Session Three – Land Acquisition

LAND ACQUISITION – the transfer of private and public lands to farmer beneficiaries

• Sec. 3a   Definition of Agrarian Reform
• Sec. 4     Scope of the Program
• Sec. 7     Priorities of Coverage
• Sec. 16   Land Acquisition (Compulsory Acquisition)
• Sec. 19   Land Acquisition (Voluntary Offer to Sell)

CASES:

• Association of Small Landowners in the Philippines et. al., versus Secretary of Agrarian Reform, GR. No. 79310 , July 14, 1989 (175 SCRA 343)
• Roxas vs. Court of Appeals (GR No. 127876, Dec. 17, 1999)

 

VARIATIONS ON LAND ACQUISITION

Sec. 31 Corporate Landowners (Stock Distribution Option)

Sec. 6 para. 1 – Award of Lands to Children of Landowners

Reference: DAR Adm. Order No. 2, series 2009 – RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS under RA 6657 as amended by RA 9700