Philippines Revised Forestry Code (PD 705)

Revised the Forestry Reform Code (PD 389) and is known as the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines.

The date on which PD 705 was signed.

Single agency created from the merger of the Bureau of Forestry, Reforestation Administration, Southern Cebu Reforestation Development Project and Parks and Wildlife Office.

Public-domain lands that have not yet been classified to determine whether they are needed for forest purposes.

Lands of the public domain classified and declared not needed for forest purposes.

Forest lands reserved by the President for a specific purpose.

A public offshore area delimited as habitat of rare and unique marine flora and fauna.

A public shore area delimited for outdoor recreation, sport fishing, water skiing and related healthful activities.

A drainage area supporting existing and proposed hydroelectric, irrigation or domestic water facilities that needs immediate protection or rehabilitation.

A portion of forest land subjected to shifting and/or permanent slash-and-burn cultivation.

A sustainable land-management system combining agricultural crops, tree crops and forest plants and/or animals compatible with local cultural patterns.

A silvicultural system characterized by partial clearcutting that leaves seed trees to regenerate the area.

The privilege granted by the State to utilize forest resources with the right of possession and occupation to the exclusion of others except the government.

A short-term privilege to utilize limited forest resources or undertake a limited activity without right of occupation and possession.

The number of years between two major harvests in the same working unit and/or region.

Titled rights of ownership and, for national minorities, possession existing at the time a license is granted.

Official who heads the Bureau of Forest Development and is appointed by the President.

The professional license a Director or Assistant Director must hold, in addition to a forestry degree.

The remedy by which a Department Head’s decision on a forestry matter may be reviewed by the courts.

The institution where the Forestry Development Center was established.

The agency to which mangrove and other swamps suitable for fishponds and not needed for shore protection are released.

The agency to which administrative jurisdiction over alienable and disposable lands is transferred.

The slope at or above which land of the public domain cannot be classified as alienable and disposable.

The slope at or above which forest land cannot be classified as grazing land or used for pasture.

The maximum interval between concrete monuments marking boundaries of permanent forests and A&D lands.

The reference map used in all boundary conflicts between forest and A&D lands.

The official who may establish forest reserves and reservations for the national park system and critical watersheds.

The official who may reserve a portion of the public forest as an experimental forest for the Forest Research Institute.

Name any one area within forest reservations that may NOT be subjected to commercial logging or grazing.

The silvicultural and harvesting system required for dipterocarp forests.

The number of trees of the same variety that must be planted for every tree cut or destroyed in logging.

The minimum timber inventory required before harvest in forest land.

The maximum period of any privilege to harvest timber (initial term).

The principle that forest lands shall not be held in this manner.

The date from which the entire log production of timber licensees must be processed locally.

The maximum share of the total national allowable cut that may be exported as logs.

The lease period for an industrial tree plantation, tree farm or agro-forestry farm.

The minimum area for a tree farm lease.

Rental per hectare during the sixth to tenth year of an ITP or tree farm lease.

The classification given by the Board of Investments to ITPs, tree farms and agro-forestry farms.

The privilege that gives its holder exclusive right to cut allowable timber plus the right of occupation, possession and control of a concession.

The public official who, under Sec. 44, may investigate and inspect books and records of licensees.

Stations established at outlets of timber and forest products to ensure legality of cutting.

Cutting of these trees is banned for firewood purposes under Sec. 71.

The period after which an unutilized fishpond released by BFAR reverts to forest land.

The date before which kaingineros and squatters who entered forest lands without permit are exempt from prosecution.

The minimum percentage of subscribed capital stock that corporate licensees must plan to sell to employees, laborers and the general public.

The percentage of actual FOB market price charged on timber cut in forest land.

The charge per cubic meter on firewood and recoverable wood wastes.

Name any two minor forest products charged 10% of FOB price.

The additional volume percentage added to squared timber for loss in squaring.

The penalty rate of interest on unpaid forest charges.

The provisions of the Revised Penal Code that provide the penalty for cutting or possessing timber without license (Sec. 77).

The share of confiscated forest products’ proceeds given to informants.

The minimum and maximum imprisonment for making kaingin.

The penalty for an offender who commits the same offense (under Sec. 78) for the third time.

The fine range for unlawful occupation of forest land or national parks.

Period within which an arresting forest officer must deliver the offender and confiscated items to the proper official.

The officer who may administratively impose fines where a fine is the principal penalty.

The year before which land occupied by cultural minorities is exempt from the tax-declaration certification requirement (July 4 of this year).

The effectivity of PD 705.

The Decree is known as the “_____ Forestry Code of the Philippines.”

The Bureau shall be directly under the control and supervision of the _____.

No person may be appointed Director unless he is at least _____ years of age.

The Department Head’s decision becomes final and executory after _____ days unless appealed to the President.

There shall be created at least _____ regional offices.

Forest district boundaries shall follow natural boundaries of _____ under the river-basin concept.

Forest lands that are subject of _____ leases are classified as grazing lands.

No public land of _____ percent slope or over shall be classified as alienable and disposable.

Areas of less than _____ hectares far from certified A&D land are needed for forest purposes.

Strips of land _____ meters wide along the edge of rivers and streams with channels at least five meters wide are needed for forest purposes.

Boundary monuments shall be placed at intervals of not more than _____ meters.

Only the _____ may establish forest reservations for the national park system.

Critical watersheds, national parks and established experimental forests shall not be subject to _____ logging or grazing.

