RA 3844 PD 27
EFFECTIVITY Macapagal Regime Marcos Regime (October 21, 1972)
COVERAGE Land Reform Areas as declared
by NLRC
RETENTION LIMITS *land requirements* Family-Size
Farm
BENEFICIARY/IES Sharetenants/ sharecroppers/
farmers under share tenancy
PAYMENT Cash payment of 10% and
balance payable by LBP bonds at
6% interest per annum which is
tax free to mature after 25
years, or purchase of 30%
preferred stocks issued by the
LBP and balance payable in LBP
bonds at 6% interest per annum
tax free with maturity date of 25
years.
AMORTIZATIONS (1) Rentals paid shall be
credited as
amortization when
land is expropriated
or when it is
redeemed.
(2) (p.56)
EFFECTIVITY OF FAILURE TO PAY Default of atleast 3 installments
will be notified to DAR/LBP:
(1) Answer for the default
in case the failure is
due to fortuitous
event;
(2) Take over the
ownership and
administration of the
RA 6657
Aquino Regime (June 10, 1988)
All land devoted to rice and corn All public and private
(including the coverage of RA agricultural lands regardless of
3844) tenurial arrangement and
commodity produced
Seven (7) hectares Five (5) hectares
Leasehold tenants of private Qualified farmer beneficiaries
agricultural lands devoted to
rice and corn under a system of
sharecropping/lease tenancy
(1) Payment in cash/kind JUST COMPENSATION (cost of
directly by tenant acquisition, current value,
farmer; nature, actual, income, sworn
(2) LBP bonds payable in valuation by the LO, tax dec.,
10 years, 10% of assessment made by govt.
which shall be paid in assessors, etc.)---Dar has its
cash and the own formula)
remaining balance in
the form of LBP Direct payment in cash/kind by
bonds. 1/10 of the former beneficiary.
face value of the
bonds shall mature
every year;
(3) Other modes of
payment as approved
by the PARC.
In case of compulsory Payment in 30 annual
acquisition method, 15 equal amortizations at 6% interest per
amortizations for 15 years with annum. The payments for the
6% interest per annum. first 3 years after the award may
be at reduced amounts as
established by the PARC:
Provided, that the first (5)
annual payments may not be
more than 5% of the value of the
annual gross production as
established by the DAR.
Failure to pay 3 annual Failure to pay 3 aggregate
amortizations will result to annual amortizations will result
foreclosure with redemption for to foreclosure with redemption
2 years. for 2 years.
 landholding;
(3) Substitute another
qualified beneficiary if
lessees fault.
EFFECTIVITY OF LAND AWARD Not awarded to lessee Upon issuance of Emancipation (1) Already existing by
Patent June 15, 1988 --- June
15, 1998;
(2) Not yet in commercial
production and
operation --- after
first year of
commercial
production and
operation;
(3) Multi-crop farms:
(a) Already
existing ---
June 15, 1998;
(b) Not yet in
operation ---
first year of
commercial
production and
operation;
(4) Intercropped --- based
on the main crop or
crop most prevalent;
(5) Varying crop ages ---
based on the mose
prevalent age group
in area.
LAND AWARDED (size) No awarding (Family-size farm) 5 hectares (unirrigated) Not more than 3 hectares OR
3 hectares (irrigated) shares of stock of corporations
(stock distribution option)