<P> The Adjudication of Cases involves the adjudication of cases by the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB). The adjudication of cases deals with disputes pertaining to tenancy relations; valuation of lands acquired by DAR under compulsory acquisition mode; rights and obligations of persons, whether natural or juridical, engaged in the management cultivation and use of all agricultural lands; ejectment and dispossession of tenants / leaseholders; review of leasehold rentals; and other similar disputes . </P> <P> At the end of the 20th century, the population of the Philippines increased rapidly to 75.32 million in a country of 297,410 square kilometers, with an average family size of six, making the Philippines known for high population density . In addition to this, with a population growth of 2.02 per year, the Philippine population is expected to double in the span of 25 years . 60 percent of the Philippine population is rural, and over 12 million Filipinos make a living directly from agricultural cultivation . Around 9.5 million hectares of land across the Philippines are used to plan various crops . In terms of landlessness, the number of landless agricultural families rose up from 5 million to 11.32 million families . Out of these 11.32 families, 4.6 million make a living from lands they don't own . 0.70 million are rented, 2 million are laborers, while 1.9 million are farming as tenants . </P> <P> During the start of President Corazon Aquino's term in 1986, the Constitutional Commission approved Section 21 under Article II, which states that "The State shall promote comprehensive rural development and agrarian reform ." This led to the drafting of CARP, which took the Congress a year to make . On June 10, 1988, Republic Act No. 6657, also known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL), was passed to promote social justice and industrialization . Although it was still a product of adherence to democratic principles, this law was found to have many flaws . Because of much dissatisfaction with the agrarian reform law, proposals from peasant groups and non-government organizations grew in order to implement an alternative program that was more advantageous to them . However, this did not succeed . </P> <P> CARP recognizes not only farmers but all landless workers as beneficiaries with the condition that they cultivate the land . The two main departments in charge of this program are Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Aside from the land distribution, it also provides the delivery of support services and security to the farmers . </P>

The state shall promote comprehensive rural development and agrarian reform