QuestionsQuestions (DAR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 19)
It revises the rules and procedures governing VOS transactions and sets a deadline for landowners covered by RA 6657 to voluntarily offer their lands for sale to the government.
They had four (4) years from the effectivity of RA 6657 on 15 June 1988, i.e., until 15 June 1992.
No. Lands with respect to which notices of coverage for compulsory acquisition have already been sent and received by the landowner may no longer be voluntarily offered for sale.
Once filed, the VOS offer may no longer be withdrawn, and the land immediately falls under Phase One as provided in RA 6657, Section 7.
They are subject to the notice and hearing requirements under Administrative Order No. 12 (Series of 1989), specifically Section II, Subsection A, paragraph 3.
They are heard and processed in accordance with Executive Order No. 229.
They are heard and processed according to the procedures provided in DAR AO No. 19, except for certain folders already transmitted to the central office by regional offices before the effectivity of the AO.
The landowner must accomplish the VOS documents using CARP VOS Forms Nos. 1 and 1.a and submit them to the MARO of the municipality where the land is located.
Typically: (1) certified photocopy of the Certificate of Title or instruments showing ownership if the title is not yet in the landowner’s name; (2) certified photocopy of the latest tax declaration; (3) copy of survey/sketch plan (if any); (4) photocopy of Sworn Statement on Landowners Registration (Listasaka I and II).
Generally: (1) certified copy of Deed of Sale/Transfer and pertinent documents proving ownership for at least 10 years; (2) certified photocopy of the latest tax declaration, including history of tax assessments and/or listing of declared owners for the last 10 years; (3) copy of survey/sketch plan.
They participate in ocular inspection and help MARO verify and certify that information in the required investigation and summary forms is true and correct.
It must complete the MARO procedures (as enumerated) within thirty (30) days from the submission by the landowner or representative of all required documents.
Within ten (10) working days.
BLAD/RD reviews, evaluates, and determines the valuation of the property and prepares a Summary Review and Evaluation Report. It must be done within five (5) working days from receipt of the case folder.
The LBP President notifies the DAR Secretary with reasons and a proposed compensation amount, and a DAR-LBP Committee meets (last week of every month) to reach consensus on the appropriate compensation.
If the DAR’s offered price is lower than the selling price in the VOS: the BLAD asks whether the landowner accepts the offer; if the landowner rejects or fails to reply within thirty (30) days from receipt, the property is subjected to compulsory acquisition and processed under the compulsory acquisition phase rules. If accepted, an Order of Acquisition and Deed of Transfer are prepared for signing.
The DAR Adjudication Board (DARAB) conducts a summary administrative hearing to determine just compensation in accordance with Administrative Order No. 13 (Series of 1989).
It approves the final land value and signs the Order of Acquisition and Deed of Transfer, directing payment/deposit of compensation by LBP, turnover of physical possession for redistribution, certification of payment/deposit, cancellation of the landowner’s title and issuance of a TCT in the Republic’s name, and that PARO take physical possession and redistribute to beneficiaries.