the Ph|/|pp|nes |n Cngress assemb/ed. :
Sectiol. Sction 2 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, othrwis known as th Comprhnsiv Agrarian
Rform Law of l988, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 2. Dec/arat|n l Pr|nc|p/es and P/|c|es. - lt is th policy of th Stat to pursu a Comprhnsiv
Agrarian Rform Program (CARP). Th wlfar of th landlss farmrs and farmworkrs will rciv th
highst considration to promot social justic and to mov th nation toward sound rural dvlopmnt and
industrialization, and th stablishmnt of ownr cultivatorship of conomic-siz farms as th basis of
Philippin agricultur.
"Th Stat shall promot industrialization and full mploymnt basd on sound agricultural dvlopmnt and
agrarian rform, through industris that mak full and fficint us of human and natural rsourcs, and which
ar comptitiv in both domstic and forign markts: Prv|ded, That th convrsion of agricultural lands into
industrial, commrcial or rsidntial lands shall tak into account, tillrs' rights and national food scurity.
lurther, th Stat shall protct Filipino ntrpriss against unfair forign comptition and trad practics.
"Th Stat rcognizs that thr is not nough agricultural land to b dividd and distributd to ach farmr
and rgular farmworkr so that ach on can own his/hr conomic-siz family farm. This bing th cas, a
maningful agrarian rform program to uplift th livs and conomic status of th farmr and his/hr childrn
can only b achivd through simultanous industrialization aimd at dvloping a slf -rliant and indpndnt
national conomy ffctivly controlld by Filipinos.
"To this nd, th Stat may, in th intrst of national wlfar or dfns, stablish and oprat vital industris.
"A mor quitabl distribution and ownrship of land, with du rgard to th rights of landownrs to just
compnsation, rtntion rights undr Sction 6 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, and to th cological
nds of th nation, shall b undrtakn to provid farmrs and farmworkrs with th opportunity to nhanc
thir dignity and improv th quality of thir livs through gratr productivity of agricultural lands.
"Th agrarian rform program is foundd on th right of farmrs and rgular farmworkrs, who ar landlss, to
own dirctly or collctivly th lands thy till or, in th cas of othr farmworkrs, to rciv a just shar of th
fruits throf . To this nd, th Stat shall ncourag and undrtak th just distribution of all agricultural lands,
subjct to th prioritis and rtntion limits st forth in this Act, taking into account cological, dvlopmntal,
and quity considrations, and subjct to th paymnt of just compnsation. Th Stat shall rspct th right
of small landownrs, and shall provid incntiv for voluntary land-sharing.
"As much as practicabl, th implmntation of th program shall b community-basd to assur, among
othrs, that th farmrs shall hav gratr control of farmgat prics, and asir accss to crdit.
"Th Stat shall rcogniz th right of farmrs, farmworkrs and landownrs, as wll as cooprativs and
othr indpndnt farmrs' organizations, to participat in th planning, organization, and managmnt of th
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program, and shall provid support to agricultur through appropriat tchnology and rsarch, and adquat
financial, production, markting and othr support srvics.
"Th Stat shall rcogniz and nforc, consistnt with xisting laws, th rights of rural womn to own and
control land, taking into considration th substantiv quality btwn mn and womn as qualifid
bnficiaris, to rciv a just shar of th fruits throf, and to b rprsntd in advisory or appropriat
dcision-making bodis. Ths rights shall b indpndnt of thir mal rlativs and of thir civil status.
"Th Stat shall apply th principls of agrarian rform, or stwardship, whnvr applicabl, in accordanc
with law, in th disposition or utilization of othr natural rsourcs, including lands of th public domain, undr
las or concssion, suitabl to agricultur, subjct to prior rights, homstad rights of small sttlrs and th
rights of indignous communitis to thir ancstral lands.
"Th Stat may rsttl landlss farmrs and farm workrs in its own agricultural stats, which shall b
distributd to thm in th mannr providd by law.
"By mans of appropriat incntivs, th Stat shall ncourag th formation and maintnanc of conomic-
siz family farms to b constitutd by individual bnficiaris and small landownrs.
"Th Stat shall protct th rights of subsistnc fishrmn, spcially of local communitis, to th prfrntial
us of communal marin and fishing rsourcs, both inland and offshor. lt shall provid support to such
fishrmn through appropriat tchnology and rsarch, adquat financial, production and markting
assistanc and othr srvics. Th Stat shall also protct, dvlop and consrv such rsourcs. Th
protction shall xtnd to offshor fishing grounds of subsistnc fishrmn against forign intrusion.
Fishworkrs shall rciv a just shar from thir labor in th utilization of marin and fishing rsourcs.
"Th Stat shall b guidd by th principls that land has a social function and land ownrship has a social
rsponsibility. Ownrs of agricultural land hav th obligation to cultivat dirctly or through labor administration
th lands thy own and thrby mak th land productiv.
"Th Stat shall provid incntivs to landownrs to invst th procds of th agrarian rform program to
promot industrialization, mploymnt and privatization of public sctor ntrpriss. Financial instrumnts usd
as paymnt for lands shall contain faturs that shall nhanc ngotiability and accptability in th marktplac.
"Th Stat may las undvlopd lands of th public domain to qualifid ntitis for th dvlopmnt of
capital-intnsiv farms, and traditional and pionring crops spcially thos for xports subjct to th prior
rights of th bnficiaris undr this Act."
Sectio 2. Sction 3 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 3. Del|n|t|ns. - For th purpos of this Act, unlss th contxt indicats othrwis:
"x x x
"(f) Farmr rfrs to a natural prson whos primary livlihood is cultivation of land or th production of
agricultural crops, livstock and/or fishris ithr by himslf /hrslf , or primarily with th assistanc of his/hr
immdiat farm houshold, whthr th land is ownd by him/hr, or by anothr prson undr a lashold or
shar tnancy agrmnt or arrangmnt with th ownr throf.
"x x x
"(l) Rural womn rfr to womn who ar ngagd dirctly or indirctly in farming and/or fishing as thir
sourc of livlihood, whthr paid or unpaid, rgular or sasonal, or in food prparation, managing th
houshold, caring for th childrn, and othr similar activitis."
Sectio 3. Sction 4 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 4.Scpe. -Th Comprhnsiv Agrarian Rform Law of l988 shall covr, rgardlss of tnurial
arrangmnt and commodity producd, all public and privat agricultural lands as providd in Proclamation No.
l3l and Excutiv Ordr No. 229, including othr lands of th public domain suitabl for agricultur: Prv|ded,
That landholdings of landownrs with a total ara of fiv (5) hctars and blow shall not b covrd for
acquisition and distribution to qualifid bnficiaris.
"Mor spcifically, th following lands ar covrd by th CARP:
"(a) All alinabl and disposabl lands of th public domain dvotd to or suitabl for agricultur. No
rclassification of forst or minral lands to agricultural lands shall b undrtakn aftr th approval of
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this Act until Congrss, taking into account cological, dvlopmntal and quity considrations, shall
hav dtrmind by law, th spcific limits of th public domain;
"(b) All lands of th public domain in xcss of th spcific limits as dtrmind by Congrss in th
prcding paragraph;
"(c) All othr lands ownd by th Govrnmnt dvotd to or suitabl for agricultur; and
"(d) All privat lands dvotd to or suitabl for agricultur rgardlss of th agricultural products raisd
or that can b raisd thron.
