Department of Agrarian Reform(DAR)

Good day, I would like to request information/ answers regarding:

1. Land use conversion process AFTER approval of application; for example what are the next steps? who will assist you with the procedures, where do you get the soil that will be used to fill your property with? 
2. Is it okay to request for land use conversion only for a portion of your land? For example in a 10 hectare land, only 2 hectare will be converted.
3. When is conversion allowed and when would it be denied?

November 3, 2020

Dear Juliet Ann,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 03, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Land Use Conversion Steps and Process.

Response to your request

We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online and therefore cannot be counted as a valid FOI request. 

You may retrieve your requested information from https://www.dar.gov.ph/issuances. 

The following are the documents that can you use as reference: 

a) DAR Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2002 - 2002 Comprehensive Rules on Land Use Conversion; 
b) DAR Memorandum Circular No. 02, Series of 2002 - Guidelines for the Processing of Land Use Conversion Applications Pursuant to Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2002; 
c) DAR Administrative Order No. 05, Series of 2007 - Amendments to the 2002 Comprehensive Rules on Land Use Conversion; and 
d) DAR Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2019 - Streamlining the Processing of Applications for Land Use Conversion under DAR Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2002.

If you have other questions regarding land use conversion, you may contact the Bureau of Agrarian Legal Assistance (BALA) at telephone numbers: 0956-496-0231 or (02) 8928-5638 or e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected].

Thank you.


Respectfully,
DAR - CO FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer