ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER

No. 02
Series of 2009

SUBJECT: RULES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE ACQUISITION AND

DISTRIBUTION OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS UNDER REPUBLIC ACT
(R.A.) NO. 6657, AS AMENDED BY R.A. NO. 9700

I. PREFATORY STATEMENT

Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9700, which amends R.A. No. 6657, provides for, among
others, the continuing acquisition and distribution of agricultural lands covered
under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) for a period of five
(5) years under various phases, and the simultaneous provision of support
services and the delivery of agrarian justice to Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries
(ARBs). It further provides that after June 30, 2009, the modes of acquisition
shall be limited to voluntary offer to sell (VOS) and compulsory acquisition (CA)
and that voluntary land transfer (VLT) shall be allowed only for landholdings
submitted for VLT as of June 30, 2009.

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 farmworkers, 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 under R.A.
No. 6657, as amended, taking into account ecological, developmental, and equity
considerations, and subject to the payment of just compensation. Owners of
agricultural land have the obligation to cultivate directly or through labor
administration the lands they own and thereby make the land productive.

The principles of agrarian reform or stewardship shall be in accordance with law

in the disposition or utilization of other natural resources, including lands of the
public domain, under lease or concession, suitable to agriculture, subject to prior
rights, homestead rights of small settlers and the rights of indigenous
communities to their ancestral lands.

To ensure the completion of land acquisition and distribution within the

prescribed period, the following rules and procedures are hereby promulgated.

II. COVERAGE

These rules and regulations shall govern the acquisition and distribution of all
agricultural lands yet to be acquired and/or to be distributed under the CARP in
accordance with R.A. No. 6657, as amended by R.A. No. 9700.

III. DEFINITION OF TERMS

1. Landless Beneficiary is any farmer/tiller who owns less than three (3)
hectares of agricultural land.

2. Share Tenant refers to a person who himself and with the aid available
from within his immediate farm household, cultivates the land belonging to
or possessed by another with the latter’s consent, for purposes of
production, sharing the produce with the landholder under the share
tenancy system, or paying the landholder a price certain or ascertainable

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 in produce or in money or both, under the leasehold tenancy system. This
arrangement has been abolished by R.A. No. 3844, as amended, which
automatically converted the relations under leasehold.

3. Agricultural lessee refers to a person who, by himself and with the aid
available from within his immediate farm household, cultivates the land,
belonging to or lawfully possessed by another, with the latter’s consent for
purposes of agricultural production, for a price certain in money or in
produce or both. It is distinguished from civil lessee as understood in the
Civil Code of the Philippines.

4. Farmworker refers to a natural person who renders service for value as

an employee or laborer in an agricultural enterprise or farm regardless of
whether his/her compensation is paid on a daily, weekly, monthly or
“pakyaw” basis. The term includes an individual whose work has ceased
as a consequence of, or in connection with, a pending agrarian or labor
dispute and who has not obtained a substantially equivalent and regular
farm employment.

5. Regular Farmworker refers to a natural person who is considered

employed on a permanent basis by a landowner engaged in an
agricultural enterprise or farm.

6. Seasonal farmworker refers to a natural person who is employed on a

recurrent, periodic or intermittent basis by an agricultural enterprise or
farm, whether as a permanent or a non-permanent laborer, such as
“dumaan”, “sacada”, and the like.

7. Other farmworkers refer to farmworkers who do not fall under Items 5

and 6 of this Section.

8. Cooperatives refer to organizations composed primarily of small

agricultural producers, farmers, farmworkers, or other agrarian reform
beneficiaries who voluntarily organize themselves for the purpose of
pooling land, human, technological, financial or other economic resources,
and operate on the principle of one member, one vote. A juridical person
may be a member of a cooperative, with the same rights and duties as a
natural person.

9. Substantially Equivalent and Regular Employment means any

employment or profession from which the applicant farmer derives income
equivalent to the income of a regular farmworker at the time of ARB
identification, screening and selection.

10. 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 and conditions of
such tenurial arrangements.

It includes any controversy relating to compensation of lands acquired

under R.A. No. 6657 and other terms and conditions of transfer of
ownership from landowners to farmworkers, tenants and other ARBs,
whether the disputants stand in proximate relation of farm operator and
beneficiary, landowner and tenant, or lessor and lessee.

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 11. Usufruct refers to a real right conferred on the beneficiary/usufructuary to
enjoy the fruits of the property of another with the obligation of preserving
its form, substance, and productivity.

12. Direct Management in so far as preferred beneficiaries are concerned,

refers to the cultivation of the land through personal supervision under the
system of labor administration. It shall be interpreted along the lines of
farm management as an actual major activity being performed by the
landowner’s child from which he/she derives his/her primary source of
income.

13. Newspaper of General Circulation refers to newspaper or publication of

general circulation, which may be national or local to where the property is
located.

14. Award is the conferment of Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA)

title to qualified agrarian reform beneficiaries.

IV. STATEMENT OF POLICIES

A. NOTICE OF COVERAGE

1. The acquisition and distribution of agricultural lands under CARP shall

be completed by June 30, 2014. However, the process of acquisition and
distribution for landholdings which were issued with Notices of Coverage
(NOCs) on or before June 30, 2014 shall continue even after June 30,
2014 until the said lands have been awarded to qualified beneficiaries.

2. The schedule of the acquisition and distribution of lands covered by

CARP shall be as follows:

2.1 All landholdings of landowners owning more than twenty four (24)
hectares which have been issued Notices of Coverage (NOCs) as
of December 10, 2008, shall be subject to immediate acquisition
and distribution under compulsory acquisition and shall be
completed by June 30, 2012. The landholdings of landowners
owning more than fifty (50) hectares shall be prioritized for
coverage within this same period.

2.2 All private agricultural lands voluntarily offered before July 1, 2009
by the landowner for agrarian reform shall be subject to immediate
acquisition and distribution under voluntary offer to sell (VOS) and
shall be completed by June 30, 2012.

2.3 Lands under voluntary land transfer (VLT) received by DAR

before July 1, 2009 shall be subject to immediate acquisition and
distribution and shall be completed by June 30, 2012.

2.4 The following types of lands shall likewise be subject of immediate

acquisition and distribution under CARP and shall be completed
by June 30, 2012:

a. Rice and corn lands under Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 27;

b. All idle and abandoned lands;

c. All lands foreclosed by government financial institutions;

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 d. All lands acquired by the Presidential Commission on Good
Government (PCGG); and

e. All other lands owned by the government.

2.5 All landholdings of landowners owning more than 24 hectares but

have not been issued with NOC as of December 10, 2008 shall be
subject to land acquisition and distribution (LAD) by July 1, 2012
and completed by June 30, 2013.

2.6 All landholdings of landowners owning more than 10 hectares up

to 24 hectares, in so far as the excess hectarage above 10
hectares is concerned, shall be covered under land acquisition
and distribution starting July 1, 2012 and be completed by June
30, 2013.

2.7 All landholdings of landowners owning more than five (5) hectares
up to 10 hectares shall be covered under land acquisition and
distribution starting July 1, 2013 and be completed by June 30,
2014. Notwithstanding this schedule, coverage of landholdings
more than five (5) hectares up to 10 hectares may commence
when the LAD balance of the concerned province, reckoned as of
January 1, 2009, is already 90 percent complete, as certified to by
the Provincial Agrarian Reform Coordinating Committee
(PARCCOM) under existing guidelines of the Presidential
Agrarian Reform Council (PARC).

3. For provinces declared by the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council

(PARC) as priority land reform areas, the acquisition and distribution of
private agricultural lands therein under advanced phases may be
implemented ahead of the above schedules on the condition that prior
phases in these provinces have been completed pursuant to the PARC
implementing rules and regulations on the matter.

4. The Notice of Coverage (NOC) shall be issued to landowners not later

than 90 days prior to the scheduled date of acquisition and distribution of
their landholding except for landowners owning more than five (5) up to
ten (10) hectares, in which case, the NOCs shall be issued on or after
July 1, 2013.

5. In the case of lands for which NOCs have already been issued, the DAR
Provincial Office (DARPO) shall send a memorandum to the Municipal
Agrarian Reform Officer (MARO), copy furnished the LO, directing
him/her to proceed with the process of land acquisition and distribution
of the landholdings under the CARP, either immediately or on the
specific schedule provided under Item IV(A)(2) of this Order.

6. For lands already in the Inventory of CARP Scope (ICS), the DARPO
shall transmit to the DAR Municipal Office (DARMO) on or before
October 30, 2009 the list of LAD balances and the schedule of coverage
of each landholding therein, based on the prioritized phasing under
Section 5 of R.A. No. 9700.

In the case of other landholdings still unacquired and undistributed but

coverable under CARP, the DARMO shall submit the list of such lands
to the DARPO which shall prepare and issue NOCs and transmit these

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 to the DARMO for service to the landowners (LOs) based on specific
schedules under Item IV(A)(2) of this Order.

7. Landholdings subject of expropriation or acquisition by the Local

Government Units (LGUs) or any portions thereof not actually, directly
and exclusively used for non-agricultural purposes are subject to CARP
coverage if one or more of the following conditions apply:

7.1 There is agricultural activity;

7.2 The land is suitable for agriculture; or

7.3 The land is presently occupied and tilled by farmer/s.

8. Excluded from coverage are lands actually, directly and exclusively used
and found to be necessary for the following purposes:

8.1 Parks;

8.2 Wildlife;

8.3 Forest reserves;

8.4 Reforestation;

8.5 Fish sanctuaries and breeding grounds;

8.6 Watersheds;

8.7 Mangroves;

8.8 National defense;

8.9 School sites and campuses including experimental farm stations

operated by public or private schools for educational purposes;

8.10 Seeds and seedlings research and pilot production centers;

8.11 Church sites and Islamic centers appurtenant thereto;

8.12 Communal burial grounds and cemeteries;

8.13 Penal colonies and penal farms actually worked by the inmates;

8.14 Government and private research and quarantine centers;

Also excluded from coverage are:

8.15 All undeveloped lands with eighteen percent (18%) slope and
over;

8.16. All lands actually, directly and exclusively used for commercial,
industrial or residential purposes and classified as such before
June 15, 1988;

8.17. Fish ponds and prawn farms;

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 8.18. All lands actually, directly and exclusively used for livestock
raising;

8.19. Ancestral lands and domain; and

8.20. Retention areas granted to landowners.

The MARO, together with a representative of the DARPO, shall conduct

an inventory and ocular inspection of all agricultural lands within their
area which are used for the above purposes. A report on the inventoried
and inspected lands shall be submitted by the MARO and the DARPO
representative to the Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO)
indicating the following:

• Name of landowner;

• Location of property and area;

• OCT/TCT or Tax Declaration Number;

• Actual land use;

• Existence of agricultural activity;

• Land Classification documents available; and

• Other information vital to the determination of coverage of the land

or portions thereof under CARP.

9. Any act of the landowner to change or convert his/her agricultural land to

non-agricultural uses shall not affect the coverage of the landholding.
Any diversification or change in the agricultural use of the landholding, or
shift from crop production to non-agricultural uses and purposes shall be
subject to the guidelines on land use conversion.

10. Land subject to a conversion order but not developed within the five-year
period starting from the issuance of the conversion order or the specific
time frame stipulated therein, or if there is a violation of other conditions
so provided, shall be reverted to agricultural use and Notice of Coverage
thereon shall be issued by the PARO. An ocular inspection shall be
conducted by the PARO on all lands covered by conversion orders and
shall submit a factual finding on land development or violations of
conditions on the conversion orders if any, to the Regional Director, copy
furnished the Center for Land Use Policy, Planning and Implementation
(CLUPPI), for appropriate action pursuant to the existing implementing
rules and regulations (IRR) on land use conversion.

11. As a general rule, the Notice of Coverage (NOC) shall be addressed to

and received by the LO through the following modes of service:

11.1 Personal Service – This is made by handing a copy of the NOC to

the LO in person and having him receive it by affixing his
signature or thumbmark with a witness to the thumbmark who will
set his signature in the receiving copy.

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 11.2 Substituted Service – If personal service of the NOC cannot be
served directly to the LO within a reasonable time, service may be
made by leaving copies of the NOC and having this duly received
at the LO’s:

a. residence with some person of suitable age and

discretion residing therein; or

b. office or regular place of business with some

competent person in charge thereof.

11.3 Service by Registered Mail – If personal or substituted service is

not practicable, the Notice of Coverage shall be sent by registered
mail to the last known address of the LO. The registered mail
envelope shall be marked “Deliver to Addressee Only” and
“Return to Sender” based on the possibilities that the LO has
moved out, address is erroneous or insufficient, or the LO refuses
to accept or receive the mailed NOC.

11.4 Service by Publication – The mode of service by publication shall

apply if the LO is outside the Philippines, or whereabouts is
unknown, or LO refused to receive the NOC. If any of the three
(3) modes of service {Items IV(A)(11.1 to 11.3) of this Order} fails,
the NOC will be published in a newspaper of general circulation in
such places. Service by publication shall be evidenced by the
affidavit of the editor-in-chief, or circulation/advertising manager
attesting to the fact of said publication and a copy of the said
publication. A “Return to Sender” stamped on the mailing
envelope for registered mail will serve as proof that the NOC was
not received by the LO. The publication need not state the entire
contents of the NOC but only the following essential particulars:

11.4.1 Coverage of the subject landholding under CARP on the

specific land acquisition schedule based on the prioritized
phasing under Section 5 of R.A. No. 9700;

11.4.2 Original Certificate of Title (OCT)/Transfer Certificate of

Title (TCT)/Latest Tax Declaration No/s.;

11.4.3 Complete name/s of the LO/s and last known address, if

available;

11.4.4 Address or location of the subject landholding (barangay,

city/municipality, province); and

11.4.5 A statement that the LO has thirty (30) calendar days

from date of NOC publication to reply to the NOC, and
that failure to do so shall be a waiver of the right to
choose his retention area, the privilege to nominate
child/children who may qualify as preferred beneficiaries
and to apply for exemption/exclusion from CARP
coverage.

12. The other modes of service/delivery/receipt of the NOC shall be as

follows:

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 12.1 Service upon co-owners – In case of co-ownership, the NOC shall
be served upon each and every co-owner, unless one is
specifically authorized to receive for the co-owners.

12.2 Service upon minors or incompetents – When the LO is a minor,

insane or otherwise incompetent, service shall be made upon
him/her personally and to his/her legal guardian if he/she has one,
or if none, upon his/her guardian ad litem whose appointment
shall be applied for by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).
In the case of a minor, service may also be made on his/her
father and/or mother.

12.3 Service upon entity without juridical personality – When the LOs
who are persons associated through an entity without juridical
personality are issued a NOC under the name by which they are
generally or commonly known, service may be effected upon all
the LOs by serving upon any one of them, or upon the person in
charge of the office or place of business maintained in such
name. Such service shall not individually bind any person whose
connection with the entity has, upon due notice, been severed
before the proceeding was brought.

12.4 Service upon domestic private juridical entity – When the LO is a

corporation, partnership or association organized under the laws
of the Philippines with a juridical personality, service may be
made on the president, managing partner, general manager,
corporate secretary, treasurer, in-house counsel or administrator.

13. Within thirty (30) calendar days from receipt of NOC or from its date of
publication, the LO has:

13.1 The right to choose a retention area not exceeding five (5)
hectares pursuant to Section 6 of R.A. No. 6657, as amended;
and

13.2 The privilege to nominate child/ren who may qualify as preferred

beneficiary/ies.

The landowner is likewise given the same thirty (30)-day prescribed

period from receipt or date of publication of NOC, whichever is
applicable, within which to protest coverage. Upon receipt of the protest
of coverage by DAR, the LO is given another thirty (30) days to
substantiate his/her protest and/or application for exemption or exclusion
from CARP coverage. Failure to comply within the aforementioned 30-
day reglementary periods shall be construed as a waiver or
abandonment of the right to protest and/or to file for an application for
exemption or exclusion from CARP coverage.

14. Notwithstanding a protest of coverage or an application for exemption or

exclusion by a landowner, the processing of the claim folder, including
valuation and the issuance of Certification of Deposit (COD) by the Land
Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and the transfer of title to the Republic of
the Philippines, shall continue unless the Regional Director or the DAR
Secretary, as the case may be, suspends the processing based on
preliminary findings on grounds for exemption or exclusion or the
Supreme Court issues a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on the
processing of the claim folder.

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B. RETENTION

1. All landholdings five (5) hectares and below shall not be subject to
CARP coverage except for landholdings submitted for voluntary offer to
sell (VOS) before July 1, 2009 wherein the retention right has been
waived. The PAROs shall issue Certification of Retention to landowners
who have already availed of the same and cover all areas in excess
thereof.

2. For VOS lands submitted prior to July 1, 2009 where the master list of
ARBs has been finalized, the retention areas of landowners covered
under said VOS shall be processed under the existing guidelines of R.A.
No. 6657, as amended, before July 1, 2009.

3. Landowners who own lands five (5) hectares or less may file a request
for the issuance of Certification of Retention.

4. Landholdings covered by homestead grants and Free Patents issued

pursuant to Commonwealth Act (C.A.) No. 141 still owned by the original
grantees or their direct compulsory heirs shall be retained by them as
long as they were cultivating the said landholdings at the time of the
approval of R.A. No. 9700 and continue to cultivate the same.

5. Heirs of deceased landowners who died after June 15, 1988 and whose
lands are covered under CARP are only entitled to the five (5) hectare
retention area of the deceased landowner.

6. For landholdings under compulsory acquisition (CA), the landowner shall

choose his retained area within thirty (30) days from receipt of Notice of
Coverage (NOC) or date of publication of NOC.

Failure to exercise the right to choose within the prescribed period shall
constitute a waiver thereof. In which case the DAR, through the MARO,
shall automatically choose for the landowner his/her retention area.

For landholdings under voluntary offer to sell (VOS), the landowner shall
exercise his right of retention simultaneously at the time of the offer for
sale of the subject landholding.

7. When landowners waive their right of choice, the following factors shall
be considered in choosing their retention area:

6.1 commodity produced;

6.2 terrain;

6.3 infrastructure available; and

6.4 soil fertility.