"A comprhnsiv invntory systm in consonanc with th national land us plan shall b institutd by th
Dpartmnt of Agrarian Rform (DAR), in accordanc with th Local Govrnmnt Cod, for th purpos of
proprly idntifying and classifying farmlands within on (l)yar from ffctivity of this Act, without prjudic to
th implmntation of th land acquisition and distribution."
Sectio 4. Thr shall b incorporatd aftr Sction 6 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, nw sctions to rad
as follows:
"SEC. 6-A. Fxcept|n t Petent|n l|m|ts. - Provincial, city and municipal govrnmnt , units acquiring privat
agricultural lands by xpropriation or othr mods of acquisition to b usd for actual, dirct and xclusiv
public purposs, such as roads and bridgs, public markts, school sits, rsttlmnt sits, local govrnmnt
facilitis, public parks and barangay plazas or squars, consistnt with th approvd local comprhnsiv land
us plan, shall not b subjct to th fiv (5)-hctar rtntion limit undr this Sction and Sctions 70 and
73(a) of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd: Providd, That lands subjct to CARP shall first undrgo th land
acquisition and distribution procss of th program: Providd, furthr, That whn ths lands hav bn
subjctd to xpropriation, th agrarian rform bnficiaris thrin shall b paid just compnsation."
"SEC. 6-B. Pev|ew l l|m|ts l land S|ze. - Within six (6) months from th ffctivity of this Act, th DAR shall
submit a comprhnsiv study on th land siz appropriat for ach typ of crop to Congrss for a possibl
rviw of limits of land sizs providd in this Act."
Sectio 5. Sction 7 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 7. Pr|r|t|es. - Th DAR, in coordination with th Prsidntial Agrarian Rform Council (PARC) shall plan
and program th final acquisition and distribution of all rmaining unacquird and undistributd agricultural lands
from th ffctivity of this Act until Jun 30, 20l4. Lands shall b acquird and distributd as follows:
"Phas On: During th fiv (5)-yar xtnsion priod hraftr all rmaining lands abov fifty (50) hctars
shall b covrd for purposs of agrarian rform upon th ffctivity of this Act. All privat agricultural lands of
landownrs with aggrgat landholdings in xcss of fifty (50) hctars which hav alrady bn subjctd to
a notic of covrag issud on or bfor Dcmbr l0, 2008; ric and corn lands undr Prsidntial Dcr
No. 27; all idl or abandond lands; all privat lands voluntarily offrd by th ownrs for agrarian rform:
Prv|ded, That with rspct to voluntary land transfr, only thos submittd by Jun 30, 2009 shall b allowd
Prv|ded, lurther, That aftr Jun 30, 2009, th mods of acquisition shall b limitd to voluntary offr to sll
and compulsory acquisition: Prv|ded, lurthermre, That all prviously acquird lands whrin valuation is
subjct to challng by landownrs shall b compltd and finally rsolvd pursuant to Sction l7 of Rpublic
Act No. 6657, as amndd: Prv|ded, l|na//y, as mandatd by th Constitution, Rpublic Act No. 6657, as
amndd, and Rpublic Act No. 3844, as amndd, only farmrs (tnants or lsss) and rgular farmworkrs
actually tilling th lands, as crtifid undr oath by th Barangay Agrarian Rform Council (BARC) and attstd
undr oath by th landownrs, ar th qualifid bnficiaris. Th intndd bnficiary shall stat undr oath
bfor th judg of th city or municipal court that h/ sh is willing to work on th land to mak it productiv
and to assum th obligation of paying th amortization for th compnsation of th land and th land taxs
thron; all lands forclosd by govrnmnt financial institutions; all lands acquird by th Prsidntial
Commission on Good Govrnmnt (PCGG); and all othr lands ownd by th govrnmnt dvotd to or
suitabl for agricultur, which shall b acquird and distributd immdiatly upon th ffctivity of this Act, with
th implmntation to b compltd by Jun 30, 20l2;
"Phas Two: (a) Lands twnty-four (24) hctars up to fifty (50) hctars shall likwis b covrd for
purposs of agrarian rform upon th ffctivity of this Act. All alinabl and disposabl public agricultural
lands; all arabl public agricultural lands undr agro-forst, pastur and agricultural lass alrady cultivatd
and plantd to crops in accordanc with Sction 6, Articl Xlll of th Constitution; all public agricultural lands
which ar to b opnd for nw dvlopmnt and rsttlmnt: and all privat agricultural lands of landownrs
with aggrgat landholdings abov twnty-four (24) hctars up to fifty (50) hctars which hav alrady bn
subjctd to a notic of covrag issud on or bfor Dcmbr lO, 2008, to implmnt principally th rights
of farmrs and rgular farmworkrs, who ar landlss, to own dirctly or collctivly th lands thy till, which
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shall b distributd immdiatly upon th ffctivity of this Act, with th implmntation to b compltd by Jun
30, 20l2; and
"(b) All rmaining privat agricultural lands of landownrs with aggrgat landholdings in xcss of twnty-four
(24) hctars, rgardlss as to whthr ths hav bn subjctd to notics of covrag or not, with th
implmntation to bgin on July l, 20l2 and to b compltd by Jun 30, 20l3;
"Phas Thr: All othr privat agricultural lands commncing with larg landholdings and procding to
mdium and small landholdings undr th following schdul:
"(a) Lands of landownrs with aggrgat landholdings abov tn (l0) hctars up to twnty- four (24)hctars,
insofar as th xcss hctarag abov tn (l0) hctars is concrnd, to bgin on July l,20l2 and to b
compltd by Jun 30, 20l3; and
"(b) Lands of landownrs with aggrgat landholdings from th rtntion limit up to tn (l0) hctars, to bgin
on July l, 20l3 and to b compltd by Jun 30, 20l4; to implmnt principally th right of farmrs and rgular
farmworkrs who ar landlss, to own dirctly or collctivly th lands thy till.
"Th schdul of acquisition and rdistribution of all agricultural lands covrd by this program shall b mad in
accordanc with th abov ordr o f priority, which shall b providd in th implmnting ruls to b prpard
by th PARC, taking into considration th following: th landholdings whrin th farmrs ar organizd and
undrstand , th maning and obligations of farmland ownrship; th distribution of lands to th tillrs at th
arlist practicabl tim; th nhancmnt of agricultural productivity; and th availability of funds and
rsourcs to implmnt and support th program: Providd, That th PARC shall dsign and conduct
sminars, symposia, information campaigns, and othr similar programs for farmrs who ar not organizd or
not covrd by any landholdings. Compltion by ths farmrs of th aformntiond sminars, symposia, and
othr similar programs shall b ncouragd in th implmntation of this Act particularly th provisions of this
Sction.
