Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) Overview

These flashcards cover key concepts and terms related to the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program in the Philippines.

Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)

A state-instituted policy in the Philippines aimed at promoting social justice and industrialization by redistributing agricultural lands to landless farmers and farmworkers.

Agrarian Reform

The redistribution of lands to landless farmers and farmworkers, regardless of the crops produced or existing tenurial arrangements.

Alienated Land

Property transferred from public or state ownership to private ownership or leased to individuals/entities.

Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (PARC)

The main decision-making body responsible for overseeing the CARP implementation.

Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)

The lead agency responsible for the three pillars of CARP: Land Tenure Improvement, Agrarian Justice, and Support Services.

Land Transfer Options in Corporate Farms

Workers can either receive land directly or create a cooperative to collectively manage the land.

Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA)

A certificate issued to beneficiaries as proof of ownership under the CARP.

Retention Limit

The maximum area of land that landowners may retain, which is up to 5 hectares of agricultural land.

Hacienda Luisita case

A landmark conflict in Philippine agrarian reform regarding the 6,453-hectare sugar plantation owned by the Cojuangco family.

Republic Act No. 11953

The New Agrarian Emancipation Act signed in 2023, condoning debts of agrarian reform beneficiaries and freeing land from mortgage liens.