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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

(5) Develop and undertake research and pilot studies

of alternative land tenure systems such as agro-industrial

estates,

cooperative

farming

and

other

cooperative-cultivatorship schemes;

(6) Develop project models such as but not limited to

compact farms, and other income generating projects,

and

undertake

research

and pilot studies on these

models and other innovative schemes in coordination

with field offices;

(7) Establish linkages with concerned agencies for

farm support services and to ensure immediate and

effective project implementation;

(8) Provide functional and technical assistance on

development and management of resettlement areas

and

landed

estates,

organization

of agrarian reform

beneficiaries and implementation of economic projects;

(9) Monitor and evaluate the activities of field offices

on the development and management of resettlement

areas

and

landed

estates,

and

agrarian

reform

beneficiaries development; and

(10) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law.

CHAPTER 5 Regional and District Offices and Attached

Agencies

SECTION 18. Regional Office . — The Regional Office

shall be responsible for supporting the field units and

supervising program implementation of the Department

within the region. It shall:

(1)

Implement

laws,

policies,

plans,

rules

and

regulations of the Department in the regional area;

(2)

Develop

and

implement a regional personnel

management program;

(3) Prepare, submit, execute and control the budget for

the region;

(4) Prepare and properly maintain books of accounts;

(5)

Pay

salaries

and

wages

and

other

approved

vouchers;

(6) Provide administrative services to the regional and

provincial offices;

(7) Prepare and submit plans and programs for the

region on:

a. land tenure development

b. information and education

c. land use management and land development

d. legal services

e. agrarian reform beneficiaries development

(8)

Provide

technical

assistance

to

the

provincial

offices and agrarian reform teams in the implementation

of approved plans and programs;

(9) Extend effective legal assistance, advice or service

to agrarian reform beneficiaries;

(10) Conduct operations research and evaluation of

agrarian

reform program implementation within the

region;

(11) Coordinate with other government and private

agencies and farmer organizations at the Regional level

through the Agrarian Reform Coordinating Council, to

carry out programs/projects for the general welfare of the

agrarian reform beneficiaries;

(12) Coordinate para-legal services;

(13)

Maintain

a data-based information system in

coordination with the established monitoring system;

(14) Review documents submitted by the Provincial

and Team Offices or by the clientele;

(15) Submit periodic feedback and recommend policy

changes and/or modification of procedures on program

implementation; and

(16) Perform such other functions as may be necessary

in the service of the clientele.

SECTION

19.

Provincial

Offices .

—

The

Agrarian

Reform Provincial Office is responsible for the direction

and coordination of the operation and activities of the

Agrarian Reform Teams operating within the province

and has the following functions:

(1)

Set

priorities,

specific

targets,

schedules

and

deadlines for the execution of approved plans, programs

and projects on:

a.

land

acquisition,

distribution,

transfer

of

land

ownership

to

actual

tillers,

including

land

tiller-landowners

identification,

tenurial

security

and

leasehold arrangements, land surveys, land valuation and

landowners compensation;

b. continuing information and education programs on

agrarian reform;

c. organization and development of Agrarian Reform

Beneficiaries

Cooperatives

and

institutionalizing

farmers-government

partnership

in

agrarian

reform

policy formulation and program implementation;

d.

landowner's

compensation

and

diversion

of

landowner's capital to industrial development;

e. development and implementation of alternative

land

tenure

systems

such

as

cooperative

farming,

agro-industrial

estates

and

cooperative-cultivatorship

schemes;

f. land use management;

g.

compact

farming,

land

consolidation,

land

reclamation,

integrated

farming

systems,

sloping

agricultural land technology, and other land conservation

measures in agrarian reform covered areas;

h. legal services to farmers covered by agrarian reform

and resolution of agrarian conflicts and land tenure

problems;

(2) Provide administrative services to the Agrarian

Reform Teams within the province;

(3)

Provide

legal

services

to

agrarian

reform

beneficiaries in cases arising from or are connected with

agrarian disputes, handling of expropriation proceedings,

registering cooperatives organized by Agrarian Reform

Teams and reviewing and acting on all matters initially

investigated and elevated by Agrarian Reform Teams;

(4) Provide technical assistance to the Agrarian Reform

Teams in the implementation of approved plans and

programs;

(5) Coordinate with government, private agencies and

farmer organizations at the provincial level to carry out

programs;

(6) Conduct periodic performance audit surveys in

collaboration

with

the

regional

office,

and

monitor

agrarian reform program accomplishments of Agrarian

Reform

Teams

including

operational

problems

and

constraints

and

recommended

appropriate

remedial

measures for effective program implementation; and

(7) Perform such other functions as may be necessary

in the service of the clientele.

SECTION 20. Team Offices . — The Agrarian Reform

Team shall be responsible for directly implementing the

agrarian

reform

programs

and

delivering

expected

results. It shall:

(1)

Implement

policies

and

programs

on

land

acquisition,

and

distribution,

and

transfer

of

land

ownership to actual tillers, including farmer-landowner's

identification, leasehold arrangements, land valuation

and landowners compensation and transfer actions;

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