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Land distribution continues–DAR
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MANILA—The Department of Agriculture said, the distribution of land will continue even after the lapse of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).
The CARP Law, which expires at June 30, 2014 only applies to the issuance of Notices of Coverage (NOC), according to Agrarian Reform Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Anthony Parungao.
This means that, DAR can still proceed with the finishing of the distribution of private agricultural lands.
Parungao added that efforts are being made in Congress to give DAR two more years to issue more NOCs.
“We will continue to process all pending cases and proceedings as long as NOCs have been served these landholdings, per Section 30 of CARPer law, as supported by two Department of Justice opinions, the transcript of the Bicameral Conference Committee in 2009, and the current budget law,” he said.
78,303 hectares equivalent to less than 17 percent of covered landholdings still remains to be served with NOCs.
Parungao also added that Section 30 of Republic Act 9700, the CARP Extension with Reforms allows pending cases to proceed to finality and be executed even beyond the date indicated.
