Agrarian Reform Policy and Philippine Development

Would it be fair for you as a landowner of a ten-hectare agricultural land if parts of your land were to be distributed to farmers in the implementation of the CARP? Justify your answer.

Is it really necessary for the Philippines to pursue a genuine agrarian reform program for economic development? Or is industrialization the way to go forward? Why?

Assess the history of the administrations in the country and trace what they promised to do about agrarian reform, the setbacks they faced, and how much they accomplished in terms of agrarian reform. Write a reflection on what needs to be done to improve the condition of farmers.

Which court is given quasi-judicial powers to hear violations in the implementation of CARP?

• DAR

• SC

• SAC

• CA

The retention limit for the landowners under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law.

• 3 hectares

• 1000 hectares

• 5 hectares

• 500 hectares

This is the title issued to beneficiaries of CARP.

• CLOA

• Award

• Patent

• None of the above

Which among the following is the last year that the CARP would be distributing land to the landless farmers under R.A. 9700?

• August 29, 1992

• August 29, 2014

• July 30, 2013

• June 30, 2014

Which of the following is NOT a qualified beneficiary under CARP?

• Landless farmers

• Rural women

• Land owner's 14-year-old children

• Agricultural graduates

What is Section 73 of the CARPER law? "Any conversion by any landowner of his/her agricultural land into any non-agricultural use with intent to avoid the application of this Act to his/her landholdings and to dispossess his/her, bonafide tenant farmers."

• CARPER as a Continuing Program

• Budget

• Policies in Converting Agricultural Lands

• Creation of a Congressional Oversight Committee

Section 26 of the CARPER law created a Joint Congressional Oversight Committee to oversee and monitor the implementation of the act, which will be composed of the Chairpersons of the Committee on Agrarian Reform of both Houses of Congress, three Members of the House of Representatives, and three Members of the Senate of the Philippines, to be designated respectively by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate of the Philippines.

• Creation of a Congressional Oversight Committee

• CARPER as a Continuing Program

• Budget

• Policies in converting agricultural lands