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WHAT ARE AGRICULTURAL LANDS? WHO MAY FILE FOR A CERTIFICATE OF RETENTION? (3)
All lands devoted to agricultural activity, and are not classified as a. Any person, natural or juridical, who owns an agricultural land
mineral, forest, residential, commercial or industrial land. with an aggregate of more than 5 hectares;
b. A landowner who owns 5 hectares or less, which are not yet
WHAT ARE AGRARIAN DISPUTES? subject to the schedule of implementation of CARP;
Any controversy relating to tenurial arrangements (leasehold, c. The heirs of a deceased landowner, upon showing of proof that
tenancy, stewardship, or otherwise) over lands devoted to the landowner had manifested during his lifetime to exercise his
agriculture, right of retention over the landholding prior to 8/23/1990.
Including disputes concerning farmworkers, associations or
representation of persons in WHERE TO FILE?
Negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing or seeking to arrange the At any PARO/ office of the Regional Director, which applications
terms and conditions of such tenurial arrangements. shall be forwarded to the MARO who has jurisdiction over the
landholding after assigning a docket number.
AO NO. 1 – NOTICE OF COVERAGE
WHAT ARE THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE LANDOWNER OVER
Is Notice of Coverage mandatory? THE RETAINED LANDS? (5)
NO. Only issued when there is landowner resistance, during a. To cultivate the land directly or thru labor administration
acquisition of private agricultural lands. (invoking the ground of b. To make it productive
lack of notice or non-observance of due process) c. To respect the security of tenure of the farmers or farmworkers on
- MARO (as to execution) the land prior to the approval of RA 6657
d. To retain the actual tenant farmers in the landholdings
AO NO. 2 – RETENTION RIGHTS e. To register within 3 months after 6/15/1988 all transactions such
as sale,disposition,lease or transfer with the RD to be valid.
MAY THE LANDOWNER CHOOSE THE AREA TO BE
RETAINED? WHAT ARE THE CRITERIA FOR THE AWARDS OF
YES. The landowner may choose the area to be retained, provided RETENTION? (5)
it is compact and contiguous, and shall be the least prejudicial to
the entire landholdings and the majority of farmers therein. a. The land is a private agricultural land
b. The area is compact and contiguous, and the least prejudicial to
WHEN CAN HE EXERCISE HIS RIGHT TO RETAIN? the entire landholding and the majority of farmers therein
a. Anytime before receipt of the notice of coverage c. Landowner to execute an affidavit as to the aggregate area of his
b. Anytime before the landholding is subject to schedule of landholding in the entire Philippines
implementation under CARP coverage; d. Landowner to submit a list of his children which are at least 15
c. If under the CA scheme, within 60 days from the receipt of notice y.o. and above, who are actually cultivating the land or directly
of coverage; managing the farm since 6/15/1988 for identification of the
preferred beneficiaries, as well as evidence thereof.
e. Landowner to execute an affidavit stating the names of all MAY THE TENANT BE EJECTED FROM THE LANDHOLDING IF
farmers, agricultural lessees and share tenants, regular NO DC WERE AGREED UPON?
farmworkers, seasonal farmworkers, other farmworkers, actual NO. Any tenant may not be ejected without payment of a DC, and
tillers or occupants, and/or other persons directly working on the proof of payment submitted to MARO. In case of disagreement,
land; if there are no such persons, a sworn statement attesting to either party may file a petition for fixing a DC to the appropriate
such fact. PARAD.
WHO ARE THE BENEFICIARIES? WHEN SHOULD THE TENANT EXERCISE HIS OPTIONS?
According to priority (ARSOACO) Within 1 year, from:
Agricultural lessees and share tenants a. The time the LO manifests his choice of area of retention; or
Regular farmworkers b. MARO chose the area; OR
Seasonal farmworkers c. The time an order is issued granting the retention.
Other farmworkers
Actual tillers and occupants WHO MAY HANDLE DC FIXING DISPUTES?
