Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL AGRARIAN REFORM ADJUDICATION COMMISSION, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date filed
July 10, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 921, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL AGRARIAN REFORM ADJUDICATION COMMISSION, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: Despite the good intentions behind its creation, the DARAB is beset with serious structural flaws, specifially, with respect to its composition and its capacity to effectively discharge its mandated tasks. To remedy this situation, this bill proposes to create the NARAC which shall have jurisdiction over all agrarian disputes. Its adjudicatory functions shall be exercised through five (5) divisions, acting independently of each other. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BARINAGA, ROSELLER L. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-10 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Syjuco (023 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: jt. ref'l as per J.18;p.19( Aug.29,200 1);jt. ref'l as per J.37; p.19 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGRARIAN REFORM ON 2001-07-25 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION, APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
Rationale: Despite the good intentions behind its creation, the DARAB is beset with serious structural flaws, specifially, with respect to its composition and its capacity to effectively discharge its mandated tasks. To remedy this situation, this bill proposes to create the NARAC which shall have jurisdiction over all agrarian disputes. Its adjudicatory functions shall be exercised through five (5) divisions, acting independently of each other.
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