8. For marriages covered by the New Civil Code, in the absence of an

agreement for the judicial separation of property, spouses whose
agricultural land properties are all conjugal may retain a total of not more
than five (5) hectares of such properties. However, if either or both of
them are landowners in their respective rights (capital and/or

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 paraphernal), they may each retain not more than five (5) hectares of
their respective landholdings. In no case shall the total retention of such
couple exceed ten (10) hectares.

9. For marriages covered by the Family Code, which took effect on August
03, 1988, a husband owning capital property and/or a wife owning
paraphernal property may retain not more than five (5) hectares each,
provided they executed a judicial separation of properties prior to
entering into such marriage. In the absence of such an agreement, all
properties (capital, paraphernal and conjugal) shall be considered to be
held in absolute community, i.e., the ownership relationship is one, and,
therefore, only a total of five (5) hectares may be retained by each
couple.

10. The DAR shall notify the LO, through personal service with proof of
receipt or by registered mail with return card, the portion selected as
his/her retention area if the LO fails to exercise such right within the
prescribed period.

11. In case a tenant chooses to remain in the LO’s retained area, he/she
shall be a leaseholder in the said land and shall not qualify to be a
beneficiary under CARP. Conversely, if the tenant chooses to be a
beneficiary in another agricultural land, he/she cannot be a leaseholder
in the land retained by the LO. The tenant must exercise this option
within a period of one (1) year from the time the LO manifests his/her
choice of the area for retention.

12. Tenants/lessees in the retained areas who do not wish to become

leaseholders in the retained lands shall be given preference in other
landholdings whether or not these lands belong to the same landowner,
without prejudice to the farmers who are already in place and subject to
the priorities under Section 22 of R.A. No. 6657, as amended.

13. In all cases, the security of tenure of the farmers or farmworkers on the
LO’s retained land prior to the approval of R.A. No. 6657, as amended,
shall be respected. Further, actual tenant-farmers in the landholdings
shall not be ejected or removed therefrom.

14. Land transactions executed prior to R.A. No. 6657, as amended, shall be
valid only when registered with the Registry of Deeds within a period of
three (3) months after June 15, 1988 in accordance with Section 6 of
R.A. No. 6657, as amended.

Where the transfer/sale of a landholding involves a total of five (5)

hectares and below and such landholding is the retention area of the
transferor or subject of retention by the transferor, and the transferee will
not own an aggregate of more than five (5) hectares as a result of the
sale, the transfer is legal and proper. However, a DAR clearance is
needed for the purpose of monitoring and as requisite for the registration
of the title in the name of the transferee with the Registry of Deeds
(ROD).

In the case of multiple or a series of transfers/sales, only the first five (5)
hectares sold/conveyed and the corresponding titles issued by the ROD
in the name of the transferee shall be considered valid and be treated as
the transferor’s retained area, but in no case shall the transferee exceed
the five (5)-hectare landholding ceiling pursuant to Sections 6, 70 and

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 73(a) of R.A. No. 6657, as amended. In so far as the excess area
beyond five (5) hectares sold and conveyed is concerned, the same
shall be covered under CARP, regardless of whoever is the current title-
holder to the land, considering that the transferor has no right of
disposition of these lands since CARP coverage of these lands is
mandated by law as of June 15, 1988. Any landholding still registered in
the name of the landowner after earlier dispositions up to an aggregate
of five (5) hectares are no longer part of his retention area and therefore
shall be covered under CARP.

15. CARP covered agricultural lands which are to be expropriated or

acquired by the local government units (LGUs) and to be used for actual,
direct and exclusive public purposes, such as roads and bridges, public
markets, school sites, resettlement sites, local government facilities,
public parks and barangay plazas or squares, consistent with the
approved local government land use plan, shall not be subject to the
five-hectare retention limit. However, prior to the
expropriation/acquisition by the LGU, the subject land shall first undergo
the land acquisition and distribution process of the CARP, and the ARBs
therein shall be paid just compensation without prejudice to their
qualifying as ARBs in other landholdings under the CARP.

16. The title of the land awarded under the agrarian reform program must
indicate that it is an Emancipation Patent (EP) or Certificate of Land
Ownership Award (CLOA) and any subsequent transfer of title must also
indicate that it is an EP or a CLOA.

17. Pursuant to Section 4 of R.A. No. 9700, an LGU may, through its Chief
Executive and/or an ordinance, exercise the power of eminent domain
on agricultural lands for public use, purpose, or welfare of the poor and
the landless, upon payment of just compensation to agrarian reform
beneficiaries (ARBs) on these lands, pursuant to the provisions of the
Constitution and pertinent laws. The power of eminent domain may not
be exercised unless a valid and definite offer has been previously made
to the ARBs, and such offer was not accepted. In cases where the land
sought to be acquired has been issued with a Notice of Coverage or is
already subject to voluntary offer to sell (with letter-offer submitted to
DAR) the concerned LGU shall suspend the exercise of its power of
eminent domain until after the LAD process has been completed and the
title to the property has been transferred to the ARBs.

Where agricultural lands have been subjected to expropriation, the ARBs

therein shall be paid just compensation. For this purpose, lands
“subjected to expropriation” includes all agricultural lands which have
been reviewed and approved by the DAR to be actually, directly and
exclusively used by the LGU for public purpose with a case for
expropriation already filed by the LGU before a judicial court. ARBs are
those who have been certified by the Barangay Agrarian Reform Council
(BARC) and DAR as beneficiaries of the subject landholdings.

18. The expropriation/conversion of agricultural lands shall be subject to the

existing guidelines of DAR on land conversion. Irrigable and irrigated
lands where (1) there is agricultural activity, (2) land is suitable for
agriculture, or (3) the land is presently occupied and tilled by farmers
shall not be subject of expropriation by the LGUs.

C. LAND ACQUISITION

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1. Pursuant to Section 3 of R.A. No. 9700, the landholdings of LOs owning
a total of five (5) hectares or less shall not be subject of acquisition and
distribution under CARP.

2. Landholdings above five (5) hectares which were offered under voluntary
land transfer (VLT) and not approved by the DAR shall be covered under
compulsory acquisition (CA).

All VLT applications submitted to DAR after June 30, 2009 shall no
longer be processed.

3. Landowners (LOs) may voluntarily offer their private agricultural lands for
coverage under R.A. No. 6657, as amended or under R.A. No. 9700.
Upon its acceptance by the DAR, the Letter-Offer for coverage under
Voluntary Offer to Sell (VOS) can no longer be withdrawn. In any case,
the DAR can immediately subject such landholding to coverage under
compulsory acquisition and distribution under CARP notwithstanding the
schedule of prioritized phasing under R.A. No. 9700.

The acceptance letter for VOS shall stipulate that upon offer under VOS,
the schedule of coverage under R.A. No. 9700 is deemed waived.

Landowners who received NOCs for their landholdings under

Compulsory Acquisition (CA) may be allowed to shift to Voluntary Offer
to Sell (VOS), provided, that the claim folder (CF) for the subject
landholding has not yet been received by the Claims Processing,
Valuation and Payment Division (CPVPD) of the Land Bank of the
Philippines (LBP) for valuation.

4. Landowners who have voluntarily offered their landholdings for coverage

under CARP and those who have previously waived their rights to retain
are disqualified from becoming ARBs of other landholding/s being
covered or to be covered under CARP. The LO’s voluntary offer or his
previous waiver is construed to be his inability and/or unwillingness to
cultivate the land and make it productive.

Likewise, children of the same landowners who were not nominated as

preferred beneficiaries are disqualified from becoming an ARB in
another landholding following the qualification criteria pursuant to
Section 22 of R.A. No. 6657, as amended.

5. For tenanted lands or lands under leasehold, the Agrarian Reform

Beneficiary/ies (ARB/s) shall continue to pay their lease rentals as
tenants/lessees based on their leasehold contracts until such time that
the LBP issues a Certification of Deposit (COD).

6. As a general rule, untitled public alienable and disposable (A & D) lands

are within the jurisdiction of the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) pursuant to Commonwealth Act (C.A.) No. 141
(Public Land Act). However, subject lands are deemed “private” and for
coverage by the DAR, if all the requisites specified in R.A. No. 6940, as
amended by R.A. No. 9176 for the determination whether or not private
rights over a landholding have already been acquired based on the
following:

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 a. Continuous occupancy and cultivation by oneself or through one’s
predecessors-in-interest for at least thirty (30) years prior to the
effectivity of R.A. No. 9176 on December 4, 2002 (i.e., December
1972);

b. The land must have been classified as alienable and disposable for
at least thirty (30) years prior to the effectivity of R.A. No. 9176;

c. One must have paid the real estate tax thereon; and

d. There are no adverse claims on the land.

In cases where the DAR and DENR have jointly identified specific
untitled properties that may be covered under the LAD component of
CARP, the DENR – Community Environment and Natural Resources
Office (CENRO)/Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office
(PENRO) or Regional Technical Director (RTD) – Land Management
Service (LMS) shall issue the certification that the subject tract of land is
within an area classified as alienable and disposable.

7. The current list of all lands covered by NOCs and all remaining
unacquired and undistributed landholdings covered under CARP that are
in the process of acquisition and distribution or will be acquired based on
the schedule of priorities under Section 5 of R.A. No. 9700 shall be
submitted by the DARPO to the ROD concerned for segregation of the
corresponding original copy of the Certificates of Title of all these lands
from the regular volume or files of the Registry, and the compilation of
the same in a new separate volume (CARP Volume) until the customary
number of titles constituting a regular volume is reached. This CARP
Volume shall be treated as a restricted volume and any voluntary
transaction on any of the titles included in this restricted file shall be
subject to clearance in writing from the PARO. The maintenance of the
CARP Volume shall be undertaken by the LRA-CARP personnel under
the supervision of the ROD.

8. Any title contained in the CARP Volume shall only be returned to the
general/regular file upon proof that the property covered by said title is
exempted, excluded or ascertained to be outside CARP coverage. Such
proof may be in the form of a Court Order or DAR Order which has
become final and executory.

9. The ROD shall issue a Transfer Certificate of Title (for titled properties)
and an Original Certificate of Title (for untitled properties) in the name of
the Republic of the Philippines (RP title) upon receipt of a copy of the
LBP’s Certification of Deposit (COD) from the DARPO.

10. Landholdings distributed by the DENR under R.A. No. 6657, as

amended shall no longer be acquired and distributed by the DAR.

11. Landholdings subject of acquisition shall be validated based on

ownership documents and on the projection by the DAR on DENR land
classification maps to determine whether or not the areas are alienable
and disposable.

12. All projections undertaken by the DARPO on land titles, whether

administratively or judicially (survey was based on the cadastral map of
the Department of Environment and Natural Resources {DENR}) issued,

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 shall be confirmed or validated by the DENR-Community Environment
and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) or Provincial Environment and
Natural Resources Office (PENRO) as to the land classification status of
said lands.

All projections undertaken by the DARPO on lands covered by judicially

issued titles and whose survey was based on the Private Survey (Psu)
Plan of the Land Registration Authority (LRA) shall be confirmed or
validated by the LRA on whether these lands do not overlap with other
titled or decreed property.

13. Titles judicially issued prior to 1921 based on Act No. 2874 need not be
validated or confirmed by the DENR-CENRO/PENRO as to their land
classification status as such lands are classified as alienable and
disposable. However, the DARPO shall:

13.1 Undertake the projection as to land classification status; and

13.2 Obtain a certification from the Land Registration Authority (LRA)

that the property does not overlap with a titled or decreed
property. Such certification shall include, among others, the
Judicial Decree number, date of issuance of Decree, name of
adjudicatee, location and area.

Such properties that partially overlap with other titled or decreed

properties shall be segregated accordingly during the conduct of survey
by the landholdings subject of acquisition. The acquisition and
distribution of such landholdings that either partially or fully overlap with
decreed properties shall continue regardless in whose name the decree
is.

14. As a general rule, the conduct of survey to determine land use,

segregation of coverable and not coverable area, and subdivision
survey shall be undertaken prior to field investigation (FI). The PARO
shall ensure that all field survey activities shall be completed before the
conduct of field investigation (FI).

However, in the event that the finalization of the master list of ARBs will
necessitate resolution of petitions for inclusion and exclusion of ARBs in
the master list, the PARO shall inform the Land Bank of the Philippines
(LBP) regarding the matter, in which case, the conduct of subdivision
survey will come after the field investigation (FI) or upon the finalization
of the master list of ARBs so as not to delay the land acquisition
process.

15. The Land Use Management and Development (LUMD) fund shall be
released and utilized only for CARP covered lands with Requisition
Survey Services (RSS) approved by the DAR’s Bureau of Land
Development (BLD), pursuant to existing guidelines on requisition,
approval and monitoring of survey services.

16. A landowner-mortgagor of a foreclosed agricultural land where the two-

year right of redemption period has already expired and is subsequently
to be covered under CARP, cannot qualify as an ARB on the foreclosed
land notwithstanding his/her being in actual possession and cultivation
thereof. The DAR shall be responsible for taking possession of the land

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 by negotiating or filing of the appropriate case, if necessary, and to
successfully install the qualified ARB/s.

D. LAND VALUATION AND LANDOWNER COMPENSATION

1. The compensation for lands covered under R.A. No. 9700 shall be: a)
the amount determined in accordance with the criteria provided for in
Section 7 of the said law and existing guidelines on land valuation; or b)
the value based on the order of the DAR Adjudication Board (DARAB) or
the regular court, which has become final and executory.

The basic formula for the valuation of lands covered by VOS or CA shall
be:

LV = (CNI x 0.60) + (CS x 0.30) + (MV x 0.10)

Where: LV = Land Value

CNI = Capitalized Net Income
(based on land use and
productivity)
CS = Comparable Sales (based on
fair market value equivalent to
70% of BIR Zonal Value)
MV = Market Value per Tax
Declaration (based on
Government assessment)

1.1 If three factors are present

When the CNI, CS and MV are present, the formula shall be:

LV = (CNI x 0.60) + (CS x 0.30) + (MV x 0.10)

1.2 If two factors are present

1.2.1 When the CS factor is not present and CNI and MV are
applicable, the formula shall be:

LV = (CNI x 0.90) + (MV x 0.10)

1.2.2 When the CNI factor is not present, and CS and MV are
applicable, the formula shall be:

LV = (CS x 0.90) + (MV x 0.10)

1.3 If only one factor is present

When both the CS and CNI are not present and only MV is
applicable, the formula shall be:

LV = MV x 2

In no case shall the value of idle land using the formula (MV x 2)
exceed the lowest value of land within the same estate under
consideration or within the same barangay, municipality or province
(in that order) approved by LBP within one (1) year from receipt of
Claim Folder (CF.)

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 The specific guidelines governing the valuation of lands under voluntary
offer to sell (VOS) or compulsory acquisition (CA) pursuant to R.A. No.
6657, as amended by R.A. No. 9700 are provided in CARP-LAD Annex
A of this Order.

2. All previously acquired lands wherein valuation is subject to challenge by

landowners shall be completed and finally resolved pursuant to Section
17 of R.A. No. 6657, as amended.

In like manner, claims over tenanted rice and corn lands under P.D. No.
27 and Executive Order (E.O.) No. 228 whether submitted or not to the
Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and not yet approved for payment
shall be valued under R.A. No. 6657, as amended.

Landholdings covered by P.D. No. 27 and falling under Phase I of R.A.

No. 9700 shall be valued under R.A. No. 9700.

3. In cases of rejection, landowners may withdraw the original value of the

landholding as determined by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
and Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) per Memorandum of Valuation
(MOV) and subsequently deposited in their names, subject to their
submission of the requirements for payment.

When the LO later accepts the original value or as recomputed by the

LBP based on existing valuation guidelines, mere filing of a
manifestation by the LO as regards the acceptance of the original value
or a joint manifestation by the LO and the LBP on the recomputed value
with the DAR Adjudication Board (DARAB) shall automatically terminate
the just compensation case pending thereat.

4. Landowners, other than banks and financial institutions, who voluntarily

offer their lands for sale, shall be entitled to an additional five percent
(5%) cash payment.

5. For landholdings which were conveyed after the effectivity of R.A. No.
6657, the LBP shall consider the transferor as the payee.

However, payment must be released to the LO-transferee if the LO-

transferor issues a Special Power of Attorney (SPA) or Deed of
Assignment in favor of the former.

6. In the determination of the Annual Gross Production (AGP), Selling Price

(SP) and Cost of Operation (CO) to be used in the land valuation, the
audited financial statement filed with the Bureau of Internal Revenue
(BIR) shall be obtained by the DARMO from the LO fifteen (15) days
prior to the date of field investigation. If the landowner fails to submit the
same, the DAR and LBP may adopt applicable industry data or, in the
absence thereof, conduct an industry study on the specific crop.

7. Small portions or patches within the covered landholdings which are

determined to be less productive than the bigger portion during the
conduct of joint field investigation shall be valued based on the current
use of the adjacent portions, provided that said small portions or patches
shall not exceed 10% of the productive area.

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 Likewise, small portions or patches of landholdings above 18 percent
slope, undeveloped and of no use to the landowner shall be valued as
idle provided it shall not exceed 10% of the covered landholding.

E. FARMER BENEFICIARY IDENTIFICATION, SCREENING AND

SELECTION

1. Farmers/Tillers and farmworkers who meet the following qualifications

shall be eligible as beneficiaries under the Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Program:

1.1 General Qualifications. All agrarian reform beneficiaries must be:

1.1.1 Landless as defined by R.A. No. 6657, as

amended and under Item III(1) of this Order;

1.1.2Filipino citizen;

1.1.3Permanent resident of the barangay and/or

municipality where the landholding is located as provided
under Section 22 of R.A. No. 6657, as amended.

1.1.4At least fifteen (15) years of age at the time of

identification, screening and selection of farmer-
beneficiaries; and

1.1.5Willing, able, and equipped with the aptitude to

cultivate and make the land productive.

1.2 Specific Qualifications for Farmworkers in Commercial Farms and

Plantations. In addition to Item 1.1 above, the applicant must have
been employed as of June 15, 1988 in the landholding covered
under CARP.

