POWERS JURISDICTION
Barangay Agrarian Reform 1. Mediate and conciliate mediating local agrarian
Council (BARC) between parties involved in an disputes among farmers and
agrarian dispute including landowners alike.
matters related to tenurial and
Dispute has been submitted
financial arrangements;
to it for mediation or
conciliation without any
2. Assist in the identification of success of settlement;
qualified beneficiaries and provided, that:
landowners within the
barangay; a) The dispute does not
fall under any of the
3. Attest to the accuracy of the exceptions enumerated in the
initial parcellary mapping of the succeeding section;
beneficiary's tillage; b) if the required
certification cannot be
4. Assist qualified beneficiaries complied with for valid
in obtaining credit from lending reasons like the non-existence
institutions; or non-organization of the
BARC or the impossibility of
5. Assist in the initial convening it, the Provincial
determination of the value of Agrarian Reform Officer
the land; (PARO) shall conduct
mediation and conciliation
6. Assist the DAR proceedings and issue a
representatives in the certification to that effect;
preparation of periodic reports and
on the CARP implementation
c) The lack of the
for submission to the DAR;
required certification cannot
be made a ground for the
7. Coordinate the delivery of
dismissal of the action. Every
support services to
opportunity shall be given the
beneficiaries; and
complainant to secure the
same; in the meantime, the
8. Perform such other functions
Board in appropriate cases or
as may be assigned by the DAR.
its Adjudicators, may resolve
and dispose of preliminary
incidents related to the case,
such as motions for the
issuance of status quo orders,
temporary restraining orders,
preliminary injunctions and
such other urgent motions
necessitating immediate
action.
Provincial Agrarian Reform Shall coordinate and monitor The PARAD shall have original
Adjudicator (PARAD) the implementation of the CARP and exclusive jurisdiction to
in the province.t shall provide hear and decide, within thirty
information on the provisions of (30) calendar days after the
the CARP, guidelines issued by submission of the case by the
the PARC and on the progress of parties for decision without
the CARP in the province. extension, even in the absence
of stenographic notes, the
following agrarian disputes: a)
The rights and obligations under
agrarian reform laws of persons,
whether natural or juridical,
engaged in the management,
cultivation or use of all
agricultural lands covered under
Republic Act No. 6657 and other
agrarian reform laws; b) The
fixing and collection of lease
rentals, disturbance
compensation, amortization
payments, and similar disputes
concerning the functions of the
Land Bank of the Philippines
(LDP) in the agrarian reform
program; c) Those involving the
sale, lease, alienation,
foreclosure, pre-emption or
redemption of agricultural lands
covered under Republic Act No.
6657 and other agrarian reform
laws; d) Petitions for
determination of just
compensation to be paid to
landowners for lands covered
under Republic Act No. 6657
and agrarian reform laws: e)
Those arising from or connected
with membership or
representation in compact
farms, farmers’ cooperative and
other registered farmer’s
associations or organizations; *.
I 9 Those involving the issuance,
correction and cancellation of
certificates of land ownership
award and emancipation
patents which are registered
with the Land Registration
Authority; and g) Such other
agrarian cases or disputes
arising from or connected with
implementation of Republic Act
No. 6657 and other agrarian
reform laws.
Regional Agrarian Reform The Board shall have exclusive
a) Exercise direct
Adjudication (RARAD) appellate jurisdiction to review,
supervision over the PARAD
reverse, modify, alter or affirm
which shall include among
resolutions, orders, and
others the monitoring of
decisions, of its Adjudicators.
cases in his Region;
No order of the Adjudicators on
b) Recommend to the any issue, question, matter or
Board the territorial incident raised before them
assignments of PARADs and shall be elevated to the Board
disciplinary measures, if until hearing shall have been
necessary; and terminated and the case
c) Receive, hear, and decided on the merits.
adjudicate regular agrarian
disputes and land valuation
cases.
He shall also hear the
following cases:
1. Those that cannot be
handled by the PARAD on
account of inhibition or
disqualification;
2. Those brought directly
before him which, for some
cogent reasons, cannot be
properly handled by the
PARAD concerned;
3. Those of such
complexity and sensitivity
that the decision thereof
would constitute an
important precedent affecting
regional or national interest;
4. Just compensation
cases as may be delegated by
the Board; and
5. Such other cases which
the Board may assign to him.
