Question & AnswerQ&A (DAR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 04, S. 2000)
The main purpose is to revise the operating procedures for the acquisition of agricultural lands subject to Voluntary Offer to Sell (VOS) and Compulsory Acquisition (CA) under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), facilitating issuance of RP titles and ensuring proper selection and installation of qualified Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs).
If the whole property is covered by CARP, only a boundary or perimeter sketch plan certified by a licensed geodetic engineer is required.
A segregation survey plan approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) must be submitted.
The DAR Municipal Office is responsible for screening ARBs and undertaking land survey activities as provided under the relevant Joint DAR-LBP Memorandum Circular and administrative orders.
A listing of all proposed ARBs and their respective addresses plus a certification signed by the Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer that ARBs have been apprised of their rights and responsibilities. The Application/s to Purchase and Farmers' Undertaking (APFU) should not be attached at this stage.
The individual area of farmlot to be awarded should not exceed 3 hectares if the total area covered by CARP is divided by the total number of ARBs.
The Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) is responsible for ensuring enough ARBs to justify the total area.
The APFU must be prepared by the Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer (MARO) and strict compliance with screening and selection rules must be observed. The payment procedures and land valuation rules under previous DAR administrative orders apply.
A copy of the duly executed APFU must be posted for seven (7) working days on the bulletin boards of the barangay and municipal hall where the property is located, and a certification of posting compliance must be issued by the MARO.
This AO applies to all land transfer claims not yet transmitted to the Land Bank as of its effectivity date.
It took effect ten days after its publication in two national newspapers of general circulation pursuant to Section 49 of RA 6657.
It amends and repeals provisions of DAR Administrative Order No. 02 (1996), DAR Administrative Order No. 01 (1998), and all other inconsistent issuances.