Land reform as the key to social justice.

Created the Land Settlement and Development Corporation (LASEDECO), the precursor of land reform in the Philippines.

Pursuant to RA 422, President Elpidio Quirino, issued Executive Order 355 on October 23, 1950 creating the Land Settlement and Development Corporation and dissolving the National Land Settlement Administration, the Rice and Corn Production Administration, and the Machinery and Equipment Department of the National Development Company. This became the precursor of land reform in the Philippines.