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The Department of Agrarian Reform (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Repormang Pansakahan, abbreviated as DAR or KRP) is an executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the redistribution of agrarian land in the Philippines. The Secretary of Agrarian Reform is the head of the DAR.
When President Noynoy Aquino took office, there was a renewed push to complete the agrarian reform program. The Department of Agrarian Reform adopted a goal of distributed all CARP-eligible land by the end of Pres. Aquino's term in 2016. [15] As of June 2013, 694,181 hectares remained to be distributed, according to DAR. [15]
The agrarian reform is part of the long history of attempts of land reform in the Philippines. [3] The law was outlined by former President Corazon C. Aquino through Presidential Proclamation 131 and Executive Order 229 on June 22, 1987, [4] and it was enacted by the 8th Congress of the Philippines and signed by Aquino on June 10, 1988.
The secretary of agrarian reform (Filipino: Kalihim ng Repormang Pansakahan) in the Philippines is the head of the country's Department of Agrarian Reform and is a member of the president's Cabinet. Powers and functions
Department Native name Seal Formed Head Title Titleholder Portrait Department of Agrarian Reform: Kagawaran ng Repormang Pangsaka: September 10, 1971; 53 years ago () Secretary of Agrarian Reform: Conrado Estrella III: Department of Agriculture: Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka: June 23, 1898; 126 years ago () Secretary of Agriculture
On February 23, 2019, the first set of Bangsamoro regional government's ministers was appointed including Mohammad Yacob, who became the first agriculture, fisheries, and agrarian reform minister. By December 23, 2019, the functions of the national executive department, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) was transferred to the MAFAR ...
The Agricultural Land Reform Code, officially designated as Republic Act No. 3844, was an advancement of land reform in the Philippines that was enacted in 1963 under President Diosdado Macapagal. It abolished tenancy and established a leasehold system in which farmers paid fixed rentals to landlords, rather than a percentage of harvest.
Establish policies and standards for the efficient and effective operations of the department in accordance with the programs of the government. Promulgate rules, regulations and other issuances necessary in carrying out the department's mandate, objectives, policies, plans, programs, and projects;