Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 456)
Executive Order No. 456 repealed or modified Executive Order No. 364 dated September 27, 2004, which transformed the Department of Agrarian Reform to the Department of Land Reform.
Republic Act No. 6657 defines agrarian reform as the redistribution of lands to farmers and regular farm workers who are landless, including all factors and support services designed to improve the beneficiaries' economic status. It also includes alternative arrangements like production or profit sharing, labor administration, and distribution of shares of stocks.
According to the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law, agrarian reform includes land redistribution, production or profit sharing, labor administration, distribution of shares of stocks, and all support services aimed at improving the economic status of agrarian reform beneficiaries.
The primary beneficiaries are farmers and regular farm workers who are landless, regardless of the tenurial arrangement.
Executive Order No. 456 took effect immediately upon its signing on August 23, 2005.
Executive Order No. 456 was signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita.
The renaming reflects the broader scope of agrarian reform beyond mere land redistribution. It encompasses all factors and support services to improve the economic welfare of beneficiaries, consistent with the definition and intent of Republic Act No. 6657.
No. It covers not only land redistribution but also alternative arrangements such as production sharing, profit sharing, labor administration, and distribution of shares of stock to ensure beneficiaries receive a just share of the fruits of the land.
All orders, rules, regulations, and issuances or parts thereof that are inconsistent with Executive Order No. 456 are repealed or modified accordingly.