REVISING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 02, SERIES OF 1996 ENTITLED “REVISED RULES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE ACQUISITION OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS SUBJECT OF VOLUNTARY OFFER TO SELL AN…

I.          PREFATORY STATEMENT

To facilitate the issuance of RP titles, hence expedite the
acquisition of agricultural lands subject of VOS and CA under the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, and ensure proper selection and
installation of qualified Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries, the operating
procedures prescribed under Section IV.A.6 of DAR Adm. Order No. 02
(1996), as amended by DAR Adm. Order No. 01 (1998) are hereby revised as
follows:

II.         OPERATING PROCEDURES

1.      The DAR Municipal Office shall proceed with the screening
of ARBs and the land survey activities as provided for under the Joint
DAR-LBP Memorandum Circular No. 04 (1995) and DAR Adm. Order No. 02
(1996). If the whole property is covered, only a boundary or perimeter
sketch plan, certified by a licensed geodetic engineer is required.
However, if the property is partially covered, a segregation survey plan
approved by the DENR must be submitted.

2.      The landowner’s claim folder shall be forwarded to LBP for
processing and approval, without attaching the Application/s to Purchase
and Farmers’ Undertaking (APFU, CARP Form No. 4). In lieu thereof, a
listing of all the proposed ARBs and their respective addresses shall be
attached to the claim folder plus a certification that these ARBs have
been apprised of their rights and responsibilities concerning the land
awarded, to be signed by the Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (see
attached CARP Form No. 4.a). In doing so, the PARO shall see to it that
there are enough ARBs to justify the total area covered by CARP. In
other words, the individual area of farmlot to be awarded to each and
every ARB shall not exceed 3 hectares if the total area covered by CARP
is divided by the total number of ARBs.

3.      Strict compliance with pertinent rules and regulations in
the final screening and selection of potential ARBs shall be observed.
The APFU shall be prepared by the MARO before requesting LBP to pay or
deposit the compensation proceeds in cash and in bonds in favor of the
landowner. The procedures on land valuation and landowners compensation
outlined under DAR Adm. Order No. 02 (1996) as amended, shall still
apply.

4.      A copy of the duly executed APFU shall be posted for seven
(7) working days in the bulletin board of the barangay and municipal
hall where the property is located. A certification of posting
compliance shall be issued by the concerned MARO to be attached to the
APFU. The signed APFU shall be incorporated in the Land Distribution
Folder to serve as reference in the generation of the CLOAs to qualified
ARBs.

III.        TRANSITORY PROVISION

This Order shall apply to all land transfer claims not yet transmitted to the Land Bank as of the effectivity of this Order.

IV.       REPEALING CLAUSE

This Order amends the pertinent provisions of DAR Adm. Order No. 02
(1996), DAR Adm. Order No. 01 (1998), and all other issuances
inconsistent hereof.

V.        EFFECTIVITY

This Order shall take effect ten (10) days after its publication in
two (2) national newspapers of general circulation pursuant to Section
49 of RA 6657.

Adopted: 29 Aug. 2000

(SGD.) HORACIO R. MORALES JR.
Secretary