Title
Land Valuation Rules under DAR AO No. 17
Law
Dar Administrative Order No. 17
Decision Date
Jan 12, 1989
Miriam Defensor Santiago's Administrative Order No. 17 establishes comprehensive rules and formulas for the valuation of lands voluntarily offered or compulsorily acquired under specific agrarian reform laws, ensuring fair compensation based on comparable sales, market value, and capitalized net income.
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Land Valuation Formula for VOS Before June 15, 1988

  • Primary formula: LV = (CS x 0.3) + (CNI x 0.4) + (MV x 0.3).
  • Adjustments if factors are missing:
    • If no CS and no applicable MVM or CA: LV = (CNI x 0.55) + (MV x 0.45).
    • If no CS and no CNI: LV based on (MV x 2).
  • The lower of the computed formula value or the landowner's Declared Value is adopted.

Land Valuation Formula for VOS and Compulsory Acquisition as of December 31, 1989

  • Standard formula: LV = (CS + MV + DV) / 3, where DV cannot exceed CS + MV.
  • If no CS or CA applicable, use: LV = (CNI x 0.4) + (MV x 0.3) + (DV x 0.3), with DV capped likewise.
  • If DV absent, substitute with CNI in formula.
  • Without CS and DV, use: LV = (CNI x 0.55) + (MV x 0.45).
  • If only MV present, land value = MV x 2.

Valuation for VOS and Compulsory Acquisition after December 31, 1989

  • Valuation uses formula specified in Section II (before June 15, 1988 formula).

Valuation of Improvements

  • Improvements are valued by the Land Bank of the Philippines Appraisal Group.
  • No compensation for improvements provided by the government or farmer beneficiaries.

Repealing Clause

  • Administrative Order No. 6, Series of 1989, is repealed.

Effectivity

  • The order takes effect ten days after publication.
  • Adopted by Secretary Miriam Defensor Santiago on January 12, 1989.

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