Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 2)
The main purpose of Presidential Decree No. 2 is to proclaim the entire country as a land reform area to accelerate the Agrarian Reform Program for the early attainment of its objectives, including achieving a dignified existence for small farmers free from institutional restraints and injustices.
Declaring the entire country as a land reform area aims to ensure that agrarian reform objectives are applied nationwide, facilitating the acceleration and effective implementation of land reform policies throughout the Philippines.
The Department of Agrarian Reform is primarily responsible for the prompt and effective implementation of this decree.
All agencies and offices of the government are enjoined to extend full cooperation and assistance to the Department of Agrarian Reform to ensure the successful prosecution of the Agrarian Reform Program.
The Agrarian Reform Coordinating Council, created under Executive Order No. 347, series of 1971, is directed to convene immediately to exercise its functions in coordinating and overseeing the Agrarian Reform Program.
The Agrarian Reform Program is linked to the objectives set forth in Republic Act No. 3844, as amended.
The decree was issued following Proclamation No. 1081 and General Order No. 1, during a period when the President assumed direction of the entire government in response to the existing national emergency and unrest.
The intended effect is to achieve a dignified existence for small farmers by removing institutional restraints and achieving lasting social justice and agricultural development through land reform.