December 27, 1993

 

DAR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 09-93

 

SUBJECT    :     Rules and Regulations Governing
                          the Exclusion of Agricultural Lands
                          Used for Livestock, Poultry and Swine
                          Raising from the Coverage of the
                          Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
                          Program (CARP).

 

I.       PREFATORY STATEMENT

In the case, entitled "Luz Farms versus The Honorable Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)" (G.R. No. 86889, 04 December 1990), the Supreme Court held that lands devoted to the raising of livestock, poultry and swine are excluded from the coverage of R.A. No. 6657. Following the said decision, numerous reports have been received that some landowners had taken steps to convert their agricultural lands to livestock, poultry and swine raising.   HEIcDT

In order to prevent circumvention of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program and to protect the rights of the agrarian reform beneficiaries, specifically against their possible unlawful ejectment due to the unauthorized change or conversion or fraudulent declaration of areas actually, directly, and exclusively used for livestock, poultry and swine raising purposes, the following rules and regulations are hereby prescribed for the guidance of all concerned.

 

II.      DEFINITION OF TERMS

Livestock — domestic animals kept for farm purposes, especially marketable animals such as cattle, horses, carabaos, sheep and goats.

Poultry — domesticated birds that serve as a source of eggs or meat such as chicken, turkey, duck, geese, pigeons, and quail.

Swine — any of the various animals that constitute the family suidae and comprise stoutbodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with a thick skin usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and a small tail.

Grazing — the method of feeding animals by allowing them in the field to eat grass.

Agricultural lands — for purposes of these rules, refer to lands that are exclusively, directly and actually use for livestock, poultry, and swine raising based on ratios provided in Section III-B thereof.

Infrastructure — buildings and structures such as poultry houses, breeding houses, furrowing pens, calving houses, feed storage, corrals, dikes, embankments, gates, paved lot, electrical installations, and other physical facilities, equipment and improvements.

 

III.    POLICY STATEMENT

A.        Private agricultural lands or portions thereof exclusively, directly and actually used for livestock, poultry and swine raising as of 15 June 1988 shall be excluded from the coverage of CARP.

B.        In determining the areas qualified for exclusion under this Administrative Order, the following ratios of land, livestock, poultry, and swine raising shall be adopted:

1.0       Grazing

1.1       Cattle, Carabao and Horse Raising

—        cattle, carabao and horses (regardless of age) — the maximum ratio is one (1) head to one (1) hectare.

1.2       Sheep and Goat Raising

—        sheep and goat (regardless of age) — the maximum ratio is seven (7) heads to one (1) hectare.

2.0       Infrastructure

2.1       Cattle, Horses and Carabao Raising — a ratio of 21 heads, for every 1.7815 hectares of infrastructure (Annex A)

2.2       Swine Raising — a ratio of 21 heads of hogs for every 0.5126 hectare of infrastructure (Annex A)

2.3       Sheep and Goat Raising — a ratio of 147 heads for every 0.7205 hectare of infrastructure. (Annex A)

2.4       Poultry Raising — a ratio of 500 layers for every 0.53 hectare of infrastructure or 1,000 broilers for every 1.428 hectares of infrastructure. (Annex B)

C.        Any act of a landowner to change or convert his agricultural land to livestock, poultry and swine raising after, 15 June 1988, with the intent to avoid the application of R.A. No. 6657 to his landholdings, shall be considered invalid and illegal and shall not affect the coverage of his landholding under CARP Conversion of crop lands to livestock, poultry and swine raising after the effectivity of this Administrative Order shall be governed by DAR Administrative Order Nos. 1 and 2, Series of 1990.

However, in lieu of Documentary Requirement Nos. 5 and 6 under Section VII of said Administrative Order No. 1-90, i.e., Certification from the Department of Agriculture (DA) or Housing Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) respectively, the consent of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries and/or their waiver of rights, and a certification from the Regional Director of the DA that the poultry, livestock or swine project is of greater economic value than the present agricultural usage, shall be required.

D.        The MARO shall conduct a continuing review and verification of excluded lands to ascertain which of the areas or portions thereof are no longer used for livestock, poultry and swine raising purposes. If the area or portion thereof is no longer used for livestock, poultry and swine raising the area or portion involved shall automatically revert to the category of agricultural land, and shall be covered under CARP pursuant to A.O. No. 9, Series of 1990, as amended by A.O. No. 1, Series of 1992, on land acquisition and distribution and Section V of this Administrative Order.

