Del Monte, C. A. (2014). Awards of lands to children of landowners covered under R. A. 6657, as amended (Unpublished master's thesis). Public Management Development Program, Development Academy of the Philippines.

Public Management Development Program. Batch 3 Senior Executives Class. Thesis (SEC)--Development Academy of the Philippines.

The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) or R. A. 6657, as amended, provided that the child of the landowner has the preferential right to apply as beneficiary on the land owned by his parents covered under the agrarian reform program. However, the existing requirements for the child of a landowner to qualify as preferred beneficiary on the land owned by his parents appear to deny him of the preference mandated by law. DAR field implements often encounter the problem of a child of a landowner who cannot be accommodated to apply as preferred beneficiary of his/her landowner-parent's land because he/she is disqualified by virtue of his age which must be fifteen (15) years old as of the effectivity of R. A. 6657 which is June 15, 1988. Another pertains to the problem of the children of a landowner who died after the effectivity of CARP, who were only allowed to retain the five (5) hectare retention area of their deceased parent. Both situations become more complicated if the child/ren of the landowner is/are in actual cultivation and possession of the farm. It is very unlikely that if the DAR will qualify other farmers in the barangay as provided under existing operational guidelines, the children will simply vacate the land and turn it over to other farmer applicants qualified by DAR. After more that 25 years of CARP implementation, this issue should be given serious consideration by the DAR because a large number of lands in the remaining balance for CARP coverage are those small parcels of lands which are found to be in actual possession and cultivation of the landowner and/or his/her child/ren with areas ranging from the five (5) hectare retention limit to 24 hectares which fall under Phases 3A and 3B of CARP's schedule of implementation. We have identified three (3) alternatives to deal with the policy problem. After a thorough evaluation of the policy alternatives based on efficiency, effectiveness , legal and political operability, administrative feasibility and social acceptability, we found it proper to deduct from the CARPER LAD Balance small parcels of untenanted lands which are found to be under the cultivation and tillage of the landowner and/or his/her children.