Pointers in Agrarian Reform:

I. Revolutionary kind of expropriation (Confed v DAR)

II. RA 3844

1. Abolition of share tenancy

2. Security of tenure
3. Grounds to extinguish
4. Coderias v Chioco
5. Sec. 9
6. Grounds to dispossess
7. Non-payment of rental as ground to dispossess (Sta. Ana v
Carpo, Natividad v Mariano, Nieves v Duldulao)
8. Period of redemption (Section 12, Po v Dampal)
9. Reclassification of land as ground to extinguish leasehold
10. Crisostomo v Victoria
11. Velasquez v Sps Cruz

III. PD 27

1. Suppletory application on just compensation

IV. CARL, as amended

1. Agricultural activity vis--vis raising of livestock (Luz Farms

v DAR, Republic v Lopez)
2. Holy Trinity v Dela Cruz
3. Definition of agricultural land (Natalia Realty v DAR,
Alangilan v OP, LBP v Estate of Araneta)
4. Agrarian Dispute (Sec. 50-A, Isidro v CA, Bejasa v CA,
Almuete v Andres, Nicorp Devt v De Leon, Sps Fajardo v
Flores, Estate of Pastor Samson v Susano, Heirs of Quilo v
DBP, Reyes v Heirs of Floro, Davao New Town v Sps. Saliga,
Automat v Cruz, Caluzor v Llanillo, Ligtas v People, DAR v
Robles)
5. DAR v Woodland
6. Homestead patent (Section 6, who can claim exemption)
7. Retention limit of landowner (Section 6), what is not
covered (Section 6-A), how many hectares are not covered
8. Award to child of landowner
9. Exemption from coverage (Section 10, Central Mindanao v
DARAB, DAR v DECS)
10. Concha v Rubio

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11. Ways in distributing lands to qualified beneficiaries under
CARL
12. Jurisdiction in identification and selection of beneficiaries
13. Jurisdiction to cancel leasehold contract
14. Jurisdiction to cancel CLOA
15. Compulsory acquisition (procedure under Section 16, Confed
v DAR, LBP v Heirs of Trinidad, Heirs of Deleste v LBP)
16. Just compensation (preliminary determination, Assoc. of
Small Landowners v Sec of Dar, LBP v Dumlao, Sps Lee v
LBP, LBP v Yatco, LBP v Livioco, LBP v Nable, Heirs of
Lorenzo v LBP, DAR v Heirs of Domingo, Heirs of Deleste v
LBP, governing law, payment of interest - Apo Fruits v. CA,
LBP v. Rivera and LBP v. Gallego, LBP v Hababag, PD 27 v
RA 6657, as amended)
17. Is prior recourse to DARAB necessary?