FORESTRY LAWS, ARTICLES-SECTIONS, PDs, PROCLAMATIONS, LOIs, DMCs,

EOs, RAs, DAOs, DATES

Law Date Description

Act 274 1901 Kaingin Law
Act 1148 1904 Forest Act
Act 2557 1916 Administrative Code
Act 477 1939 Commonwealth Act

Article-Sections Law Description

Article II, Section 16 1987 Philippine Constitution Balanced and healthful ecology
Comprehensive rural development
Article II, Section 21 1987 Philippine Constitution
and agrarian reform
Article II, Section 22 1987 Philippine Constitution Recognize the rights of ICCs
Article II, Section 23 1987 Philippine Constitution Promote welfare of the nation
Article IV, Section 7 1987 Philippine Constitution Respect the rights of IP's
Equitable share in the proceeds of the
Article X, Section 7 1987 Philippine Constitution
utilization
Article XI, Section 1 1987 Philippine Constitution Public office is a public trust
Article XII, Section 1 1987 Philippine Constitution Three goals of national economy
All our natural resources are State-
Article XII, Section 2 1987 Philippine Constitution
owned
Article XII, Section 3 1987 Philippine Constitution Classification of lands in public
Article XII, Section 5 1987 Philippine Constitution Protect the rights of ICCs
Apply the principles of agrarian
Article XIII, Section 6 1987 Philippine Constitution
reform or stewardship
Section 14 EO 192 Lands Management Bureau
Section 15 EO 192 MGB
Section 16 EO 192 EMB
Section 17 EO 192 ERDB, integration of FOR NMC
BMB, from the DPW and MPP of
Section 18 EO 192
BFD
Section 22 EO 192 Attached Agencies and Corps
Section 3 EO 192 Declaration of Policy
Section 4 EO 192 Mandates of the DENR
Secretary, 5 Usecs (Sec 9), 7 Asecs
Section 6 EO 192
Section10)
Section 02 PD 705 Adoption of Policies
Silvicultural and harvesting system
Section 20 PD 705 for different forest types where
silviculture
Section 68 PD 705 Cutting and Gathering
 Unlawful occupation and destruction
Section 69 PD 705
of forest lands and grazing lands
Section 70 PD 705 Pasturing livestock
Section 71 PD 705 Illegal occupation of national parks
Section 72 PD 705 Destruction fo wildlife resources
Section 73 PD 705 Survey by unauthorized person
Section 74 PD 705 Misclassification
Section 75 PD 705 Tax declaration
Section 76 PD 705 coercion and influence
unlawful possession of implements
Section 77 PD 705
and devices by forest officers

Proclamations Year Date Description

June as Philippine Environment
237
Month
First Marine National Park
306
"Tubbataha Reef National Park"
615 1995 Philippine Eagle as National Bird
All watersheds and lakes within
753 watersheds as game refuge and bird
sanctuaries
1030 1997 Jun-30 Tarsius syrichta as protected fauna
Bohol Cholate Hills as natural
1037
monument
1149 World Environment Day, June 05
Proclaiming claim areas and types of
2146 forests as Environmental impact
Statement Systeme under PD 1568
Declaring the entre province of
Palawan and certain parcels of thr
2152 public domain and or part of the
country as Mangrove Swamp Forest
Reserve

LOIs Year Date Description

Re-examination of all National Parks,
LOI 1258 Wilderness Areas, Tourism Areas
and Resettlement Areas
Implementation of the Integrated
LOI 1260 1982 Jul-28
Social Forestry Program
LOI 1311 Salvage permit from LGUs
Mandating the establishment and
LOI 1312 developnent of local government
forest or tree parks
 Determination of suitable areas for
LOI 145 Industrial tree plantations and tree
farms through survey and inventory
LOI 404 Nationwide tree planting campaign
LOI 423 PROFEM
A law that governs the establishments
of wilderness areas and greenbelts in
the forest;
All mangrove forest essentially
LOI 917 1979 Aug-22 needed in foreshore marine life,
includeing special forest which are
exclusice habitats of rare and
endangered Philippine flora and
fauna were declared wilderness area

