PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure that would make agricultural land freely tradeable, thereby unlocking their value as capital assets.

Republic Act 11231 or the "Agricultural Free Patent Reform Act" was signed by the President on February 22, but was released to the media only on Thursday, March 14.

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