All farmworkers who are holding managerial or supervisory

positions as of June 15, 1988 shall not qualify as ARBs. However,
farmworkers who were promoted to managerial or supervisory
positions after they were identified, screened and selected shall
remain as qualified ARBs.

2. Qualified beneficiaries shall be prioritized as follows:

2.1 agricultural lessees, share tenants and regular farmworkers;

2.2 seasonal farmworkers;

2.3 other farmworkers;

2.4 actual tillers or occupants of public lands;

2.5 collectives or cooperatives of the above beneficiaries; and

2.6 others directly working on the land.

3. The following are grounds for disqualification in the identification of

ARBs of the CARP:

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3.1 Failure to meet the qualifications as provided for under Section 22
of R.A. No. 6657, as amended;

3.2 Execution of a waiver of right to become an ARB in exchange for

due compensation and such waiver has not been questioned in
the proper government entity as of the approval of this Order;

3.3 Non-payment of an aggregate of three (3) annual amortizations

and failure to exercise the right of redemption/repurchase within
two (2) years resulting in the foreclosure of mortgage by the LBP
of a previously awarded land;

3.4 Deliberate non-payment of three (3) annual amortizations to the

landowner (LO) resulting in the repossession by the landowner (in
the case of voluntary land transfer/direct payment scheme or
VLT/DPS) of the awarded land;

3.5 Dismissal from the service for cause upon a judgment that is final
and executory (and there is no case filed questioning said
dismissal) as of the approval of this Order and if there is any such
case, the same has been affirmed with finality by the proper entity
of government;

3.6 Obtaining a substantially equivalent and regular employment, as

defined in Item III(9) of this Order;

3.7 Retirement from the service, whether optional or mandatory, or

voluntary resignation, provided this was not attended by coercion
and/or deception, and there is no case questioning said
retirement or voluntary resignation by the applicant as of the date
of approval of this Order;

3.8 Misuse or diversion of financial support services extended by

government (Section 37 of R.A. No. 6657, as amended);

3.9 Negligence or misuse of the land or any support extended by

government (Section 22 of R.A. No. 6657, as amended);

3.10 Material misrepresentation of the ARB's basic qualifications as

provided for under Section 22 of R.A. No. 6657, as amended,
P.D. No. 27, and other agrarian laws;

3.11 Sale, disposition, or abandonment of the lands awarded by

government under CARP or P.D. No. 27 which is violative of the
agrarian laws;

3.12 Conversion of agricultural lands to non-agricultural use without

prior approval from the DAR;

3.13 Final judgment for forcible entry into the property or for unlawful
detainer; and

3.14 Commission of any violation of the agrarian reform laws and

regulations, or related issuances, as determined with finality after
proper proceedings by the appropriate tribunal or agency.

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4. Only after the agricultural lessees and share tenants, and regular
farmworkers have each been awarded three (3) hectares pursuant to
Section 8 of R.A. No. 9700, shall other qualified beneficiaries such as
seasonal farmworkers, other farmworkers, actual tillers/occupants of
public lands, collectives or cooperatives of the above beneficiaries, and
others directly working on the land, be accommodated.

5. The child of an LO shall be given preference in the distribution of his/her

parent’s land pursuant to existing rules and regulations on award to
children of LOs provided he/she meets all of the following criteria:

5.1 Filipino citizen;

5.2 At least fifteen (15) years of age; and

5.3 Actual tiller or directly managing the farm as of the time of the
conduct of field investigation of the landholding under CARP.

However, only untenanted portions of the landholding may be subject to

award to qualified children of the LO and actual tenant-tillers in the
landholding shall not be ejected or removed therefrom. An LO’s child
cannot claim that he/she is directly managing the farm or a specific area
of tillage, if the same has tenants or lessees, considering that the
tenants on the land have the right to directly manage the land or area of
tillage with the obligation to pay the LO lease rental therefor.

6. In the event that the agricultural land for distribution in commercial farms
or plantations is sufficient following the order of priority under Section 22
of R.A. No. 6657, as amended, the farmworker-beneficiaries therein on
or prior to 15 June 1988, shall enjoy priority of award of a maximum of
three (3) hectares.

On the other hand, farmworkers who were hired after the effectivity of
R.A. No. 6657 shall be accommodated based on their length of service,
reckoned from 15 June 1988, and subject to Item IV(F)(1.2) of this
Order.

7. All potential ARBs of a landholding who have been included in the

preliminary list, including those who have signified their intent or interest
with the DARMO to be included in the preliminary list of potential ARBs
thereof, must submit the essential documents to prove their
qualifications as ARBs as provided under Item V(D.1.d) of this Order
within fifteen (15) days from posting of the said list.

Potential ARBs who fail to comply with the submission of the required
documents to prove their qualifications fifteen (15) days from the last day
of posting of the preliminary list of ARBs shall not be delisted from the
preliminary list of ARBs. The DARMO shall use available documentary
evidence at hand, if any, or exhaust all efforts to gather the necessary
information/evidence as bases in the evaluation of the potential ARB’s
qualifications and inclusion in the said list.

8. For the purpose of screening and selection of qualified ARBs in

commercial farms, plantations and other landholdings that qualify for
collective distribution under Item IV(F)(4) of this Order, all concerned
PAROs shall create a Beneficiary Screening Committee (BSC) whose
members shall be composed of the PARO as the Ex-Officio

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 Chairperson, the MARO, the DARPO Legal Offer, the Provincial
Agrarian Reform Coordinating Committee (PARCCOM) Chairman or his
representative and the BARC Chairman of the area where the
landholding is located or his representative, pursuant to DAR A.O. No. 7,
Series of 2003.

The BSC may invite the landowner/s and/or civil society organization
(CSO) representatives in the area to serve as resource persons in the
ARB selection and screening process, as may be necessary.

The BSC shall exercise exclusive jurisdiction in the screening and

selection of ARBs in commercial farms, plantations and other
landholdings for collective distribution to ARBs.

9. Qualified beneficiaries in a particular landholding shall include those

determined/identified by the DAR during the actual investigation and
documentation process. The master list of ARBs selected by the MAROs
or the Beneficiaries Screening Committee (BSC) in the case of
commercial farms or plantations, shall be certified under oath by the
BARC and further attested to under oath by the LO in so far as his
tenants, lessees and regular farmworkers in the landholding are
concerned, pursuant to Item IV(E)(10) of this Order.

10. The right of the LO to attest to the master list of ARBs in so far as the
tenants, lessees and regular farmworkers in his/her landholdings are
concerned, is deemed waived after the lapse of fifteen (15) days from
his/her receipt of the said master list of ARBs, if he fails to act on it within
the said period. Thereafter, the master list of ARBs shall become final
and executory. Landowners who fail, refuse or delay the issuance of the
attestation despite proof of qualification of the beneficiaries, shall be
liable under Sections 24 and 25 of R.A. No. 9700.

In case of partial or full non-attestation or repudiation by the LO of the

ARBs in the master list, the LO shall be required to submit evidence to
sustain his partial or full non-attestation, repudiation of ARBs, and/or
substitution or addition to the master list of ARBs.

The landowner’s refusal to attest to all or specific ARB/s in the master

list despite the presentation of proof of their being either tenants or
lessees or regular farmworkers shall not in any way delay the LAD
process. The MARO shall submit a report on this to the PARO.

11. The DARPO shall, within fifteen (15) days from receipt of the DARMO’s
report, conduct a revalidation of the qualifications of the ARBs’ being
tenants or lessees or regular farmworkers in cases where the landowner
refuses to attest to:

11.1 Specific ARBs in the master list of ARBs (partial attestation);

11.2 Specific ARBs in the master list of ARBs (partial attestation) and
identifies other ARBs either by substitution or addition whom the
LO claims are his tenants, lessees or regular farmworkers; or

11.3 All ARBs in the master list of ARBs (full non-attestation) and
identifies other ARBs either by substitution or addition whom the
LO claims are his tenants, lessees or regular farmworkers.

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 Should the PARO find that there is possible merit to the LO’s partial or
full non-attestation of the master list of ARBs, he shall order the BARC to
conduct compulsory arbitration within thirty (30) days to pass upon the
issue.

The BARC shall submit a report of its findings within five (5) days after
arbitration to the PARO who shall then evaluate and finally determine the
qualifications of the ARBs in the master list. The PARO’s decision shall
be final in so far as the master list is concerned.

12. Protests for inclusion/exclusion from the master list of qualified ARBs
may be filed in writing at the DARPO by an interested party not later than
fifteen (15) days from the last day of posting of the master list, for
resolution within thirty (30) days from receipt of the same.

13. The master list of qualified ARBs becomes final after the lapse of fifteen
(15) days from issuance of the PARO's decision on the protest and
receipt of the same by the parties.

14. The authority of the PARO to determine ARBs’ qualifications is

specifically limited in the context of partial attestation or full non-
attestation by the LO and to resolve protests and petitions on the ARBs’
qualifications to be included in the master list. After this phase, the other
processes and the authority to decide on the determination of ARBs’
qualifications under specific issuances (e.g., inclusion/exclusion of ARBs
issued with CLOA from the master list of ARBs under agrarian law
implementation cases) shall remain.

15. In case an appeal/motion for reconsideration is filed on the PARO’s

decision/s or order/s for inclusion/exclusion of potential ARBs in/from the
master list, the rules and procedures provided under the existing
agrarian law implementation (ALI) rules shall be followed.

16. The ARBs who qualify under the screening process shall state under
oath before the judge of the city or municipal court that he/she is willing
to work on the land to make it productive and to assume the obligation of
paying the amortization for the compensation of the land and the land
taxes thereon as stipulated in the Application to Purchase and Farmer’s
Undertaking (APFU).

ARBs in the master list who fail or refuse to execute and sign the APFU
shall be given thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the APFU to
sign it. Failure to sign the APFU within the reglementary period of thirty
(30) days shall be considered as a waiver of right to become an ARB.
Due notice shall be given to the concerned parties stating the
consequence of such failure to sign and execute the APFU within the
prescribed period.

F. LAND DISTRIBUTION

1. Equitable distribution of the land shall be observed subject to the

following considerations:

1.1 Landholdings covered by CARP shall be distributed first to

agricultural lessees and share tenants and regular farmworkers of
the same landholding up to a maximum of three (3) hectares
each. Only when the qualified agricultural lessees and tenants

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 and regular farmworkers by order of priority under Section 22 of
R.A. No. 6657, as amended, shall have received three (3)
hectares each, shall the remaining portion of the subject
landholding, if any, be distributed to seasonal and other
farmworkers, actual tillers or occupants of public lands, collectives
or cooperatives of the beneficiaries and others directly working on
the land, pursuant to R.A. No. 9700.

1.2 Excess areas subsequent to the three-hectare award to entitled

beneficiaries pursuant to R.A. No. 9700, shall be distributed to
other qualified beneficiaries without prejudice to the consideration
of immediate family members of agricultural
lessees/tenants/farmworkers who are actually tilling/cultivating
such lands as ARBs, subject to the procedures on screening and
selection of ARBs. However, the tenants/lessees in such excess
areas shall be given reasonable time to harvest the produce of
his/her crop, subject to the rules on standing crops.

In cases where the land area is not enough to meet the three-
hectare award ceiling for each agricultural lessee and tenant in a
particular landholding, the area to be distributed to them shall be
based on the actual size of tillage by each tenant/lessee.

Other qualified beneficiaries under Section 22 of R.A. No. 6657,

as amended, who are displaced after the distribution of all
available land to tenants/lessees, may still qualify as ARBs in
other lands covered under the CARP.

In cases where the three-hectare award limit is satisfied for

tenants, lessees and regular farmworkers, the remaining lands
shall be distributed to agrarian reform beneficiaries following the
order of priority under Section 22, Items c to f of R.A. No. 6657,
as amended, at an award limit of three (3) hectares each, using
the following as the criteria for prioritization in case the land is not
economically feasible and sound to distribute among all the
remaining ARBs:

a. willingness, aptitude and ability to cultivate and make

the land as productive as possible;

b. physical capacity; and

c. length of service.

If there are ARBs who equally meet the foregoing criteria, priority
shall be given to ARBs who have continuously worked on the
subject landholding.

The other farmworkers on the land who cannot be accommodated

shall be put in a wait list of potential ARBs who will be awarded in
other landholdings covered by the CARP.

1.3 For untenanted land, all the farmers/tillers/farmworkers therein

who qualify under the existing guidelines on the identification,
screening and selection of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs),
shall be considered as potential beneficiaries in the estate,
provided that the proportional share of each will not exceed three

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 (3) hectares, otherwise, additional farmworkers shall be
considered.

1.4 For unoccupied lands, each qualified landless farmer shall be

allowed the award ceiling of three (3) hectares.

2. In general, the land awarded to an ARB should be under an individual

CLOA-title covering one (1) contiguous tract or several parcels of land
cumulated up to a maximum of three (3) hectares.

3. Qualified beneficiaries may opt for collective ownership, through a co-

workers or farmers’ cooperative/association or some other form of
collective organization and for the issuance of collective ownership titles:
Provided, That the total area to be awarded shall not exceed the total
number of co-owners or members of the cooperative or collective
organization multiplied by the award limit of three (3) hectares, except in
meritorious cases as may be determined by the Presidential Agrarian
Reform Council (PARC) and that the conditions for the grant of collective
CLOAs under Item IV(F)(4.1 to 4.4) of this Order are met.

Under collective ownership, a collective CLOA to the property shall be

issued in the name of the co-owners or the farmers’
cooperative/association or collective organization, as the case may be. If
the CLOAs are issued to co-owners or to a farmers’
cooperatives/association, the names of the beneficiaries must be listed
in the CLOA.

4. Collective CLOAs may be issued to farmers’ cooperatives/associations

under the following instances:

4.1 The current farm management system of the land covered by

CARP is not appropriate for either individual farming or division of
the landholding into farm parcels;

4.2 The farm labor system is specialized, where the farmworkers are
organized by functions such as spraying, weeding, packing and
other similar activities and not by specific parcels;

4.3 The potential beneficiaries are currently not farming individual

parcels but collectively working on large contiguous areas; and

4.4 The farm consists of multiple crops being farmed in an integrated

manner or includes non-crop production areas that are necessary
for the viability of farm operations, such as packing plants,
storage areas, dikes, and other similar facilities that cannot be
subdivided or assigned to individual farmers.

5. If the conditions for the issuance of collective CLOAs no longer exist, the
landholding shall be parcelized/subdivided and the ARBs subsequently
issued individual CLOA-titles.

6. For idle and abandoned lands or undeveloped agricultural lands to be

covered by CARP, collective ownership shall be allowed only if the
beneficiaries opt for it and there is a clear development plan that would
require collective farming or integrated farm operations exhibiting the
conditions described in Item IV(F)(4.1-4.4) of this Order. Otherwise, such
lands awarded to ARBs should be under individual CLOAs/titles,

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 covering one (1) contiguous tract or several parcels of land cumulated
up to a maximum of three (3) hectares.

7. As a general rule, the DAR shall take immediate possession of a

landholding upon the issuance of Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) or
Original Certificate of Title (OCT) in the name of the Republic of the
Philippines (RP) by the concerned Registry of Deeds (ROD), and shall
thereafter immediately proceed with the distribution process to the
qualified agrarian reform beneficiaries of the landholding pursuant to
Section 16 of R.A. No. 6657, as amended.

8. The ARBs have the right of usufruct over the land from the time the DAR
takes constructive and actual possession of the same until the award of
a CLOA.

Pending the award of the CLOA and for the purpose of establishing
usufructuary rights, the DAR, upon transfer of the title in the name of the
Republic of the Philippines and it takes actual possession of the land,
shall immediately inform the ARBs that they have been identified and
qualified to receive the land.

9. The existence of labor-related problems between the landowner and the

farmworkers, including questions on ownership of the subject
landholding and payment of just compensation shall in no case deter or
delay the process of land acquisition and distribution.

10. The rights and responsibilities of the ARB shall commence from their
receipt of a duly registered Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA)
and their actual physical possession of the awarded land.

10.1 All ARBs shall exercise diligence in the use, cultivation and
maintenance of the land including the improvements thereon.
Negligence, misuse, or unauthorized sale of the land or misuse of
any support extended to an ARB shall be a ground for the
forfeiture of one’s right as an ARB.

10.2 Lands awarded to ARBs under this Act may not be sold,
transferred or conveyed except through hereditary succession or
to the Government, or to the LBP, or to other qualified
beneficiaries within a period of ten (10) years; Provided, however,
that the children or the spouse of the transferor shall have a right
to repurchase the land from the government or the LBP within a
period of two (2) years from the date of transfer.

10.3 ARBs have the obligation to pay the LBP in thirty (30) annual
amortizations with interest at six percent (6%) per annum unless
the ARB opts to accelerate payment.

10.4 Amortization payments shall commence one (1) year from the
date of the CLOA registration. However, if the actual occupancy
of the ARB takes place after the CLOA registration, the
amortization shall start one (1) year after the constructive and
physical occupation of the land by the ARB.

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11. The ARB Cooperative/Association shall assume the responsibility of
paying the local government unit (LGU) the real property tax (RPT) of
collectively awarded land subject to the provisions of the Cooperative
Code of the Philippines.

12. Land improvements and facilities such as roads, bridges, warehouses,

irrigation systems and the like, for common use and benefit as may be
defined by DAR, may be transferred through a Farmers' Association or
Cooperative, or in the absence thereof, through co-ownership, and
equally shared payments covered under either individual or collective
land amortizations, as the case may be.

13. Agricultural lessees and tenants, regular farmworkers and other qualified
beneficiaries such as seasonal farmworkers, other farmworkers, actual
tillers/occupants of public lands, members of collectives or cooperatives
of the above beneficiaries, and others directly working on the land who
are husband and wife may be entitled to three (3) hectares each
provided that they qualify as ARBs in their own individual rights and that
their respective vested rights to the land have been duly established. A
separate CLOA shall be issued to each spouse in such cases.

