JAMES B. DELLAVA – BSN I – STEM B – Blessed Frederick Ozanam – Output in Readings in Philippine History – 10.17.

2019

Laws
Date Important Features
(Land Reform in the Persons Involved Disadvantages Resolution
Enacted (Advantages)
Philippines)

 The law could only be

 Sakdalista
Movement founded
by Benigno Ramos
The Philippine Rice
Share Tenancy Act  President Manuel L. 1935
(Public Act 4054) Quezon
 Tenants and
Landlords
implemented if majority
 This law paved the way for
of the municipal councils
the government to integrate
in a province voted to
the fundamental principle on
implement it. However, if
social justice to protect the
they decided not to, then
well-being and economic
it will not be possible to
security of all the people.
be implemented.
 This law protects the
 Since the landowners or
working class both in
the landlords are rich,
industry and agriculture.
they themselves has the
 The intent of the law was to
power to control the
control share-tenancy
municipal councils, so
contracts by establishing
there is a big possibility
minimum standards.
that the municipal council
 This law paved the way for
will not implement it.
the partnership of the
 There are no limitations
landlord and the tenant.
for the size of the
 Both tenant and landlord
landholdings that one can
will have a joint pursuit of
possess, so which means
rice agricultural work within
that the land ownership
common interest in which
and tenancy will be
both parties divide between
concentrated in the hands
them the resulting profits as
of individuals who are
well as the losses.
able to buy, register, and
 It aims to strengthen tenant-
acquire fixed titles of their
landlord relationship
properties.
through a 50-50 crop
 Because of high tenancy
sharing.
at this time, there were
 The landlord and the tenant
widespread peasant
will have equal share of the
uprisings headed by the
crop.
armed peasant’s group
known as the Sakdalistas.
 JAMES B. DELLAVA – BSN I – STEM B – Blessed Frederick Ozanam – Output in Readings in Philippine History – 10.17.2019

The Agricultural
Tenancy Act 1954
(Republic Act No. 1199)

Land Reform Act of

1955 1955
(Republic Act No. 1400)

The Agricultural Land

Reform Code
(Republic Act No. 3844)

Presidential Decree
No. 2

Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Law
of 1988

Republic Act. No.

9700 (CARPer Law)