 

IV.    OPERATING PROCEDURES

A.        PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER (PARO)

1.         Accept written application for land exclusion (Exc. Form No. 1, Annex — C). Said application shall be accompanied by the following:

—        ownership documents and other muniments of title such as Original Certificate of Title or Transfer Certificate Title (OCT/TCT);

—        evidence to support application for exclusion under Section III-B of this Administrative Order;

—        certified true copy of business permit issued by the concerned government agencies, or proof of ownership livestock, poultry and swine;

—        certified true copies of Individual Income Tax Return (BIR Form No. 1701-A) or Corporate Income Tax Returns (BIR Form No. 1702) covering calendar years 1987 to present;

—        certified true copy of the Certificate of Registration issued by the Securities and Exchange commission if applicant is a corporation;   DTIaHE

—        location plan of the property; and

—        sketch plan of the area indicating the improvements and other facilities existing therein (e.g., infrastructure, pasture paddock) to include description of the kind of improvement whether constructed with strong or light materials and the date constructed.

2.         Upon receipt of the application, conduct with the assistance of the BARC, the Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer, the Municipal Livestock Inspector, and a livestock/poultry and swine specialist of the Department of Agriculture (DA), an investigation of the land to determine, among others, the ownership, legal status, type and area of the land sought to be excluded (Exc. Form No. 2, Annex — D).

3.         Ascertain whether the area has been devoted to livestock, poultry and swine raising as of 15 June 1988.

4.         Determine the areas actually used for infrastructure and grazing purposes, pursuant to Section III-B of this Administrative Order.

5.         Prepare report of findings and recommendations, and complete all the procedures enumerated above within 30 days from receipt of application (Exc. Form No. 3 Annex — E).

6.         Complete all relevant documents to form the Application for Land Exclusion Folder (ALEF), and transmit the same to the Regional Director (Use Exclusion Form No. 4 Annex — F).

B.        REGIONAL DIRECTOR (RD)

Undertake final review and evaluation of the ALEF within ten (10) working days from receipt thereof from the PARO, and if in order, prepare an Order of Exclusion or Denial and sign the same, otherwise, return ALEF to PARO for further action.

The Regional Director is allowed a maximum variance of ten percent of the computed area for exclusion, based on the ratios herein enumerated, as long as the variance is reasonable and justifiable.

Any recommendation for exclusion of an area more than the then percent variance shall be approved by the Secretary.

The Regional Director shall furnish copies of all orders issued to applicants for exclusion, or denial of the same to the Undersecretary of Field Operation and Support Services for monitoring purposes.

 

V.     REVIEW AND REVISION/REVOCATION OF EXCLUSION ORDER

The Office of the Undersecretary for Field Operations shall monitor through reports of the MARO's cases wherein the bases for which exclusions were granted no longer exist. He shall recommend the revision or revocation of the Certificate of Exclusion as the case may be, thereby automatically reverting the subject land or portion thereof to the category of agricultural land covered under CARP. The Secretary shall declare that the subject land is no longer used for the purpose.

 

VI.    SANCTION

Any person who knowingly or willfully violates or prevents the implementation of these rules and regulations, shall be liable under Section 74 of R.A. No. 6657 and other penalties provided for by law. If the offender is a corporation or association, the officer responsible therefore shall be criminally liable.

All parties concerned are advised to report such cases to the Municipal Agrarian Office covering the area or to any office of the DAR for proper action.

 

VII.   TRANSITORY PROVISION

All landowners who have effectively converted their landholdings to poultry, livestock or swine raising after June 15, 1988 and before the effectivity of the rules shall immediately apply for the necessary exclusion order from the DAR, pursuant to Section IV of this administrative order.

 

VIII.  EFFECTIVITY

This Administrative Order shall take effect ten (10) days after its publication in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

All other orders, circulars, memoranda, rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby revoked, amended or modified, as the case may be.

Diliman, Quezon City, December 27, 1993.

 

(SGD.) ERNESTO D. GARILAO
Secretary

INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS

                                       Floor Area         Floor Area                Other        Pasture        Total Area

PARTICULARS                         Required    Requirement          Facilities      Paddock  Required per

                                        per Head                     (Ha.)                 (Ha.)             (Ha.)       Specified

                                                (Sq. M.)                                                                              Minimum

                                                                                                                        Heads

            (1)                                             (2)                       (3)                     (4)                 (5)                     (6)

Cattle/Horses/Carabaos                      _1/        15               0.0315             0.75                   1.0                1.7815

      (minimum of 21 heads)

Hogs (minimum of 21 heads)               _2/        6.0              0.013               0.50                0.513

Sheep and goat                                  _3/          1.6           0.2205              0.50                                        0.7205

      (minimum of 147 heads)

_1/       Other Facilities — In cattle raising, other facilities include shade or barn, feed storage, corrals, dikes, gates, drainage, embankments, water pump and tanks.

