A motion for reconsideration has been filed before the Supre me Court on its dismissal of a petition questioning the manner in which the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law is being implemented in sugar lands, Cebu Rep. Pablo Garcia, legal counsel of the petitioners, said yesterday.

Garcia, who is eyeing the House speakership, told the DAILY STAR that, even if he does not get the position, he will lead, along with other solons from Negros, a campaign not to extend CARP after it expires in June 2008.

"CARP is bad for the economy and bad for agriculture," he said.

La Castellana Mayor Enrico Elumba is calling for a moratorium on land disposition in municipalities where the current amount of property disposed is way beyond the capability of the government to support.

At a press conference yesterday, Elumba also called for a strong lobby for a review of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program when its law expires next year, saying its implementation in sugarlands has been detrimental to Negros Occidental. There is a need for a restudy the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (R.A. 6657) with emphasis on the sustainability of the program and revenue generation, he said.

In his study entitled "Sourcing Revenues in Times of Fiscal Crisis: An LGU Dilemma," Elumba said the total agricultural land in Negros Occidental is 237,580.0972 hectares and covered by CARP is 57,305.4674 hectares.