COURSE OUTLINE

Agrarian Law and Social Legislation

I. Agrarian Law
History of Agrarian Reform in the Philippines
Pre-colonial Period
Spanish Era
American Era
Japanese Era
Agrarian Reform under the administration of different Presidents

Constitutional Basis of CARP

RA 6657, as amended
Declaration of Principles and Policies
Definitions
Coverage

o Luz Farms vs. Secretary of Agrarian Reforms (192 SCRA 51)

o De Guzman vs. CA (504 SCRA 238)
o Natalia Realty vs DAR (225 SCRA 279)
o DAR vs. Sutton (473 SCRA 392)
o Central Mindanao University vs DRAB

Implementation
Retention Limits
Exception to Retention Limits
Acquisition and Distribution Scheme
Exemption and Exclusions
o Tenants of the Estate of Dr. Jose Sison vs, CA (210 SCRA 545)
o Fortich vs. Executive Secretary (312 SCRA 751)

Tenurial and Labor Relations

Registration
Just Compensation
Role of Land Bank
Land Redistribution
Beneficiaries
 Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA)
Characteristic
Cancellation
Payment by beneficiaries
Support Services
o Fortune Securities, Inc. vs Secretary Garilao
o Santos vs Land Bank of the Philippines (GR No. 137431,
September 7, 2000)
o Roxas & Co., Inc. vs The Honorable Court of Appeals (GR No.
127876, December 17, 1999)
o Land Bank of the Philippines vs CA, Pedro Yap, et. al. (258
SCRA 407)
o Land Bank of the Philippines vs CA and Jose Pascual (GR No.
128557)
o Republic vs. Tayengco (19 SCRA 898)
o Republic vs. Vicente Lim (GR No. 161656, June 29, 2005)
o HACIENDA LUISITA, INCORPORATED vs. PARC, et. al. (G.R.
No. 171101, July 5, 2011)

Conversion of Lands
o Alarcon v. CA, Ros v. DAR, CREBA v. DAR
o ROS V. DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM
o CHAMBER OF REAL ESTATE AND BUILDERS ASSOCIATIONS,
INC. (CREBA), v. THE SECRETARY OF AGRARIAN REFORM
(G.R. No. 183409, June 18, 2010)

Department of Agrarian Reform

Powers and functions
Remedies

The Tenant Emancipation Law (PD 27)

EngraciaVinzons-Magana vs. Hon. Conrado Estrella, et al., 201 SCRA
536

The Code of Agrarian Reforms, as amended

Salient features
Share tenancy
 Leasehold
Termination of contract
Rights and obligations of the parties

Hernandez vs IAC (189 SCRA 758)

Evangelista vs CA (158 SCRA 41)
Valencia vs CA (GR No. 122363, April 29, 2003)

II. Social Legislation

Definition of Social Justice
Republic Act No. 10361
Republic Act No. 9710
Republic Act No. 9262
The Senior Citizen’s Act
PD 1752, as amended
RA No. 7875

Atty. LUZELL FERRER

Instructor