DAR: Agrarian reform, related legal proceedings remain suspended until lifting of ECQ
By Elllalyn De Vera-Ruiz
Agrarian reform and related legal proceedings and processes remain suspended until April 30 in view of the extended implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
DepartÂment of Agrarian ReÂform (DAR) Secretary John Castriciones
(DAR / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary John Castriciones on Sunday said "all scheduled hearings, on-site inspection and investigations, meetings, dialogues, mediation conferences, and other proceedings pursuant to the regular or special agrarian law implementation (ALI) rules are suspended until April 30, 2020." He said the proceedings will be rescheduled by the respective DAR offices with proper notices to the concerned parties, or based on the agreements of the involved parties upon the lifting of the quarantine and resumption of regular government operations. Castriciones said the filing of petitions and appeals, motions, pleadings, and other submissions involving all regular and special ALI cases that fall due up to April 30, is extended for 30 calendar days, counted from May 1, 2020, unless the period of quarantine is again extended. "The period of suspension of the regular and special ALI proceedings shall be lifted on May 1, 2020, unless a new extension of the enhanced community quarantine is announced," Catriciones said. He said all DAR offices within Luzon or in areas where the enhanced community quarantine is also being implemented by their local government unit (LGU), will not accept any correspondences, written queries, appearances, petitions, appeals, motions, applications, or any submissions filed under the ALI or special ALI rules until the quarantine is lifted and full government operations have resumed.
DepartÂment of Agrarian ReÂform (DAR) Secretary John Castriciones(DAR / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary John Castriciones on Sunday said "all scheduled hearings, on-site inspection and investigations, meetings, dialogues, mediation conferences, and other proceedings pursuant to the regular or special agrarian law implementation (ALI) rules are suspended until April 30, 2020." He said the proceedings will be rescheduled by the respective DAR offices with proper notices to the concerned parties, or based on the agreements of the involved parties upon the lifting of the quarantine and resumption of regular government operations. Castriciones said the filing of petitions and appeals, motions, pleadings, and other submissions involving all regular and special ALI cases that fall due up to April 30, is extended for 30 calendar days, counted from May 1, 2020, unless the period of quarantine is again extended. "The period of suspension of the regular and special ALI proceedings shall be lifted on May 1, 2020, unless a new extension of the enhanced community quarantine is announced," Catriciones said. He said all DAR offices within Luzon or in areas where the enhanced community quarantine is also being implemented by their local government unit (LGU), will not accept any correspondences, written queries, appearances, petitions, appeals, motions, applications, or any submissions filed under the ALI or special ALI rules until the quarantine is lifted and full government operations have resumed.