14. For legally married spouses, the names of both husband and wife shall
appear in the CLOA and shall be preceded by the word “spouses”.
Should the couple qualify as individual ARBs, their names shall be
registered in the title, to wit: Juan married to Maria or Maria married to
Juan to indicate that the first name is the awardee. In the case of
common-law relationship, the names of both parties shall likewise
appear in the CLOA with the conjunctive word “and” between their
names. Should they likewise qualify as individual ARBs, their names
shall be registered without the other. The same provisions shall apply in
cases where the married ARBs or ARBs in a common-law relationship
are covered by a collective/co-ownership CLOA and their names
annotated at the back of the said CLOA.

For purposes of ARB inventory and reporting, spouses or parties whose

names appear in a single CLOA shall be counted as one ARB.

15. It is the ministerial duty of the ROD to:

15.1 Issue the title of the land in the name of the Republic of the
Philippines, after the LBP has certified that the claim proceeds
have been deposited in the name of the landowner constituting
full payment in cash and bonds, with due notice to the landowner;

15.2 Register the CLOA generated by DAR;

15.3 Cancel previous titles pertaining thereto; and

15.4 Issue title to the LO’s retained area.

16. All registered CLOAs shall be released by the Registry of Deeds (ROD)
to LBP as the mortgagee financing institution. The LBP shall be the
responsible repository of the encumbered CLOAs until the time of their
release to the concerned ARBs upon full payment of the land
amortization, and the cancellation of the encumbrance.

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 G. INSTALLATIONOF AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES ON
AWARDED LANDS

1. As owners of awarded lands under CARP, the ARB/s shall take

possession of the land covered by his/her/their titles from the time the
same is awarded to them through a registered CLOA.

In case taking possession of the awarded land by the ARBs would

imperil or endanger their lives, the DAR shall assume responsibility for
the installation of the ARB/s on the subject land with the assistance of
the police or military until they are settled and in constructive and
physical control of the property.

2. As a general rule, there shall only be a one time installation of ARBs on

their specific area of tillage as indicated in their CLOAs, rendering them
in constructive and physical possession of the same.

The DAR shall assist the ARBs in reporting cases of threat/harassment

or ejection attempts by the former landowner or other parties to the
police or military, and the filing of appropriate legal action against those
responsible, if warranted.

3. In case the installation activities would necessitate the provision of police

and/or military forces to assist the DARMO personnel, the Provincial
Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) shall coordinate the said activities with
the Department of National Defense-Armed Forces of the Philippines
(DND-AFP) and the Department of Interior and Local Government-
Philippine National Police (DILG-PNP), pursuant to the existing
guidelines per Memorandum of Agreement executed by the DAR,
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Department
of National Defense (DND).

4. In the event that the former landowner harasses or threatens the ARB/s
installed by the DAR, the affected ARB/s shall immediately report the
matter to the concerned PNP and the DAR. The ARBs should be
assisted by the DAR Regional/Provincial Legal Division, Public
Attorney’s Office (PAO) and the Office of the City/Provincial
Prosecutors.

5. If upon the effectivity of this Order, the former landowner deliberately acts
to delay, stall or obstruct the installation of the ARBs, a criminal case
shall be filed against him/her for violation of Sec. 73 (d) of R.A. No.
6657, as amended. Moreover, the DAR shall ask that the landowner be
held liable by the Court for actual, compensatory and moral damages
suffered by the ARB/s.

V. OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR THE LAND ACQUISITION AND

DISTRIBUTION PROCESS

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A. PREPARATION, ISSUANCE AND PUBLICATION OF THE

NOTICE OF COVERAGE
(See CARP-LAD Annex “E” for the Process Flow)

A.1 Projection of Lands for Coverage

A.1.a DARPO Project landholdings for

coverage under CARP in the
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
(DENR) Land Classification
Maps to determine whether or
not the areas are alienable
and disposable, and do not
overlap with any decreed
property.

• If the land is found to

be adjacent to forest or
timber land, determine the
date of issuance of the
title. In case the title was
issued prior to 1921
based on Act No. 2874,
the subject land is
definitively considered as
alienable and disposable,
and the procedure in Item
V(A)(2) of this Order shall
be undertaken.

• If the title was issued

on or after 1921 based on
Act No. 2874, determine
whether these were
issued administratively or
judicially.

• For landholdings
covered by judicial titles
and the survey was based
on the Land Registration
Authority (LRA) – Private
Survey (PSu) Plan, the
procedure outlined in Item
V(A)(3.1) of this Order
shall be followed.

• For landholdings
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covered by administrative
titles or judicial titles and
the survey was based on
the DENR Cadastral Plan,
the procedure outlined in
Item V(A)(3.2) of this
Order shall apply.

A.1.b DARPO In the case of untitled

properties, a certification from
the LRA and DENR regarding
the status of the landholding
shall be obtained observing
the following procedures:

• Submit the list of

untitled properties to the
DENR – CENRO/PENRO
for validation on whether
or not the said
landholdings are alienable
and disposable, and for
subsequent issuance of a
certification on the matter.
Likewise, submit the same
list to the Bureau of Land
Development (BLD) for it
to obtain the same
certification from the LRA
informing whether these
landholdings are within or
outside a decreed
property.

• Upon receipt of both

certifications, undertake
the following:

1. If the
untitled land totally
overlaps with a
decreed property,
continue with the
acquisition and
distribution of the
decreed property
regardless in whose
name the decree is;
2. If the
untitled property is
totally not alienable
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and disposable,
discontinue with the
coverage of the subject
land.

3. If the
untitled land partially
overlaps with a
decreed property, or it
is partially alienable
and disposable, ensure
that the portions of the
said lands that are
within the decreed
property and those that
are not alienable and
disposable are
segregated during the
conduct of survey.
Likewise, continue with
the acquisition and
distribution of both the
landholding that
partially overlaps with a
decreed property as
well as the latter
regardless in whose
name the landholdings
are.

A.2.c DARPO Prepare, in coordination with • CARP-LAD

the DARMO, the preliminary Form No. 1
information on all (Preliminary
landholdings which were Information on
validated and projected by the Landholdings
DARPO and subject of joint Validated and
field investigation using Projected and
CARP-LAD Form No. 1. Subject of Joint
Field Investigation)

A.2 Validation of Landholdings for Coverage

A.2.a DARPO Submit to the BLD list of

landholdings with titles or
decrees issued prior to 1921
based on Act No. 2874.

A.2.b BLD Obtain a certification from the

LRA that the subject
landholdings do not overlap

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with a titled or decreed

property.

A.2.c LRA Validate if the subject

landholding overlaps with a
titled or decreed property
based on records and
projections.

Prepare and transmit to the

BLD a certification regarding
the status of the subject
landholding which should
include the following
information:

– Judicial Decree
No.;

– Date of
issuance of Decree;

– Name of
Adjudicatee;

– Location; and

– Area.

A.2.d BLD Upon receipt of the LRA’s

certification, record and
forward the same to the
DARPO.

A.2.e DARPO • If the subject

landholding partially
overlaps with a titled or
decreed property, ensure
that the overlapping
portions thereof are
segregated during the
conduct of survey.
Likewise, continue with the
acquisition and distribution
of both the landholding
that partially overlaps with
a decreed property as well
as the latter regardless in
whose name the
landholdings are.

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• If the subject
landholding totally overlaps
with a decreed property,
continue with the
acquisition and distribution
of the decreed property
regardless in whose name
the decree is.

A.2.f DARPO Prepare, in coordination with • CARP-LAD

the DARMO, the preliminary Form No. 1
information on all (Preliminary
landholdings which were Information on
validated and projected by the Landholdings
DARPO and subject of joint Validated and
field investigation using Projected and
CARP-LAD Form No. 1. Subject of Joint
Field Investigation)

A.3 Landholdings Adjacent to Forest or Timber Land and the Decree was
Issued on or After 1921 Based on Act No. 2874

A.3.1 Landholdings Covered by Judicial Titles and the Survey was Based
on the LRA-PSu Plan

A.3.1.a DARPO Send to BLD the list of

landholdings adjacent to
forest or timber land for
revalidation to ensure that
these are alienable and
disposable.

A.3.1.b BLD Revalidate the said

landholdings which are
adjacent to forest or timber
land vis-à-vis the DENR Land
Classification Map filed at
BLD.

• If the subject
landholding/s is/are found
to be alienable and
disposable, issue a
certification as to its
findings and transmit this
back to the DARPO.

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• In case the subject

landholding/s is/are found
to be totally or partially
not alienable and
disposable, transmit these
to LRA with a request for
it to validate whether or
not these lands are
alienable and disposable.

A.3.1.c LRA • Validate the

landholding/s adjacent to
forest or timber land if
this/these is/are alienable
and disposable or not
based on records and
projections.

• Prepare a certification
regarding the status of the
landholding/s (i.e.,
alienable and disposable,
partially or fully not
alienable and disposable).
If a landholding is found to
be partially alienable and
disposable, prepare a
sketch map indicating the
approximate size, contour
and portion of the said
landholding that is
considered alienable and
disposable.

• Transmit to BLD the

certification regarding the
status of the landholding,
including the sketch map,
if applicable.

A.3.1.d BLD Upon receipt of the

certification and sketch map,
if any, send these to DARPO
for appropriate action.

A.3.1.e DARPO • If the land is partially

alienable and disposable,
ensure that portions
thereof which are found to
be not alienable and

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disposable are segregated

during the conduct of the
survey.

• In case the entire area

is totally not alienable and
disposable, discontinue
with the coverage of the
subject land.

A.3.1.f DARPO Prepare, in coordination with • CARP-LAD

the DARMO, the preliminary Form No. 1
information on all (Preliminary
landholdings which were Information on
validated and projected by the Landholdings
DARPO and subject of joint Validated and
field investigation using Projected and
CARP-LAD Form No. 1. Subject of Joint
Field Investigation)

A.3.2 Landholdings Covered by Judicial or Administrative Titles and the

Survey was Based on the DENR Cadastral Plan

A.3.2.a DARPO Forward to DENR-

CENRO/PENRO the list of
landholdings adjacent to
forest or timber land for
validation to ensure that these
are alienable and disposable.

A.3.2.b DENR-CENRO/ • Validate the

PENRO landholdings adjacent to
forest or timber land based
on its records and
projections.

• Prepare a certification
regarding the status of the
landholdings (i.e.,
alienable and disposable,
partially or fully not
alienable and disposable).
If a landholding is found to
be partially alienable and
disposable, prepare a
sketch map indicating the
approximate size, contour
and portion found to be
alienable and disposable.

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• Transmit to DARPO
the certification regarding
the findings on the
landholding, including a
sketch map, if applicable.

A.3.2.c DARPO • If the land is partially

alienable and disposable,
ensure that said portions
found to be not alienable
and disposable are
segregated during the
conduct of the survey.

In case the land is totally

not alienable and
disposable, discontinue
with the coverage of the
subject land.

A.3.2.d DARPO Prepare, in coordination with • CARP-LAD

the DARMO, the preliminary Form No. 1
information on all (Preliminary
landholdings which were Information on
validated and projected by the Landholdings
DARPO and subject of joint Validated and
field investigation using Projected and
CARP-LAD Form No. 1. Subject of Joint
Field Investigation)

A.4 Preparation and Issuance of Notices of Coverage (NOCs)

A.4.a DARPO • Transmit to the

DARMO the validated and
projected list of
landholdings in the ICS/F1
and other landholdings still
unacquired and
undistributed but
coverable under CARP,
indicating the concomitant
phasing schedule of said
lands, giving priority to
private agricultural lands.

• Prepare and send to • CARP-LAD

the DARMO the claim Form No. 2 (CF
folder (CF) documentation Documentation
memorandum for each Memorandum)
landholding, including • CARP-LAD

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therein the following: Form No. 3 (Notice

of Coverage)
1. Notice of • CARP-LAD
Coverage or Form No. 4
Memorandum to the (Directive to MARO
MARO directing to Proceed with the
him/her to proceed Coverage of
with the coverage of Agricultural Lands
agricultural lands for with NOCs)
lands already issued
with NOCs, duly
signed by the PARO
and copy furnished the
landowner (LO), as the
case may be; and

2. Preliminary • CARP-LAD
information on all Form No. 1
landholdings which (Preliminary
were validated and Information on
projected by DARPO Landholdings
and subject of field Validated and
investigation (FI) which Projected and
shall form part of the Subject of Joint
claim folder. Field Investigation)

A.4.b DARMO Receive the Notices of • CARP-LAD

Coverage for landholdings Form No. 3 (Notice
still unacquired and of Coverage)
undistributed but coverable • CARP-LAD
under CARP or the Form No. 4)
Memorandum to the MARO (Directive to MARO
on the coverage of to Proceed with the
agricultural lands for lands Coverage of
already issued with NOCs, as Agricultural Lands
the case may be, and cause with NOCs)
the service of either
document to the LO, as the
case may be, pursuant to
Item IV(A)(11) of this Order.

A.4.c DARMO In case the LO’s residence is • CARP-LAD

outside the Philippines or Form No. 5 (Report
unknown, or the LO refuses on Failure to Serve
to accept the NOC or there is the NOC to the LO
failure to notify the LO and Request for
through the regular mode of NOC Publication)
service enumerated under • CARP-LAD
Item IV(A)(11) of this Order, Form No. 6 (NOC
submit a report of this to the Publication)
DARPO and request the

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PARO to cause the

publication of the NOC in a
newspaper of general
circulation in accordance with
Item IV(A)(11.4) of this Order.

A.4.d DARMO • Post copies of the • CARP-LAD

NOC for at least seven (7) Form No. 3 (Notice
days in the bulletin boards of Coverage)
or any conspicuous places • CARP-LAD
in the city or municipality Form No. 7
and the barangay where (Certification of
the property is located and Posting
obtain from the proper Compliance)
barangay or municipal
officer a Certification of
Posting Compliance.

• Commence with the

preparation of claim folder.

A.4.e Landowner Within thirty (30) calendar • CARP-LAD

days upon receipt of the NOC Form No. 8
or date of NOC publication, (Landowner’s Letter
submit to the DARMO the of Submission of
following: Sketch Map of
Selected Retained
1. Sketch map of the Area and List of
entire property with Nominated
delineation or shading or Preferred
any general indication of Beneficiaries)
the area he/she intends to • CARP-LAD
retain. In case the LO fails Form No. 9 (Sketch
to identify his/her retained Map of the Selected
area and submit the said Retained Area)
sketch map, the DAR shall • Certified copies
identify and choose the of NSO birth
LO’s retention area; certificate/s of
preferred
2. List of name/s of beneficiary/ies
nominated child/ren as nominated by LO
preferred beneficiary/ies • Two (2) other
with address/es, documents
birthdate/s, certified true indicating parental
copies of child/ren’s birth relationship of LO to
certificate/s and two (2) each nominated
other documents with preferred
probative value showing beneficiary/ies
the parental relationship of
the LO to his/her

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nominated preferred
beneficiary/ies.

In cases where the LO

contests the coverage of
his/her land under CARP, the
LO has thirty (30) calendar
days from receipt of the NOC,
or if the NOC was served
through newspaper
publication, within thirty (30)
days from date of publication
to file his/her protest/
application for exemption or
exclusion with the DARPO.

A.4.f DARMO Receive from the LO the letter • CARP-LAD

of submission of sketch map Form No. 8
of his/her retention area and (Landowner’s Letter
the list of nominated child/ren of Submission of
as preferred beneficiary/ies Sketch Map of
and supporting documents Selected Retained
indicating parental Area and List of
relationship to preferred Nominated
beneficiary/ies . Preferred
Beneficiaries)
• CARP-LAD
Form No. 9 (Sketch
Map of Selected
Retained Area)
• Certified copies
of NSO birth
certificate/s of
preferred
beneficiary/ies
nominated by LO
• Two (2) other
documents
indicating parental
relationship of LO to
nominated
preferred
beneficiary/ies

B. PROCESSING OF LANDOWNER’S RETENTION AREAS

(See CARP-LAD Annex “F” for the Process Flow)

B.1 Landholdings Above Five (5) Hectares

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B.1.a DARMO Conduct an Ocular Inspection • CARP-LAD

(OCI) for reconnaissance Form No. 10 (OCI
purposes and to validate the Report)
following:

a. The status of the • CARP-LAD

landholding/s subject of Form No. 9 (Sketch
coverage and the retention Map of Selected
area chosen by the LO as Retained Area)
identified in the sketch
map; and

b. Names and • CARP-LAD

qualifications of nominated Form No. 8
children as preferred (Landowner’s Letter
beneficiaries fifteen (15) of Submission of
years old and actually Sketch Map of
cultivating or directly Selected Retained
managing the farm at the Area and List of
time of the conduct of field Nominated
investigation of the Preferred
landholding under CARP. Beneficiaries)

In case the LO fails to choose • CARP-LAD

his/her retention area within Form No. 11
the reglementary period (Notice to
provided in this Order, the Landowner on the
MARO identifies the location Portion Selected as
and area of the LO’s retention Retention Area)
area based on Item IV(B)(7)
of this Order. The MARO
shall notify the concerned LO
through personal service with
proof of receipt or by
registered mail with return
card on the portion selected
as his/her retention area.

B.1.b DARMO Prepare the Retention Folder • Retention

which should include the OCI Folder
Report, the sketch map or – Copy of CARP-
plan of the retained area LAD Form No. 8
identified either by the LO or (Landowner’s
the MARO, and copy of Letter of
Notice to Landowner on the Submission of
Portion Selected as Retention Sketch Map of
Area and proof of service of Selected
said notice, when applicable. Retained Area
and List of
Nominated
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Preferred
Beneficiaries)
– CARP-LAD
Form No. 9
(Sketch Map of
the Selected
Retained Area)
– CARP-LAD
Form No. 10
(OCI Report)
– Copy of CARP-
LAD Form No.
11 (Notice to
Landowner on
the Portion
Selected as
Retention Area,
if applicable)
– Proof of Service
of the Notice to
LO on the
Portion Selected
as Retention
Area

B.1.c DARMO Submit Retention Folder to • Retention

DARPO for review and Folder
evaluation.

