COURSE OUTLINEPart One Overview of the Course on Agrarian Law1. General Concepts of Agrarian Reform2. Historical and Legal BackdropPart Two Legislative Backdrop1. RA 3844, as amended byRA 6389 Code of Agrarian Reforms of the Philippines2. PD 27 Decree Emancipating Tenants from the Bondage of the Soil3. EO 129-A Modifying EO 129 Reorganizing and Strengthening DAR4. EO 228 Declaring Full Land Ownership to Qualified Beneficiaries under PD 275. Proc. 131 Instituting a Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program6. RA 6657 Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program enacted on June 10, 19887. Sec. 2 of RA 6657, as amended by RA 9700 Declaration of Principles and Policies8. RA 7881 Amending the CARP9. RA 9700 Strengthening the CARPPart Three Land Acquisition1. Agrarian Reform Defined Sec. 3(a), RA 66572. Scope of the Program Sec. 4, RA 66573. Priorities of Coverage Sec. 7, RA 66574. Land Acquisition: Compulsory Acquisition Sec. 16, RA 66575. Land Acquisition: Voluntary Offer to Sell Sec. 19, RA 6657Cases:1. Association of Small Landowners in the Phils. v. Sec. of Agrarian Reform, GR. No. 79310 , July 14, 19892. Roxas v. CA, GR No. 127876, Dec. 17, 19993. Corporate Landowners: Stock Distribution Option Sec. 31, RA 66574. Award of Lands to Children of Landowners Sec. 6, RA 6657Issuance:DAR AO 2, S. 2009 Rules and Regulations on the Acquisition and Distribution of Agricultural Lands under RA 6657, as amended by RA 9700Part Four Retention, Exemption and Exclusions1. Retention Rights Sec. 6, RA 6657Case:Alita vs. CA, G.R. No. 78517, February 27, 1989Issuance:DAR AO 2, S. 2003 2003 Rules of Procedure on Landowners Retention Rights2. Exemptions and Exclusions Sec. 10, RA 66573. Sec. 3(c) of RA 6657, in relation to DOJ Opinion No. 44 s. 1990 and the case of Natalia Realty v. DAR, GR No. 103302, August 12, 1993Issuances:1. DAR AO 13, S. 1990 Rules and Procedures Governing Exemptions of Lands under Sec. 10 of RA 66572. DAR AO 4, S. 2003 2003 Rules on Exemption of Lands under Sec. 3c, RA 6657 and DOJ Opinion 44 s. 1990Cases:1. Milestone Farms, Inc., v. Office of the President, G.R. No. 182332. February 23, 20112. Luz Farms v. Sec. of Agrarian Reform, GR No. 86889, December 4, 19903. DAR v. Sutton, G.R. No. 162070. October 19, 20054. RA 7881 (1995) Exempting Prawn Farms and Fishponds from CARPIssuance:DAR AO 3, S. 1995 Rules and Regulations on the Exemption of Fishponds from the Coverage of CARL pursuant to RA 7881Cases:1. Central Mindanao University v. DARAB, G.R. No. 100091.October 22, 19922. DAR v. DECS, G.R. No. 158228. March 23, 20043. Province of Camarines Sur v. CA, G.R. No. 103125 May 17, 19934. Roxas & Company, Inc. v. DAMBA-NFSW, G.R. No. 149548. December 4, 2009Part Five Land Valuation1. Land Valuation under Operation Land Transfer pursuant to PD 272. PD 27andEO 228:Valuation Formula under para. 4 of PD 27 and Sec. 2 of EO 2283. Determination of Just Compensation Sec. 17, RA 66574. Valuation and Mode of Compensation Sec. 18, RA 66575. Procedure for Acquisition of Private Lands in Case of Landowners Rejection or Failure to Reply Sec. 16 (d) of RA 66576. Land Valuation and Landowner Compensation, Sec. IV-D of DAR AO 2, S. 2009Cases: 1. Just Compensation as discussed in Association of Small Landowners in the Philippines v. Secretary of Agrarian Reform, GR. No. 78742, July 14,19892. Land Bank of the Phils. v. Natividad, G.R. No. 127198. May 16, 20053. Land Bank of the Phils. vs. CA, GR No. 118712, Oct. 6, 19954. Lubrica v. Land Bank of the Phils., G.R. No. 170220. November 20, 2006Issuance:Preliminary Determination of Just Compensation per Rule XIX of the 2009 DARAB Rules ofProcedurePart Six Land Redistribution1. Land Redistribution per Secs. 22 to 27 of RA 6657, asamended2. Principle of affordability to the farmersCase:Land Bank of the Phils. v. Palmares, G.R. No. 192890, June 17, 20133. Indefeasibility of TitlesCase:Estribillo v. DAR, G.R. No. 159674. June 