The document outlines the scope and implementation of CARP (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program) in the Philippines. It details what types of agricultural lands are covered under CARP, including private and public lands. It also discusses retention limits for landowners, priorities for land acquisition and distribution, and rules and guidelines for the program's completion within 10 years.

1. Scope of CARP

2. General
o All public and private agricultural lands, including
other lands of the public domain suitable to
agriculture;
o Landholdings of landowners with a total area of five
(5) hectares and below are not covered by the
acquisition and distribution to qualified
beneficiaries.
o All agricultural lands including public lands: those
devoted principally to the raising of crops such as
rice, sugarcane, tobacco, coconuts, or to pasturing,
dairying inland fishery and other agricultural uses.

3. In particular
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 the law, specific limits of the public
domain.
All land of the public domain in excess of the specific
limits as determined by Congress taking into account
ecological development and equity considerations
All other lands owned by the government devoted to
or suitable for agriculture;

4. All private lands devoted to or suitable for agriculture
regardless of the agricultural products raised or that
can be raised thereon.
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 conditions apply:
o There is an agricultural activity.
o The land is suitable for agriculture;
o The land is presently occupied and tilled by tenants.

5. Schedule of Implementation
The distribution of all covered by the Act
shall be implemented immediately and
completed within ten (10) years from the
effectivity thereof. Under R.A. No. 9700, the
acquisition and distribution of agricultural lands
under CARP shall be completed by June 30,
2014.

6. Retention Limits
The size of any public or private agricultural
land which a person may own or retain directly
or indirectly shall vary according to factors
governing a viable family-sized farm, such as
commodity produced, terrain, infrastructure
and soil fertility as determined by the
Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (PARC).

7. o Three hectares may be awarded to each
child of the landowner, subject to the
following:
o He is at least 15 years of age
o He is actually tilling the land or directly managing
the farm

8. Exceptions
o Landowners whose lands have been covered by
Presidential Decree No. 27 shall be allowed to keep the
area originally retained by them thereunder
o Original homestead grantees or their direct compulsory
heirs who still own the original homestead at the time of the
approval of the law shall retain the same areas as long as
they continue to cultivate said homestead.
o Provincial, city and municipal government units acquiring
private agricultural lands by expropriation or other modes of
acquisition.
o Lands subject to CARP shall first undergo the land acquisition and
distribution process of the program.

9. Review of limits of land size
Within six months from July 1, 2009, the DAR
shall submit a comprehensive study on the
land size appropriate for each type of crop to
Congress for a possible review of limits of land
sizes provided in the Act.

10. Governing Rules on Land Owners
o Landowners who own lands 5 hectares or less may file a
request for the issuance of Certification of Retention
o Landholdings covered by homestead grants and Free
patents issued pursuant to Commonwealth Act No. 141 still
owned by the original grantees or their direct compulsory
heirs shall be retained by them
o Heirs of deceased landowners
o The landowner shall exercise his right of retention
simultaneously
o The landowner shall choose his retained area within 30
days

11. o The following factors shall be considered in choosing their
retention area:
o Terrain
o Infrastructure available
o Soil fertility
o For marriages covered by the Family Code
o The DAR shall notify the landowner (LO) through personal
service
o A tenant chooses to remain in the LO’s retained area

12. o Tenants lessees in the retained areas who
do not wish to become leaseholders in the
retained lands shall be given preference in
other landholdings
o The security of tenure of the farmers or
farmworkers
o Land transactions executed prior R.A No.
6657

13. Right to choose area.
The right to choose the area to be
retained, which shall be compact
or contiguous, shall pertain to the
landowner

14. Exceptions
o Tenant chooses to remain in the retained area, he shall be
considered a leaseholder and shall lose his right to be a
beneficiary
o Tenant chooses to be a beneficiary in another cultural land,
he loses his right as a leaseholder to the land retained by
the landowner.

15. Priorities
Phase One:
o All private agricultural lands of landowners with aggregate
landholdings in excess of 50 hectares
o Rice and corn lands under Presidential Decree No. 27
o All idle or abandoned lands
o All private lands voluntarily offered by the owners for
agrarian reform
o All lands foreclosed by government financial institutions
o All lands acquired by the Presidential Commission on Good
Government
o All other lands owned by the government devoted to, or
suitable for agriculture

16. Phase Two
o All alienable and disposable public agricultural lands
o all arable public agricultural lands under agro-forest, pasture
and agricultural leases already cultivated and planted to
crops in accordance with Section 6, Article XIII of the
Constitution;
o all public agricultural lands which are to be opened for new
development and resettlement;
o and all private agricultural lands of landowners with
aggregate holdings above 24 hectares up to 50 hectares
o All remaining private agricultural lands of landowners with
aggregate landholdings in excess of 24 hectares

17. Phase Three
oLands of landowners with
aggregate holdings above
10hectares up to 24 hectares
insofar
oLands of the landowners with
aggregate landholdings from the
retention limit up to 10 hectares

18. Rules and Guidelines
o Rules
o The farmers are organized and understand the meaning and
obligations of farmland ownership
o The distribution of lands to the tillers at the earliest practicable time
o The enhancement of agricultural productivity
o The availability of funds and resources to implement and support the
program

19. Completion of the Land Acquisition
and Distribution

20. Guidelines
o Collective ownership by the farmer beneficiaries shall be
subject to Section 25 of R.A. No. 6657 as amended
o Rural woman shall be given the opportunity to participate in
the development planning and implementation of the Act
o In no case should the Agrarian reform beneficiaries sex,
economic, religious, social, cultural and political attributes
adversely affect the distribution of lkands.

21. Multinational Corporation
o Implementation to be completed within three (3)
years
o Lease, management, grower or service contracts
covering such lands covering an aggregate area in
excess 41000 hectares
o Contracts covering areas not in excess of 1000 hectares
in the case of such corporations and associations
o In no case will such leases and other agreements now
being implemented extend beyond August 29, 1992

22. o Implementation not later than ten years
o Distribution, formation of workers’ cooperative or
association.
o Production and income-sharing
o Modern technology in production