Wesleyan University- Philippine

Cabanatuan City

April Faye F. de la Cruz Reading in Philippine History Prof. Mary Dana Kaye S. Soliven

1BSA2-ABM

AGRARIAN REFORM

According to Republic Act 6657 Section 2 The agrarian reform program is 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 farm workers, 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 the priorities
and retention limits set forth in this Act, having taken into account ecological, developmental, and
equity considerations, and subject to the payment of just compensation. The State shall respect the
right of small landowners, and shall provide incentives for voluntary land-sharing. According to
Republic Act 6657 Section 3 Agrarian Reform means the redistribution of lands, regardless of crops or
fruits produced to farmers and regular farmworkers who are landless, irrespective of tenurial
arrangement, to include the totality of factors and support services designed to lift the economic
status of the beneficiaries and all other arrangements alternative to the physical redistribution of
lands, such as production or profit-sharing, labor administration, and the distribution of shares of
stocks, which will allow beneficiaries to receive a just share of the fruits of the lands they work.

Agrarian Dispute refers to any controversy relating to tenurial arrangements, whether

leasehold, tenancy, stewardship or otherwise, over lands devoted to agriculture, including disputes
concerning farmworkers’ associations or representation of persons in negotiating, fixing, maintaining,
changing, or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of such tenurial arrangements. It includes any
controversy relating to compensation of lands acquired under this Act and other terms and conditions
of transfer of ownership from landowners to farmworkers, tenants and other agrarian reform
beneficiaries, whether the disputants stand in the proximate relation of farm operator and beneficiary,
landowner and tenant, or lessor and lessee. Agrarian reform has been an important context in
Philippine history because it is one of the primary reasons why Filipinos revolted against various
colonizers' colonization. Filipinos fought for their freedom and for their own land, which the Spaniards
claimed. Their greatest desire for liberty would be the need to own land. Agrarian reform also
demonstrates how poor the Philippines' governance has been in the past; they continued to
implement agrarian reform programs but were unable to fully implement them. Consider the policy
declaration under RA. Despite being one of the most comprehensive pieces of land Reform legislation
ever passed in the Philippines, No.3844 or Agricultural Land Reform code. Despite the fact that it
proved beneficial in the provinces where it was pilot tested, Congress made no effort to pass a
separate bill to fund its implementation.

We all know how much Filipinos, particularly farmers, suffered in the past. Farmers who work
day and night to ensure a good harvest, but we also know how little they earn because the land they
till is not their own. Poverty among agricultural workers is common in our country due to a lack of
attention to the agricultural sector. The evolution of land and agrarian reform explains why we should
value our farmers. They are the ones who supply us with food to eat. With our current situation, the
government assists farmers by allowing them to obtain low-interest bank loans so that they can
obtain capital. Fair treatment for farmers is possible if Filipino citizens and the Philippine government
work together. We can help farmers by voting for the right political leader candidates in the
upcoming election in 2022. Let us conduct thorough research on the candidates and vote for the
most deserving leaders.