30, 2006Part Seven- Land Tenure Improvement1. Determination of Lease Rentals Sec. 12, RA 66572. Leasehold RelationshipCases:1. Caballes v. DAR, GR No. 78214, December 5, 19882. Gabriel v. Pangilinan, G.R. No. L-27797.August 26, 19743. Gelos v. CA, G.R. No. 86186.May 8, 1992Issuance:AO 2, S. 2006 Revised Rules and Procedures Governing Leasehold Implementation in Tenanted Agricultural Lands3. Production-Sharing Sec 32, RA 66574. Agribusiness Venture Arrangements (AVAs) in Agrarian Reform Areas per DAR AO09-06Part Eight Conversion of Agricultural Lands1. Conversion of Lands Sec 65, RA 66572. Conversion of Agricultural Lands: Difference among Exemption, Conversion and ReclassificationCases:1. CREBA v. Secretary of Agrarian Reform, G.R. No. 183409. June 18, 20102. Ros v. DAR, G.R. No. 132477. August 31, 20053. Land Reclassification Sec. 20 of RA 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991Issuances:1. MC 54, s. 1993 from the Office of the President Prescribing the Guidelines governing Sec. 20 of RA 7160 Authorizing Cities And Municipalities to Reclassify Agricultural Lands to Non-Agricultural Uses2. DAR AO 1-02 The 2002 Comprehensive Rules on Land ConversionCase:Fortich v. Corona, GR. No. 131457, April 24, 1998 Decision, Opinion and Resolution of the Motion for Reconsideration with the Decision of the Office of the President (OP) on the Sumilao CasePart Nine Mechanisms for Program Implementation1. Presidential Agrarian Reform Council Secs. 41, 42, 43, 49, RA 66572. Provincial Agrarian Reform Coordinating Committee Secs. 44 and 45, RA 66573. Barangay Agrarian Reform Committee Secs. 46 to 48, RA 66574. Department of Agrarian Reform EO 129-A dated July 26, 19875. Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB) Sec. 13, EO 129-APart Ten Financing the Program1. Funding Source per Sec. 63 of RA 6657 and Financing under Secs. 21 and 22 of EO 229 (1987)2. RA 8532 (1998) Providing Augmentation Fund for the CARP with an Additional Amount of Fifty Billion Pesos3. Additional Funding Source Sec. 21 of RA 9700, amending Sec. 63 of RA 6657Part Eleven Agrarian Justice or the Resolution of Agrarian Disputes1. Administrative Adjudication Secs. 50-53 of RA 66572. DAR AO 3, S. 2003 2003 Rules on Agrarian Law Implementation [ALI] Cases3. The 2009 DARAB Rules of ProcedureCase:Vda. de Tangub vs. CA, UDK 9864, December 3, 19904. Award to Beneficiaries Sec. 9 of RA 9700 amending Sec. 24 of RA 6657Issuance:DAR AO 3, S. 2009 Rules and Procedures Governing the Cancellation of Registered CLOAs, EPs and Other Titles Issued under Any Agrarian Reform FrogramCase:DAR v. Cuenca, G.R. No. 154112. September 23, 20045. Exclusive Jurisdiction on Agrarian Dispute Sec. 19, RA 9700 amending Sec. 50-A, RA 6657Issuance:DAR AO 4, S. 2009 Rules and Regulations Implementing Sec. 19 of RA 9700 (Jurisdiction on and Referral of Agrarian Disputes)6. Special Agrarian Courts Sec 57, RA 6657Cases:1. Land Bank of the Phils. v. CA, GR No. 128557, December 29, 19992. Land Bank of the Phils. v. Celada, G.R. No. 164876. January 23, 20063. Land Bank of the Phils. v. Heirs of Eleuterio Cruz, G.R. No. 175175, September 29, 20084. Land Bank of the Phils. v. Martinez, G.R. No. 169008. August 14, 20075. Phil. Veterans Bank v. CA, GR No. 132767, January 18, 20006. Modes of Appeal/Review from the DARAB7. Rule 43 of the Rules of Court (1997 Rules of Civil Procedure)8. Certiorari Sec. 54 of RA 6657 and Rule 65 of the Rules of CourtPart Twelve Jurisdiction on Agrarian Disputes1. Updates on Laws on Rules of Procedure of DARAB2. Jurisprudence on Jurisdiction over Agrarian CasesCases:1. DAR v. Paramount Holdings Equities, Inc., G.R. No. 176838, June 13, 20132. Del Monte Phils. Inc. Employees Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (DEARBC) v. Sangunay, G.R. No. 180013, January 31, 2011Part Thirteen Support Services1. Support Services to Stakeholders Secs. 36 to 29, RA 66572. Prohibited Acts and Omissions under Sec. 73 of RA 6657