The _____ may order the summary suspension of a license or permit pending hearing.

For pine forests, the _____ system with planting when necessary shall be practiced.

A person who cuts timber must plant _____ times the same variety for every tree cut.

No timber harvest is allowed without at least a _____ percent timber inventory made not earlier than five years before the license.

The maximum period of a timber privilege is _____ years, renewable for not more than _____ years.

The privilege to harvest timber terminates automatically when harvestable timber is _____ without leaving commercially usable logged-over area.

Forest concessions shall not be held in _____.

The size of forest land for timber utilization is limited to what a person can effectively utilize and develop for _____ years.

No wood-processing plant expansion shall be allowed unless raw material supply on a _____ basis is assured.

Beginning _____, the entire production of logs by timber licensees shall be processed locally.

Total log export shall not exceed _____ percent of the total national allowable cut.

The minimum area for an industrial tree plantation or agro-forestry farm is _____ hectares.

Lessees pay a nominal filing fee of _____ per hectare.

No rental is collected during the first _____ years of an ITP lease.

Forest charges on ITP produce are only _____ percent of the regular forest charges.

Private landowners with tree farms of _____ hectares or below planted to Ipil-Ipil are exempt from the inventory requirement.

The Board of Investments classifies ITPs and tree farms as _____ areas of investment.

A license agreement holder has the exclusive privilege to cut allowable harvestable timber and the additional right of _____, possession and control.

In A&D lands and civil reservations, a _____ percent timber inventory is required before harvest.

All timber inventory reports must be _____ and sworn to by forest officers who conducted them.

Strips of _____ forest protecting shorelines shall be maintained and shall not be alienated.

Mangrove swamps set aside for coast protection shall not be subject to _____ operation.

Mineral reservations where mining is suspended for more than _____ years are placed under forest management by the Bureau.

Roads and infrastructure built by licensees _____ to the State upon expiration or termination of the privilege.

In areas above _____ percent slope, occupation is conditioned on planting desirable trees.

Occupants who entered forest lands before _____ without permit shall not be prosecuted, provided they do not increase their clearings.

Special-use forest leases (e.g., sawmills, camps) may be granted for not exceeding _____ years.

Filipino equity beyond the _____ percent constitutional limitation shall be encouraged.

A license may be transferred only if it has been in existence for at least _____ years.

Corporations must sell at least _____ percent of subscribed capital stock to employees, laborers and the general public.

The Director remits monthly collections to the _____ within the first ten days of the succeeding month.

Timber measurement: _____ percent is added to squared timber for loss in squaring.

Pulpwood and matchwood are charged _____ percent of the actual FOB market price.

The actual FOB market price of forest products is determined _____ a year by the Secretary of DENR.

Late payment of forest charges incurs a surcharge of _____ percent.

A false or fraudulent return incurs a surcharge of _____ percent.

For making kaingin, the fine is _____ times the regular forest charges due on forest products destroyed.

For pasturing livestock without authority, the fine equals _____ times the regular rentals due.

An informant receives _____ percent of the proceeds of confiscated forest products.

Any public officer who knowingly misclassifies forest land as A&D shall be _____ from the service with prejudice to re-employment.

Failure to adhere to grading rules is sufficient cause for suspension of license for not less than _____ years.

A forest officer may arrest _____ a warrant any person committing an offense in his presence.

A 28-year-old natural-born registered forester with a forestry degree is proposed as Director. Is he qualified?

A licensee received a Department Head decision on March 1, did nothing for 45 days, then filed a petition in the RTC to annul it. What is the decision’s status and the proper remedy?

A 20%-slope parcel declared A&D is occupied by a farmer with no title, no application and only 10 years of occupation as of 1975. What happens to the land?

A 200-hectare tract far from and not contiguous with certified A&D land is sought to be classified A&D. Can it be?

A resort is planned at the edge of an 8-meter-wide river. What does the law protect?

A licensee cut 500 trees and planted 600 seedlings. How many were required, and what is the consequence?

A license is sought where the last inventory covered 3% of the area and was done 8 years ago. May it be issued?

A licensee who has already used a 25-year term and one 25-year renewal wants another extension. Is it allowed?

A licensee exports 40% of its log production. Is this allowed?

Maria wants to lease 8 hectares for an industrial tree plantation or tree farm. Is she eligible?

A tree-farm lessee harvests and sells his timber. What forest charge does he pay?

A farmer with a 40-hectare Ipil-Ipil farm wants to harvest without inventory. Is it allowed?

A fishpond released by BFAR is unused for 6 years. What happens to it?

A mining company wants to explore inside a timber concession. What must it first obtain?

A kaingin farmer who entered in 1970 expanded his clearing in 1980. Can he be prosecuted?

What penalty applies to a first-time kaingin offender?

A corporate president ordered illegal cutting but did not cut himself. Is he liable, and what if he is an alien?

A forest ranger arrests a man loading illegal logs without a warrant and holds him two days before delivery. Is the arrest and detention valid?

An assessor issued a tax declaration without Director certifications for untitled land held by a non-minority farmer. Is he liable?

A Bureau employee knowingly releases 12 hectares of forest land as A&D at a private party’s urging. What liabilities arise?

A licensee failed to pay forest charges and filed an understated quarterly return. What surcharges apply?

A man hunts birds without a permit and cuts a tree in a national park. What penalty applies, and who may get half the fine?