B.1.d DARPO Receive, record, review, and • Retention

evaluate the Retention Folder Folder
submitted by DARMO. If the • CARP-LAD
Retention Folder is in order, Form No. 12
prepare the Certification of (Certification of
Retention signed by the Retention)
PARO and issue the same to
the landowner through
personal service with proof of
receipt or by registered mail
with return card. In case of
incomplete data or
information, notify the
DARMO for appropriate
action.

B.1.e Landowner In case the LO opts for the • CARP-LAD

immediate issuance of a title Form No. 12
for his/her retention area after (Certification of
the issuance of Certification of Retention)
Retention by the PARO, he
can request, in coordination

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with the PARO, the Registry

of Deeds (ROD) to issue a
title in the LO’s name on the
portion of his/her retained
area based on the Owner's
Duplicate Copy of title from
the LO, Approved
Segregation Plan, and
technical description, and
Certificate of Retention.

All fees for the immediate

segregation survey of the
LO’s retention area and the
issuance of title on the same
by the ROD shall be
chargeable to the account of
the LO.

B.2 Landholdings Five (5) Hectares And Below

B.2.a Landowner LOs who own lands five (5) • CARP-LAD

hectares or less may file a Form No. 13
request for the issuance of a (Request for
Certification of Retention with Certification of
the DAR Regional Office Retention)
(DARRO), DARPO or • LO’s Affidavit of
DARMO, which should be sole and aggregate
accompanied by an affidavit ownership of
by the LO that the said agricultural land
landholding is his/her sole nationwide
and aggregate ownership of
agricultural land nationwide.

B.2.b DARRO/ Upon receipt of the request • CARP-LAD

DARMO for the issuance of Form No. 13
Certification of Retention and (Request for
LO’s Affidavit of sole and Certification of
aggregate ownership of Retention)
agricultural land nationwide, • LO’s Affidavit
record and forward the same of sole and
to the DARPO. aggregate
ownership of
agricultural land
nationwide

B.2.c DARPO Evaluate the LO’s request for • CARP-LAD

the issuance of Certification Form No. 13
of Retention and validate and (Request for
ensure that the LO has no Certification of
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other agricultural lands nor Retention)

has he previously availed of • LO’s Affidavit
the right to retention on any of sole and
CARP covered land. aggregate
ownership of
agricultural land
nationwide

B.2.d DARPO Issue Certification of • CARP-LAD

Retention to the LO. Form No. 12
(Certification of
Retention)

B.3 Landholdings with Previous Orders of Retention

B.3.a DARPO Based on its records, issue a • CARP-LAD

Certification of Retention to Form No. 12
LOs of all landholdings with (Certification of
Orders of Retention Retention)
previously issued by the
Regional Director.

B.4 Reports on All Lands Issued Certifications of Retention

B.4.a DARPO Prepare a list of all • CARP-LAD

landholdings issued with Form No. 14 (List of
Certifications of Retention Landholdings with
and submit the same to the Issued Certification
Bureau of Land Acquisition of Retention)
and Distribution (BLAD) for
purposes of creating a
database on all lands subject
of retention and landowners
who have filed for the
issuance of a Certification of
Retention (for landholdings
five (5) hectares and below),
copy furnished the DARRO.
This must be updated every
quarter.

C. LAND ACQUISITION PROCESS

(See CARP-LAD Annex “G” for the Process Flow)

C.1 Lands Covered under Voluntary Offer to Sell (VOS)

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C.1.a LO • Files VOS in any DAR FOR TITLED

office through a notarized PROPERTIES:
Letter-Offer with
supporting basic • CARP-LAD
ownership documents as Form No. 15
stipulated under the (Landowner’s
“Forms/Documents Letter-Offer)
required” per Item • CARP-LAD
V(C.1.a) of this Order. Form No. 15A
(Checklist of
Required
Documents)
• Certified copy of
the original
OCT/TCT on file
with ROD and
photocopy of ODC,
if available
• Certified Copy
of latest Tax
Declaration in the
name of the
registered owner
duly certified by the
Municipal/City
Assessor
• Copy of
Approved Survey
Plan certified by the
DENR-LMS
• CARP-LAD
Form No. 16
(Landowner
Information Sheet
{LOIS} duly
accomplished and
signed by the LO)

FOR UNTITLED
PRIVATE
PROPERTIES:

• CARP-LAD
Form No. 15
(Landowner’s
Letter-Offer)
• CARP-LAD
Form No. 15A
(Checklist of
Required

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Documents)
• Certification of
the DENR-CENRO/
PENRO or
Regional Technical
Director, Lands
Management
Service, that the
tract of land
covered by the
survey is within an
area classified as
alienable and
disposable
pursuant to DAR-
DENR-LBP Joint
Memorandum
Circular No. 12,
Series of 1994 as
reconciled with R.A.
No. 9176
• Certified
Approved Survey
Plan or cadastral
map and
geographical
position and plane
coordination of the
points duly certified
by the Chief,
Survey Division of
DENR
• Certified copy of
the latest Tax
Declaration from
the Assessor’s file
in the name of the
claimant with
verified and correct
lot numbers and
area per approved
survey plan
• Instruments of
acquisition covering
the subject
property, such as
deeds of sale,
donation, transfer,
etc. in favor of
claimant and those
of his
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predecessor/s-in-
interest
• Certification of
the Assessor
concerned showing
the Tax Declaration
issued, the
declarant/s, the
area covered, and
the basis for the
issuances and
cancellations
thereof up to the
Tax Declaration
issued in the name
of the claimant, as
well as any existing
liens on the current
and previous Tax
Declaration, where
applicable
• Certification
from the Clerk of
Court concerned
whether or not the
property/ies
identified in the
approved survey
plan is/are covered
by land registration
proceedings or any
civil case, and if the
same has been
used as a bond in
other court actions
• Certification
from the Assessor’s
Office concerned
that per their
records, the
property/ies as
appearing in the
Approved Survey
Plan is/are free
from all liens and
encumbrances
• LRA certification
that the property is
not within any
decreed or titled
property
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• CARP-LAD
Form No. 16
(Landowner
Information Sheet
{LOIS} duly
accomplished and
signed by the LO)

C.1.b DARMO/ Receive and review the basic • CARP-LAD

DARPO/ documents enumerated under Form No. 15
DARRO/ Item V(C.1.a) of this Order for (Landowner’s
DARCO-BLAD completeness and require Letter-Offer)
other applicable documents • CARP-LAD
under different situations. If Form No. 15A
the documents are (Checklist of
incomplete, require the LO to Required
submit the pertinent Documents)
document/s within thirty (30) • Same
days from submission of documents required
Letter-Offer. The application under Item V(C.1.a)
shall not be accepted by any • CARP-LAD
of the receiving offices (i.e., Annex “B” (List of
DARMO, DARPO, DARRO, Documents
DARCO-BLAD) until all the Required under
basic documents are Different Situations)
complied with by the LO.

C.1.c DARMO/ Forward the duly

DARRO/ accomplished Letter-Offer
DARCO-BLAD filed by the LO together with
complete basic documents to
the DARPO of the province
where the property is located.

C.1.d DARPO • Upon receipt and • CARP-LAD

recording of the Annex “B” (List of
documents forwarded by Documents
the DARMO/DARRO/ Required under
DARCO-BLAD, review Different Situations)
and evaluate the
documents applicable
under different situations
as stipulated in CARP-
LAD Annex “B”.

• Prepare and send to • CARP-LAD

the concerned LO the Form No. 17
Acceptance Letter for VOS (Acceptance Letter
duly signed by the PARO. for VOS)
Thereafter, forward to the
DARMO a duplicate copy

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of the Acceptance Letter

for VOS, together with the
Letter-Offer and basic
documents, with the
following instruction:

a. Post the Letter-Offer • CARP-LAD

and Acceptance Letter Form No. 7
for VOS for seven (7) (Certification of
days at the barangay Posting
and municipal/city halls Compliance)
where the property is
located and
subsequently obtain
Certification of Posting
Compliance from the
proper municipal or
barangay official; and

b. Secure from LO the

latest BIR-filed Audited
Financial Statement
supported by
accounting records
which shall be
submitted by the LO
fifteen (15) days prior
to the date of field
investigation (FI).

C.1.e DARMO • Comply with the

requirements as
enumerated under Item
V(C.1.d) of this Order.

• Conduct preliminary • CARP-LAD

field verification on the Form No. 1
landholding subject of joint (Preliminary
field investigation using Information on
CARP-LAD Form No. 1. Landholdings
Validated and
Projected and
Subject of Joint
Field Investigation)

C.2 Lands Covered under Compulsory Acquisition (CA)

C.2.a DARMO Based on the Memorandum • Same

to the MARO on the coverage documents required
of agricultural lands (for lands under Item V(C.1.a)

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already issued with NOC as of this Order except

of December 10, 2009) or CARP-LAD Form
based on the NOC and No. 15
posting of the same within (Landowner’s
seven (7) days at the Letter-Offer)
barangay and municipal/city • CARP-LAD
halls where the property is Form No. 1
located and the issuance of (Preliminary
the Certification of Posting Information on
Compliance by the proper Landholdings
municipal and barangay Validated and
official (for lands issued with Projected and
NOC under this Order), the Subject of Joint
DARMO shall: Field Investigation)
• CARP-LAD
Form No. 7
1. conduct preliminary (Certification of
field verification on the Posting
landholding subject of Compliance)
joint investigation using
CARP-LAD Form No. 1;
and

2. gather basic ownership

documents per
landholding as listed in
CARP-LAD Form No. 1.

C.3 Lands Covered under Voluntary Offer to Sell (VOS) or Compulsory

Acquisition (CA)

C.3.a DARMO In the case of lands for • LGU-MAO

collective distribution, certification on
determine, in coordination whether or not land
with the Local Government is economically
Unit (LGU) – Municipal feasible and sound
Agriculture Office (MAO) and to divide
other concerned agencies,
whether or not it is
economically feasible and
sound to divide the land
based on the conditions for
the issuance of collective
CLOA-titles as provided
under Item IV(F)(4.1 to 4.4) of
this Order. A corresponding
certification of the LGU-MAO
or other concerned agencies
shall be obtained.

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If the conditions for collective

ownership so warrant, inform
the qualified ARBs of the
need to form a farmers’
cooperative/association for
purposes of collective
distribution of the land to
them, if not yet existing.

In the case of lands that do

not meet the conditions for
collective ownership, such
lands shall be programmed
for distribution under
individual CLOA-titles.

C.3.b DARMO and Proceed with the screening

BSC and selection of potential
ARBs and preparation of
master list of ARBs pursuant
to Item V(D) of this Order.

C.3.c DARMO Simultaneous with the on- • CARP-LAD

going preparation of the CF, Form No. 18
request the DARPO for land (Requisition for
use, segregation and Survey Services
subdivision survey services {RSS} Involving
for landholdings subject of Lands for
acquisition and distribution. Acquisition and
Distribution)
C.3.d DARPO Receive, record and
review/evaluate the request
for survey and the documents
submitted by DARMO. In
case of incomplete
documents, data or
information, notify the
DARMO for appropriate
action.

If the documents, data or

information are complete and
in order, approve the request
for survey based on the
priority areas of the province,
and prepare survey modules
by administration or by
contract in accordance with
the existing guidelines on
bidding and award of CARP
survey projects.

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C.3.e DAR Geodetic In coordination with the • Copy of

Engineer/ concerned DARMO, conduct Segregation and
Surveyor- actual land use, segregation Subdivision Survey
Contractor and subdivision surveys of Returns
the landholding. Thereafter, • Copy of Land Use
prepare Land Use Map, and Map
Segregation and Subdivision
Survey Returns, and submit
the same to the DARPO.

During the conduct of survey,

the DARMO shall ensure that
the monuments of survey are
planted in the subject
landholding.

C.3.f DARPO • Ensure that the Land • Segregation and

Use Map, and Survey Subdivision Survey
Returns (segregation and Returns
subdivision) are in order • Copy of Land Use
and complete. Map

• Submit the Survey

Returns (segregation and
survey) to the DARRO.

C.3.g DARRO Receive, review and evaluate

the Survey Returns and
submit the same to DENR-
LMS for approval.

C.3.h DARPO • Forward to DARMO • Schedule of Field

the following: Investigation (FI)

1. schedule of field
investigation (FI) of
landholdings for
barangays in proximity
of each other for
purposes of optimizing
time and resources;

2. Land Use Map; and

3. copy of segregation
and subdivision plans
pending approval at
the DENR-LMS.

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• Coordinate with the

LBP regarding the conduct
of FI, particularly as
regards failure of LO, if
applicable, to submit BIR-
filed Audited Financial
Statement. This is for
purposes of gathering
applicable industry data by
the LBP staff for use
during the FI.

C.3.i DARMO Upon receipt of the

documents enumerated in
Item V(C.3.h) of this Order,
the following shall be
undertaken:

a. Secure from the LO • CARP-LAD

the latest BIR-filed Audited Form No. 19
Financial Statement (Certification on
supported by accounting Landowner’s
records fifteen (15) days Failure to Submit
prior to the date of FI. In BIR-filed Audited
case the LO fails to submit Financial
the said document, issue a Statement) or LO’s
certification regarding this. BIR-filed Audited
Financial Statement
supported by
accounting records

b. Prepare and submit to • CARP-LAD

DARPO the corresponding Form No. 20 (CF
CF containing the Transmittal
following: Memorandum)

– Basic documents
enumerated in Item
V(C.1.a) of this Order;

– BIR-filed Audited
Financial Statement or
in the absence thereof,
certification on LO’s
failure to submit the
said document;

– CARP-LAD Form No. 1

(Preliminary
Information on
Landholding Validated

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and Projected and

Subject of Joint Field
Investigation)

– Land Use Map,

Segregation and
Subdivision Plans still
pending approval; and

– Other pertinent
documents

c. Send notice to • CARP-LAD

Barangay Agrarian Reform Form No. 21
Council (BARC) and (Notice to Conduct
potential ARBs and invite Field Investigation)
the LO, DENR, LGU-MAO • CARP-LAD
(if necessary) to the Form No. 22
scheduled field (Invitation Letter to
investigation (FI) at least the LO on the
fifteen (15) days prior to conduct of FI)
the date of the FI.

C.3.j DARPO Receive and review the CF

for completeness of initial
documentation. If the
documents, data or
information are complete,
provide a copy of documents
attached in the CF to LBP for
use in the FI. In case of
incomplete documents, data
or information, inform the
DARMO for appropriate
action.

C.3.k DARMO, BARC, Conduct FI of the property on • CARP-LAD

LBP, LO, the scheduled date together Form No. 23 (Field
Potential ARBs with representatives of LBP, Investigation
BARC, LO and potential Report)
ARBs, and if necessary, the • LGU-MAO
DENR and/or LGU-MAO. Certification on the
Thereafter, prepare the Field suitability of land to
Investigation Report (FIR) and agriculture, if
submit the same to the necessary
DARPO. • DENR
Certification on the
slope of the land
covered under
CARP, if necessary

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C.3.l DARPO If there are discrepancies

between the Field
Investigation Report (FIR)
submitted by the DARMO and
the Segregation and
Subdivision Plans that are
pending approval at the
DENR-LMS, coordinate with
the Geodetic Engineer of
DAR/surveyor-contractor to
resolve the discrepancies and
submit the corrected
Segregation and Subdivision
Plan to the DARRO.

C.3.m DARRO Submit the corrected

Segregation and Subdivision
Plan to the DENR – Land
Management Service (LMS).

C.3.n DENR-LMS Issue to the DARRO the

approved segregation and
subdivision plan with
technical description.

C.3.o DARRO Upon return by the DENR-

LMS of the Approved
Segregation Plan and
Approved Subdivision Plan
(ASP), with technical
description, forward the same
to the DARPO.

C.3.p DARPO Upon receipt of the DENR- • Approved

LMS Approved Segregation Segregation Plan
Plan and Approved and Approved
Subdivision Plan (ASP) with Subdivision Plan
technical description of the with Technical
subject property from the Description
DARRO, record and furnish
the DARMO and Assessor’s
Office a copy of the same for
reference.

D. IDENTIFICATION, SCREENING AND SELECTION OF

AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES (ARBs)
(See CARP-LAD Annex “H” for the Process Flow)

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D.1 Identification and Preparation of Preliminary List of Potential

Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs)

D.1.a DARMO With the assistance of the

DARPO, and in coordination
with the BARC, or in the
absence thereof, the
Barangay Council and
concerned non-government
organizations/people’s
organizations (NGOs/POs),
undertake information
dissemination on the activities
for the identification,
screening and selection of
ARBs through “bandillo”
mobile system, distribution of
flyers, farmers’ assembly or
meetings and other means
such as the use of the tri-
media (e.g., radio, local
newspapers, local television
networks).

D.1.b DARMO Gather information on the

potential beneficiaries of the
subject landholding with the
assistance of the BARC, or in
the absence thereof, the
Barangay Council and all
other reliable sources of
information in the community,
to include pertinent
information drawn from the
initial OCI/reconnaissance
activity under Item V(B.1.a) of
this Order, employment
records or payrolls in the case
of commercial farms or
plantations.

D.1.c DARMO Prepare the preliminary list of • CARP-LAD

potential ARBs, including the Form No. 24
names of LO’s preferred (Preliminary List of
beneficiaries, if any. Potential Agrarian
Reform
Beneficiaries of
CARP)

D.1.d DARMO Cause the posting of the • CARP-LAD Form

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preliminary list of potential No. 24 (Preliminary

beneficiaries in the specific List of Potential
landholding for a period of Agrarian Reform
fifteen (15) days in at least Beneficiaries of
three (3) conspicuous places: CARP)

1. in the respective barangay

halls of the barangays
where the landholding is
located;

2. in the municipal halls of

the municipalities where
the landholding is located;
and

3. in other conspicuous
places in the community,
commercial farm or
plantation, as the case
may be.

The preliminary list shall be

posted in a bulletin board
shielded from the elements
and with ample space to
accommodate all the names
of the potential ARBs.

