i) SUE U UU ULE y v \ SdO009 sso Name: Servi] Aoegai| C-Nfere= Subject: Public Corporation PAGE. Case Digect Written an: October 1,902! DATE L._Chamiver of Real Ectate and Builders Association, Inc. Ccorewpa) v. Secretary of Agrorian Reform, GR No. 1G34O% Tune 1%, 21d - FAcTs: Petitioner CREBA is the umbrella orgarization of private corporations , single propreitorship and individuals rectly oF jnclivectly moled in land housing development , teuilding anchinfrostmckure constructions, production § supply inclucling services i various fields of eaginerring , community planning are develppremt Fmancing- On Fromoary 2g 2002. the Seeretory of Agrarian Rugorm jseved another padminisbrative Orders : DAR AO No. Of” O2 en= fidlel “2002 Compechencive Rules on Land Use. Lonversion "which -fuctner amended DAR ho No. 03-97 avd PAR AD No. 1-99, ancl cepealed all issuances inconcistert therewith - The DAR AO_No- 1-2 covers all applications for conversion from 50d agsieuliwral to non agriem Mural uses of to anothen agri - cattural vce. Theeaftes , Oo” Auguet 7, 2007, th. Seeretary of Agrarian Reform amended certain provisions of DAR Ao So t-2 by formulating DAR AO, OS - OF parti< eularly addressing lave conversion 'm tim of exigenciee ancl calamities - Jo address tee unalbated conversion of prime agricuttural lands for real estate developrunt the Secrebary fwethin issuecl Merorandum Ne $8 on Joell {52008 vew emporanily suspurchd jh ew i aA approval of a land we Caan agplicetions. a WANTi— Scanned with CamScannerBob bobs Us bbobebLEELLLL \ VIVIIVIYN YY \ ' PAGE_________= * DATE. Issue: Wier nob DAR AO NO. 01-02 as amended, was made im violation of Section @ of RA. No. WGes7, as th covers tYOn those _non- awarded lars andl reclassified lade by the LGUs of by way of Preticterlal Proclamations on or aften 1S June 1988. RULING: No. Acide GUS9 Section GS provides that * After IM lopee BE S years from te awacd, whenthe land ceases tp be economical feasible, and sound for agricultural purposes orth locality has. become ucbariaect andthe lara will noye a greater value for resedunfial commercial, or ieaudrial purposts, tM. DAR upon appleation af othe beneficiary or the lana _ownen with Aue, vohies bo th affected packy May authorize ji reclastigication or conversion of th as and its disposition provided strat the beneficiary shall aid in full his obligation. Comersion is th act of changing tN current use of 4 Piece. oe agricultural land _who some ofen use as approved bby tee DAR while Reclassigication is th ect of specif ying, how ag nieultural fancls_be utilised for von— governmental wsce such as tesedential, trdusttial and commercial , subject tedee requicements aed procedure, wc land wee cpnyersion. Thus teclassigicotion op acricuttura) Jand des net automatically allow a landewer to change its ue, be still has te uvdergo 4M process op. conversion. But hic Spence authont: ap Da can énty be exercised cuden the ectivity: oF RA. NO. USF on IS Tune 148g The said date is a cut-off pried for autemahe recloscigication of A.Lanle no leager require DAR conversion eltarance - WANT ei “Roaster, peclassipi cation of rgnenlural lands is sulajteh te Dan’ conversion kuthority . Scanned with CamScanner