"Land acquisition and distribution shall b compltd by Jun 30, 20l4 on a provinc-by- provinc basis. ln
any cas, th PARC or th PARC Excutiv Committ (PARC EXCOM), upon rcommndation by th
Provincial Agrarian Rform Coordinating Committ (PARCCOM), may dclar crtain provincs as priority
land rform aras, in which cas th acquisition and distribution of privat agricultural lands thrin undr
advancd phass may b implmntd ahad of th abov schduls on th condition that prior phass in
ths provincs hav bn compltd: Providd, That notwithstanding th abov schduls, phas thr (b)
shall not b implmntd in a particular provinc until at last ninty prcnt (90%) of th provincial balanc of
that particular provinc as of January l, 2009 undr Phas On, Phas Two (a), Phas Two (b),, and Phas
Thr (a), xcluding lands undr th jurisdiction of th Dpartmnt of Environmnt and Natural Rsourcs
(DENR), hav bn succssfully compltd.
"Th PARC shall stablish guidlins to implmnt th abov prioritis and distribution schm, including th
dtrmination of who ar qualifid bnficiaris: Providd, That an ownr -tillr may b a bnficiary of th land
h/sh dos not own but is actually cultivating to th xtnt of th diffrnc btwn th ara of th land h/
sh owns and th award ciling of thr (3) hctars: Providd, furthr, That collctiv ownrship by th
farmr bnficiaris shall b subjct to Sction 25 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd: Providd,
furthrmor, That rural womn shall b givn th opportunity t o participat in th dvlopmnt planning and
implmntation of this Act: Providd, finally, That in no cas should th agrarian rform bnficiaris' sx,
conomic, rligious, social, cultural and political attributs advrsly affct th distribution of lands."
Sectio 6. Th titl of Sction l6of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as
follows:
"SEC. l6. Prcedure lr Acqu|s|t|n and D|str|but|n l Pr|vate lands."
Sectio 7. Sction l7of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. l7. Determ|nat|n l Just Cmpensat|n. - ln dtrmining just compnsation, th cost of acquisition of
th land, th valu of th standing crop, th currnt: valu of lik proprtis, its natur, actual us and incom,
th sworn valuation by th ownr, th tax dclarations, th assssmnt mad by govrnmnt assssors, and
svnty prcnt (70%) of th zonal valuation of th Burau of lntrnal Rvnu (BlR), translatd into a basic
formula by th DAR shall b considrd, subjct to th final dcision of th propr court. Th social and
conomic bnfits contributd by th farmrs and th farmworkrs and by th Govrnmnt t o th proprty as
wll as th nonpaymnt of taxs or loans scurd from any govrnmnt financing institution on th said land
shall b considrd as additional factors to dtrmin its valuation."
Sectio 8. Thr shall b incorporatd aftr Sction 22 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, a nw sction to
rad as follows:
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"SEC. 22-A. Order l Pr|r|ty. - A landholding of a landownr shall b distributd first to qualifid bnficiaris
undr Sction 22, subparagraphs (a) and (b) of that sam landholding up to a maximum of thr (3) hctars
ach. Only whn ths bnficiaris hav all rcivd thr (3) hctars ach, shall th rmaining portion of
th landholding, if any, b distributd to othr bnficiaris undr Sction 22, subparagraphs (c), (d), (), (f),
and (g)."
Sectio 9. Sction 24 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 24. Award t Benel|c|ar|es. - Th rights and rsponsibilitis of th bnficiaris shall commnc from
thir rcipt of a duly rgistrd mancipation patnt or crtificat of land ownrship award and thir actual
physical possssion of th awardd land. Such award shall b compltd in not mor than on hundrd ighty
(l80) days from th dat of rgistration of th titl in th nam of th Rpublic of th Philippins: Prv|ded, That
th mancipation patnts, th crtificats of land ownrship award, and othr titls issud undr any agrarian
rform program shall b indfasibl and imprscriptibl aftr on (l) yar from its rgistration with th Offic
of th Rgistry of Dds, subjct to th conditions, limitations and qualifications of this Act, th proprty
rgistration dcr, and othr prtinnt laws. Th mancipation patnts or th crtificats of land ownrship
award bing titls brought undr th opration of th torrns systm, ar confrrd with th sam
indfasibility and scurity affordd to all titls undr th said systm, as providd for by Prsidntial Dcr
No. l529, as amndd by Rpublic Act No. 6732.
"lt is th ministrial duty of th Rgistry of Dds to rgistr th titl of th land in th nam of th Rpublic of
th Philippins, aftr th Land Bank of th Philippins (LBP) has crtifid that th ncssary dposit in th
nam of th landownr constituting full paymnt in cash or in bond with du notic to th landownr and th
rgistration of th crtificat of land ownrship award issud to th bnficiaris, and to cancl prvious titls
prtaining thrto.
"ldntifid and qualifid agrarian rform bnficiaris, basd on Sction 22 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as,
amndd, shall hav usufructuary rights ovr th awardd land as soon as th DAR taks possssion of such
land, and such right shall not b diminishd vn pnding th awarding of th mancipation patnt or th
crtificat of land ownrship award.
"All cass involving th cancllation of rgistrd mancipation patnts, crtificats of land ownrship award,
and othr titls issud undr any agrarian rform program ar within th xclusiv and original jurisdiction of
th Scrtary of th DAR."
Sectio l0. Sction 25 of Rpublic Act So. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC.25. Award Ce|/|ngs lr Benel|c|ar|es. - Bnficiaris shall b awardd an ara not xcding thr (3)
hctars, which may covr a contiguous tract of land or svral parcls of land cumulatd up to th
prscribd award limits. Th dtrmination of th siz of th land for distribution shall considr crop typ, ,soil
typ, wathr pattrns and othr prtinnt variabls or factors which ar dmd critical for th succss of th
bnficiaris.
"For purposs of this Act, a landlss bnficiary is on who owns lss than thr (3) hctars of agricultural
land.
"Whnvr appropriat, th DAR shall ncourag th agrarian rform bnficiaris to form or join farmrs'
cooprativs for purposs of affiliating with xisting cooprativ banks in thir rspctiv provincs or
localitis, as wll as forming blocs of agrarian rform bnficiaris, corporations, and partnrships and joining
othr farmrs' collctiv organizations, including irrigators' associations: Providd, That th agrarian rform
bnficiaris shall b assurd of corrsponding shars in th corporation, sats in th board of dirctors, and
an quitabl shar in th profit.
"ln gnral, th land awardd to a farmr- bnficiary should b in th form of an individual titl, covring on
(l)contiguous tract or svral parcls of land cumulatd up to a maximum of thr (3) hctars.
"Th bnficiaris may opt for collctiv ownrship, such as co-workrs or farmrs cooprativ or som othr
form of collctiv organization and for th issuanc of collctiv ownrship titls: Providd, That th total ara
that may b awardd shall not xcd th total numbr of co-ownrs or mmbrs of th cooprativ or
collctiv organization multiplid by th award limit abov prscribd, xcpt in mritorious cass as
dtrmind by th PARC.