The preliminary list of • CARP-LAD

potential beneficiaries in the Form No. 25
specific landholding shall be (Request/ Petition
accompanied by information to be Included as
on the inclusion of the Potential ARB in
potential ARBs in the the Preliminary List
preliminary list and a general of Agrarian Reform
announcement written in both Beneficiaries)
English and the local dialect,
enjoining other parties who
are not in the preliminary list,
if any, to signify their intent or
interest to the DARMO to be
included as potential ARBs in
the specific landholding if
qualified. Information shall
instruct the listed potential
ARBs and other concerned
parties to submit to the
DARMO within fifteen (15)

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days from the last day of

posting of the said list, which
should be stipulated therein,
any or all of the following
documents as proof of their
identity and qualification as
an ARB:

a. Community Tax Certificate

(cedula) or barangay
certificate indicating
potential ARBs as
permanent or bonafide
residents of the barangay;

b. Social Security System

(SSS) identification card
for farmworkers;

c. Voter's identification card

or certified copy of voter's
registration record;

d. Other identification
documents with probative
value.

e. Certificate of aggregate
land owned by the ARB
from the city/municipal
assessor, land titles, tax
declarations, as the case
may be;

f. Leasehold contract and/or

proof of tenancy papers, if
available;

g. Employment certificate
indicating length of service
and/or periods of
employment in the
commercial farm or
plantation, if applicable;

h. Payslips or payroll if
applicable;

i. Original or certified copy of

notice of dismissal or

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retrenchment for
farmworker beneficiaries;

j. Original or certified copy of

decision, order or ruling by
a court, quasi-judicial body
or administrative agency in
the event that there was a
case related to the
dismissal, retrenchment,
etc., of the potential ARB;

k. Original or certified copy of

letter of resignation for
farmworker beneficiaries;
and

l. Other documents which

can establish the
qualifications of the
potential beneficiary in a
landholding, commercial
farm, or plantation.

D.1.e DARMO After the required fifteen-day • CARP-LAD

period, obtain a Certification Form No. 26
of Posting Compliance from (Certification of
barangay/municipal officials, Posting
and/or other authorized Compliance for List
officials in the community, of ARBs)
indicating therein the inclusive
days of posting.

D.1.f DARMO • Schedule the conduct

of a meeting with potential
ARBs in the preliminary
list and those who may
have signified their
qualification and intent to
be included as farmer
beneficiary in the subject
landholding, commercial
farm or plantation, which
shall be held not later than
thirty (30) days from the
last day of posting of the
Preliminary List of ARBs.

• In the case of
commercial farms,

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plantations and other

landholdings qualified for
collective distribution, the
schedule of this meeting
must be coordinated with
the Beneficiary Screening
Committee (BSC) at the
DARPO to ensure its
presence and participation
during the meeting with
the potential beneficiaries
as provided under Item
V(D.2.a) of this Order.

D.1.g DARMO • Send Invitation Letters • (CARP-LAD

by personal service or by Form No. 27
registered mail with return (Invitation Letter)
card to potential
beneficiaries in the • (CARP-LAD
preliminary list and all Form No. 28
those who may have (General Notice to
signified their qualification All Interested
and intent for inclusion in Parties)
the preliminary list
regarding the schedule of
meeting and post a
general notice on the
same at the three (3)
conspicuous places
enumerated under Item
V(D.1.d) of this Order.

The Invitation Letters

regarding the notice of
meeting shall state that
the potential beneficiaries
and other concerned
parties should bring with
them all pertinent and
available documents
provided under Item
V(D.1.d) of this Order as
proof of their identity and
qualification as an ARB, if
not yet submitted.

• For invitation letters • (CARP-LAD

regarding the schedule of Form No. 29 (Proof
meeting served by mail or of Service of
personal service and Invitation Letter)
positively acknowledged

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or received by the
potential ARB and other
concerned parties, the
DARMO shall accomplish
Item I of CARP-LAD Form
No. 29 (Proof of Service of
Invitation Letter), as proof
of personal service to be
placed on file. In case the
potential ARB refuses to
receive/accept the
invitation letter on notice of
meeting, the DARMO shall
fill-up/accomplish Item II of
the same form.

D.2 Screening and Preparation of Updated Preliminary List of Agrarian

Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs)

D.2.a DARMO • With the assistance of • CARP-LAD

the BARC, conduct a Form No. 30
meeting on the scheduled (Agrarian Reform
date with the potential Beneficiary
beneficiaries in the Application Form)
preliminary list and other
concerned parties, if any,
and undertake the
following:

a. Explain in the local

dialect, the qualifications,
rights, responsibilities
and obligations of ARBs
and the identification and
screening process for
ARBs;

b. Individually interview all

potential ARBs in the
preliminary list and
concerned parties for the
determination of
qualifications and the
initial review of
documents;

c. Assist potential
beneficiary-applicants in

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accomplishing the
Beneficiary Application
Form; and

d. Discuss issues and

concerns on
qualifications of potential
ARBs in the preliminary
list and those who may
have signified
qualification and intent
for inclusion in the
preliminary list.

• In the case of
commercial farms and
plantations and lands
qualified for collective
distribution, the BSC must
be present at this meeting
and take the lead, in
coordination with the
MARO, in the
aforementioned activities
enumerated under Item
V(D.2.a)(a-d) of this Order.

D.2.b DARMO In close coordination with the

BARC, review and evaluate
the potential beneficiaries'
application forms vis-a-vis
documents/evidence
submitted and ensure that
based on the information from
the applicant himself or other
persons and the available
documents, the qualifications
provided in Item IV(E)(1) of
this Order are met.

D.2.c DARMO If the potential ARBs • CARP-LAD

evaluated qualify as Form No. 31
beneficiaries, sustain or (Notice of
include, as the case may be, Disqualification as
their names in the preliminary Agrarian Reform
list. The potential ARBs who Beneficiary)
do not meet the qualifications
provided in Item IV(E)(1) of
this Order shall be excluded
from the preliminary list and
informed accordingly through

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personal service or registered

mail with return card.

D.2.d DARMO Prepare an Updated • CARP-LAD

Preliminary List of Potential Form No. 32
Beneficiaries of CARP for (Updated
subsequent ranking and Preliminary List of
prioritization pursuant to Potential
Section 8 of R.A. No. 9700 Beneficiaries of
and Section 22 of R.A. No. CARP)
6657, as amended, and Item
V(D.3.1.d) of this Order, and
the preparation of the master
list of ARBs.

D.2.e DARMO For commercial farms,

plantations and other
landholdings which qualify for
collective distribution under
Item IV(F)(4.1 to 4.4) of this
Order, DARMO shall submit
the updated preliminary list of
potential ARBs, together with
application forms and
supporting documents/
evidence, to the Beneficiary
Screening Committee (BSC)
through the Provincial
Agrarian Reform Officer
(PARO).

D.2.1.f DARMO For landholdings subject to

individual distribution, cause
the posting of the updated
preliminary list of potential
ARBs for fifteen (15) days in
at least three (3) conspicuous
places as enumerated under
Item V(D.1.d) of this Order:

The updated preliminary list

of potential ARBs shall
contain a statement written in
both English and in the local
dialect that concerned parties
may submit to the DARMO a
petition for inclusion or
exclusion from the said list
within fifteen (15) days from
the last day of posting, which
should be stipulated therein.

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D.2.1.g DARMO Obtain certification of posting • CARP-LAD

compliance from the proper Form No. 26
municipal and barangay (Certification of
officials after the fifteen (15) Posting
day posting period, indicating Compliance for List
therein the inclusive dates of of ARBs)
posting.

D.3 Selection and Preparation of the Master List of Agrarian Reform

Beneficiaries (ARBs)

D.3.1 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) in Landholdings Subject to

Individual Distribution

D.3.1.a DARMO After the lapse of the fifteen

(15) day posting period,
conduct a field validation in
the subject landholding on the
updated preliminary list of
ARBs to further verify the
identity and qualifications of
the potential beneficiary/ies
therein.

D.3.1.b DARMO Re-evaluate the potential

beneficiaries in the updated
preliminary list of potential
ARBs based on the field
validation and
documents/evidence
available.

D.3.1.c DARMO In case one or more • CARP-LAD

conditions for disqualification Form No. 31
provided under Item IV(E)(3) (Notice of
of this Order is present, Disqualification as
exclude disqualified Agrarian Reform
applicants from the updated Beneficiary)
preliminary list of potential
ARBs. Thereafter, send a
Notice of Disqualification,
citing the reason/s therefor,
through personal delivery or
registered mail with return
card.

D.3.1.d DARMO • Prepare the master list • CARP-LAD

Form No. 33

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of ARBs and prioritize and (Master List of

classify each qualified Agrarian Reform
ARB, pursuant to Section Beneficiaries)
22 of R.A. No 6657, as:

a. Agricultural
lessees and share
tenants;

b. Regular
farmworkers;

c. Seasonal
farmworkers;

d. Other
farmworkers;

e. Actual tillers or
occupants of public
lands;

f. Collectives or
cooperatives of the
above beneficiaries;
and

g. Others directly
working on the land.

• Post the master list of • CARP-LAD

ARBs for fifteen (15) days Form No. 33
in designated areas as (Master List of
provided in Item V(D.1.d) Agrarian Reform
of this Order. The master Beneficiaries)
list of ARBs shall be • CARP-LAD
accompanied by a notice Form No. 34
containing a statement (Notice - Master
that concerned parties List of Agrarian
may file protest on the Reform
said master list of ARBs Beneficiaries)
within fifteen (15) days
from the last day of
posting.

D.3.1.e DARMO Obtain a certification of • CARP-LAD

posting compliance from the Form No. 26
proper municipal and (Certification of

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barangay officials after the Posting

fifteen (15) day posting Compliance for List
period, indicating therein the of ARBs)
inclusive dates of posting.

D.3.1.f DARMO If no protest is filed within • CARP-LAD Form

fifteen (15) days from the last No. 33-A (Master
day of posting of the master List of Agrarian
list, submit the master list of Reform
ARBs to the BARC for Beneficiaries with
certification and LO Provision on BARC
attestation. Certification and LO
Attestation)

D.3.2 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) in Commercial Farms,

Plantations and Other Landholdings Qualified for Collective Distribution

D.3.2.a BSC Review, verify and validate • CARP-LAD

the updated preliminary list of Form No. 32
potential ARBs submitted by (Updated
the DARMO through the ARB Preliminary List of
application forms and other Potential ARBs of
supporting documents, and CARP)
finalize the same based on its
evaluation, fifteen (15) days
from receipt of the updated
preliminary list of potential
ARBs from the DARMO.

D.3.2.b BSC Cause the posting of the

updated preliminary list of
potential ARBs for fifteen (15)
days in at least three (3)
conspicuous places as
enumerated under Item
V(D.1.d) of this Order:

The updated preliminary list

of potential ARBs shall
contain a statement written in
both English and in the local
dialect that concerned parties
may submit to the BSC
through the PARO, a petition
for inclusion or exclusion from
the said list within fifteen (15)
days from the last day of
posting, which should be
stipulated therein.

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D.3.2.c BSC Obtain Certification of Posting • CARP-LAD

Compliance from the proper Form No. 26
municipal and barangay (Certification of
officials after the fifteen (15) Posting
day posting period, indicating Compliance for List
therein the inclusive dates of of ARBs)
posting.

D.3.2.d BSC Schedule the conduct of a

public hearing for petitions for
inclusion and exclusion from
the updated preliminary list of
potential ARBs, if any. Said
public hearing/s should
commence no later than thirty
(30) days from the last day of
posting of the updated
preliminary list of potential
ARBs.

D.3.2.e BSC Send by registered mail with • CARP-LAD

return card, Notice of Public Form No. 35
Hearing to all potential ARBs, (Notice of Public
which should also be posted Hearing)
in at least three (3) • CARP-LAD
conspicuous places in the Form No. 35-A
commercial farm, plantation (General Notice of
or landholding qualified for Public Hearing)
collective distribution.

D.3.2.f BSC Conduct the public hearing/s

on the scheduled date/s with
those who submitted petitions
or protests on the updated
preliminary list of potential
ARBs or other concerned
parties.

D.3.2.g BSC Within thirty (30) days after • CARP-LAD

the conclusion of public Form No. 31
hearing/s, evaluate the ARB’s (Notice of
qualifications based on the Disqualification as
proceedings and documents. Agrarian Reform
Beneficiary)
In case one or more
conditions for disqualification
provided under Item IV(E)(3)
of this Order is present,
exclude disqualified
applicants from the updated
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ARBs. Thereafter, send a

Notice of Disqualification
citing the reason/s therefor,
through personal delivery or
registered mail with return
card.

D.3.2.h BSC Prepare the master list of • CARP-LAD

ARBs, and prioritize and Form No. 33
classify each qualified ARB, (Master List of
pursuant to Section 22 of R.A. Agrarian Reform
No. 6657, as amended: Beneficiaries)

a. Agricultural lessees
and share tenants;

b. Regular farmworkers;

c. Seasonal farmworkers;

d. Other farmworkers;

e. Actual tillers or
occupants of public lands;

f. Collectives or
cooperatives of the above
beneficiaries;

g. Others directly working

on the land.

D.3.2.i BSC Post the master list in the • CARP-LAD

same manner and for the Form No. 33
same purpose as provided (Master List of
under Item V.D.1.d of this Agrarian Reform
Order. The Master List of Beneficiaries)
ARBs should be • CARP-LAD
accompanied by a notice Form No. 34 (Notice
containing a statement that – Master List of
concerned parties may file ARBs)
protest on the said Master
List of ARBs within fifteen
(15) days from the last day of
posting.

D.3.2.j BSC Obtain a Certification of • CARP-LAD

Posting Compliance from the Form No. 26
proper municipal and (Certification of
barangay officials after the Posting
fifteen (15) day posting Compliance for List

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period, indicating therein the of ARBs)

inclusive dates of posting.

D.3.2.k BSC In case no protest is filed • CARP-LAD

within fifteen (15) days from Form No. 33-A
the last day of posting of the (Master List of
master list, transmit the Agrarian Reform
master list to the DARMO for Beneficiaries with
BARC certification and LO Provision on BARC
attestation. Certification and
LO Attestation)

D.3.2.l DARMO In case majority of the

qualifying ARBs opt for
collective ownership and the
landholding is not feasible
and sound to divide, based on
the conditions for the
issuance of collective titles as
provided under Item IV(F)(4.1
to 4.4) of this Order, the
following shall be undertaken:

1. Facilitate the
organization and
registration of the
association or cooperative
in coordination with the
appropriate government
agencies, i.e., Cooperative
Development Authority
(CDA), Securities and
Exchange Commission
(SEC) or appropriate non-
government agencies,
where applicable.

2. Require the ARBs’

cooperative/ association to
submit the following
documents:

– Board
Resolution authorizing
the specific member/s
of the association or
cooperative to sign the
application form on
behalf of the
association or
cooperative; and

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– Articles of
Incorporation and By-
Laws of the
cooperative or
association.

3. In the event that there

are two (2) or more
cooperatives or
associations in the
landholding, determine the
specific area to be allotted
to each cooperative or
association by the drawing
of lots in the presence of
all parties concerned.

D.4 Resolution of Protest in the Selection of

Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs)

D.4.a Potential ARB/s File a written protest for the

or Concerned inclusion in or exclusion from
Parties the master list of ARBs with
the DARPO, not later than
fifteen (15) days from the last
day of posting of the master
list.

D.4.b PARO In the case of commercial

farms, plantations, and
landholdings qualified for
collective distribution, order
the BSC to submit all
pertinent records/documents
of the case and conduct an
investigation on the matter.

D.4.c PARO Resolve the petition/protest

within thirty (30) days from
receipt of petition/protest
through summary
proceedings.

D.4.d PARO Pursuant to his/her decision,

instruct the MARO and the
BSC, as the case may be, to
include in the master list the
names of qualified potential
ARBs and/or to exclude the

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disqualified ARBs.
Simultaneously inform all
parties concerned of his
decision through registered
mail or personal service, copy
furnished the MARO.

D.4.e DARMO and Based on the PARO’s • CARP-LAD

BSC decision and instruction/s, Form No. 33-A
finalize the master list of (Master List of
ARBs for subsequent BARC Agrarian Reform
certification and LO Beneficiaries with
attestation. Provision on BARC
Certification and
LO Attestation)

D.4.f BSC Transmit finalized master list • CARP-LAD Form

of ARBs to the MARO for No. 33-A (Master
BARC certification and LO List of Agrarian
attestation. Reform
Beneficiaries with
Provision on BARC
Certification and LO
Attestation)

D.5. Barangay Agrarian Reform Council (BARC) Certification and Landowner

(LO) Attestation of Master List of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs)

D.5.a DARMO Submit to the BARC the • CARP-LAD

master list of ARBs for Form No. 36
certification, including the (Transmittal Letter
concomitant BARC to BARC, Re:
Certification form (CARP-LAD Certification of
Form No. 33.A.1). Master List of
Agrarian Reform
Beneficiaries)
• CARP-LAD
Form No. 33-A
(Master List of
Agrarian Reform
Beneficiaries with
Provision on BARC
Certification and
LO Attestation)
• CARP-LAD
Form No. 33-A.1
(BARC Certification
of Master List of
ARBs)

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D.5.b BARC • Upon receipt of the • CARP-LAD Form

master list of ARBs and No. 33-A (Master
BARC Certification form List of Agrarian
from the DARMO, the Reform
BARC Chairman or his Beneficiaries with
authorized representative, Provision on BARC
shall review the master list Certification and LO
of ARBs and certify the Attestation)
same under oath before • CARP-LAD Form
an authorized No. 33-A.1 (BARC
administering officer, Certification of
affixing his/her signature Master List of
on the said master list of ARBs)
ARBs and the BARC
Certification form, with one
(1) witness signing the
same.

