Angel Jayne B.

Mueño Course: GED103M3

Assessment 1 Section: REM01

President Diosdado Macapagal established the program in 1963 to terminate unfair

land ownership practices by dividing the land and providing proper documentation to
Agricultural Reform Beneficiaries. Farmers, farmworkers, landless owners, and
tenants who have cultivated the land for years are among those who benefit. The
Comprehensive Agrarian Land Reform Program was enacted by the government in
1988 (CARP). After the land reform, enabling institutions and the success of the
entire transformation depend on inputs as a component of land reform policy.
Furthermore, this assistance must come from the government and the general public.
The reason why CARP is a flop is that capitalism has aggressively spread its roots
throughout every country. Wealthy people and big international/local corporations
own hundreds of thousands of hectares. Peasants were frequently the victims of the
political brawls between landowners and farmers, which led to civil strife and further
politicized the transition.If the government doesn't put forth enough effort, the reform
will not produce the best results that, over time, address issues of equity and reduce
poverty. Despite being a key component in enhancing disadvantaged rural people's
well-being, development faces social, political, and economic challenges. The
program faces significant obstacles in its long-term ability to fulfill the government's
aim of reducing poverty. Land reform may not have necessarily provided all the
solutions. Although I believe that the current reform may not be a total failure, I also
think that it has flaws and gaps that prevent it from being implemented effectively,
which breeds dissatisfaction and uncertainty in the mass.