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The Department of Agrarian Reform (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Repormang Pansakahan, abbreviated as DAR or KRP) is an executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the redistribution of agrarian land in the Philippines. The Secretary of Agrarian Reform is the head of the DAR.
The agrarian reform is part of the long history of attempts of land reform in the Philippines. [3] The law was outlined by former President Corazon C. Aquino through Presidential Proclamation 131 and Executive Order 229 on June 22, 1987, [4] and it was enacted by the 8th Congress of the Philippines and signed by Aquino on June 10, 1988.
The Philippine Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines. This committee was formed after the Committee on Agriculture and Food and the Committee on Agrarian Reform were merged on September 3, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 9 of the 18th Congress. [1]
When President Noynoy Aquino took office, there was a renewed push to complete the agrarian reform program. The Department of Agrarian Reform adopted a goal of distributed all CARP-eligible land by the end of Pres. Aquino's term in 2016. [15] As of June 2013, 694,181 hectares remained to be distributed, according to DAR. [15]
About 610,054 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) tilling 1,173,101.575 hectares (2,898,797.12 acres) of land are seen to benefit from this law. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Philippine government will pay the remaining balance of the direct compensation due the landowners under the Voluntary Land Transfer (VLT) or the Direct Payment Scheme (DPS) amounting ...
The secretary of agrarian reform (Filipino: Kalihim ng Repormang Pansakahan) in the Philippines is the head of the country's Department of Agrarian Reform and is a member of the president's Cabinet. Powers and functions
The Philippine House Committee on Agrarian Reform, or House Agrarian Reform Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives. Jurisdiction [ edit ]
Establish policies and standards for the efficient and effective operations of the department in accordance with the programs of the government. Promulgate rules, regulations and other issuances necessary in carrying out the department's mandate, objectives, policies, plans, programs, and projects;