Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Office
Agrarian Legal Assistance Division
Tuguegarao City
Tel. No. (078) 377-3798

DAR AO No. o4 Series of 2018

AMENDMENT TO THE OMNIBUS SUMMARY RULES

FOR CANCELLATION CASES OF EMANCIPATION
PATENTS, CERTIFICATE OF LAND OWNERSHIP
AWARD AND OTHER TITLES ISSUED UNDER ANY
AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM
section 1 of AO_4 SERIES OF 2018
Section 2.2.6 of A.O. No. 2, series of
2018 is hereby modified to read as
follows:
“For all cancellation actions, any documentary
proof of service that the registered owner/s and
concerned Register of Deeds (ROD) were served a
copy of the Application for Cancellation (Form
No. 1)”
Section 2.8 of A.0. No. 2 Series of 2018
is hereby modified to read as follows:

“The duly approved Order of Cancellation,

copy furnished the ARB/s adversely
affected by the cancellation and
concerned ROD, shall be transmitted to
the concerned PARPO II. The ROD, upon
the initiative of the PARPO II, shall
undertake the cancellation of the EP,CLOA
or other title issued under any agrarian
reform program in accordance with the
Section 3.1 of A.O. NO. 2 Series of 2018 is hereby
modifies to read as follows:

“Any and all actions for cancellation

of Eps, CLOAs and other titles issued
under any agrarian reform program
pending at the Provincial Agrarian
Reform Adjudicator with a final and
executory judgement in an ALI case
shall be transferred to the concerned
PARPO II for processing in accordance
with this A.O., with notice to all
For actions for cancellation with
incomplete set of supporting
documents based on applicable rules
governing such actions at the time of
filing, the PARPO II shall then direct
the applicant to complete the
required documents in accordance
with A.O. No.2 Series of 2018, as
amended.”
Section 3.3 of A.O. No. 2 Series of 2018 is hereby modified to read as follows:

“Any and all actions for cancellation of Eps CLOAS

and other titles issued under any agrarian reform
program pending at the Assistant Secretary for Legal
Affairs Office (ALAO) and the Bureau of Agrarian
Legal Assistance (BALA) with final and executory
judgment in an ALI case shall be process under this
A.O.
 Actions for cancellation with an
incomplete set of supporting documents
based on applicable rules governing such
actions at the time of filing shall be
dismissed without prejudice.
Section 3.4 of A.O. No. 2 series of 2018 is hereby modified to read as follows:

“ Any and all actions for cancellation of Eps, CLOAS and other titles issued
under any agrarian reform program pending at ALAO without final and executory
HOW CAN AN ARB BE DISQUALIFIED?
e) With respect to commercial farms, termination from the service for cause,
UNLESS a complaint for illegal dismissal regarding the said termination is
pending, in which case, the termination must be affirmed with finality by the
proper entity of the government;
f) Voluntary resignation or voluntary retirement from the service, PROVIDED
this was not attended by coercion and/or deception, and there is no case
questioning said voluntary retirement/resignation by the applicant;
g) Misuse or diversion of financial and support services extended to ARBs
pursuant to Section 37 of R.A. No. 6657, as amended;
h) Negligence or misuse of the land or any support extended by the government
as provided in Section 22 of R.A. No. 6657, as amended;
i) Material misrepresentation of the ARB’s basic qualifications under Section 22
of R.A. 6657, as amended by R.A. 9700, P.D. 27 and other agrarian laws;
HOW CAN AN ARB BE DISQUALIFIED?
j) Sale, transfer, lease or any other form of conveyance by a beneficiary of the
right of ownership, right to use, or any order usufructuary right over the land
acquired by virtue of being such beneficiary, in order to violate or
circumvent the provisions of Section 27 and 73 of R.A. No. 6657, as amended
by R.A. 9700, P.D. 27 and other agrarian laws;
k) Premature conversion by the ARB pursuant to Section 11 of R.A. No. 8435;
l) Final judgment for forcible entry or illegal detainer by persons who are
originally not qualified as ARBs, the unlawful entry of which would have
allowed them to avail the rights and benefits of an ARB;
m) With respect to foreclosed landholdings, the landowner thereof and/or his
children, but only insofar as the same foreclosed landholding is concerned;
and
n) Commission of any violation of the agrarian reform laws and regulations or
related issuances, as determined with finality after proper proceedings by the
appropriate tribunal/agency.
Thank You!