Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 14)
The Philippine Rice Share Tenancy Act, originally Act No. 4054, is a law regulating the relationship between landlords and tenants in rice farming, particularly governing share tenancy agreements to prevent exploitation and clarify terms.
The Act was declared to be in full force and effect throughout the Philippines on November 12, 1946, by Proclamation No. 14 signed by President Manuel Roxas.
The President of the Philippines has the authority to declare the provisions of the Act in full force and effect, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Labor.
The purpose was to prevent controversies arising from conflicting interpretations of verbal contracts and other agreements affecting landlord-tenant relations in rice land tenancy.
The Act applies throughout the entire Philippines to regulate rice share tenancy agreements between landlords and tenants.
The Act aims to prevent serious controversies by providing a legal framework to govern the terms of tenancy, specifically addressing the interpretation of verbal contracts and agreements.
The Secretary of Labor recommends the enforcement of the provisions of the Philippine Rice Share Tenancy Act, which the President acts upon to declare the law in full force.
No, Proclamation No. 14 declares the provisions of the Act, as amended, to be in full force and effect; it does not amend the Act itself.
The proclamation makes the provisions of the Act operative and enforceable throughout the Philippines from the date of the proclamation.