"Th conditions for th issuanc of collctiv titls ar as follows:
"(a) Th currnt farm managmnt systm of th land covrd by CARP will not b appropriat for
individual farming of farm parcls;
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"(b) Th farm labor systm is spcializd, whr th farmworkrs ar organizd by functions and not by
spcific parcls such as spraying, wding, packing and othr similar functions;
"(c) Th potntial bnficiaris ar currntly not farming individual parcls hut collctivly work on larg
contiguous aras; and
"(d) Th farm consists of multipl crops bing farmd in an intgratd mannr or includs non- crop
production aras that ar ncssary for th viability of farm oprations, such as packing plants, storag
aras, diks, and othr similar facilitis that cannot b subdividd or assignd to individual farmrs.
"For idl and abandond lands or undrdvlopd agricultural lands to b covrd by CARP, collctiv
ownrship shall b allowd only if th bnficiaris opt for it and thr is a clar dvlopmnt plan that would
rquir collctiv farming or intgratd farm oprations xhibiting th conditions dscribd abov. Othrwis,
th land awardd to a farmr-bnficiary should b in th form of a n individual titl, covring on (l)
contiguous tract or svral parcls of land cumulatd up to a maximum of thr (3) hctars.
"ln cas of collctiv ownrship, titl to th proprty shall b issud in th nam of th co- ownrs or th
cooprativ or collctiv organization as th cas may b. lf th crtificats of land ownrship award ar givn
to cooprativs thn th nams of th bnficiaris must also b listd in th sam crtificat of land
ownrship award.
"With rgard to xisting collctiv crtificats of land ownrship award, th DAR should immdiatly undrtak
th parclization of said crtificats of land ownrship award, particularly thos that do not xhibit th
conditions for collctiv ownrship outlind abov. Th DAR shall conduct a rviw and rdocumntation of all
th collctiv crtificats of land ownrship award. Th DAR shall prpar a prioritizd list of crtificats of
land ownrship award to b parclizd. Th parclization shall commnc immdiatly upon approval of this
Act and shall not xcd a priod of thr (3) yars. Only thos xisting crtificats of land ownrship award
that ar collctivly farmd or ar opratd in an intgratd mannr shall rmain as collctiv."
Sectio ll. Sction 26 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 26. Payment by Benel|c|ar|es. - Lands awardd pursuant to this Act shall b paid for by th bnficiaris
to th LBP in thirty (30) annual amortizations at six prcnt (6%) intrst pr annum. Th annual amortization
shall start on (l) yar from th dat of th crtificat of land ownrship award rgistration. Howvr, if th
occupancy took plac aftr th crtificat of land ownrship award rgistration, th amortization shall start on
(l) yar from actual occupancy. Th paymnts for th first thr (3) yars aftr th award shall b at rducd
amounts as stablishd by th PARC: Providd, That th first fiv (5) annual paymnts may not b mor than
fiv prcnt (5%) of th valu of th annual gross production as stablishd by th DAR. Should th
schduld annual paymnts aftr th fifth (5th) yar xcd tn prcnt (l0%) of th annual gross production
and th failur to produc accordingly is not du to th bnficiary' s fault, th LBP shall rduc th intrst rat
and/or rduc th principal obligation to mak th rpaymnt affordabl.
"Th LBP shall hav a lin by way of mortgag on th land awardd to th bnficiary; and this mortgag may
b forclosd by th LBP for non-paymnt of an aggrgat of thr (3) annual amortizations. Th LBP shall
advis th DAR of such procdings and th lattr shall subsquntly award th forfitd landholding to othr
qualifid bnficiaris. A bnficiary whos land, as providd hrin, has bn forclosd shall thraftr b
prmanntly disqualifid from bcoming a bnficiary undr this Act."
Sectio l2. Sction 27 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 27. Translerab|/|ty l Awarded lands. - Lands acquird by bnficiaris undr this Act or othr agrarian
rform laws shall not b sold, transfrrd or convyd xcpt through hrditary succssion, or to th
govrnmnt , or to th LBP, or to othr qualifid bnficiaris through th DAR for a priod of tn (l0) yars:
Prv|ded, hwever, That th childrn or th spous of th transfror shall hav a right to rpurchas th land
from th govrnmnt or LBP within a priod of two (2) yars. Du notic of th availability of th land shall b
givn by th LBP to th BARC of th barangay whr th land is situatd. Th PARCCOM, as hrin providd,
shall, in turn, b givn du notic throf by th BARC.
"Th titl of th land awardd undr th agrarian rform must indicat that it is an mancipation patnt or a
crtificat of land ownrship award and th subsqunt transfr titl must also indicat that it is an
mancipation patnt or a crtificat of land ownrship award.
"lf th land has not yt bn fully paid by th bnficiary, th rights to th land may b transfrrd or
convyd, with prior approval of th DAR, to any hir of th bnficiary or to any othr bnficiary who, as a
condition for such transfr or convyanc, shall cultivat th land himslf /hrslf . Failing complianc hrwith,
th land shall b transfrrd to th LBP which shall giv du notic of th availability of th land in th mannr
spcifid in th immdiatly prcding paragraph.
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"ln th vnt of such transfr to th LBP, th lattr shall compnsat th bnficiary in on lump sump for th
amounts th lattr has alrady paid, togthr with th valu of improvmnts h/sh has mad on th land."
Sectio l3. Sction 36 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 36. lund|ng lr Supprt Serv|ces. - ln ordr to covr th xpnss and cost of support srvics, at
last forty prcnt (40%) of all appropriations for agrarian rform during th fiv (5) yar xtnsion priod shall
b immdiatly st asid and mad availabl for this purpos: Prv|ded, That th DAR shall pursu intgratd
land acquisition and distribution and support srvics stratgy rquiring a plan to b dvlopd paralll to th
land acquisition and distribution procss. Th planning and implmntation for land acquisition and distribution
shall b hand-in-hand with support srvics dlivry: Prv|ded, lurther, That for th nxt fiv (5) yars, as far
as practicabl, a minimum of two (2) Agrarian Rform Communitis (ARCs) shall b stablishd by th DAR, in
coordination with th local govrnmnt units, non-govrnmntal organizations, 'community-basd cooprativs
and popl' s organizations in ach lgislativ district with a prdominant agricultural population: Prv|ded,
lurthermre, That th aras in which th ARCS ar to b stablishd shall hav bn substantially covrd
undr th provisions of this Act and othr agrarian or land rform laws: Prv|ded, l|na//y, That a complmntary
support srvics dlivry stratgy for xisting agrarian rform bnficiaris that ar not in barangays within th
ARCs shall b adoptd by th DAR.
