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Section 1
Acquisition of Government-Owned Agricultural Lands
Section 1.
Acquisition of Government-Owned Agricultural Lands
. Subject to the limitations and conditions provided under applicable laws, rules and issuances, the DAR shall acquire all lands devoted to or suitable for agriculture, which are owned by the departments, bureaus, offices and instrumentalities of the Government, and which are no longer actually, directly and exclusively used or necessary for the purpose for which they have been reserved or acquired, for the purpose of eventual distribution to qualified beneficiaries.
Section 2
Identification of Government-Owned Agricultural Lands
Section 2.
Identification of Government-Owned Agricultural Lands
. Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Order, all departments, bureaus, offices and instrumentalities of the Government shall identify their lands devoted to or suitable for agriculture and no longer actually, directly and exclusively used or necessary for the purpose for which they have been reserved or acquired, and thereafter submit a list thereof to the DAR, indicating the location and area of the said lands, actual use and legal basis of ownership.
The submission shall include certified true copies of all pertinent documents in their custody relative to the identified lands, including certificates of title or other proofs of authority to utilize the same.
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In case of lands which are subject of actions pending before judicial or quasi-judicial tribunals, the submission must include a report on the status of the pending action.
The DAR, in coordination with the DENR, shall cause the preparation of an inventory of government-owned lands devoted to or suitable for agriculture and no longer actually, directly and exclusively used or necessary for the purpose for which they have been reserved or acquired. Agencies whose lands are covered by such inventory shall be furnished a copy thereof.
The foregoing notwithstanding, the lands owned by the agencies as indicated in their submitted lists and those included in the inventory prepared by the DAR shall be subjected to validation under the succeeding Section.
Section 3
Validation and Segregation
Section 3.
Validation and Segregation
. The DAR, in coordination with the DA and the DENR, shall undertake the validation of lands identified pursuant to Section 2 hereof, taking into consideration their suitability for agricultural use, limitations on their use under existing laws and issuances, their respective metes and bounds, and such other relevant criteria that may be provided under the implementing rules and regulations of this Order.
Section 4
Transfer and Distribution
Section 4.
Transfer and Distribution
. Subject to restrictions under applicable laws, rules and issuances, the DAR shall acquire the identified lands of concerned agencies for eventual distribution thereof to qualified beneficiaries, for cultivation or agricultural use.
Section 5
Section 5.
Implementing Rules and Regulations
(IRR). Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Order, the DAR and the DOJ shall jointly formulate the IRR regarding the validation, segregation, transfer and distribution of government-owned lands identified pursuant to Section 2 hereof, including the criteria for the validation of such lands, identification of qualified beneficiaries, and mechanisms and procedures in case of related protests or appeals.
For this purpose, the DAR and DOJ shall require the participation of the following agencies: DENR, DA, Department of National Defense, Department of Budget and Management, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Finance, Department of Labor and Employment, National Economic and Development Authority, National Irrigation Administration, Land Bank of the Philippines, Commission on Higher Education and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples.
The DAR and the DOJ shall provide for an expeditious procedure for the resolution of protests involving the validation and segregation of government-owned lands identified pursuant to Section 2 hereof.
Section 6
Agency Support
Section 6.
Agency Support
. All other government offices and agencies are directed to render such prompt and necessary assistance, subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, to fully implement the provisions of this Order.
Section 7
Funding
Section 7.
Funding
. The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Order shall be charged against sources to be identified by Department of Budget and Management. Thereafter, the funding requirements for the implementation of this Order shall be included in the annual budget of the concerned agencies.
Section 8
Repeal
Section 8.
Repeal
. In the event that any provision of this Order or any part hereof is declared invalid, illegal, or unconstitutional, the provisions not thereby affected shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 9
Separability
Section 9.
Separability
. All other issuances or parts thereof that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 10
Effectivity
Section 10.
Effectivity.
This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
DONE
in the City of Manila this 15th day of February in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nineteen.
By the President:
SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA
Executive Secretary