DAR Land Distribution Procedures under RA 6657

Land must be distributed promptly after acquisition.
Priority for individual ownership unless land division is not economically feasible.
Collective ownership by workers' cooperatives or associations is allowed if dividing is impractical.
Collective transfer preferred to groups of farmers; total awarded land limited to 3 hectares per member except in special cases.
Equitable distribution based on actual occupancy, tenancy, and availability; strict 3-hectare cap per ARB.
Common facilities may be transferred to farmers' associations or cooperatives.

Priority given to landless residents of the barangay, then municipality.
Specific groups in priority order: lessees, regular and seasonal farmworkers, tillers of public land, cooperatives, others working on land.
Beneficiaries must be landless as defined by law, Filipino citizens, at least 15 years old or heads of family, and capable of productive cultivation.
Those who have sold, disposed, or abandoned lands culpably are disqualified.

Duty to diligently cultivate and maintain land.
Prohibition on sale or transfer except by inheritance, to government, LBP, or qualified beneficiaries for 10 years.
Right of repurchase for family members within 2 years if land is sold to government or LBP.
Beneficiary rights commence upon issuance of Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA).
Land acquisition payments made through Land Bank of the Philippines over 30 years with 6% interest unless accelerated.

Upon property possession, Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) directs Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer (MARO) to distribute land.
MARO verifies ARB list, confirms ownership preferences, assists in CLOA applications, and prepares Land Distribution Folder (LDF).
LDF includes CLOA applications, letters to ARBs, certifications, survey plans, titles, deeds, and additional cooperative documents if applicable.
PARO reviews LDF, issues CLOAs (individual or group), annotates liens in favor of LBP, requests subdivision surveys if required, and forwards to Regional Agrarian Reform Office (RARO).
RARO reviews, initials, indexes CLOAs, transmits to BLAD-DARCO, and reports periodically.
BLAD-DARCO evaluates CLOAs, secures Secretary’s signature and DAR seal, monitors issuance.
Post-signing, CLOAs are recorded and registered with the Register of Deeds by PARO and distributed to ARBs by MARO.
MARO maintains records, assists ARBs in obtaining tax declarations.

The Order takes effect 10 days after publication in two national newspapers as mandated by Section 49 of R.A. 6657.