"For this purpos, an Agrarian Rform Community is composd and managd by agrarian rform bnficiaris
who shall b willing to b organizd and to undrtak th intgratd dvlopmnt of an ara and/ or thir
organizations/ cooprativs. ln ach community, th DAR, togthr with th agncis and organizations
abovmntiond, shall idntify th farmrs' association, cooprativ or thir rspctiv fdrations approvd
by th farmrs- bnficiaris that shall tak th lad in th agricultural dvlopmnt of th ara. ln addition, th
DAR, in clos coordination with th congrssional ovrsight committ cratd hrin, with du notic to th
concrnd rprsntativ of th lgislativ district prior to implmntation shall b authorizd to packag
proposals and rciv grants, aids and othr forms of financial assistanc from any sourc"
Sectio l4. Sction 37 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 37. Supprt Serv|ces lr the Agrar|an Pelrm Benel|c|ar|es. - Th Stat shall adopt th intgratd policy
of support srvics dlivry to agrarian rform bnficiaris. To this nd, th DAR, th Dpartmnt of Financ,
and th Bangko Sntral ng Pilipinas (BSP) shall institut rforms to libraliz accss to crdit by agrarian
rform bnficiaris. Th PARC shall nsur that support srvics for agrarian rform bnficiaris ar
providd, such as:
"(a) Land survys and titling;
"(b) Socializd trms on agricultural crdit facilitis;
"Thirty prcnt (30%) of all appropriations for support srvics rfrrd to in Sction 36 of Rpublic Act
No. 6657, as amndd, shall b immdiatly st asid and mad availabl for agricultural crdit facilitis:
Prv|ded, That on-third (l/3) of this sgrgatd appropriation shall b spcifically allocatd for
subsidis to support th initial capitalization for agricultural production to nw agrarian rform
bnficiaris upon th awarding of th mancipation patnt or th crtificat of land ownrship award
and th rmaining two-thirds (2/3) shall b allocatd to provid accss to socializd crdit to xisting
agrarian rform bnficiaris, including th lasholdrs: Prv|ded, lurther, th LBP and othr concrnd
govrnmnt financial institutions, accrditd savings and crdit cooprativs, financial srvic
cooprativs and accrditd cooprativ banks shall provid th dlivry systm for disbursmnt of
th abov financial assistanc to individual agrarian rform bnficiaris, holdrs of collctiv titls and
cooprativs.
"For this purpos, all financing institutions may accpt as collatral for loans th purchas ordrs,
markting agrmnts or xpctd harvsts: Prv|ded, That loans obtaind shall b usd in th
improvmnt or dvlopmnt of th farm holding of th agrarian rform bnficiary or th stablishmnt
of facilitis which shall nhanc production or markting of agricultural products of incras farm incom
thrfrom: Prv|ded, lurther, That of th rmaining svnty prcnt (70%) for th support srvics,
fiftn prcnt (l5%) shall b armarkd for farm inputs as rqustd by th duly accrditd agrarian
rform bnficiaris' organizations, such as, but not limitd to: (l) sds, sdlings and/ or planting
matrials; (2) organic frtilizrs; (3) psticids; (4)hrbicids; and (5) farm animals,
implmnts/ 'machinris; and fiv prcnt (5%) for sminars, trainings and th lik to hlp mpowr
agrarian rform bnficiaris.
"(c) Extnsion srvics by way of planting, cropping, production and post-harvst tchnology transfr,
as wll as markting and managmnt assistanc and support to cooprativs and farmrs'
organizations;
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"(d) lnfrastructur such as, but not limitd to, accss trails, mini-dams, public utilitis, markting and
storag facilitis;
"() Rsarch, production and us of organic frtilizrs and othr local substancs ncssary in farming
and cultivation; and
"(f) Dirct and activ DAR assistanc in th ducation and organization of actual and potntial agrarian
rform bnficiaris, at th barangay, municipal, city, provincial, and national lvls, towards hlping
thm undrstand thir rights and rsponsibilitis as ownr-cultivators dvloping farm- rlatd trust
rlationships among thmslvs and thir nighbors, and incrasing farm production and profitability with
th ultimat nd of mpowring thm to chart thir own dstiny. Th rprsntativs of th agrarian
rform bnficiaris to th PARC shall b chosn from th ' nomins of th duly accrditd agrarian
rform bnficiaris' organizations, or in its absnc, from organizations of actual and potntial agrarian
rform bnficiaris as forwardd to and procssd by th PARC EXCOM.
"Th PARC shall formulat policis to nsur that support srvics for agrarian rform bnficiaris shall b
providd at all stags of th program implmntation with th concurrnc of th concrnd agrarian rform
bnficiaris.
"Th PARC shall likwis adopt, implmnt, and monitor policis and programs to nsur th fundamntal
quality of womn and mn in th agrarian rform program as wll as rspct for th human rights, social
protction, and dcnt working conditions of both paid and unpaid mn and womn farmr-bnficiaris.
"Th Bagng K|/usang Kabuhayan sa Kaun/aran (BKKK) Scrtariat shall b transfrrd and attachd t o th
LBP, for its suprvision including all its applicabl and xisting funds, prsonnl, proprtis, quipmnt and
rcords.
"Misus or divrsion of th financial and support srvics hrin providd shall rsult in sanctions against th
bnficiary guilty throf, including th forfitur of th land transfrrd to him/hr or lssr sanctions as may
b providd by th PARC, without prjudic to criminal proscution. "
Sectio l5. Thr shall b incorporatd aftr Sction 37 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, a nw sction to
rad as follows:
"SEC. 37-A. Fqua/ Supprt Serv|ces lr Pura/ Wmen. - Support srvics shall b xtndd qually to womn
and mn agrarian rform bnficiaris.
"Th PARC shall nsur that ths support srvics, as providd for in this Act, intgrat th spcific nds
and wll-bing of womn farmr- bnficiaris taking into account th spcific rquirmnts of fmal family
mmbrs of farmr- bnficiaris.
"Th PARC shall also nsur that rural womn will b abl to participat in all community activitis. To this
ffct, rural womn ar ntitld to slf -organization in ordr to obtain qual accss to conomic opportunitis
and to hav accss to agricultural crdit and loans, markting facilitis and tchnology, and othr support
srvics, and qual tratmnt in land rform and rsttlmnt schms.
"Th DAR shall stablish and maintain a womn's dsk, which will b primarily rsponsibl for formulating and
implmnting programs and activitis rlatd to th protction and promotion of womn's rights, as wll as
providing an avnu whr womn can rgistr thir complaints and grivancs principally rlatd t o thir
rural activitis."
Sectio l6. Sction 38 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 38. Supprt Serv|ces lr landwners. - Th PARC, with th assistanc of such othr govrnmnt
agncis and instrumntalitis as it may dirct, shall provid landownrs affctd by th CARP and prior
agrarian rform programs with th following srvics:
"(a) lnvstmnt information, financial and counsling assistanc, particularly invstmnt information on
govrnmnt -ownd and/or -controlld corporations and disposabl assts of th govrnmnt in pursuit
of national industrialization and conomic indpndnc:
"(b) Facilitis, programs and schms for th convrsion or xchang of bonds issud for paymnt of
th lands acquird with stocks and bonds issud by th National Govrnmnt , th BSP and othr
govrnmnt institutions and instrumntalitis;
"(c) Markting of agrarian rform bonds, as wll as promoting th marktability of said bonds in
traditional and non-traditional financial markts and stock xchangs: and/or
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"(d) Othr srvics dsignd t o utiliz productivly th procds of th sal of such lands for rural
industrialization.