_2/       Other Facilities — In swine raising, other facilities include farrowing houses/stalls, gilt/dry gestation house, boar house, weanling house, growing/fattening house, isolation house, and warehouse.

_3/       Other Facilities — In sheep and goat raising, these include goathouses, water pump and tank, feeding troughs, gates, fences and corrals.

Pasture Paddock — is a fenced area or corral where livestock are temporarily kept while they are resting (before they are put to graze) or while on display.

ANNEX-B

INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENT FOR POULTRY

 

Other Facilities — In poultry, these include poultry houses, brooders, feeding troughs or feeders, waterer and water pump, feed cart, feed mixer, dung pit, and feed storage.   CAIHaE

ANNEX-C

Exc. Form No. 1

Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

Quezon City

 

APPLICATION FOR EXCLUSION

                                                                          _________________

                                                                        Date

 

The Secretary

Department of Agrarian Reform

Diliman, Quezon City

THRU: The MARO

            _________________

            _________________

 

S i r :

Pursuant to the decision of the Supreme Court in the case entitled "Luz Farms Versus The Honorable Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform" (G.R. No. 86889, 04 December 1990), may I/We request your good office to declare my/our landholding/s, as stated hereunder, excluded from the Land Distribution Program under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) for the following reason/s:

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

My/our property/ies has/have a total area of _____________________ hectares located at Barangay/s _____________________________________ Municipality/City of ____________________, Province of ______________.

Attached is/are the ownership document/s and other muniments of title the aforementioned landholding/s together with other requirements, supporting this request for exclusion

[  ]         Certified true copy of the Original Certificate of Title (OCT)

[  ]         Certified true copy of the Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT)

[  ]         Certified true copy of Tax Declaration (if the property is untitled)

[  ]         Evidence supporting application for exclusion based on the criteria, provided under Sections III-B and III-C of this Administrative Order.

Example: Certified true copy of the Registration of Individual Large Cattle indicating marking of each animal (cow, carabao or horse)

 

 

                           ______________________            _____________________

 

 

 

                           ______________________            _____________________

 

 

 

                           ______________________            _____________________

 

[  ]         Certified true copy of business permit issued by the concerned government agency;

[  ]         Certified true copy of Individual Income Tax Return (BIR Form No. 1701-A);

[  ]         Corporate Income Tax Return (BIR Form No. 1702 if applicant is a corporation);

            ____ 1987;      ____ 1989;        ____ 1989;

            ____ 1990;      ____ 1991;        ____ 1992;         ____, 19___

[  ]         Certified true copy of the Certificate of Registration issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (if applicant is a corporation);

[  ]         Location plan of the property;

[  ]         Sketch plan of the area indicating the improvements and infrastructures therein, whether constructed with strong or light materials and date constructed.

[  ]         Strong materials (describe) _______________________________

            ____________________________________________________

            __________________ date constructed ______________, 19___

[  ]         Light materials (describe) _______________________________

            ____________________________________________________

            __________________ date constructed ______________, 19___

[  ]         Others (specify) _______________________________________

            ____________________________________________________

            ___________ date constructed __________________, 19___.

                                      Very truly yours,

 

                                     ____________________________

                                         (Name and signature of Applicant)

ANNEX-D

Exc. Form No. 2

Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

 

INVESTIGATION REPORT

(Exclusion)

 

A.        Landowner: ________________________ Address: ___________

            Representative/Manager/Agent: ____________________________

            Address: _____________________________________________

B.         1.      Title No./s _________               5.     Location:

            2.      Tax Declaration No. _______           a.     Brgy. _______________

            3.      Lot/Survey No./s _________            b.     Mun./City ___________

            4.      Area (has.) ______________           c.     Province ____________

C.        Legal Status:

( ) Absolute Owner                                        ( ) Co-owner

D.        Property Acquired Through:

( )         Purchase                                  Total Area Per Title

( )         Exchange                                  Title No.                       Area

