Agrarian Reform- means the redistribution of land regardless of crops of fruits produced, to farmers and regular farm workers

who are landless, irrespective of tenural agreement, to include the totality of factors and support services designed to lift the economic status of the beneficiaries and all other arrangements alternative to the physical redistribution of lands, such as production or profit-sharing, labor administration, and the distribution of shares of stock, which will allow beneficiaries to receive a just share of the fruits of the land they work. Agricultural land- refers to the land devoted to agricultural activity and not classified as mineral, forest, residential, commercial or industrial land. Agrarian dispute- refers to any controversy relating to tenural 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 or conditions of such tenural agreements. Landless beneficiary- is any farmer/tiller who owns less than three hectares of agricultural land. Scope: Regardless of tenural arrangement and commodity produced, all public and private agricultural lands including other lands of the public domain suitable for agriculture. a. All alienable and disposable lands of the public domain devoted to or suitable for agriculture. No reclassification of forest or mineral lands to agricultural land shall be undertaken until congress shall have determined, by law, the specific limits of the public domain. b. All lands of the public domain in excess of the specific limits as determined by congress taking into account ecological development and equity considerations. c. All other lands owned by the government devoted to or suitable for agriculture. d. All private lands devoted to or suitable for agriculture regardless of the agricultural products raised or that can be raised thereon. e. Landholdings subject of expropriation or acquisition by local government units not actually, directly and exclusively used for non-agricultural purposes are subject if one or more of the following conditions apply: a. There is agricultural activity; b. The land is suitable for agriculture; or c. The land is presently occupied and tilled by tenants. Exceptions: 1. Land actually, directly and exclusively used and found to be necessary for: a. parks, wildlife, forest reserves, and reforestation; b. fish sanctuaries, and breeding grounds; and c. watersheds and mangroves. 2. Private lands actually, directly and exclusively used for prawn farms and fish ponds 3. land actually, directly, and exclusively used and found to be necessary for: a. national defense b. school sites and campuses, including experimental farm stations operated by public or private schools, for educations purposes, and seeds and seedlings, research and pilot production centers c. church sites and convents appurtenant thereto, mosque sites and Islamic centers appurtenant thereto d. Communal burial grounds and cemeteries e. Penal colonies and penal farms actually worked by the inmates; and f. Government and private research and quarantine centers 4. All lands with 18% slope and over, except those already developed. 5. Ancestral lands/domain and retention areas granted to landowners Beneficiaries: 1. Agricultural lessees and share tenants 2. Regular farmworkers 3. Seasonal farmworkers 4. Other farmworkers 5. Actual tillers/occupants of public lands 6. Collective or cooperatives of the above beneficiaries 7. Others directly working on the land

Qualifications: 1. Landless 2. Filipino citizen 3. Permanent resident of the barangay and/ or municipality where the land holdings is located. 4. At least 15 years of age of the time of identification, screening and selection of farmer- beneficiaries; and 5. Willing, able and equipped with the aptitude to cultivate and make the land productive. Child of the Land Owner: - may retain 3 hectares of land subject to qualifications: 1. Filipino citizen 2. At least 15 years of age 3. Actual tiller or directly managing the farm as of the time of the conduct of field of investigation of the landholding under CARP. Retention rights- all landholdings five hectares and below shall not be subject to CARP coverage except the landholdings submitted for voluntary offer to sell (VOS) before July 1, 2009 wherein the retention rights has been waived. Voluntary land transfer- June 30, 2009 deadline Retention limits- in no case, however, shall retention by the land owner exceed five hectares. Three hectares may be awarded to each child of the land owner, subject to the following qualifications: a. that he is at least 15 years of age b. hat he actually tilling the land or directly managing the farm Factors: valuation of property a. The cost of acquisition of the land b. The current value of like properties c. Its nature d. Its actual use and income e. The sworn valuation by the owner f. The tax declarations g. The assessment made by the government assessors h. 70% of the zonal valuation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Mode of payment: 1. Cash payment: a. Lands above 50 hectares- 25% cash, the balance to be paid in the government financial instruments negotiable at any time b. Lands above 24 hectares and up to 50 hectares- 30% cash, the balance to be paid in the government financial instruments negotiable at any time c. Lands 24 hectares and below- 35% cash, the balance to be paid in the government financial instruments negotiable at any time 2. Shares of stocks in government-owned or controlled corporations, LBP preferred shares, physical assets or other qualified investments in accordance with guidelines set by the PARC 3. Tax credits which can be used against any tax liability 4. LBP bond Disposition of property awarded: 1. Government 2. Intestate succession 3. Beneficiary with approval of the DAR Redemption and pre-emption: 1. In case, the land owner/lessor decides to sell his tenanted/leased land, he must first offer to sell it to the tenant or lessee therefore who has the preferential right to buy under reasonable terms and conditions 2. If the land was sold to a third person without the knowledge of the tenant/lessee thereof, the latter shall have the right to redeem the same at reasonable price and considerations. 3. Sale or transfer to the government, Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) or DAR, of the lands acquired by the beneficiary under the CARL shall be subject to the right of the children or spouse of the beneficiary to repurchase the land from the government. Voluntary offer to sell- Land owner who voluntary offer their lands for sale shall be entitled to an additional 5% cash payment.