Agrarian Reform History

The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) was signed into law by President Corazon C. Aquino in 1988, with the goal of reforming the agrarian sector and improving the lives of farmers. The program has undergone several changes and revisions under subsequent administrations, including those of Presidents Fidel V. Ramos, Joseph E. Estrada, Gloria Macapacal-Arroyo, Benigno Aquino III, and Rodrigo Roa Duterte.Key developments and initiatives include:* Land Tenure Improvement: distributing land to farmers and improving the land tenure system* Support Services: providing credit assistance, extension services, irrigation facilities, roads, and marketing facilities to agrarian reform communities (ARCs)* Infrastructural Projects: transforming ARCs into rural economic zones to create job opportunities* Agrarian Justice: hiring more paralegal officers and introducing a quota system to resolve agrarian cases fasterUnder the current administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the Department of Agrarian Reform has launched initiatives such as the 2nd phase of agrarian reform, anti-corruption task force, and "Oplan Zero Backlog" to fast-track the implementation of CARP.