Part IIHistorical Background

of Agrarian Reform

Japanese Occupation (1941-1945)

Roxas Administration (1946-1948)

Rice Share Tenancy Act of 1933

Republic Act No. 34 of 1946 (Tenant Act)

Quirino Administration (1953-1957)

Magsaysay Administration (1953-1957)

Agricultural Tenancy Act of 1954 (R.A. No. 1199)

Land Reform Act of 1955 (R.A. No. 1400)

Garcia Administration (1957-1961)

Macapagal Administration (1961-1965)

Agricultural Land Reform Code of 1963 (R.A. No. 3844)

Marcos Administration (First Term, 1965-1969)

Pre-Martial Law (Second Term, 1969-1973)

Agrarian Reform Special Fund Act (Republic Act No. 6390)

Martial Law (1972-1981)

Presidential Decree No. 2

Tenant Emancipation Act (P.D. No. 27)

Aquino Administration (1986-1992)

Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) with the signing of Proclamation 131 and Executive Order No. 229

Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) of 1988 (Republic Act No. 6657)

Ramos Administration (1992-1998)

Estrada Administration (1998-2001)

Magkabalikat para sa Kaunlarang Agraryo (MAGSASAKA)

Arroyo Administration (2001- 2010)

Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension and Reforms (CARPER) also known as Republic Act No. 9700