Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988

 June 10,1988,Pres.Corazon Aquino signed into law

RA. No.6657,otherwise known as Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Law of 1988.
 The Program provides the farmers and farm workers
the opportunity to improve the quality of their lives
and at the same time enhance the dignity of the
farmers.
Principles and Policies
 Landless farmers and farm workers will receive the
highest concideration to promote social justice and
to move the nation toward sound rural dev’t and
industrialization.
 By means of appropriate incentives,economically
sized family farms to be constituted by beneciaries
and small land owners.
 The state shall be guided by the principles that land
has a social function and landownership has a social
responsibilities.
 The state may lease underdevelopment lands of the
republic domain to qualified entities for dev’t of
capital intensive farms,traditional and pioneering
crops especially under the Act.
Salient Feature of CARP (R.A. no. 6657)
 The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program
covers all private and public agricultural lands,as
provided in Proclamation no.131 and Executive
no.229,including other lands of the public domain
suitable for agriculture.
 Landowners can retain 5 hectares.3 hectares may be
awarded to each child(15yrs.above) of landowners.
 Qualified Beneficiaries in the following order of
priority are; agricultural lesses and share
tenants,regular farm workers,seasonal farm
workers,actual tiller or occupants of public lands.
 Applicant of CARP on private commercial lands, such
aslivestocks,poultry,piggery,aquaculture,fruit
farms/plantation,has been deferred for 10 years.
 Exemptions of CARP include; wildlife,forest
reserve,fish sanctuary,watershed,church,mosque or
etc.
 The value of lands depend on the cost of
acquisition,current value ,tax declaration,sworn
valuation by the owners,and government
assessment.
Importance and Aspects of Agrarian Reform
Importance of Land Reform
 Land reform will diffuse tension existing between
tenant –farmer and landlords.
 Land reform will give the farmers a dignified
existence in our society.
 Land Reform will bring justice.
 Land reform will increase efficiency and productivity
of the farmers.
 Land reform will solve unemployment.
 Land reform will increase food productivity
 Land reform will enhance the living conditions of
the poor farmers.
Aspects of Agrarian Reform
 Economic Aspects
 Socio-cultural Aspects
 Religious Aspects
 Moral Aspects
 Legal Aspects
 Political Aspects
Components of Agrarian Reform
 Land Distribution
 Support Services
 Irrigation Facilities
 Infrastructure dev’t and Public works Projects
 Price Support and Guarantee for all Agricultural Produce
 Credit and Collateral-free loans for Landowners and
Farmer.