"A landownr who invsts in rural-basd industris shall b ntitld to th incntivs grantd to a rgistrd
ntrpris ngagd in a pionr or prfrrd ara of invstmnt as providd for in th Omnibus lnvstmnt
Cod of l987,or to such othr incntivs as th PARC, th LBP, or othr govrnmnt financial institutions shall
provid.
"Th LBP shall rdm a landownr' s agrarian rform bonds at fac valu as an incntiv: Providd, That at
last fifty prcnt (50%) of th procds throf shall b invstd in a Board of lnvstmnts (BOl )-rgistrd
company or in any agri-businss or agro-industrial ntrpris in th rgion whr th CARP-covrd
landholding is locatd. An additional incntiv of two prcnt (2%) in cash shall b paid to a landownr who
maintains his/hr ntrpris as a going concrn for fiv (5) yars or kps his/hr invstmnts in a BOl-
rgistrd firm for th sam priod: Providd, furthr, That th rights of th agrarian rform bnficiaris ar
not, in any way, prjudicd or impaird thrby.
"Th DAR, th LBP and th Dpartmnt of Trad and lndustry shall jointly formulat th program to carry out
ths provisions undr th suprvision of th PARC: Providd, That in no cas shall th landownrs' sx,
conomic, rligious, social, cultural and political attributs xclud thm from accssing ths support
srvics."
Sectio l7. Sction 4l of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 4l. The Pres|dent|a/ Agrar|an Pelrm Cunc|/. - Th Prsidntial Agrarian Rform Council (PARC) shall
b composd of th Prsidnt of th Philippins as Chairprson, th Scrtary of Agrarian Rform as Vic-
Chairprson and th following as mmbrs: Scrtaris of th Dpartmnts of Agricultur; Environmnt and
Natural Rsourcs; Budgt and Managmnt; lntrior and Local Govrnmnt ; Public Works and Highways;
Trad and lndustry; Financ; and Labor and Employmnt; Dirctor-Gnral of th National Economic and
Dvlopmnt Authority; Prsidnt, Land Bank of th Philippins; Administrator, National lrrigation Administration;
Administrator, Land Rgistration Authority; and six (6) rprsntativs of affctd landownrs to rprsnt
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao; six (6) rprsntativs of agrarian rform bnficiaris, two (2) ach from
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao: Prv|ded, That at last on (l) of thm shall b from th indignous popls:
Prv|ded, lurther, That at last on (l)of thm shall com from a duly rcognizd national organization of rural
womn or a national organization of agrarian rform bnficiaris with a substantial numbr of womn
mmbrs: Providd, finally, That at last twnty prcnt (20%) of th mmbrs of th PARC shall b womn
but in no cas shall thy b lss than two (Z)."
Sectio l8. Sction 50 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 50. Quas|-Jud|c|a/ Pwers l the DAP. - Th DAR is hrby vstd with primary jurisdiction to
dtrmin and adjudicat agrarian rform mattrs and shall hav xclusiv original jurisdiction ovr all mattrs
involving th implmntation of agrarian rform, xcpt thos falling undr th xclusiv jurisdiction of th
Dpartmnt of Agricultur (DA) and th DENR.
"lt shall not b bound by tchnical ruls of procdur and vidnc but shall procd to har and dcid all
cass, disputs or controvrsis in a most xpditious mannr , mploying all rasonabl mans to ascrtain
th facts of vry cas in accordanc with justic and quity and th mrits of th cas. Toward this nd, it
shall adopt a uniform rul of procdur to achiv a just , xpditious and inxpnsiv dtrmination of vry
action or procding bfor it.
"lt shall hav th powr to summon witnsss, administr oaths, tak tstimony, rquir submission of
rports, compl th production of books and documnts and answrs to intrrogatoris and issu subpena,
and subpena duces tecum and to nforc its writs through shriffs or othr duly dputizd officrs. lt shall
likwis hav th powr to punish dirct and indirct contmpts in th sam mannr and subjct to th sam
pnaltis as providd in th Ruls of Court.
"Rsponsibl farmr ladrs shall b allowd to rprsnt thmslvs, thir fllow farmrs, or thir
organizations in any procdings bfor th DAR Providd, howvr, That whn thr ar two or mor
rprsntativs for any individual or group, th rprsntativs should choos only on among thmslvs to
rprsnt such party or group bfor any DAB procdings.
"Notwithstanding an appal to th Court of Appals, th dcision of th DAR shall b immdiatly xcutory
xcpt a dcision or a portion throf involving solly th issu of just compnsation."
Sectio l9. Sction 50 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd by adding Sction 50-A to
rad as follows:
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"SEC. 50-A. Fxc/us|ve Jur|sd|ct|n n Agrar|an D|spute. - No court or proscutor' s offic shall tak cognizanc
of cass prtaining to th implmntation of th CARP xcpt thos providd undr Sction 57 of Rpublic Act
No. 6657, as amndd. lf thr is an allgation from any of th partis that th cas is agrarian in natur and
on of th partis is a farmr, farmworkr, or tnant , th cas shall b automatically rfrrd by th judg or
th proscutor to th DAR which shall dtrmin and crtify within fiftn (l5) days from rfrral whthr an
agrarian disput xists: Providd, That from th dtrmination of th DAR, an aggrivd party shall hav
judicial rcours. ln cass rfrrd by th municipal trial court and th proscutor 's offic, th appal shall b
with th propr rgional trial court, and in cass rfrrd by th rgional trial court , th appal shall b to th
Court of Appals.
"ln cass whr rgular courts or quasi-judicial bodis hav comptnt jurisdiction, agrarian rform
bnficiaris or idntifid bnficiaris and/or thir associations shall hav lgal standing and intrst to
intrvn concrning thir individual or collctiv rights and/or intrsts undr th CARP.
"Th fact of non-rgistration of such associations with th Scuritis and Exchang Commission, or
Cooprativ Dvlopmnt Authority, or any concrnd govrnmnt agncy shall not b usd against thm to
dny th xistnc of thir lgal standing and intrst in a cas fild bfor such courts and quasi-judicial
bodis."
Sectio 20. Sction 55 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 55. N Pestra|n|ng Order r Pre/|m|nary lnjunct|n. -Excpt for th Suprm Court, no court in th
Philippins shall hav jurisdiction to issu any rstraining ordr or writ of prliminary injunction against th
PARC, th DAR, or any of its duly authorizd or dsignatd agncis in any cas, disput or controvrsy
arising from, ncssary to, or in connction with th application, implmntation, nforcmnt, or intrprtation
of this Act and othr prtinnt laws on agrarian rform."
Sectio 2l. Sction 63 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 63. lund|ng Surce. - Th amount ndd to furthr implmnt th CARP as providd in this Act, until
Jun 30, 20l4, upon xpiration of funding undr Rpublic Act No. 8532 and othr prtinnt laws, shall b
fundd from th Agrarian Rform Fund and othr funding sourcs in th amount of at last On hundrd fifty
billion psos (Pl50,000,000,000.00).
