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Just Compensation in Agrarian Reform
Just Compensation in Agrarian Reform
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AGRARIAN REFORM
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1987 CONSTITUTION
Article XIII, Sec. 4
“The State shall, by law, undertake an agrarian
reform program founded on the right of farmers and
regular farmworkers who are landless, to own directly
or collectively the lands they till or, in the case of other
farmworkers, to receive a just share of the fruits
thereof. To this end, the State shall encourage and
undertake the just distribution of all agricultural lands,
subject to such priorities and reasonable retention
limits as the Congress may prescribe, taking into
account ecological, developmental, or equity
considerations, and subject to the payment of just
compensation. In determining retention limits, the
State shall respect the right of small landowners. The
State shall further provide incentives for voluntary
land-sharing.”
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RA 6657, THE CARP LAW
15 June 1988
Coverage:
“The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Law of 1988 shall cover, regardless of
tenurial arrangement and commodity
produced, all public and private agricultural
lands as provided in Proclamation No. 131
and Executive Order No. 229, including other
lands of the public domain suitable for
agriculture.” (Sec. 4)
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RA 3844, AGRICULTURAL LAND
REFORM CODE
8 August 1963
Abolished share tenancy relationship and
provides for the expropriation of certain
agricultural lands for resale to qualified
beneficiaries
Created Land Bank of the Philippines to
finance the acquisition by the Government of
landed estates for division and resale to small
landholders, as well as the purchase of the
landholding by the agricultural lessee from the
landowner
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PD 27, OPERATION LAND TRANSFER
21 October 1972
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EO 228
17 July 1987
Declared qualified farmer beneficiaries as full owners of
the land as of 21 October 1972
Provides for the valuation mechanism for lands acquired
pursuant to PD 27
22 July 1987
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EO 229
22 July 1987
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Association of Small Landowners in the
Philippines vs. Secretary of Agrarian Reform
(G.R. No. 78742, En Banc, 14 July 1989)
Farmer-Beneficiaries
Landowners
Government
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JUST COMPENSATION
The just and complete equivalent of the
loss which the owner of the thing
expropriated has to suffer by reason of the
expropriation.
The compensation given to the owner is
just compensation if he receives for his
property a sum equivalent to its market
value.
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1987 Constitution
Article XIII, Sec. 4
“The State shall, by law, undertake an agrarian reform
program founded on the right of farmers and regular
farmworkers, who are landless, to own directly and
indirectly the lands they till or, in the case of other
farmworkers, to receive a just share of the fruits thereof.
To this end, the State shall encourage and undertake the
just distribution of all agricultural lands, subject to such
priorities and reasonable retention limits as the Congress
may prescribe, taking into account ecological,
developmental, or equity considerations, and subject to
the payment of just compensation. In determining
retention limits, the State shall respect the rights of small
landowners. The State shall further provide incentives for
voluntary land-sharing.
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1987 Constitution
Where:
LV = Land Value
CNI = Capitalized Net Income
CS = Comparable Sales
MV = Market Value”
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LandBank vs. Banal
(G.R. No. 143276, 3rd Division, 20 July 2004)
- J. Sandoval-Guttierez
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LandBank vs. Celada
(G.R. No. 164876, 1st Division, 23 January 2006)
- J. Ynares-Santiago
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LandBank vs. Lim and Cabochan
(G.R. No. 171941, En Banc, 2 August 2007)
- J. Carpio Morales
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Some Cases Reiterating the Doctrine
in Banal, Celada and Lim that Adherence to the
Formula Prescribed by the DAR is Mandatory
LBP v. Wycoco (G. R. No. 140160, 14 January 2003)
Sps. Zoleta, et al. v. Hon. Andres Reyes, et al. (G. R.
No. 169054, 31 August 2003)
De Castro, et al. v. LBP (G. R. No. 168026, 03 August
2005)
Meneses v. DAR Secretary, et al. (G. R. No. 156304,
23 October 2006)
LBP vs. Heirs of Eleuterio Cruz (G.R. No. 175175,
September 29, 2008)
Land Bank of the Philippines v. Dumlao (G.R. No.
167809, November 27, 2008)
Allied Bank Corporation v. Land Bank of the
Philippines (G.R. No. 175422, March 13, 2009)
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…continued
Land Bank of the Philippines v. Heirs of
Honorato De Leon (G.R. No. 164025, May 8,
2009)
LBP v. Belista (G. R. No. 164631, 26 June
2009)
LBP v. Kumassie Plantation Co., (G.R. No.
177404, December 4, 2009)
LBP v. Alpasan, Jr. (G. R. No. 188221, 03
February 2010)
LBP v. Escandor (G. R. No. 171685, 11
October 2010)
LBP v. Barrido (G.R. No. 183688, August 18,
2010)
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Case where the Supreme Court
departed from the doctrine
APO FRUITS CORPORATION and
HIJO PLANTATION, INC., vs. COURT
OF APPEALS (G.R. No. 164195,
February 6, 2007)
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More Supreme Court cases since 2004
were decided in accordance with the
doctrine espoused in Banal, Celada and
Lim Cabochan
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TAKING UNDER RA 6657
Secs. 16 (e) & 24, par. 2, RA 6657, as amended
Payment to LO
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TAKING UNDER PD 27
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Variance in the Reckoning of Date of
Taking
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Date of issuance of EPs
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Effect of Change in Date of Taking
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Reason for Divergent PD 27
Rulings on the Date of Taking
Courts have recognized that the
determination of the value of the
land as of October 21, 1972 will
result in a low valuation and fixing
the date of taking on a later date,
and in accordance with RA 6657,
will increase the valuation.
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Relevance of PD 27 Jurisprudence Today
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DAR AO No. 1, series of 2010 - provides
that the reckoning date of the AGP and
SP inputs needed in the computation
shall be June 30, 2009; provides the
legal formula in the computation:
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AMOUNT TO BE DEPOSITED
Section 16 (a), (b), (d), & (e) of RA 6657
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Sec. 18, RA 6657
“The LBP shall compensate the
landowner in such amounts as may be
agreed upon by the landowner and the
DAR and the LBP, in accordance with
the criteria provided for in Sections 16
and 17, and other pertinent provisions
hereof, or as may be finally
determined by the court, as the just
compensation for the land.”
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Sec. 16, RA 6657
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Sec. 57, RA 6657
“The Special Agrarian Courts shall have
original and exclusive jurisdiction over all
petitions for the determination of just
compensation to landowners, and the
prosecution of all criminal offenses under this
Act. The Rules of Court shall apply to all
proceedings before the Special Agrarian
Courts, unless modified by this Act.”
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DAR Adjudication Board (DARAB)
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DARAB Rules of Procedures
1. 2009
2. 2003
3. 1994
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DARAB and SAC’s Jurisdiction
Philippine Veterans Bank v. CA
(G.R. No. 132767. January 18, 2000)
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Land Bank of the Philippines v. Celada
(G.R. No. 164876, 23 January 2006)
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Time to File Original Action Before
the SAC
Philippine Veterans Bank v. CA
(G.R. No. 132767, January 18, 2000)
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INTEREST ON JUST
COMPENSATION
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WHEN THERE IS NO DELAY
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WHEN THERE IS DELAY
CB Circular 416
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APO-HIJO VS. LBP
(G.R No. 164195, 12 April 2011)
Forbearance of money
12% interest
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PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES
IN APO-HIJO VS. LBP
Market value upheld over value determined
under DAR valuation guidelines
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THANK YOU!
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