• Return the certified • CARP-LAD Form

master list of ARBs and No. 33-A (Master
notarized BARC List of Agrarian
Certification to the Reform
DARMO within fifteen (15) Beneficiaries with
days from receipt of the Provision on BARC
master list. Certification and LO
Attestation)
• CARP-LAD Form
No. 33-A.1 (BARC
Certification of
Master List of
ARBs)

D.5.c DARMO • Receive and record the • CARP-LAD

BARC-certified master list Form No. 33-A
of ARBs and BARC (Master List of
Certification. Agrarian Reform
Beneficiaries with
Provision on BARC
Certification and
LO Attestation)
• CARP-LAD
Form No. 33-A.1
(BARC Certification
of Master List of
ARBs)

• Send to the landowner • CARP-LAD

the BARC-certified master Form No. 37 (Letter
list of ARBs including the to LO, Re:
concomitant Landowner Attestation of

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Attestation form (CARP- Master List of

LAD Form No. 33.A.2) ARBs)
through personal service • CARP-LAD
or registered mail with Form No. 33-A
return card for attestation (Master List of
of the LO of his/her/their Agrarian Reform
tenants/lessees/regular Beneficiaries with
farmworkers. Provision on BARC
Certification and
LO Attestation)
• CARP-LAD
Form No. 33-A.2
(Landowner
Attestation of
Master List of
ARBs)

D.5.d Landowner • Upon receipt of the • CARP-LAD Form

BARC-certified master list No. 33-A (Master
of ARBs and Landowner List of Agrarian
Attestation form from the Reform
DARMO, attest under oath Beneficiaries with
to the master list of ARBs Provision on BARC
insofar as his/her/their Certification and LO
share tenants, lessees Attestation)
and/or regular
farmworkers in the • CARP-LAD Form
landholding are concerned No. 33-A.2
by indicating his tenant, (Landowner
lessee and regular Attestation of
farmworker among those Master List of
listed in the master list of ARBs)
ARBs, affixing his
signature on the same and
on the Landowner
Attestation form, with one
(1) witness signing the
same.

• Return the attested • CARP-LAD

master list and notarized Form No. 33-A
Landowner Attestation (Master List of
form to the DARMO within Agrarian Reform
fifteen (15) days from Beneficiaries with
receipt of the same. Provision on BARC
Certification and
LO Attestation)
• CARP-LAD
Form No. 33-A.2
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Attestation of
Master List of
ARBs)

D.5.e DARMO • Upon receipt of the LO • CARP-LAD Form

attested master list of No. 33-A (Master
ARBs and Landowner List of Agrarian
Attestation on the master Reform
list of ARBs, proceed with Beneficiaries with
the preparation of the Provision on BARC
Application to Purchase Certification and LO
and Farmer’s Undertaking Attestation)
(APFU) in accordance • CARP-LAD Form
with Item V(D.7) of this No. 33-A.2
Order, if the LO attested (Landowner
to all the ARBs in the Attestation of
master list. Master List of
ARBs)

• In cases where the LO

does not to attest to
specific ARBs or to all
ARBs in the master list of
ARBs and identifies other
ARBs by substitution or
addition whom the LO
claims are his tenants,
lessees or regular
farmworkers, the MARO
shall require the LO to
submit evidence
supporting the
qualification of his
identified ARBs.

Thereafter, submit to the

DARPO a report • CARP-LAD
regarding the LO’s refusal Form No. 38
to attest to specific ARBs (Report on
or to all ARBs in the Partial/Full Non-
master list to which he Attestation/Inaction
shall attach the by the LO of the
documents and other Master List of
evidence supporting the Agrarian Reform
ARB/s’ qualification as Beneficiaries)
share tenants, agricultural
lessees or regular
farmworkers, as
submitted by the LO.

• If the LO returns the • CARP-LAD

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master list to the DARMO Form No. 38

without attesting to any of (Report on
the ARBs in the said list Partial/Full Non-
without comment Attestation/Inaction
whatsoever, or does not by the LO on the
act at all upon the master Master List of
list of ARBs after fifteen Agrarian Reform
(15) days from receipt of Beneficiaries)
the same, submit to the
DARPO a report regarding
the matter.

D.5.f DARPO In case of inaction or refusal

of the LO to attest to the
master list of ARBs, instruct
the DARMO to proceed with
the preparation of the APFU
in accordance with Item
V(D.7) of this Order. The right
of the LO to attest to the
master list of ARBs in so far
as the tenants, lessees and
regular farmworkers in his/her
landholdings are concerned is
deemed waived if he fails to
act upon the master list of
ARBs within fifteen (15) days
from receipt thereof, and the
master list of ARBS becomes
final and executory pursuant
to Item IV(E)(10) of this
Order.

D.6 Resolution of Landowner (LO) Partial or Full Non-Attestation of

Tenants, Agricultural Lessees or Regular Farmworkers
in the Master List of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs)

D.6.a PARO Within fifteen (15) days from

receipt of the report from the
DARMO of the partial or full
non-attestation of the LO to
the master list of ARBs and
his substitution or addition of
other ARBs whom the LO
claims to be his tenants,
lessees or regular
farmworkers, conduct a
revalidation on the
qualifications of the ARBs in
the master list and those

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submitted by the LO either as

substitutes or additions.

Should the PARO sustain the

master list prepared by the
MARO and certified to by the
BARC subsequent to his
revalidation of ARB
qualifications, return the same
to the DARMO with an
instruction to prepare the
APFUs in accordance with
Item V(D.7) of this Order.

If based on the PARO’s • CARP-LAD

revalidation, there is possible Form No. 39 (Letter
merit to the LO’s partial or full to BARC for the
non-attestation of the master Conduct of
list, and to the qualification of Compulsory
other ARBs whom the LO Arbitration)
claims to be his tenants,
lessees or regular
farmworkers, the PARO shall
instruct the BARC to conduct
compulsory arbitration to
resolve the matter and to
make a determination of the
qualifications of the ARBs
who were not attested to by
the LO vis-à-vis the
qualifications of the ARBs
substituted or added by the
LO as his alleged tenants,
lessees or regular
farmworkers, or those who
were simply repudiated by the
LO as his tenants/lessees/
regular farmworkers.

D.6.b BARC • Within thirty (30) days

from receipt of the
instruction from the PARO,
conduct a compulsory
arbitration to resolve the
matter and make a
determination of the
qualifications of the ARBs
who were not attested to
by the LO vis-à-vis the
qualifications of the ARBs
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the LOs as his alleged

tenants, lessees or regular
farmworkers or those who
were simply repudiated by
the LO as his
tenants/lessees/regular
farmworkers.

• Submit a report of its • CARP-LAD

findings and include Form No. 40
therein all the pertinent (BARC Report of
documents to the PARO Findings on the
within five (5) days after Compulsory
the completion of the Arbitration)
compulsory arbitration. • Pertinent
Documents

D.6.c PARO • Within fifteen (15) days • CARP-LAD

from receipt of the report Form No. 40
and findings of the BARC (BARC Report of
on the compulsory Findings on the
arbitration, the PARO shall Compulsory
undertake an evaluation of Arbitration)
the BARC report and
render his decision.

• Should the PARO’s • CARP-LAD Form

decision affirm the ARBs in No. 33-A (Master
the BARC certified master List of Agrarian
list, return the same to the Reform
DARMO with an instruction Beneficiaries with
to proceed with the Provision on BARC
preparation of the APFU in Certification and LO
accordance with Item Attestation)
V(D.7) of this Order.

• If the PARO’s decision • CARP-LAD

fully or partially sustains Form No. 41
the LO’s partial or full non- (Master List of
attestation of the master Agrarian Reform
list of ARBs and his Beneficiaries as
substitution or addition of Finalized by the
other potential ARBs, he PARO per
shall finalize the master Resolution on LO
list of ARBs and Non-Attestation)
thereafter, forward the
same to DARMO with the
instruction to proceed with

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the preparation of the

APFU in accordance with
Item V(D.7) of this Order.

D.6.d DARMO Based on the master list of • CARP-LAD

ARBs finalized by the PARO, Form No. 41
prepare the APFU for signing (Master List of
of the ARBs in accordance Agrarian Reform
with Item V(D.7) of this Order. Beneficiaries as
Finalized by the
PARO per
Resolution on LO
Non-Attestation)
• CARP-LAD
Form No. 42
(Application to
Purchase and
Farmer’s
Undertaking
{APFU})

D.7 Preparation of the Application to Purchase and

Farmer’s Undertaking (APFU)

D.7.a DARMO Upon receipt of the BARC • CARP-LAD

certified and LO-attested Form No. 42
master list of ARBs or the (Application to
master list of ARBs finalized Purchase and
by the PARO, undertake the Farmer’s
following: Undertaking
{APFU})
1. Prepare the • CARP-LAD
APFU; Form No. 43 (Letter
to ARBs Regarding
2. Coordinate the Schedule of the
with a city/ municipal APFU Signing)
judge on the schedule for
the swearing under oath of
the APFU by the ARBs;
and

3. Notify the
qualified ARBs of the
subject landholding/s by
personal service or
registered mail with return
card regarding the
schedule of a meeting with
the DARMO on the APFU,
and if applicable, the

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signing and swearing to

under oath of the APFU
before a judge on the said
date.

D.7.b DARMO Conduct meeting with the

ARBs on the scheduled date
to:

1. Explain the following:

1.1 Importance,
necessity and
significance of
accomplishing and
signing the APFU in
the acquisition and
distribution of lands
covered by CARP;

1.2 Contents of the

APFU, i.e.,
willingness to work
on the land to make it
productive, obligation
to pay land
amortization and land
taxes thereon; and

1.3 Requirement to have

this signed and sworn
to under oath before
a city or municipal
judge.

2. Cause the signing and

swearing to under oath of
the AFPU by the
beneficiaries before a city/
municipal judge.

D.7.c ARB/s • Attend the meeting

scheduled by the DARMO
on the APFU.

• Sign and swear to the • CARP-LAD

APFU under oath before a Form No. 42
city or municipal judge (Application to
during the designated Purchase and
schedule per Item Farmer’s
V(D.7.b) of this Order. Undertaking)

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D.7.d DARMO • In case the concerned • CARP-LAD

ARB fails to attend the Form No. 44
scheduled meeting or (Notice to Absent
refuses to sign the APFU ARB Re: Waiver of
during the meeting, issue Rights as an ARB
a letter to be duly received for Failure to Sign
by the ARB, or send a the APFU)
notice to the absent ARB • CARP-LAD
informing that they have Form No. 45 (Letter
thirty (30) days from to Present ARB Re:
receipt of the letter or Waiver of Rights as
notice, as the case may an ARB for Failure
be, to report to the to Sign the APFU)
DARMO and to sign the
APFU. The said letter or
notice shall state that
ARB’s failure to execute
and sign the APFU within
the prescribed period shall
constitute a waiver of right
to become an ARB.

D.7.e DARMO After the APFUs have been

signed and sworn to under
oath by the ARB/s, record and
transmit the same to the
DARPO for inclusion in the
claim folder. Simultaneously,
the MARO, with the
assistance of the BARC shall
undertake the activities
necessary for the ARB
carding and identification
system pursuant to DAR A.O.
No. 03, Series of 2008.

D.7.f MARO • In case the qualified

ARB fails to report to the
DARMO within thirty (30)
days from receipt of letter
or notice on the waiver of
rights as an ARB if APFU
is not signed and sworn to
under oath within the
prescribed period pursuant
to Item IV(E.16) of this
Order, the DARMO shall
identify and select other
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replacement giving
consideration to the
desisting ARB’s immediate
farm household member/s,
if qualified, in accordance
with Item IV(F)(1.2) of this
Order.

• In the case of • CARP-LAD

commercial farms and Form No. 46
plantations, prepare a (Report on the
report on the ARB’s failure ARB’s Failure or
or refusal to sign the Refusal to Sign
APFU and send the same APFU)
to the BSC, through the
DARPO, for identification
and selection of another
qualified ARB as
replacement.

E. REVIEW, EVALUATION AND PROCESSING OF CLAIM FOLDERS (CFs)

(See CARP-LAD Annex “I” for the Process Flow)

E.1 DARPO • Attach the Field • CARP-LAD

Investigation Report (FIR), Form No. 23 (Field
ASP, land use map, APFU Investigation
and Land Distribution Report)
Information Schedule • ASP
(LDIS) to the claim folder • Land Use Map
(CF) for verification and • CARP-LAD
evaluation by the DAR- Form No. 42
LBP-Pre-Processing Unit (Application to
(PPU). Purchase and
Farmer’s
Undertaking)
• CARP-LAD
Form No. 47 (Land
Distribution
Information
Schedule)

E.2 DAR-LBP- PPU • Verify and evaluate the • CARP-LAD

CF. If found sufficient and Form No. 48
complete, prepare (Checklist of
checklist of required Required
documents in the Documents with
processing of claim folder Recommendation
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recommendation on the the DAR-LBP-PPU)

matter, and forward the • CF
same to DARPO for
appropriate action.
Otherwise, facilitate the
completion of the
data/documents.

E.3 DARPO • Based on the • CARP-LAD

recommendation of the Form No. 49
DAR-LBP-PPU, prepare (Memorandum
request to value the land Request to Value
and forward the same, Land)
together with the CF to
LBP-AOC.

F. LAND VALUATION AND COMPENSATION

(See CARP-LAD Annex “J” for the Process Flow)

F.1 Determination of Land Value

F.1.a LBP-AOC Acknowledge receipt of CF • LBP

from the DARPO. Acknowledgement

F.1.b LBP-AOC • Determine the land • CF

value. If the land value • LBP Transmittal
exceeds the approving Letter
limit of the LBP-Agrarian
Operations Center
(AOC)/Regional Head,
forward the CF using the
LBP Transmittal Letter,
together with the
determined land value of
the subject landholding, to
LBP-Head Office (HO) for
further evaluation and
approval.
• Furnish the DARPO a • Copy of LBP
copy of its Transmittal Transmittal Letter
Letter to LBP-HO, for
reference.

F.1.c LBP-AOC/HO Upon completion of the land • CARP-LAD

valuation of the landholding, Form No. 50
prepare and send (Memorandum of
Memorandum of Valuation Valuation)
(MOV) with Land Valuation • Land Valuation

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Worksheet (LVW) to DARPO. Worksheet

F.1.d DARPO Receive and review the MOV

with LVW from LBP and
undertake the following:

a. Prepare and send the • CARP-LAD

Notice of Land Valuation Form No. 51
and Acquisition (NLVA) to (Notice of Land
LO together with copies of Valuation and
the MOV, LVW and LO’s Acquisition)
Reply Form through • CARP-LAD
personal service with proof Form No. 50
of receipt or by registered (Memorandum of
mail with return card; Valuation) with
Land Valuation
Worksheet
• CARP-LAD
Form No. 52 (LO’s
Reply to NLVA)

b. Send a copy of the • CARP-LAD

NLVA to DARMO for Form No. 51
posting for seven (7) days (Notice of Land
at the barangay and Valuation and
municipal/city halls where Acquisition)
the property is located. • CARP-LAD
Thereafter, the DARMO Form No. 7
shall obtain a Certification (Certification of
of Posting Compliance Posting
from proper municipal or Compliance)
barangay official; and

F.1.e DARPO Prepare and send to LBP the • CARP-LAD

Order to Deposit LO Form No. 53 (Order
Compensation. to Deposit LO
Compensation)

F.1.f LBP-AOC/HO • Upon receipt of the • CARP-LAD

Order to Deposit, issue a Form No. 54
Certification of Deposit (Certification of
(COD), pre-numbered per Deposit)
region, to DARPO.

• Notify the LO regarding • LBP Notification

the Certification of Deposit to LO on COD
(COD) issued to DARPO, Issuance
including therein the LBP • Checklist of pre-
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Requirements for Release payment

of Claims. requirements for
release of claims
F.1.g DARPO Receive the Certification of • CARP-LAD
Deposit (COD) from LBP- Form No. 54
AOC/HO. (Certification of
Deposit)

F.1.h LO Within thirty (30) days from • CARP-LAD

receipt of the NLVA, send Form No. 52 (LO’s
reply on the same to DARPO Reply to NLVA)
using CARP-LAD Form No.
52.

F.1.i DARPO Receive and forward LO’s • CARP-LAD

reply to LBP on whether the Form No. 52 (LO’s
land value is accepted or Reply to NLVA)
rejected by the LO. • CARP-LAD
Form No. 55
In case the LO fails to reply (Transmittal of LO’s
within thirty (30) days from Reply to NLVA)
receipt of the NLVA, notify the
LBP on the matter.

F.1.j LO Submit to LBP-AOC/HO the • Required

documents required for documents for
payment of compensation payment of
claim compensation
claims

F.2 Compensation to Landowner (LO)

F.2.1 Landowner (LO) Accepts the Land Valuation

F.2.1.a DARPO Forward the Certification of • CARP-LAD

Deposit to the ROD together Form No. 56
with the ASP and Technical (Request to Issue
Description of the TCT/OCT in the
landholding, and request for Name of RP)
the: (1) cancellation of LO’s • CARP-LAD
title for the landholding Form No. 54
covered by CARP; (2) (Certification of
issuance of Transfer Deposit)
Certificate of Title (TCT)/
Original Certificate of Title
(OCT) in the name of RP; and
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LO’s retained area if still

applicable per Item V(B.1.e)
of this Order.

F.2.1.b ROD Issue TCT (for titled lands) or • Owner’s

OCT (for untitled lands) in the Duplicate Copy of
name of RP and forward the TCT/OCT in the
Owner’s Duplicate Certificate name of the RP
of RP Title to DARPO. • Owner’s
Likewise, issue TCT for the Duplicate Copy of
LO’s retained area and send TCT/OCT in the
the Owner’s Duplicate name of the LO
Certificate (ODC) of title to
LO.

F.2.1.c DARPO Receive and record the • CARP-LAD

Owner’s Duplicate Certificate Form No. 57
of RP Title from the ROD and (Transmittal to LBP
furnish a certified photocopy of Copy of RP
of the same to the LBP- Title)
AOC/HO and the DARRO.

F.2.1.d LBP-AOC/HO Upon receipt of a certified

photocopy of ODC of RP Title
from DARPO and compliance
of all pre-payment
requirements by the LO,
undertake the following:

a. Accomplish the LBP • LBP Payment

Payment Release Form; Release Form
and

b. Pay the concerned LO

and mortgagee-banks/
creditors, if encumbered.

