Manila Law College

Agrarian Law and Social Legislation Syllabus

Atty. Kitem D. Kadatuan Jr.

I. Agrarian Law

READ THE ENTIRE LAW.

A. Basis

1. Article XIII, Sec. 4, 5, 6

2. RA 6657

B. Definitions

1. Agricultural Land
2. Agrarian Dispute
3. Agriculture
4. RA 7881

C. Exemptions and Exclusions

1. RA 6657 as amended by RA 7881

D. Constitutionality

1. Association of Small Land Owners vs DAR, G.R. No. 78742 July 14, 1989
- Type of Expropriation

E. Time frame of effectivity of the law

1. RA 6657 as amended by RA 8532 and RA 9700

F. Land Mark Cases

1. RA 6657 Sec. 31 Stock Option alternative

Hacienda Luisita Inc. vs PARC, G.R. No. 171101, July 5, 2011
Hacienda Luisita Inc. vs PARC, G.R. No. 171101, April 24, 2012

2. RA 6657 Sec. 10
Roman Catholic Archbishop vs Sec., G.R. No. 139285 December 21, 2007

3. RA 6657 Sec. 3(b), 11, 13 and 32 

Luz Farm vs Sec., G.R. No. 86889. December 4, 1990
4. Natalia Realty vs DAR, G.R. No. 103302 August 12, 1993

5. DAR vs Sutton, G.R. No. 162070 October 19, 2005

6. Milestone vs Office of the President, G.R. No. 182332, February 23, 2011

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 7. Province of Camarines Sur vs CA, G.R. No. 103125 May 17, 1993

8. Samahan vs Valisno, G.R. No. 158314, June 3, 2004

9. Estribillo vs DAR and Hacienda Maria, G.R. No. 159674 June 30, 2006

10. Land Bank vs Natividad, G.R. No. 127198, May 16, 2005

11. Lubrica vs Land Bank, G.R. No. 170220 November 20, 2006

G. Pending Cases

1. RA 6657 Section 62

II. Social Legislation

A. Basis

1. 1987 Constitution Article XIII Section 1, 2, 3

 Memorize Section 3

2. RA 10361 (Batas Kasambahay Law)

 See rights and privileges

3. RA 8042 as amended by RA 10022 (The Migrant Workers and Overseas

Filipino Act of 1995)

1. Pert vs Armando Vinuy, G.R. No. 197528, September 5, 2012

2. Sameer vs Cabiles, G.R. No. 170139, August 5, 2014

4. RA 1161 as amended by RA 8282 (Social Security Law)

 See Coverage
1. Kua vs Sacupayo, G.R. No. 191237, September 24, 2014

5. PD 1146 as amended by RA 8291 (The Government Service Insurance System

Act of 1997)

1. GSIS vs Pauig, G.R. No. 210328, January 30, 2017

6. R.A. No. 7432, (An Act to Maximize the Contribution of Senior Citizens to
Nation-Building, Grant Benefits and Special Privileges and For Other
Purposes)

1. South Luzon Drug vs DSWD, G.R. No. 199669, April 25, 2017

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