Who made land tenure reform law?
On June 10, 1988, former President Corazon C. Aquino signed into law Republic Act No. 6657 or otherwise known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL). The law became effective on June 15, 1988.
What is the main objective of comprehensive agrarian reform program?
Its goals are to provide landowners equality in terms of income and opportunities, empower land owner beneficiaries to have equitable land ownership, enhance agricultural production and productivity, provide employment to more agricultural workers, and put an end to conflicts regarding land ownership.
How many hectares of land can a Filipino own?
The 1987 Constitution restricts access to public lands. Citizens may acquire public lands of not more than 12 hectares by purchase or land patent, or of no more than 500 hectares by lease.
Can Cloa be sold after 10 years?
But there’s a caveat in the law: These CLOA cannot be alienated or sold to any other person. “Within the restricted 10-year period, the beneficiaries cannot dispose of these lands, which actually were titled under CLOA.
What is RA No 1400?
Republic Act No. 1400. AN ACT DEFINING A LAND TENURE POLICY, PROVIDING FOR AN INSTRUMENTALITY TO CARRY OUT THE POLICY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION.
Can land under Cloa be sold?
When can CLOA Land be sold or transferred? Under the law, a CLOA beneficiary is prohibited to sell, transfer or convey the right to use the land he or she acquired. Under the land reform law, farmer-beneficiaries can only sell the land after 10 years and only after the original owner has been compensated.
Who set retention limit at 75 hectares?
Roxas from August 1963 to October 1963 was committed in its implementation. As the lead agency in implementing RA 3844 during the Macapagal Administration, the Land Authority sought the agricultural retention limit of the landowners from 300 hectares to 75 hectares.