Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 75)
The main purpose of Executive Order No. 75 is to render in full force and effect the plan of organization proposed by the Special Committee on Reorganization of Agencies for Land Reform for the administrative machinery of the Agricultural Land Reform Code.
The Land Reform Project Administration (LRPA) assumes the primary responsibility for carrying out the policy of the state under Republic Act No. 3844.
The LRPA consists of the National Land Reform Council, the Regional Land Reform Committee, the Land Reform Project Team, and other necessary branches of these units.
The NLRC is composed of the Governor of the Land Authority (Chairman), the Administrator of the Agricultural Credit Administration, the Chairman and CEO of the Land Bank, the Commissioner of the Agricultural Productivity Commission, and a member appointed by the President representing the party with the second largest votes in the last presidential election.
The NLRC is the governing body of the LRPA, providing general executive direction and control over the entire organization. It also has functions and responsibilities as set in section 128 of Republic Act No. 3844.
The Chairman of the NLRC is also the Administrator of the LRPA and has the rank of a Cabinet member.
The Secretariat serves as the principal clearinghouse for land reform operations' information, keeps records, reviews budgets, and assists with administrative and personnel policies. The Plans and Programs Unit assists in formulating, evaluating, and integrating plans and programs for the LRPA.
The LRPA's field operations are administered through Regional Land Reform Committees, Sub-Regional Land Reform Offices, and Land Reform Project Teams at district levels, each with specific authority and responsibilities.
The Land Authority comprises the Office of the Governor, the Office of the Deputy Governor for Plans and Programs, and the Office of the Deputy Governor for Field Performance, with various divisions handling legal services, administrative functions, planning, surveying, engineering, land acquisition, and distribution.
The ACA provides executive direction for agricultural credit, extends agricultural credit and cooperative supervision, administers fiscal and property management, and handles special projects like fertilizer distribution.