AGRARIAN

LEGAL SERVICE
STRATEGIC THRUSTS & OPERATIONAL
DIRECTIVES

Department of Agrarian Reform

Kagawaran ng Repormang Pansakahan

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Core Processes
Support to Operations
Caseload Disposition &
Management
Planning and Fund
Management
Risk Management
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Core Processes
Adjudication of Agrarian Reform
Cases
Resolution of Agrarian Law
Implementation (ALI), Land-Use
and Cancellation Cases
ARB Representation
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Core Processes
Thrusts &
Directives

Adjudication & Resolution of

Agrarian Reform Cases

Thrus
ts

Speedy and Judicious

Disposition of Cases
Protect the interests of the
farmers/tillers.
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Adjudication & Resolution of

Agrarian Reform Cases

Directiv
es
1. Create a contingent
legal
workforce/assault team that will
assist the organic personnel of
BALA in the resolution of
CANC/ALI/ LUC cases and in
updating the LCMS.
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Adjudication & Resolution of

Agrarian Reform Cases
2.

Prioritize Land Acquisition and

Distribution (LAD)-related, ageing,
flashpoint cases, and landholdings
with large areas in the disposition
and resolution of Agrarian Reform
(AR) cases.

3.

Utilize
Alternative
Dispute
Resolution (ADR) to settle agrarian
reform conflicts and to reduce cases
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courts.
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ARB Representation
1. Provide prompt and quality legal
assistance/representation to
ARBs/tenants/farmers in cases
pending before the judicial and
quasi-judicial bodies;
2. Strengthen the Quick Response
Team
3. Upgrade the hardware and
enhance the Legal Case Monitoring
System (LCMS) in accordance with
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Support to
Operations

Support to Operations

Thrust
Guarantee the ARBs right to
possession.

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Support to Operations
Directives
To promptly serve, thru the Sheriff,
the Writs to ensure the physical
installation of the ARBs.
Cancellation process before the
Secretary streamlined.
Strengthen linkages between the
Legal, DARAB, and Operation
groups to avoid recurrence of legal
problems on LAD.
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Support to Operations
Utilize the Information Communication
Technology (ICT) to wit;
DAR CD-Asia Online;
Web-based LCMS; and
Operational Tool (Op Tool).
Conduct skills enhancement trainings
for the Admin Staff for the legal sector
to improve the quality of output in
case resolution and representation;
Firm up the data base of all cases
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(prior to LCMS)
easy monitoring
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Support to Operations
Reconstitute the
National/Provincial Task Force on
Illegal Conversion and enhance its
functions in monitoring and filing
of Illegal Conversion/Premature
Conversion cases.
Strengthen the Legal personnel
complement by filling-up vacancies
particularly attorney plantillapositions.

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Support to Operations
Improve legal outlines for quick
completion of documentation
and decision/resolution
templates.
Improve capabilities of DAR
lawyers and legal officers thru
regular professional/skills
enhancement
trainings/seminars.

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Support to Operations
Strictly observe Section 24 of
R.A. No. 6657, as amended; NO
to CANCELLATION OF TITLE
under the guise of CORRECTION
Uphold the indefeasibility and
imprescriptibility of titles
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Case Load
Disposition &
Management

aseload Disposition & Manageme

Thrusts
Prioritize LAD-related and other
certified cases.

Institutionalize One-DAR concept/Worksharing.

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aseload Disposition & Manageme

Directives
Speed up the resolution of
cases that hamper LAD
process
Address the RARADs lesser
caseload
Lessen the heavy work load
of PARADs in High-LAD
provinces

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aseload Disposition & Manageme

Directives
Ensure at least Ninety Percent
(90%) rate of accomplishment
based on caseload at 10th month
of the year and zero ageing 1year maximum
resolution/disposition of cases
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Planning and Fund

Management

Planning and Fund Management

Thrusts
Wise and prudent utilization of
organizational assets.
Transparency of and accountability
on fund utilization for DARAB.
Ensure that the percentage of
budget utilization is more or less
equivalent to the percentage of
accomplishment over target.

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Planning and Fund Management

Directives
Well-timed LCMS reporting:
Accomplishment reporting
shall be only thru the
System
Regular updating of the
LCMS case actions as
taken
Prompt submission of
LCMS monthly report

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Planning and Fund Management

Manual reporting
Update the monthly reporting in all
LAD-Related Activities
APEC
Update the submission of the score
card (semestral)
PBB
It is Caseload, not funded target
90% compliance
3-month timeliness in
adjudication
of cases
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Risk Management

Risk Management

Thrust
Report such
cases/jurisprudence which
might create potential
impact on CARP
implementation.
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Risk Management

Directives
Report these
cases/jurisprudence and
monitor the developments
If needed, engage the
Department to intervene in
these cases
Update list of urgent/high
profile cases

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Risk Management

Directives
Improve our support process,
particularly the key areas of
human capital development, as
well as organizational capital
Pro-Active stand on referred
OSEC certified cases
Monitor/prioritize ageing cases
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