Summary
Land Reform
The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) was a land reform law mandated by Republic Act No.6657. According to RA 6657, CARP aims for more equitable distribution and ownership of land. Section 3 of RA 6657 defined agrarian reform as the redistribution of lands, regardless of crops or fruits produced to farmers and regular farm workers who are landless and all other arrangement alternative to the physical redistribution of lands, production or profit-sharing, labor administration and the distribution of shares of stocks. The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) of 1998 shall cover regardless of tenurial arrangement and commodity produced. The distribution of all lands covered by CARL shall be implemented immediately and completed within 10 years.
Aspects of Agrarian Reform * Economic- introduction of markets for agricultural land, free movement of agricultural goods within the country and across boarder, free market for retailing of agricultural goods, prescription of reasonable minimum wage and removal of subsidies inputs to agriculture. * Political- top-priority goal of government and a product of deliberate political decisions and is a political process. * Socio-cultural- multifaceted program, it could be political, economic or social depending upon the nature and the immensity of the problems posed and ideological orientations. * Religious- land reform has religious facet on the arguments which is God made all for his children and God given right to use and enjoy the fruits of the earth. * Moral- land owner has been more compensated for his investment on land. * Legal- utilized as an instrument to achieve socio-economic political goals.
Arguments for Land Reform * Simplified Bureaucracy- the poor argues to secure formal property rights such as land titles. * Participation of the Poor- political and legal reforms within countries will help to include the poor in formal legal and economic system,
The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) was a land reform law mandated by Republic Act No.6657. According to RA 6657, CARP aims for more equitable distribution and ownership of land. Section 3 of RA 6657 defined agrarian reform as the redistribution of lands, regardless of crops or fruits produced to farmers and regular farm workers who are landless and all other arrangement alternative to the physical redistribution of lands, production or profit-sharing, labor administration and the distribution of shares of stocks. The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) of 1998 shall cover regardless of tenurial arrangement and commodity produced. The distribution of all lands covered by CARL shall be implemented immediately and completed within 10 years.
Aspects of Agrarian Reform * Economic- introduction of markets for agricultural land, free movement of agricultural goods within the country and across boarder, free market for retailing of agricultural goods, prescription of reasonable minimum wage and removal of subsidies inputs to agriculture. * Political- top-priority goal of government and a product of deliberate political decisions and is a political process. * Socio-cultural- multifaceted program, it could be political, economic or social depending upon the nature and the immensity of the problems posed and ideological orientations. * Religious- land reform has religious facet on the arguments which is God made all for his children and God given right to use and enjoy the fruits of the earth. * Moral- land owner has been more compensated for his investment on land. * Legal- utilized as an instrument to achieve socio-economic political goals.
Arguments for Land Reform * Simplified Bureaucracy- the poor argues to secure formal property rights such as land titles. * Participation of the Poor- political and legal reforms within countries will help to include the poor in formal legal and economic system,