"Additional amounts ar hrby authorizd to b appropriatd as and whn ndd to augmnt th Agrarian
Rform Fund in ordr to fully implmnt th provisions of this Act during th fiv (5)-yar xtnsion priod.
"Sourcs of funding or appropriations shall includ th following:
"(a) Procds of th sals of th Privatization and Managmnt Offic (PMO);
")All rcipts from assts rcovrd and from sals of ill-gottn walth rcovrd through th PCGG
xcluding th amount appropriatd for compnsation to victims of human rights violations undr th
applicabl law;
"(c) Procds of th disposition and dvlopmnt of th proprtis of th Govrnmnt in forign
countris, for th spcific purposs of financing production crdits, infrastructur and othr support
srvics rquird by this Act;
"(d) All incom and, collctions of whatvr form and natur arising from th agrarian rform oprations,
projcts and programs of th DAR and othr CARP implmnting agncis;
"() Portion of amounts accruing to th Philippins from all sourcs of official forign. aid grants and
concssional financing from all countris, to b usd for th spcific purposs of financing productions,
crdits, infrastructurs, and othr support srvics rquird by this Act:
"(f) Yarly appropriations of no lss than Fiv billion psos (P5,000, 000,000.00) from th Gnral
Appropriations Act;
"(g) Gratuitous financial assistanc from lgitimat sourcs; and
"(h) Othr govrnmnt funds not othrwis appropriatd.
"All funds appropriatd to implmnt th provisions of this Act shall b considrd continuing appropriations
during th priod of its implmntation: Prv|ded, That if th nd ariss, spcific amounts for bond
rdmptions, intrst paymnts and othr xisting obligations arising from th implmntation of th program
shall b includd in th annual Gnral Appropriations Act: Prv|ded, lurther, That all just compnsation
paymnts to landownrs, including xcution of judgmnts thrfor, shall only b sourcd from th Agrarian
Rform Fund: Prv|ded, hwever, That just compnsation paymnts that cannot b covrd within th
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approvd annual budgt of th program shall b chargabl against th dbt srvic program of th national
govrnmnt , or any unprogrammd itm in th Gnral Appropriations Act: Prv|ded, l|na//y, That aftr th
compltion of th land acquisition and distribution componnt of th CARP, th yarly appropriation shall b
allocatd fully to support srvics, agrarian justic dlivry and oprational rquirmnts of th DAR and th
othr CARP implmnting agncis."
Sectio 22. Sction 65 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 65. Cnvers|n l lands. - Aftr th laps of fiv (5) yars from its award, whn th land cass to b
conomically fasibl and sound for agricultural purposs, or th locality has bcom urbanizd and th land
will hav a gratr conomic valu for rsidntial, commrcial or industrial purposs, th DAR, upon application
of th bnficiary or th landownr with rspct only to his/hr rtaind ara which is tnantd, with du notic
to th affctd partis, and subjct to xisting laws, may authoriz th rclassification or convrsion of th
land and its disposition: Prv|ded, That if th applicant is a bnficiary undr agrarian laws and th land sought
to b convrtd is th land awardd to him/ hr or any portion throf, th applicant, aftr th convrsion is
grantd, shall invst at last tn prcnt (l0%)of th procds coming from th convrsion in govrnmnt
scuritis: Prv|ded, lurther, That th applicant upon convrsion shall fully pay th pric of th land: Prv|ded,
lurthermre, That irrigatd and irrigabl lands, shall not b subjct to convrsion: Prv|ded, l|na//y, That th
National lrrigation Administration shall submit a consolidatd data on th location nationwid of all irrigabl lands
within on (l)yar from th ffctivity of this Act.
"Failur to implmnt th convrsion plan within fiv (5) yars from th approval of such convrsion plan or
any violation of th conditions of th convrsion ordr du to th fault of th applicant shall caus th land to
automatically b covrd by CARP."
Sectio 23. Sction 68 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 68. lmmun|ty l Gvernment Agenc|es lrm Undue lnterlerence. - ln cass falling within thir
jurisdiction, no injunction, rstraining ordr , prohibition or mandamus shall b issud by th rgional trial courts,
municipal trial courts, municipal circuit trial courts, and mtropolitan trial courts against th DAR, th DA, th
DENR, and th Dpartmnt of Justic in thir implmntation of th program."
Sectio 24. Sction 73 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 73. Prh|b|ted Acts and Om|ss|ns. - Th following ar prohibitd:
"(a) Th ownrship or possssion, for th purpos of circumvnting th provisions of this Act, of
agricultural lands in xcss of th total rtntion limits or award cilings by any prson, natural or
juridical, xcpt thos undr collctiv ownrship by farmr-bnficiaris;
"(b) Th forcibl ntry or illgal dtainr by prsons who ar not qualifid bnficiaris undr this Act to
avail thmslvs of th rights and bnfits of th Agrarian Rform Program:
"(c) Any convrsion by , any landownr of his/ hr agricultural' land into any non-agricultural us with
intnt to avoid th application of this Act to his/hr landholdings and to dispossss his/hr bonafid
tnant farmrs:
"(d) Th malicious and willful prvntion or obstruction by any prson, association or ntity of th
implmntation of th CARP;
"() Th sal, transfr , convyanc or chang of th natur of lands outsid of urban cntrs and city
limits ithr in whol or in part aftr th ffctivity of this Act, xcpt aftr final compltion of th
appropriat convrsion undr Sction 65 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd. Th dat of th
rgistration of th dd of convyanc in th Rgistr of Dds with rspct to titld lands and th dat
of th issuanc of th tax dclaration to th transfr of th proprty with rspct to unrgistrd
lands, as th cas may b, shall b conclusiv for th purpos of this Act;
"(f) Th sal, transfr or convyanc by a bnficiary of th right to us or any othr usufructuary right
ovr th land h/sh acquird by virtu of bing a bnficiary, in ordr to circumvnt th provisions of
this Act;
"(g) Th unjustifid, willful, and malicious act by a rsponsibl officr or officrs of th govrnmnt
through th following:
"(l) Th dnial of notic and/ or rply to landownrs;
"(2) Th dprivation of rtntion rights;
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"(3) Th undu or inordinat dlay in th prparation of claim foldrs; or
"(4) Any undu dlay, rfusal or failur in th paymnt of just compnsation;
"(h) Th undu dlay or unjustifid failur of th DAR, th LBP, th PARC, th PARCCOM, and any
concrnd govrnmnt agncy or any govrnmnt official or mploy to submit th rquird rport ,
data and/ or othr official documnt involving th implmntation of th provisions of this Act, as rquird
by th partis or th govrnmnt, including th Hous of Rprsntativs and th Snat of th
Philippins as wll as thir rspctiv committs, and th congrssional ovrsight committ cratd
hrin;
"(i) Th undu dlay in th complianc with th obligation to crtify or attst and/or falsification of th
crtification or attstation as rquird undr Sction 7 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd; and
"(j) Any othr culpabl nglct or willful violations of th provisions of this Act.