F.2.2 Landowner (LO) Rejects Land Valuation or Fails to Respond

F.2.2.a LBP-AOC/HO • Receive LO’s reply • CARP-LAD

rejecting the land valuation Form No. 52 (LO’s
or notice of LO’s failure to Reply to NLVA)
reply within thirty (30) days • CARP-LAD
from receipt of the NLVA Form No. 55
from the DARPO. (Transmittal of LO’s
Reply to NLVA)

F.2.2.b DARPO • Forward a copy of the • CARP-LAD

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Certification of Deposit to Form No. 54

the ROD together with the (Certification of
ASP, and Technical Deposit)
Description of the • CARP-LAD
landholding, and request Form No. 56
for the: (1) cancellation of (Request to Issue
LO’s title for landholding TCT/OCT in the
covered by CARP; (2) name of RP)
issuance of TCT/OCT in
the name of RP; and (3)
issuance of title for the
LO’s retained area.

• Advise the Regional • CARP-LAD

Agrarian Reform Form No. 58
Adjudicator (RARAD)/ (Advice to
Provincial Agrarian PARAD/RARAD)
Reform Adjudicator • Copy of CARP-
(PARAD) to conduct LAD Form No. 52
summary administrative (LO’s Reply to
proceedings in view of the NLVA) or proof of
LO’s rejection of the value service if no reply
offered for his/her land or • Copy of CARP-
LO’s failure to reply to the LAD Form No. 51
NLVA within the thirty-day (Notice of Land
prescribed period upon Valuation and
receipt of the same. A Acquisition)
copy of LO’s Rejection
Letter and/or NLVA, as the
case may be, shall be
attached to CARP-LAD
Form No. 58 (Advice to
PARAD/RARAD).

F.2.2.c ROD Issue TCT/OCT in the name • Owner’s

of RP and forward the Duplicate Copy of
Owner’s Duplicate Certificate TCT/OCT in the
of RP Title to DARPO. name of the RP
Likewise, issue TCT/OCT for • Owner’s
the LO’s retained area and Duplicate Copy of
send the Owner’s Duplicate title in the name of
Certificate of title to LO. the LO

F.2.2.d DARPO Receive and record the

Owner’s Duplicate Certificate
of RP Title from the ROD and
furnish a certified photocopy
of the same to the LBP-
AOC/HO and the DARRO.

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issuance of TCT/OCT in the

name of RP, conduct
summary administrative
proceedings, render a
decision and inform parties
concerned on the matter in
accordance with DARAB
Rules and Procedures, copy
furnished the DARPO and
DARRO.

F.2.2.f LO/LBP/DARPO • In case the LO or

LBP/DAR rejects the
DARAB decision, the LO
or LBP/DAR files a land
valuation case with the
Special Agrarian Court
(SAC) within the
reglementary period of
fifteen (15) days.

• Should the decision

attain finality,
DARPO/LBP/LO moves
for issuance of Writ of
Execution in accordance
with the DARAB Rules
and Procedures.

Should the LO opt to

accept either the original
or recomputed value by
the LBP, he shall so
manifest in writing and
pray for a resolution based
on the same.

• Forward to LBP the

original copy of the
Certificate of Finality/Writ
of execution. Thereafter
the LBP follows
procedures in Item
V(F.2.1.d) of this Order.

G. PREPARATION AND PROCESSING OF

LAND DISTRIBUTION FOLDER (LDF)
(See CARP-LAD Annex “K” for the Process Flow)

G.1 DARPO Upon receipt of the LBP’s • CARP-LAD Form

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Certification of Deposit (COD) No. 59 (PARO’s

and Owner’s Duplicate Directive to the
Certificate of RP title from MARO to Take
ROD, the PARO shall direct Actual and Physical
the Municipal Agrarian Reform Possession of the
Officer (MARO) to take Landholding
possession of the land and Acquired under
proceed with the preparation CARP), copy
of the Land Distribution Folder furnished the
of the subject land, attaching landowner
all the required documentation • Certified ODC of
relative to the transfer of the RP title
land to the Government of the • Certified Copy of
Philippines (GOP), and the Deed of Transfer
LBP’s COD. The LO shall be • Certified Copy of
furnished a copy of the Certification of
PARO’s memorandum to the Deposit from LBP
MARO (CARP-LAD Form No.
59).

G.2 DARMO Upon receipt of the PARO’s

memorandum directing
him/her to take actual
possession of the landholding
and the related documents
forwarded by the DARPO,
record the same.

G.3 DARMO Based on the master list, • CARP LAD Form

APFU, and ASP, send a letter No. 60 (Letter to
to each qualified ARB Qualified ARB
informing him/her of the land Allocating Area of
allocated as his/her area of Award)
award under CARP, or to the
ARB cooperative association
in the case of commercial
farms, plantations and other
lands for collective
distribution, informing it on the
same.

G.4 DARMO Prepare and forward the Land • LDF containing the
Distribution Folder (LDF) to documents as
the DARPO. The LDF shall stipulated under the
contain the copies of the activity
following documents on file at • CARP LAD Form
DARMO: No. 61 (LDF
Transmittal Memo)
a. Master list of ARB/s of the
subject landholding
certified by the BARC and

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attested by LO or passed
upon by the PARO in so
far as the tenants, lessees
and regular farmworkers
are concerned;

b. Application to Purchase
and Farmer’s Undertaking
(APFU)

c. Duly received copy of the

letters to qualified ARBs
allocating area of award;

d. DENR-LMS Approved
Survey Plan (ASP);

e. Copy of the TCT/OCT in

the name of the Republic
of the Philippines; and

f. LDF Transmittal
Memorandum.

H. GENERATION, REGISTRATION AND ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF

LAND OWNERSHIP AWARD (CLOAs)
(See CARP-LAD Annex “L” for the Process Flow)

H.1 DARPO Upon receipt from DARMO of • LDF

the LDF pursuant to Items
V(G.4) of this Order, review all
documents contained in the
LDF to ensure that these are
complete and in order. In case
of incomplete documents,
require the DARMO to submit
the pertinent documents within
seven (7) days from receipt of
instructions from DARPO.

H.2 DARPO In case ARBs opt for • Judicial Forms

collective ownership and it is • CLOA-Titles
not feasible/sound to divide
the landholding, generate a
collective CLOA (Original and
Owner’s Duplicate Certificate)
for the landholding in favor of
the ARBs’ cooperative or
association, wherein all
names of the ARBs, following

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the lead name on the face of

the certificate of title, shall be
typewritten on the succeeding
pages of the title, with each
name numbered
consecutively, from “1”
onwards, alphabetically
arranged and reflecting the
complete names (given,
middle & surnames) of the
ARBs. After the last
typewritten name of ARBs,
and immediately below a
demarcating line, the words
“nothing follows” shall be
typed.

In the case of individual

ownership, generate a CLOA
(original and owner’s
duplicate) in the name of
each ARB, based on existing
guidelines on the generation
of CLOA.

H.3 DARPO Ensure that all CLOAs shall

contain the following
annotation of lien in favor of
the LBP stipulating the
following:

ANNOTATION

The parcel of land described

in this CLOA is encumbered
in favor of:

LAND BANK OF THE

PHILIPPINES

to ensure full payment of its

value pursuant to R.A. No.
6657, as amended, by the
agrarian reform
beneficiaries/farmers’
cooperative or farmers’
association named herein

Date__________
______________________
Provincial Agrarian Reform

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Officer.

The PARO shall affix his/her

initial on all copies of the
CLOA (original owners and
co-owners duplicate
certificates).

H.4 DARPO Prepare the corresponding • CARP-LAD Annex

Judicial Forms Utilization “C” (Judicial Forms
Worksheet in accordance with Utilization
the systems and procedures Worksheet)
for the requisition, issuance,
utilization and accounting of
CLOA Judicial Forms.

H.5 DARPO Keep on file the LDF • LDF

containing the supporting • Generated
documents and forward the CLOAs
generated CLOA including • CARP-LAD
Judicial Forms Utilization Annex “C” (Judicial
Worksheet to DARRO. Forms Utilization
Worksheet)

H.6 DARRO Review and validate the • Generated

generated CLOAs. If in order, CLOAs
the Regional Director shall
affix his/her initial on all
duplicate copy of the CLOAs
original owner’s or co-owner’s
copy. In case of
inconsistencies and
incomplete data or
information, notify the DARPO
for appropriate action.

H.7 DARRO Return erroneously generated

CLOAs to DARPO for
correction, together with
pertinent documents. Only
error-free CLOAs shall be
recommended for signature of
the Secretary pursuant to
existing guidelines on judicial
forms and signing and sealing
machines.

H.8 DARRO Forward signed and sealed • Signed and

CLOAs and the corresponding sealed CLOAs
recording sheet with • CARP-LAD
transmittal memorandum to
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DARPO for registration. Form No. 62

(Transmittal
Memorandum Re:
Registration of
CLOA)
• CARP-LAD
Annex “D” (Signing
and Sealing
Machine Utilization
Recording and
Reporting Sheet)

H.9 DARPO Upon receipt from the DARRO

of the signed and sealed
CLOA, the following shall be
undertaken:

1. Record signed and sealed

CLOAs and enter the
same in the CLOA
Registry Book of the
Registry of Deeds (ROD)
maintained in the DARPO;
and

2. Forward the signed and • Signed and

sealed CLOAs to the ROD Sealed CLOAs/
for registration. Titles

H.10 ROD Subsequent to the registration

of CLOA, release the original
Owner’s Duplicate Copy
(ODC) of CLOA-Titles to LBP-
AOC.

H.11 LBP-AOC Receive the original ODC of

CLOA-Title and provide two
(2) certified true copies of
each CLOA closely simulating
the appearance, color and
paper of the same, to DARPO
and the ARBs or the ARBs
cooperative/association in the
case of collective CLOAs. The
ODC of CLOA-title shall be
released to the ARBs upon full
payment of their amortizations
on the land.

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H.12 DARPO • Upon receipt of the • Original LBP

original LBP certified true certified true copies
copies of the ODC of of the Owner’s
CLOA-Titles from LBP- Duplicate Copy
AOC, record title number (ODC) of CLOA-
and date of registration in Titles
the CLOA Registry Book.

• In the case of
collective CLOAs,
reproduce and certify the
copy for each member of
the ARB cooperative/
association.

• Transmit to the DARMO a • Original LBP

copy of the LBP certified certified true copies
true copies of the ODC of of the ODC of
CLOA-Titles (in case of CLOA-Titles
individual CLOAs) or copy • Photocopy of
of the LBP certified true the certified true
copies of the ODC of copies of the ODC
CLOA-Titles and the of CLOA-Titles
certified photocopy of the
same (in case of collective
CLOAs) for distribution to
ARBs.

• Retain a copy of the

original LBP certified true
copies of ODC of CLOA
titles, a copy for DARPO’s
file and reference.

I. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF LAND OWNERSHIP AWARD

(CLOA-TITLE)
(See CARP-LAD Annex “M” for the Process Flow)

I.1 DARMO Subsequent to the receipt

from the DARPO of the
certified true copy of the ODC
of CLOA-Title and certified
photocopies of the same, in
case of collective CLOAs,
undertake the following:

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1. Record ODC of • Certified true

CLOA-Title; copies of ODC of
CLOA-Title

2. Distribute LBP certified • Certified true

true copies of ODC of copies of ODC of
CLOA-title to the individual CLOA-Titles
ARB or the ARBs’
cooperative/association,
as the case may be;

3. In the case of
collective CLOAs, furnish
each of the ARB
cooperative/ association
members a certified
photocopy of the ODC of
CLOA-Title;

4. Assist ARBs in
securing the
corresponding Tax
Declaration from the
Assessor’s/Treasurer’s
Office at the time the
CLOA-Title is distributed;
and

5. Maintain a Record • Index Card of

Book of all CLOA-titles ARBs
issued within the
municipality and received
by the ARBs, and prepare
index cards for each of the
ARBs/ARB cooperatives/
associations.

I.2 DARMO For purposes of monitoring • CARP-LAD

and the data base, prepare Form No. 63
and submit to the DARPO a (Monthly Report on
monthly report on CLOA/s CLOA Distributed)
distributed to ARBs using
CARP-LAD Form No. 65.

J. INSTALLATION OF ARB CLOA-TITLE HOLDERS

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(See CARP-LAD Annex “N” for the Process Flow)

J.1 DARMO Upon receipt by the ARBs of

the certified true copy of ODC
CLOA, conduct a
briefing/orientation with the
concerned ARBs to:

1. explain the rights and

responsibilities of the
ARBs as the “new”
landowners, and ensure
that they understand that
they are empowered and it
is incumbent upon them,
even without the
assistance from the DAR,
to assert their rights at all
times to have peaceful
and productive possession
of the land; and

2. inform them that they may

take physical and actual
possession of the land
awarded to them under
CARP, and they shall start
paying Real Property
Taxes to the LGU –
Municipal Assessor’s
Office and the land
amortization payments to
the LBP one (1) year from
the date of CLOA
registration or if the
occupancy took place after
the CLOA registration, one
(1) year after the ARB’s
actual occupancy of the
land.

J.2 DARMO In case the ARB is unable to

take possession of the subject
land, or in the case of
contentious landholdings, the
following shall be undertaken
subsequent to the conduct of
briefing/orientation to
concerned ARBs under Item
J.1.1 of this Order:

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1. Invite the concerned • CARP-LAD

ARB/ARBs’ Form No. 64
representative, Barangay (Invitation to the
Agrarian Reform Council ARB Installation
(BARC) Chair, or in the Planning
absence thereof, the Conference/
Barangay Council, Non- Meeting for ARB,
Governmental CLOA-Title
Organizations/People’s Holders,
Organization (NGOs/ BARC/Brgy.
POs), and other support or Council,
interest groups to an NGOs/POs/Other
installation planning Support Groups )
conference/meeting; • CARP-LAD
Form No. 65
(Invitation to the
ARB Installation
Planning
Conference/
Meeting for Co-
Owners/Collective
ARB CLOA-Title
Holders)

2. With the assistance of a

representative from the
DARPO, conduct an
installation planning
conference/meeting with
the abovementioned
stakeholders to:

– Define and clarify

the responsibilities and
role of the parties
involved in the
installation process;

– Determine the
schedule of installation
of the concerned
ARBs; and

– Determine the
necessity of police
and/or military support
in the installation
process.

3. If deemed necessary, • CARP-LAD

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request the DARPO to Form No. 66

coordinate with the DILG- (Request for
PNP and DND-AFP to Assistance of the
provide assistance in the DILG-PNP/DND-
physical installation of AFP in the
concerned ARBs. Installation
Proceedings)

J.3 DARPO Upon receipt of the request

from the DARMO, the
following shall be undertaken:

1. Prepare and send a • CARP-LAD

letter duly signed by the Form No. 67
PARO to the DILG-PNP or (PARO’s Request
the DND-AFP requesting for DILG-
for assistance in the PNP/DND-AFP
physical installation of Assistance in the
ARB/s in the subject Installation of the
landholding; ARB CLOA-Title
Holders)

2. Provide the DILG-PNP/

DND-AFP the necessary
information/background of
the installation process;

3. Furnish a copy of the • Approved

approved request from Request from
DILG-PNP or DND-AFP DILG-PNP/DND-
on the physical installation AFP
of ARB/s and instruct the
DARMO to proceed with
the physical installation of
ARB/s.

J.4 DARMO Upon receipt of approved

request from the DILG-
PNP/DND-AFP and
instruction from the DARPO,
undertake the following:

1. Inform the concerned • CARP-LAD

ARBs on the scheduled Form No. 68-A
date of installation (Notice to Qualified
proceedings on the ARBs {For Co-
awarded land as agreed Owners/ Collective
upon during the planning CLOA-Title
conference/meeting; Holders})
• CARP-LAD
Form No. 68-B

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( Notice to Qualified
ARBs {For
Individual ARB
CLOA-Title
Holders})

2. Together with the • CARP-LAD

concerned police/military Form No. 69
personnel, install the (Report on Physical
ARBs on the scheduled Installation of
date and prepare report on ARBs)
the matter for submission
to DARPO for reference.

3. In case the landowner • CARP-LAD

refuses to relinquish Form No. 70
possession of the (Report on
landholding, report the Landowner’s
same to DARPO for Refusal to Give Up
evaluation and appropriate Possession of
action. Landholding)

J.5 DARPO Receive, record and evaluate

the report of DARMO. If
warranted, file a criminal case
against the concerned
landowner and inform the
DARMO on the matter.

J.6 DARMO Conduct monthly inspections

on installed ARB CLOA-title
holders for a period of at least
six (6) months or until the
situation stabilizes in the
subject landholding to
determine if the installed ARB
CLOA-title holder/s is/are still
in physical possession of the
land.

In case the installed ARB

CLOA-title holder/s is/are no
longer in physical possession
of the awarded land due to
harassment or ejection by the
landowner, the following shall
be undertaken:

1. Assist the concerned

ARB/s in reporting the
threat/harassment or

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ejection attempts of the

landowner to the police/
military;

2. Prepare a comprehensive
documentation report; and

3. Submit the report to the • CARP-LAD

DARPO for the filing of Form No. 71
appropriate legal action (Report on
against the concerned Harassment/
parties and plan for re- Ejection of Installed
possession of the subject ARB CLOA-Title
landholding by the Holders)
displaced ARBs.

VI. TRANSITORY PROVISION

With respect to cases where the Master List of ARBs has been finalized on or
before July 1, 2009 pursuant to Administrative Order No. 7, Series of 2003, the
acquisition and distribution of landholdings shall continue to be processed under
the provisions of R.A. No. 6657 prior to its amendment by R.A. No. 9700.

However, with respect to land valuation, all Claim Folders received by LBP prior
to July 1, 2009 shall be valued in accordance with Section 17 of R.A. No. 6657
prior to its amendment by R.A. No. 9700.

VII. REPEALING CLAUSE

All orders, circulars, issuances or portions thereof inconsistent herewith are

hereby revoked, cancelled or modified as the case may be.

VIII. EFFECTIVITY

This Order shall take effect ten (10) days after its publication in two (2)
newspapers of general circulation pursuant to Section 49 of R.A. No. 6657.

Quezon City, Metro Manila, October 15, 2009

NASSER C. PANGANDAMAN
Secretary

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