COMPREHENSIVE

AGRARIAN REFORM
(CARP)
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Prepared by:

Prof. Shahria Khalid-Mautante

 The 1987
Philippine
Constitution
Social Justice & Human Rights
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R.A.. 6657 – Comprehensive Agrarian

Reform Program
 The 1987 Constitution of the
Philippines
➢the supreme law of the Philippines
➢democratic and republican State
➢enacted in 1987, during the administration of
President Corazon Aquino, and is popularly
known as the "1987 Constitution".
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➢The Constitution is divided into 18 parts, excluding

the Preamble, which are called Articles.
 The Social Justice and Human
Rights

➢ refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that

is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that
understands and values human rights, and that
recognizes the dignity of every human being.
➢ based on the concepts of human rights and equality
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and the degree of economic egalitarianism through

progressive taxation, income redistribution, or even
property redistribution.
 AIM

➢ to achieve what developmental economists

refer to as more equality of opportunity
than may currently exist in some societies.

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➢ to manufacture equality of outcome in

cases where incidental inequalities appear
in a procedurally just system.
 PREAMBLE
We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the
aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and
humane society and establish a Government that
shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote
the common good, conserve and develop our
patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our
posterity the blessings of independence and
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democracy under the rule of law and a regime of

truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace,
do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.
 ARTICLE XIII – SOCIAL JUSTICE &
HUMAN RIGHTS
➢ Labor
➢Agrarian and Natural Resources Reform
➢Urban Land Reform and Housing
➢Health
➢Women
➢Role and Rights of People's Organizations
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➢Human Rights
 COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN
REFORM PROGRAM (CARP_
➢ a Philippine state policy that ensures and promotes the welfare of
landless farmers and farm workers, as well as the elevation of
social justice and equity among rural areas.

➢ CARP was established by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law

of 1988 (CARL).

➢ Aimed for a nation with equitable land ownership and empowered

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agrarian reform beneficiaries while, at least, improving social lives.

➢ Enacted by the 8th Congress of the Philippines and signed by

Aquino on June 10, 1988.
 OBJECTIVE

Objective Objectives of Agrarian

Reform - Political

➢ To reform in successfully ➢ to put an end to conflicts

devise land reform pertaining to land ownership.
Philippines. ➢ to bring about harmony
➢ To improve the economic between the rural people and
and social status of the
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the urban residents.
beneficiaries of land ➢ bringing stability to the political
reform in the Philippines. setup of the country.
 OBJECTIVE
Objectives of Agrarian Objectives of Agrarian
Reform - Social Reform - Economic

➢ bringing about equality in ➢ Enhancing agricultural production

terms of opportunities, ➢ Enhancing agricultural productivity
income as well as wealth. ➢ Bettering capital formation
➢ Providing employment to more agricultural workers
➢ Enhancing demand for raw materials and services
➢ Improving the balance of payments by facilitating
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export activities
➢ Trying to increase production at home so that
imports do not have to be relied upon.
➢ Enhancing cooperation as well as regulation between
the agricultural sector and the non-agricultural
sector.
 CARP MAJOR FEATURE
➢ It provides for the coverage of all agricultural lands regardless of
crops produced or the tenurial status of the tiller;
➢ It recognizes as beneficiaries of the program all workers in the
land given that they are landless and willing to till the land;
➢ It provides for the delivery of support services to program
beneficiaries;
➢ It provides for arrangements that ensure the tenurial security of
farmers and farm workers such as the leasehold arrangement,
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stock distribution
➢ option and production and profit sharing; and
➢ It creates an adjudication body that will resolve agrarian disputes.
 R.A. 6657 BENEFICIARIES

➢ All agricultural lessees ➢ agricultural graduates

➢ Share tenants ➢ rural women
regardless: ➢ Veterans and relatives of
✓ crops enlisted men and women
✓regular farm workers ➢ Retirees of the AFP and
✓ seasonal farm workers the Integrated National
Police
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✓ other farm workers

✓ farmer's organization ➢ Rebel returnees and
surrenderers
✓ cooperatives
QUALIFICATIONS OF AN AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES

➢ a. be landless;
➢ b. be at least 15 years old or head of the family at the time the
property was transferred in the name of the Republic of the
Philippines; and
➢ c. Have the willingness, ability, and aptitude to cultivate the land
and make it as productive as possible. (Sec. 23, RA 6657)
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Note: Items (b) and (c) above are meant to ensure that the recipients
of the land will judiciously use it and make it a productive
agricultural land
 COMPONENTS OF CARP

➢ Land Tenure Improvement

➢ Program Beneficiaries Development

➢ Agrarian Justice Delivery

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 PRINCIPLES OF CARP
➢ The highest consideration for the welfare of the landless farmers
and farm workers
➢ due regard to the rights of landowners to just compensation
➢ Recognition of the rights of farmers, farm workers, landowners,
cooperatives, and other independent organizations to participate
in the planning, organization, and management of CARP
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➢ provision of support to agriculture through appropriate technology

and
➢ Research provision of adequate financial, production, marketing,
and other support services
IMPLEMENTING
AGENCIES
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 SCOPE OF CARP
➢ The ownership or control of about 10.3 million
hectares of agricultural land, representing
about one-third of the total land area of the
Philippines, shall be transferred over a ten-
year period to an estimated 3.9 million
beneficiaries.
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 LANDS COVERED BY CARP

➢ all alienable and disposable lands of the public domain

devoted to or suitable to agriculture;
➢ all lands of the public domain in excess of the specific
limits as determined by Congress;
➢ all other lands owned by the government devoted to or
suitable to agriculture; and
➢ all private lands devoted to or suitable to agriculture
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regardless of the agricultural products raised or that can

be raised therein. (Section 4, RA 6657)
 LANDS NOT COVERED BY CARP
➢ those which are not suitable for agriculture, and those which are
classified as mineral, forest, residential, commercial, or industrial land;
➢ Those which have been classified and approved as non-agricultural prior
to 15 June 1988 as ruled under Department of Justice Opinion No. 44,
Series of 1990;
➢ Those which are exempt pursuant to Sec. 10, RA 6657;
➢ Those which are devoted to poultry, swine, or livestock raising as of June
15, 1988, pursuant to the Supreme Court ruling on Luz Farms vs. The
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Honorable Secretary of Agrarian Reform (G.R. No. 86339, 4 December

1990) and
➢ those which are retained by the landowner (not covered insofar as land
acquisition and distribution but covered with respect to other provisions,
particularly leasehold)
 LANDS EXEMPTED BY CARP COVERAGE
➢ Lands actually, directly, and exclusively used and found to be necessary for
parks, wildlife, forest reserves, reforestation, fish sanctuaries and breeding
grounds, watersheds and mangroves, national defense, school sites and
campuses including experimental farm stations operated by public or
private schools for education purposes, seeds, and seedlings research and
pilot production centers, church sites and convents appurtenant thereto,
mosque sites and Islamic centers appurtenant thereto, communal burial
grounds and cemeteries, penal colonies and penal farms actually worked by
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the inmates, and government and private research and quarantine centers;
and Lands with eighteen percent (18%) slope and over, except those already
developed as of 15 June 1988. (Sec. 10, RA 6657)
 PROOF OF OWNERSHIPS GIVEN TO BENEFICIARIES

➢ a. Emancipation Patents (EPs) for OLT (Operation Land Transfer) lands;

➢ b. Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOAS) for CA, VOS, and EO 407
lands, resettlement areas and landed estates; and
➢ Free Patents for public lands.

Note: Beneficiaries of the Integrated Social Forestry Program

covering agro-forestry public lands whose ownership cannot be
transferred, received Certificates of Stewardship Contract (CSCs)
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which are good for 25 years, renewable for another 25 years.

 DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

➢ the lead implementing agency of CARP.

➢ undertakes land tenure improvement and development of
program beneficiaries.
➢ conducts land surveys in resettlement areas.
➢ undertakes land acquisition and distribution and land
management studies.
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➢ orchestrates the delivery of support services to farmer-

beneficiaries and
➢ promotes the development of viable agrarian reform
communities
 REFERENCES

➢http://1987-philippineconstitution.blogspot.com
➢http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/apcity/un
pan005112.pdf
➢http://www.dar.gov.ph/
➢http://www.dar7.net.ph
➢http://www.economywatch.com
➢slideshare.net/lowell0916/comprehensive-agrarian-reform
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➢http://en.wikipedia.org
Thank You