Luz Farms vs Sec. of DAR G.R. No. 86889. December 4, 1990. FACTS In 1988, RA 6657 was approved by the President of the Philippines. It incldes the raisin! of livestoc", poltry, and swine in its covera!e. In 1989, the #ecretary of A!rarian Refor$ pro$l!ated the IRR of #ecs. 11, 1%, and %9 of the said law. &' (ar$s is a corporation en!a!ed in the livestoc" and poltry bsiness alle!edly stands to be adversely a)ected by the enforce$ent of so$e provisions of *ARP. &' (ar$s +estions the followin! provisions of R.A. 6657, insofar as they are $ade to apply to it a- #ect #ectio ion n %b%b- whic which h incl incld des es the the /rai /raisi sin! n! of live livest stoc oc" " and and pol poltr tryy-// in the the de0nition of /A!ricltral, A!ricltral nterprise or A!ricltral Activity. b- #ect #ectio ion n 11 whic which h de0n de0nes es /co$ /co$$e $errcial cial far$ far$s/ s/ as /pri /priva vate te a!ri a!ric clt ltr ral al land lands s devoted to co$$ercial, livestoc", poltry and swine raisin! . . ./ c- #ection 1% which calls pon petitioner petitioner to e2ecte e2ecte a prodction3sharin! prodction3sharin! plan. plan. d- #ect #ectio ion n 16d 16d-- and and 17 whic which h vest vest on the the 4epa 4epart rt$e $ent nt of A! A!ra rari rian an Refor efor$ $ the the athority athority to s$$arily s$$arily deter$ine deter$ine the st co$pensatio co$pensation n to be paid for lands covered by the *o$prehensive A!rarian Refor$ &aw e- #ection % which spells ot the prodction3sharin! prodction3sharin! plan $entioned $entioned in #ection 1% f- /. . . -hereb -hereby y three three percent percent %%- of the !ross !ross sales sales fro$ fro$ the prodc prodction tion of sch sch lands lands are distrib distribted ted within within si2ty si2ty 66- days days of the end of the 0scal 0scal year year as co$pensation to re!lar and other far$wor"ers far$wor"ers in sch lands over and above the co$pensation they crrently receive 222 •
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1. :; the *AR& *AR& shold inclde the the raisin! of livestoc", poltry and swine in its covera!e. . :; the re+ire$ent re+ire$ent in #ections #ections 1% and % of RA RA 6657 directin! directin!
he se of land is incidental to bt not the principal factor or consideration of prodctivity prodctivity in this indstry. It was never the intention of the fra$ers of the *onstittion to inclde the livestoc" and poltry indstry in the covera!e of the a!rarian refor$ pro!ra$ of the !overn$ent. >he intention of the *o$$ittee was to li$it the application of the word hs, #ection II of RA 6657 which incldes
%. #eparate :pinion- ;:. #bstantial distinctions e2ist between land directed prely to cltivation and harvestin! of frits or crops and land e2clsively sed for livestoc", poltry and swine raisin! that $a"e real di)erences a. >here are no tenants nor landlords in livestoc" and poltry bsinesses@ b. &ivestoc" and poltry do not sprot fro$ land@ c. &and is not a pri$ary resorce@ d. &ivestoc" and poltry prodction are indstrial activities@ e. &ivestoc" and poltry far$wor"ers are covered by $ini$$ wa!e law rather than by tenancy law. %"R!S&R"D#NC# Ra's'() of *'ves+oc, -ou*+r, a(/ s'(e are ec*u/e/ from +2e covera)e of +2e CARL.
