AMENDMENTS TO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 18, SERIES OF 1989 AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NOS. 1 AND 2, SERIES OF 1990

The provisions of this Administrative Order shall be applicable to
all application filed on or after its effectivity. All other
applications filed previous to this Administrative Order shall be
governed by the pertinent Administrative Order or issuances in force at
the time of the filing of the applications and shall be processed
accordingly.

Necessarily, the provisions of the Administrative Order No. 18
still applies for all applications filed prior to the effectivity of
Administrative Order No. 1 and 2.

2.  To effect a judicious action on all land conversion cases,
procedures in so far as these cases are concerned are revised to read as
follows:

a.       The provisions on the processing at the MARO, PARO and
RARO levels are retained. In all cases, however, the Regional Director
is authorized to approve or disapprove applications for conversion of
lands five (5) hectares and below. Upon his approval, the Regional
Director shall furnish a copy to the respective Assistant Secretaries
for Field Operations.

b.       For lands exceeding five (5) hectares, the Regional
Director shall evaluate the report and recommendation of the PARO and
forward the Land Use Conversion Folder (LUCF) together with his own
recommendation and draft Order of Approval or Disapproval to the Land
Use Conversion Committee (LUCC) to be chaired by the concerned Assistant
Secretary for Operations.

c.       The Land Use Conversion Committee (LUCC) shall make the
final review of the LUCF.  This committee shall recommend approval or
disapproval of the Conversion application. In case of disapproval, the
Committee shall state the reason.  The Committee shall then forward the
LUCF to the Undersecretary for Field Operations.

d.       Office of the Undersecretary for Field Operations and
Support Services shall aprrove applications for conversion of lands
above five hectares up to fifty (50) hectares.

Subject Undersecretary shall submit to the Office of the Secretary a
monthly report of all applications for conversion that have been acted
upon, describing the relevant features of each applications.

e.       Land Conversion for Lands Exceeding Fifty (50) Hectares:
The Land Use Conversion Committee (LUCC), headed by the concerned
Assistant Secretary for Field Operations shall also review all LUCF’s
involving lands in excess of fifty (50) hectares.  After the review it
shall forward the LUCF and the draft order to the PARC/ ExCom Land Use
Technical Committee (LUTC).  This Committee will indicate its
recommendation to the Secretary of Agrarian Reform.

3.  This procedure shall be applicable to all pending applications
but requirements shall be subject to the provisions of Administrative
Order No. 1 and 2, Series of 1990.  The LUCC and LUTC may require
submission of documents other than those expressly provided.

4.  All substantive provisions of previously approved Administrative
Orders not expressly revoked, repealed or amended by this Administrative
Order shall still apply in their entirety.

5.  This Order takes effect ten (10) days after its publication in
two (2) newspapers of general circulation pursuant to Section 49 of
Republic Act 6657.

August 13, 1990.

(SGD.) BENJAMIN T. LEONG
Secretary