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PD 57 Section 1

Section 1

SECTION 1. To further accelerate the attainment of the objectives set forth in Presidential Decree No. 27, the following provisions are hereby incorporated, to wit: The landowner shall be exempt from the capital gains tax on the proceeds of the amortizations paid him by the tenant-purchaser and likewise from income tax due on the accruing interests paid as an addition to the total cost of the land. The active participation of rural banks and all other financial institutions shall be required in order to provide immediate source of funds to augment loans/credits to be made available to the tenants and/or farmers cooperatives consistent with the asserted implementation of the supervised credit program, The Agricultural Guarantee Fund constituted under Section twelve of Republic Act No. 6390 for all its intent and purpose include the guarantee coverage to the participating financial institutions under the same terms and conditions allowed and applied to the rural banking system. The existing agricultural guarantee loan funds wholly or partly contributed and/or funded by government agencies shall be integrated into the Agricultural Guarantee Fund, and shall be governed by the rules and regulations promulgated by the Agricultural Guarantee Fund Board established under Section thirteen of the mentioned Act.

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CitationPD 57 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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