( )         Others (Specify) _______        1.      _____, Area (has.) _______

                                                            2.      _____, Area (has.) _______

                                                            3.      _____, Area (has.) _______

            Date Acquired (if applicable) ____________________

            Registered Owner/s: (If deceased, indicate name of heirs)

            OWNER                                                                         HEIRS

_____________________                                       ______________________

_____________________                                       ______________________

_____________________                                       ______________________

_____________________                                       ______________________

_____________________                                       ______________________

E.         Actual Land Use                                  No. of Actual     Area              Approximate    Topo-
                                                                       Animal             (has.) used    Area used       graphy
                                                                       heads/              for grazing    for infra-
                                                                       birds                                    structure

1.         [  ] Livestock

1.1 [  ] cattle              ______        ______        ______      ______

1.2 [  ] Horse            ______        ______        ______      ______

1.3 [  ] Carabao        ______        ______        ______      ______

2.         [  ] Goat                    ______        ______        ______      ______

[  ] Sheep                  ______        ______        ______      ______

3.         [  ] Swine                  ______        ______        ______      ______

4.         [  ] Poultry

4.1       layers          ______        ______        ______      ______

4.2       broilers        ______        ______        ______      ______

F.         Other Land Uses

[  ] Agriculture

Crops Planted               No. of Has.            No. of Tenants      No. of FWs

____________      ____________      ____________      ___________

____________      ____________      ____________      ___________

____________      ____________      ____________      ___________

____________      ____________      ____________      ___________

____________      ____________      ____________      ___________

____________      ____________      ____________      ___________

[  ] Others (specify) ________________________________________

      _____________________________________________________

      _____________________________________________________

      _____________________________________________________

G.        Improvements and Infrastructures. Describe the kind of improvements and infrastructures whether constructed with strong or light materials and indicate the date constructed.

(Specify) ________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

H.        Findings:

            ________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________

I.          Comments/Remarks/Recommendations:

            ________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________

I hereby certify that the findings contained in this report are based on an ocular inspection of the subject property and actual examination of pertinent documents and that the same are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

 

_____________________________

(Name and Signature of the MARO)

Date: ___________________

 

__________________________________

(Name and Signature of BARC Member)

ANNEX-E

Excl. Form No. 3

                                                                     __________________

                                                                   Date

 

REPORT OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 

Based on the field investigation conducted on the premises the findings are as follows:

1.         The land or portion thereof, consisting of ___________________ hectares, more or less, is devoted to ______________________, as described in the Investigation Report Form No. 2.

2.         The registered owner(s) of the land is/are ________________ and ____________________.

3.         The area is devoted to the raising of _______________________ heads/birds of ________________________________________, with ____________ hectares used for infrastructure.

4.         The total number of animal heads is ______________ cows, __________ swine, ___________ layers, and ______________ broilers.

5.         The total area (i.e., infrastructure and grazing) to be excluded in this application for exclusion per computation, is _____________________ hectares.

6.         Other remarks: ____________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________

In view of the foregoing, the undersigned hereby recommends the approval/disapproval of the request for exclusion of the above-mentioned property.

 

____________________________

(Name and Signature)

Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer

ANNEX-F

Exc. Form No. 4

Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

 

EXCLUSION TRANSMITTAL MEMO

 

For                :     ____________________

                           ____________________

From             :     ____________________

                           ____________________

Subject          :     Application for Land Exclusion Folder of ______________

                           ___________________________________

Respectfully submitted/returned the attached Application for Land Exclusion Folder for subject land which is utilized as ___________________ (present land use) together with the following documents:

[  ]         Certified true copy of Original Certificate of Title (OCT);

[  ]         Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT);

[  ]         Certified true copy of Individual income Tax Return (BIR) Form No. 1701-A) or

[  ]         Corporate Income Tax Return (BIR Form No. 1702);

[  ]         Evidence supporting application for exclusion based on the criteria provided under Sections III-B and III C of Administrative Order No. ________, Series of 1993;

            _____________________                           _____________________

            _____________________                           _____________________

[  ]         Certified true copy of business permit issued by the concerned government agency;

[  ]         Certified true copy of the Certificate of Registration issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission if an applicant is a corporation;

[  ]         Location plan of the property; and

[  ]         Sketch plan indicating existing improvements.

Recommendation/Action Requested:

      _____________________________________________________

      _____________________________________________________

      _____________________________________________________

 

Date ______________________

 

______________________

Name and Signature

(MARO or PARO)