Consist of post - 1986 Agrarian Reform

1. POST-1986 AGRARIAN
REFORM

2. • The overthrow of Marcos and the 1987 Constitution resulted in a
renewed interest and attention to agrarian reform as President
Corazon Aquino envisioned agrarian reform to be centerpiece of her
administration’s social legislation, which proved difficult because her
background betrayed her-she came from a family of a wealthy and
landed clan that owned the Hacienda Luisita.

3. HACIENDA LUISITA
• Hacienda Luisita is a 6,453-hectare sugar plantation located in the
province of Tarlac, Philippines. The hacienda spans 11 barangays in
three towns of Tarlac province.

4. PRESIDENT CORAZON AQUINO
• On June 10, 1988, former President Corazon C. Aquino signed into law
Republic Act No. 6557 or otherwise known as the Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Law (CARL). The law became effective on June 15,
1988. Subsequently, four Presidential issuances were released in July
1987 after 48 nationwide consultations before the actual law was
enacted. The law introduced the program with the same name
(Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program or CARP).

5. • CARP was limited because it accomplished very little during the
administration of Aquino. It only accomplished 22.5% of land
distribution in six years owing to the fact that Congress, dominated by
the landed elite, was unwilling to fund the high compensation costs of
the program. It was also mired in controversy, since Aquino seemingly
bowed down to the pressure of her relatives by allowing the stock
redistribution option. Hacienda Luisita recognized itself into a
corporation and distributed stocks to farmers.

6. PRESIDENT FIDEL RAMOS
• CARP implementation was speeded in order to meet the ten-year
time frame, despite limitations and constraints in funding, logistics,
and participation of involved sectors.
• By 1996, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) distributed only
58.25% of the total area target to be covered by the program.
• Ramos signed Republic Act No. 8532 to amend CARL and extend the
program to another ten years.

7. Department of Agrarian Reform
• It leads the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program (CARP) through land tenure improvement, agrarian justice,
and coordinated delivery of essential support services to client-
beneficiaries.