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Agrarian Reform History

Pre-Spanish Period

This land is Ours God gave this land to us

Before the Spaniards ame to the Philippines! "ilipinos lived in villages or #arangays

ruled #y hiefs or datus$ The datus omprised the no#ility$ Then ame the maharli%as

&freemen'! follo(ed #y the aliping mamamahay &serfs' and aliping saguiguilid &slaves'$

Ho(ever! despite the e)istene of different lasses in the soial struture! pratially

everyone had aess to the fruits of the soil$ *oney (as un%no(n! and rie served as the

medium of e)hange$

Spanish Period

+nited (e stand! divided (e fall

,hen the Spaniards ame to the Philippines! the onept of enomienda &Royal and

Grants' (as introdued$ This system grants that .nomienderos must defend hisenomienda from e)ternal atta%! maintain peae and order (ithin! and support the

missionaries$ /n turn! the enomiendero a0uired the right to ollet tri#ute from the

indios &native'$

The system! ho(ever! degenerated into a#use of po(er #y the enomienderos The tri#ute

soon #eame land rents to a fe( po(erful landlords$ And the natives (ho one ultivated

the lands in freedom (ere transformed into mere share tenants$


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1st Philippine Repu#li

The yo%e has finally #ro%en

,hen the "irst Philippine Repu#li (as esta#lished in 1233! Gen$ .milio Aguinaldodelared in the *alolos 4onstitution his intention to onfisate large estates! espeially

the so-alled "riar lands$

Ho(ever! as the Repu#li (as short-lived! Aguinaldo5s plan (as never implemented$

Amerian Period

ong live Ameria

Signifiant legislation enated during the Amerian Period6

Philippine Bill of 1378 9 Set the eilings on the hetarage of private individuals andorporations may a0uire6 1: has$ for private individuals and 1!78; has$ for orporations$

and Registration At of 1378 &At


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Tenany At of 13== &At ; and ;11=' 9 regulated relationships #et(een

lando(ners and tenants of rie &>7->7 sharing' and sugar ane lands$

The Torrens system! (hih the Amerians instituted for the registration of lands! did notsolve the pro#lem ompletely$ .ither they (ere not a(are of the la( or if they did! they

ould not pay the survey ost and other fees re0uired in applying for a Torrens title$

4ommon(ealth Period

Government for the "ilipinos

President *anuel $ ?ue@on espoused the Soial ustie program to arrest theinreasing soial unrest in 4entral u@on$

Signifiant legislation enated during 4ommon(ealth Period6

13=> 4onstitution 9 The promotion of soial Custie to ensure the (ell-#eing and

eonomi seurity of all people should #e the onern of the State

4ommon(ealth At


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Rural Program Administration! reated *arh 8! 13=3 9 Provided the purhase and lease

of haiendas and their sale and lease to the tenants$

4ommon(ealth At


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After the esta#lishment of the Philippine /ndependene in 13;:! the pro#lems of land

tenure remained$ These #eame (orst in ertain areas$ Thus the 4ongress of thePhilippines revised the tenany la($

President *anuel Ro)as &13;:-13;2' enated the follo(ing la(s6

Repu#li At -- Provided for a more effetive safeguard against ar#itraryeCetment of tenants$

President .lpidio ?uirino &13;2-13>=' enated the follo(ing la(6

.)eutive Order > issued on Oto#er 8=! 13>7 -- Replaed the ' -- 4reated the and Tenure

Administration &TA' (hih (as responsi#le for the a0uisition and distri#ution of large

tenanted rie and orn lands over 877 hetares for individuals and :77 hetares for

orporations$


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Repu#li At


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Presidential Eeree ! 1322$

Su#se0uently! four Presidential issuanes (ere released in uly 132D after ;2 nation(ide

onsultations #efore the atual la( (as enated$

President 4ora@on 4$ A0uino enated the follo(ing la(s6

.)eutive Order


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(ith an initial amount of Php>7 #illion to over the estimated ost of the program from

132D-1338$

.)eutive Order


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onditions under (hih speifi ategories of agriultural land are either a#solutely non-

negotia#le for onversion or highly restrited for onversion$

Repu#li At ! 133D &Agriulture and "isheries *oderni@ation At A"*A' 9

Plugged the legal loopholes in land use onversion$

Repu#li At 2>=8! 1332 &Agrarian Reform "und Bill' 9 Provided an additional Php>7#illion for 4ARP and e)tended its implementation for another 17 years$

President oseph .$ .strada &1332-8777' .RAP PARA SA *AH/RAP5$ This (as the

#attle ry that endeared President oseph .strada and made him very popular during the

1332 presidential eletion$

President oseph .$ .strada initiated the enatment of the follo(ing la(6

.)eutive Order 1! Septem#er 1333 &"armer5s Trust "und' 9 Allo(ed the

voluntary onsolidation of small farm operation into medium and large sale integrated

enterprise that an aess long-term apital$

Euring his administration! President .strada launhed the *ag%a#ali%at Para saaunlarang Agraryo or *AGASAA$ The EAR forged into Coint ventures (ith private

investors into agrarian setor to ma%e "Bs ompetitive$

Ho(ever! the .strada Administration (as short lived$ The masses (ho put him into

offie demanded for his ouster$

President Gloria *aapaal-Arroyo &8777-present' The agrarian reform program under

the Arroyo administration is anhored on the vision To ma%e the ountryside

eonomially via#le for the "ilipino family #y #uilding partnership and promoting soiale0uity and ne( eonomi opportunities to(ards lasting peae and sustaina#le rural

development$


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and Tenure /mprovement - EAR (ill remain vigorous in implementing land a0uisition

and distri#ution omponent of 4ARP$ The EAR (ill improve land tenure system through

land distri#ution and leasehold$

Provision of Support Servies - 4ARP not only involves the distri#ution of lands #ut alsoinluded pa%age of support servies (hih inludes6 redit assistane! e)tension

servies! irrigation failities! roads and #ridges! mar%eting failities and training and

tehnial support programs$

/nfrastrure ProCets - EAR (ill transform the agrarian reform ommunities &AR4s'! an

area foused and integrated delivery of support servies! into rural eonomi @ones that(ill help in the reation of Co# opportunities in the ountryside$

AAH/ ARIone - The AAH/ Agrarian Reform &AR' Iones (ere also launhed$These @ones onsists of one or more muniipalities (ith onentration of AR4

population to ahieve greater agro-produtivity$

Agrarian ustie - To help lear the #a%log of agrarian ases! EAR (ill hire moreparalegal offiers to support undermanned adCudiatory #oards and introdue 0uota

system to ompel adCudiators to (or% faster on agrarian reform ases$ EAR (ill respet

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