For the DAR:
These include all alienable and disposable lands used for agricultural
purposes. All lands proclaimed as DAR resettlement sites are distributed
by the DAR for qualified beneficiaries. Likewise included are lands under
the jurisdiction of other government agencies that have been legally
transferred to the jurisdiction and management of the DAR including all
agricultural lands owned by the Philippine Government. Similarly, all
private agricultural lands regardless of the type of crops that are planted
therein are under DAR’s jurisdiction.
For the NCIP:
They have jurisdiction over all lands as defined by the IPRA in Sec. 3 (a and
b) of RA 8371 on the Definition of Ancestral Domains and Ancestral Lands.
Included also are all lands that have been proclaimed as reservations and
resettlement areas of indigenous cultural communities.
Operationalization: Implementation Problems of the JAO
The implementation of the JAO has not gone as smoothly as planned. This
has been marred by government inertia, ambiguity of who takes the lead,
and the limited capacity of frontline implementers of the JAO to perform
their expected duties as outlined in the JAO.
In response to the numerous issues raised by affected stakeholders on the
very slow implementation of JAO 01-2012, several Regional Directors of
the DENR, DAR, LRA, and the NCIP initiated the operationalization of the
JAO at the regional level. On 24 June 2015, the new Guidelines for the
Operationalization of the Joint Regional Committee of the Administrative
Order No. 02-Series of 2102 among the DAR, DENR, LRA, and NCIP was
formalized in Butuan City.
The new Guidelines includes an “Operations Manual” which facilitates
the creation of a Joint Regional Committee that shall address or resolve
conflicts that affect the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Law (CARL), Indigenous People Rights Act (IPRA), Public Land Act,
and Land Registration Act/Property Registration Decree in relation to their
respective mandates. Furthermore, the Joint Regional Committee shall
be conflict-sensitive in order to address the specific needs and issues of
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