AGRARIAN LAWS AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION

FIRST SEMESTER
SY 2016 2017
PART I AGRARIAN LAWS
I.

BASIC PRINCIPLES and CONCEPTS of AGRARIAN

REFORM
A. Agrarian Reform, defined (Section 3, R.A. No. 6657, as
amended)
B. Constitutional Provisions
1) Article
2) Article
3) Article
4) Article
5) Article
6) Article
7) Article

II, Section 21, 1987 Constitution

XII, Section 1, 1987 Constitution
XIII, Section 3, 1987 Constitution
XIII, Section 4, 1987 Constitution
XIII, Section 5, 1987 Constitution
XIII, Section 6, 1987 Constitution
XIII, Section 8, 1987 Constitution

C. Other important definitions (Section 3, R.A. No. 6657,

as amended)
1) Agricultural Land
2) Agrarian Dispute
3) Farmer
4) Farmworker
Types of farmworker
D. Constitutionality of R.A. 6657
1) Police Power
2) Eminent Domain
Related Jurisprudence:
Association of Small Landowners in the
Philippines vs. Secretary of Agrarian Reform,
G.R. No. 78742
Luz Farms vs. Secretary of Agrarian Reform,
G.R. No. 86889
II.

APPLICABILITY of R.A. No. 6657

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A. Agricultural Tenancy
1) Elements
Related Jurisprudence:
Cayetano and Tiongson, et al. vs. Court of
Appeals, et al., G.R. No. L 62626
Stanfilco
Employees
Agrarian
Reform
Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative vs.
DOLE Philippines, G.R. No. 154048
Mendoza vs. Germino, G.R. No. 165676
2) Right of Security of Tenure
Related Jurisprudence:
Talavera vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 77830
Milestone Realty and Co., Inc. vs. Court of
Appeals, G.R. No. 135999
Villaviza, et al. vs. Panganiban, et al., G.R. No.
L 19760
3) Right of Pre-Emption and Redemption
a)
b)

Section 11, R.A. No. 6389, as amended

Section 12, R.A. No. 6389, as amended

4) Share Tenancy
a)
b)

Section 4, R.A. No. 6389, as amended

P.D. No. 1425

III. LAND ACQUISITION

A. Legal Provisions
1) Section 3 (a), R.A. No. 6657, as amended
2) Section 4, R.A. No. 6657, as amended
3) Section 7, R.A. No. 6657, as amended
B. Modes of Acquisition
1) Section 16, R.A. No. 6657, as amended
2) Section 19, R.A. No. 6657, as amended
3) Section 20, R.A. No. 6657, as amended
4) DAR Administrative Order No. 2, Series of 2009
Related Jurisprudence:
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 Roxas and Co., Inc. vs. Court of Appeals, G.R.

No. 127876
Hacienda Luisita Case (Corporate Landowners:
Stock Distribution Option read with Section
31, R.A. No. 6657, as amended)
C. Retention Rights
1) Section 6, R.A. No. 6657, as amended
2) P.D. No. 27
3) Section 10, R.A. No. 6657, as amended
4) DAR Administrative Order No. 11, Series of 1990
5) DAR Administrative Order No. 2, Series of 2003
6) Supplemental Guideline DAR Administrative Order
No. 4, Series of 1991
Related Jurisprudence:
Natalia Realty vs. Department of Agrarian
Reform, G.R. No. 103302
IV.

JUST COMPENSATION
A. Definition
Related Jurisprudence:
Hacienda Luisita vs. Presidential
Reform Council, G.R. No. 171101

Agrarian

B. Land Valuation
1) Sections 17 and 18, R.A. No. 6657, as amended
2) DARs Authority over land valuation cases (Article
XIX of the 2009 DARAB Rules of Procedure)
3) Procedure for Acquisition of Private Lands in case of
landowners rejection or failure to reply (Section
16(d), R.A. No. 6657, as amended)
Related Jurisprudence:
Land Bank of the Philippines vs. Natividad,
G.R. No. 127198
Lubrica vs. Land Bank of the Philippines, G.R.
No. 170220
Land Bank of the Philippines vs. Court of
Appeals and Pedro Yap, G.R. No. 118712
V.

LAND REDISTRIBUTION
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A. Sections 22-27, R.A. No. 6657, as amended

1) Qualified Beneficiaries
2) Distribution Limit
3) Award Ceiling
B. Principle of affordability to the farmers
Related Jurisprudence:
Land Bank of the Philippines vs. Palmares, G.R.
No. 192890
C. Indefeasibility of Titles
Related Jurisprudence:
Estribillo, et al., vs. Department of Agrarian
Reform and Hacienda Maria, Inc., G.R. No.
159674
VI. RESOLUTION OF AGRARIAN DISPUTES
A. Sections 50-53, R.A. No. 6657, as amended
Related Jurisprudence:
Tangub vs. Court of Appeals, UDK No. 9864
B. Authority of DAR Secretary to nullify titles (Section 24,
R.A. No. 6657, as amended)

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PART II SOCIAL LEGISLATION

I.

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 1997

II.

GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SUSTEM ACT

OF 1997

III. DOMESTIC WORKERS ACT

IV.

SOLO PARENTS WELFARE ACT OF 2000

GRADE ALLOCATION:
Class Standing (Recitation and Quizzes)
40%
Final Exam
30%
Midterm Exam
20%
Attendance
10%
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TOTAL

100%

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