"ln th cas of govrnmnt officials and mploys, a conviction undr this Act is without prjudic to any civil
cas and/or appropriat administrativ procdings undr civil srvic law, ruls and rgulations. "Any prson
convictd undr this Act shall not b ntitld to any bnfit providd for in any agrarian rform law or program."
Sectio 25. Sction 74 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, is hrby furthr amndd to rad as follows:
"SEC. 74. Pena/t|es. - Any prson who knowingly or willfully violats th provisions of this Act shall b punishd
by imprisonmnt of not lss than on (l) month to not mor than thr (3) yars or a fin of not lss than On
thousand psos (Pl,000.00) and not mor than Fiftn thousand psos (Pl5,000. 00), or both, at th
discrtion of th court : Providd, That th following corrsponding pnaltis shall b imposd for th spcific
violations hrundr:
"(a) lmprisonmnt of thr (3) yars and on (l) day to six (6) yars or a fin of not lss than Fifty
thousand psos (P50, 000.00)and not mor than On hundrd fifty thousand psos (Pl50,000.00), or
both, at th discrtion of th court upon any prson who violats Sction 73, subparagraphs (a), (b), (f),
(g), and (h) of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd; and
"(b) lmprisonmnt of six (6) yars and on (l) day to twlv (l2) yars or a fin of not lss than Two
hundrd thousand psos (P200, 000.00) and not mor than On million psos (Pl,000,000. 00), or both,
at th discrtion of th court upon any prson who violats Sction 73, subparagraphs (c), (d), (), and
(i) of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd.
"lf th offndr is a corporation or association, th officr rsponsibl thrfor shall b criminally liabl."
Sectio 26. Congressional Oversigh Commiee. - A Congrssional Ovrsight Committ on Agrarian Rform
(COCAR) is hrby cratd to ovrs and monitor th implmntation of this Act. lt shall b composd of th
Chairprsons of th Committ on Agrarian Rform of both Houss of Congrss, thr (3) Mmbrs of th Hous of
Rprsntativs, and thr (3) Mmbrs of th Snat of th Philippins, to b dsignatd rspctivly by th
Spakr of th Hous of Rprsntativs and th Prsidnt of th Snat of th Philippins.
Th Chairprsons of th Committs on Agrarian Rform of th Hous of Rprsntativs and of th Snat of th
Philippins shall b th Chairprsons of th COCAR. Th Mmbrs shall rciv no compnsation; howvr,
travling and othr ncssary xpnss shall b allowd.
ln ordr to carry out th objctivs of this Act, th COCAR shall b providd with th ncssary appropriations for its
opration. An initial amount of Twnty-fiv million psos (P25,000,000.00) is hrby appropriatd for th COCAR for
th first yar of its opration and th sam amount shall b appropriatd vry yar thraftr.
Th trm of th COCAR shall nd six (6) months aftr th xpiration of th xtndd priod of fiv (5) yars.
Sectio 27. Powers and Puncions oI he COCAR. - Th COCAR shall hav th following powrs and functions:
(a) Prscrib and adopt guidlins which shall govrn its work;
(b) Hold harings and consultations, rciv tstimonis and rports prtinnt to its spcifid concrns;
(c) Scur from any dpartmnt, burau, offic or instrumntality of th govrnmnt such assistanc as may
b ndd, including tchnical information, prparation and production of rports and submission of
rcommndations or plans as it may rquir, particularly a yarly rport of th rcord or prformanc of ach
agrarian rform bnficiary as providd undr Sction 22 of Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd;
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(d) Scur from th DAR or th LBP information on th amount of just compnsation dtrmind to b paid or
which has bn paid to any landownr;
() Scur from th DAR or th LBP quartrly rports on th disbursmnt of funds for th agrarian rform
program;
(f) Ovrs and monitor, in such a mannr as it may dm ncssary, th actual implmntation of th
program and projcts by th DAR;
(g) Summon by subpona any public or privat citizn to tstify bfor it, or rquir by subpena duces tecum
to produc bfor it such rcords, rports, or othr documnts as may b ncssary in th prformanc of its
functions;
(h) Engag th srvics of rsourc prsons from th public and privat sctors as wll as civil socity
including th various agrarian rform groups or organizations in th diffrnt rgions of th country as may b
ndd;
(i) Approv th budgt for th work of th Committ and all disbursmnts thrfrom, including compnsation
of all prsonnl;
(j) Organiz its staff and hir and appoint such mploys and prsonnl whthr tmporary, contractual or on
constancy subjct to applicabl ruls; and
(k) Exrcis all th powrs ncssary and incidntal to attain th purposs for which it is cratd.
Sectio 28. Periodic Reors. - Th COCAR shall submit to th Spakr of th Hous of Rprsntativs and to
th Prsidnt of th Snat of th Philippins priodic rports on its findings and rcommndations on actions to b
undrtakn by both Houss of Congrss, th DAR, and th PARC.
Sectio 29. Access o lnIormaion. - Notwithstanding th provisions of Rpublic Act No. l405 and othr prtinnt
laws, information on th amount of just compnsation paid to any landownr undr Rpublic Act No. 6657, as
amndd, and othr agrarian rform laws shall b dmd public information.
Sectio 30. Resoluion oI Case. - Any cas and/or procding involving th implmntation of th provisions of
Rpublic Act No. 6657, as amndd, which may rmain pnding on Jun 30, 20l4 shall b allowd to procd to its
finality and b xcutd vn byond such dat.
Sectio 3l. lmlemening Rules and Regulaions. - Th PARC and th DAR shall provid th ncssary
implmnting ruls and rgulations within thirty (30) days upon th approval of this Act. Such ruls and rgulations
shall tak ffct on July l, 2009 and it shall b publishd in at last two (2) nwspaprs of gnral circulation.
Sectio 32. Reealing Clause. - Sction 53 of Rpublic Act No. 3844, othrwis known as th Agricultural Land
Rform Cod, is hrby rpald and all othr laws, dcrs, xcutiv ordrs, issuancs, ruls and rgulations, or
parts throf inconsistnt with this Act ar hrby likwis rpald or amndd accordingly.
Sectio 33. Searabiliy Clause. - lf, for any rason, any sction or provision of this Act is dclard unconstitutional
or invalid, th othr sctions or provisions not affctd thrby shall rmain in full forc and ffct.
Sectio 34. EIIeciviy Clause. - This Act shall tak ffct on July l,2009 and it shall b publishd in at last two (2)
nwspaprs of gnral circulation.
Approvd,
(Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES
Spakr of th Hous of
Rprsntativs
(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE
Prsidnt of th Snat
This Act which is a consolidation of Snat Bill No. 2666 and, Hous Bill No. 4077 was finally passd by th Snat
and th Hous of Rprsntativs on August 3, 2009 and July 29, 2009, rspctivly.
(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Scrtary Gnral
Hous of Rprsnativs
(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Scrtary of Snat
Approvd: August 7, 2009
(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
Pres|dent l the Ph|/|pp|nes
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