Agrarian Reform in the Philippines

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What percentage of the harvest is entitled to the farmer beneficiary according to the Instituted Code of Agrarian Reform?

80 percent

70 percent (correct)

60 percent

90 percent

What is the main goal of the 1987 Constitution in relation to rural development?

Enhance agricultural exports

Improve industrialization

Implement comprehensive rural development (correct)

Promote urbanization

What is the purpose of Presidential Decree No. 27?

To expand the scope of land reform

To restrict land reform to tenanted rice and corn lands (correct)

To increase agricultural production

To abolish the land reform program

Who shouldered the expenses of planting and harvesting and provided the work animals?

The farmer beneficiary Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of the land reform program?

To redistribute land ownership Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the Department of Agrarian Reform?

To implement the land reform program Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the proclamation of martial law in relation to the land reform program?

It was issued a month before the formulation of implementing guidelines Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the initial registration of lands, landowners, and farmer beneficiaries?

To implement the land reform program Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program?

To promote social justice through land reform Signup and view all the answers

Which Executive Order provided the mechanism for the implementation of CARP?

Executive Order No. 229 Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of June 15, 1988, in the context of CARP?

It is the date when the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program became effective. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following laws has a suppletory effect on Republic Act No. 6657?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Who signed Republic Act No. 6657 in 1988?

President Cory Aquino Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program under the Cory Aquino administration?

To promote social justice and industrialization Signup and view all the answers

When was the 1987 Constitution ratified?

February 2, 1987 Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the debates, pressure, demonstrations, and deadlocks between interest groups?

Republic Act No. 6657 was emerged Signup and view all the answers

What is the minimum size of land that can be acquired by the government under Republic Act No. 1400?

200 hectares Signup and view all the answers

Who benefits from P.D. 27?

Tenant farmers of private agricultural land Signup and view all the answers

What is the maximum size of irrigated land that a farmer can retain under Republic Act No. 3844?

3 hectares Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of Republic Act No. 3844?

To abolish share tenancy Signup and view all the answers

What is the retention limit for large landowners under P.D. 27?

12 hectares Signup and view all the answers

Who enacted Republic Act No. 3844?

Diosdado Macapagal Signup and view all the answers

What is the maximum size of non-irrigated land that a farmer can retain under Republic Act No. 3844?

5 hectares Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of P.D. 27?

To acquire large tenanted agricultural land Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Land Reform in the Philippines

Republic Act No. 6389 instituted the Code of Agrarian Reform and created the Department of Agrarian Reform.
Presidential Decree No. 2 placed the whole country under the land reform program.
Presidential Decree No. 27 restricted land reform to tenanted rice and corn lands.

Agrarian Reform Laws and Implementations

The 1987 Constitution (Art. II, Sec. 21) promotes comprehensive rural development and agrarian reform.
Executive Order No. 407 directed government instrumentalities to turn over lands suitable for agriculture to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).
Republic Act No. 6657, the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law, instituted a comprehensive agrarian reform program to promote social justice and industrialization.
The law provided mechanisms for land registration, private land acquisition, and mode of compensation to landowners.

Significant Dates and Events

October 21, 1927: Issuance of a proclamation on martial law and institutionalization of implementing mechanisms.
February 2, 1987: Ratification of the 1987 Constitution.
July 22, 1987: Signing of Executive Order No. 229 by President Cory Aquino.
June 10, 1988: Signing of Republic Act No. 6657 by President Cory Aquino.
June 15, 1988: Effectivity of Republic Act No. 6657.

Coverage and Priorities

Republic Act No. 1400 (Land Reform Act) covered private tenanted agricultural lands devoted to rice and corn in excess of seven hectares.
Priorities for coverage included larger lands (over 24 hectares), followed by lands between 12 and 24 hectares.

Beneficiaries and Land Ownership

Beneficiaries of P.D. 27 included bonafide tenant farmers of private agricultural lands devoted to rice and corn.
Republic Act No. 3844 (Agricultural Land Reform Code) abolished share tenancy, institutionalized leasehold, and invested rights of preemption and redemption for tenant farmers.
The law provided for an economic size farm fixed at three hectares of irrigated lands and a maximum of five hectares for non-irrigated lands.

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This quiz covers the laws and policies related to agrarian reform in the Philippines, including Republic Act No. 6389 and Presidential Decree No. 2.