Cooperatives, xxx a. PARAD
Other persons directly working on the land b. RARAD
c. DARAB
WHAT IS THE AREA THAT MAYBE RETAINED?
FILING FOR EXEMPTION FROM CARP COVERAGE
a) LO covered by PD 27 – 7 hectares (subject to exceptions)
b) LO covered by PD 6657 – 5 hectares WHEN SHOULD THE APPLICATION ON EXEMPTION BE
c) If with children (at least 15 y.o. who are actually cultivating or FILED?
directly managing the farm) – 3 hec. each Within 60 days from receipt of notice of coverage, if applicable.
- Up to the filing of the retention
- Up to the time of acquisition of the landholding under the CARP WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING OF EXEMPTION
d) Original homestead grantees/ direct compulsory heirs who still CLEARANCE?
own the original homestead at the time of approval of PD 6657 – to a. SPA if applicant is not the registered owner nor one of the co-
retain the same area so long as they continue to cultivate the owners of the property
same. b. Notarized Sec. Cert. of the corp. or cooperative, authorizing the
e) Spouses who married under the NCC (1950) applicant’s representative to file the Sworn Application for CARP
- If conjugal property (w/o judicial separation of property Exemption + latest notarized GIS
agreements) – 5 hectares (total) c. True copy of the original COT or TCT of the subject land, certified
- If each or both has (capital and/or paraphernal property) – 5 by the RD not earlier than 30 days prior to the application filing
hectares each but exceeding 10 hectares date.
f) Spouses who married under FC (8/3/1988) In case of untitled land,
- If without judicial separation of property agreements – 5 hectares a. Certification from DENC Cenro – classified as A&D
only b. Certification from DENC Centro – for admin. Confirmation of title
- If with judicial separation of property agreements – 5 hectares or Clerk of Court (for judicial confirmation of title) that the titling
each process has commenced and there are no adverse claimants;
c. Land Classification certification either from HLURB, DENR Mines
WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS OF THE TENANT IN CASE HE and Geosciences Bureau, LGU, NIA, as the case may be.
OCCUPIES THE LAND RETAINED? d. Certification from MARO re public notice requirement compliance
- To be a lessee e. Photographs of the subject land
- Or to be a beneficiary of the same or another agricultural land f. Proof of receipt of payment of DC, or valid agreement to pay or
with similar or comparable features waive payment of the same
(choosing 1 shall lose the other)= alternative condition? g. Affidavit/Undertaking in a single document stating:
- The number and names of qualified beneficiaries, or
WHEN IS DISTURBANCE COMPENSATION (DC) PAID by the - The applicant has erected a billboard required
landowner TO THE TENANT? - That he has not committed any forum shopping
a. If tenant declined to enter into a leasehold - That when there is a dispute on the DC, the applicant shall abide
b. No available land to transfer with the decision of the adjudicating authority
c. Tenant refuses the land for his transfer
WHO ARE THE APPROVING AUTHORITIES FOR EXEMPTION?
HOW MUCH IS THE DISTURBANCE COMPENSATION? Regional Director (RCLUPPI recommendation) – for properties
Depends on the agreement of the parties, taking into consideration with area less or equal to 5 hectares
the improvements made on the land.
The amount shall be at least 5x the average gross harvest on their Secretary (CLUPPI-2 recommendation) – for properties with area
landholding during the last 5 years preceding the calendar years larger than 5 hectares
pursuant to RA 3844 as amended by RA 6389.
MAY A CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION ORDER BE GRANTED?
IN WHAT FORMS MAY THE DC BE PAID? YES, subject to the applicant’s/landowner’s posting of bond, as
(AO NO. 4) determined by the Adjudicator.
- Cash or Provided, the property applied for exemption shall not be
- Kind (some or all mixtures of housing, homelots, employment developed for non-agricultural purposes until the finality of the
and/or other benefits) or exemption order.
- Combination of cash and kind
MAY A PROTEST OF EXEMPTION BE FILED?
YES, any person may file a written protest against the application
within 30 days from posting of the requisite billboard or within 15
days from conduct of ocular inspection, whichever is later.