Law Year Date Description

PD 01 1972 Creation of Forest Development
Declared that all streams, ponds and
waters within the game refuges and
PD 04
bird sanctuaries and national parks as
fish refuges and sanctuaries
PD 1067 1976 Dec-31 Water Code of the Philippines
PD 1151 1977 Jun-06 Philippine Environmental Policy
PD 1152 1977 Jun-06 Philippine Environmental Code
Requiring all Filipino citizen at least
PD 1153 1977 10 years of age to plant a tree once a
month for five consecutive years
Conservation of game species and
PD 1159 other wildlife including birds and
fishes
PD 1433 1978 Plant Quarantine Law
Ammended PD 705 and created
PD 1559 1978 Jun-11
Forest Development Center
Environmental Impact Assessment
PD 1586 1978 Jun-11
System
Minimum 12 years of imprisonment
PD 1613
for intentional burning of forest
Changes the name of Monkey Eating
PD 1732
Eagle to Philippine Eagle
Tiwi Geothermal Reservation in
Albay classified as "Lands of the
PD 1749 Public Domain" and entrusted to the
Department of Energy for
Management
PD 1775 1978 Jan-14 Ammended Section 80 of the PD 705
 by authorizing PC/INP members to
make arrests of offenders
PD 1899 Small Scale Mining
PD 198 Local Water Utilities Authority
Forestry Department in Private
PD 331 1973
Companies, Sutatined Yield Basis
Reform Forestry Code of the
PD 389 1974
Philippines
PD 461 1974 Department of Natural Resources
Mineral Resources Development
PD 463
Decree
PD 5526 Creation fo FPRDI
Ban on the issuance of courts
preliminary injunction in cases
PD 605
involving concessions, license and
other permits
PD 607 1974 Dec-18 Creation of Forrest Research Institute
PD 705 1975 May-19 Revised Forestry Code of the
Philippines
Section 13 to Section 18-
Classification and Survey
Section 68 to Section 77 - Punishable
acts
Section 37 to Section 57- Forest
Protection
Section 69. Illegal occupation- 500 to
20k, 6 to 2 years, 10times the rental
fees. Guilty of making kaingin- 2 to 4
years and 8 times the regular forest
charges the forest products destroyed.
Section 70. Pasturing livestock. 6 to 2
years and 10 times the regular rentals
Section 71. Illegal occupation of
National Parks. 200 to 500 pesos for
destroying.
Section 72. Destruction of Wildelife
Resources. Not less than 100 and
denied a permit for a period of three
years
Section 73. Survey by unauthorized
person. 2 to 4 years.
Section 74. Misclassifcation. Not less
than 1 year and not less than 1000
Section 75. Tax declaration. 2 to 4
years
Section 76. Coercion. Not less than 1
 year and 500PHP
Section 77. Unlawful possession. 2 to
4 years. 1K to 10K php
PD 856 Sanitation Code
Encourages and improves
PD 865
conservation of valuable forest
Requiring Planting of Trees in
PD 953
Certain Areas
Abolished the Bureau of Farm
PD 970 Management of the DAR and transfer
the extension function to the BAE
PD 979 Marine Pollution Decree
DMCs Date Description
DMC 01 2011
Guidelines governing the issuance of
DMC 02 1996
"Muyong" Resource Permit
Guidelines and procedure for the
DMC 04 1993
turn-over of contract reforestation
Imposed compliance of certain
DMC 04 1996 requirements before IAOP can be
given
DMC 04 2008 Upland Development Prorgam
Guidelines in the preparation of
DMC 05 2008 Integrated Watershed Management
Plans
Implementation of Outreach Program
DMC 06 1993 for People Oriented Forestry
(OPPOF)
Required all forest concession
holders to submit a medium-term
DMC 09 1992 Forest Mgmt Plan as for the basis for
the preparation of their Integrated
Annual Operations Plan (IAOP)
Provided the implementing guidlines
on the conduct of Community
DMC 10 1997
Organizing under the Forestry sector
program
Guidelines on the establishments of
DMC 16 1993
buffer zones for protected areas
Guidelines in the conduct of
DMC 35 1993
protected area suitability assessment

Executive Orders Year Date Decription Notes

The Ministry of Trade is
EO 1013
empowered to regulate
 and supervise wood
processing plants except
sawmills
EO 1039 1975 WIDA
Forest Products and
EO 128
Research Institute
EO 15 Philippine Council for SD
Reorganization Act of Section 13- FMB
DENR Section 14- LMB
ERDB - Merging of Section 15- MGSB
EO 192 1987 Jun-10
Forest Research Institute Section 16- EMB
and National Mangrove Section 17- ERDB
Committee and IDC Section 18- PAWB
Prescribe the teaching of
EO 217 civic and ethical
principles in schools
The Code of Good
Governance for the
EO 220 2003
Profession in the
Philippines
Moratorium on the
EO 23 2011 Feb-01 cutting and harvesting of
timber
EO 247 1987 May-18 Bioprospecting Law
5 Million for
Diptero, narra
25 Million for
mahogany, yemane,
bagras, acacia,
rubber,
National Greening
EO 26 2011 Feb-24 20 Million mango,
Program
coffee, cacao,
cashew, guyabano
Spacing forest trees
2x3, 3x3 and 3x4
while 5x5 and 10x10
fr fruit seedlings
CBFM as national
EO 263 1995 Jul-19
strategy
Continuing Professional
EO 266 1995
Education Program
Ammended Section 68 of
PD 705 by including
EO 277 1987 Jul-25
possession of timber and
other forest products
 Amed to facilitate socio-
economic growth and
environmental protection
EO 291
in the Implementation of
programs and projects in
the Country
Administrative Code of
EO 292 1987 Jul-25
1987
Promoting Sustainable
EO 318 2004 Jun-09 Forest Management in the
Philippines
Presidential Task Force
Water Resources
EO 374
Development and
Management
Allowing planting of food
crops in all available
public and private lands
EO 40
and kaingin becomes
rampant during the
Japanese Period
Adopting the Coral
Triangle Initiative
National Plan of Action
as the Primary
Framework for the
Developmen and
EO 533
Implementation of all
related Plans and
Programs on Marine and
Coastal Resources
Management in the
Country.
EO 542 Task Force Pawikan
EO 544 Conservation of Pawikan
Exportation of veneer and
EO 65 peeler logs during the 2nd
Philippine Republic
Facilitating the
EO 725 1981 Sep-09
establishment of ITPS
Mandating the
Presidential Task Force
on Climate Change to
EO 785 2009 Feb-26
Develop the National
Climate Change
Framework
 Institutionalizing and
EO 79 implement reforms in the
Philippine Mining Sector
Laguna Lake
EO 927
Development Authority

Repuplic Acts Year Date Description

RA 10176 2012 Arbor Day Act
RA 10690 Revised RA 6239
RA 2590 Wildlife Law
RA 2706 1960 Reforestation Administration
RA 3042 Forest Conservation Law
The school that became the
College of Forestry in UPLB
Forestry Extension Law
RA 3523 1963 Jun-30
UP to carry out a program of
public education and information
in forestry
Philippine Ornamental Law
RA 3571 The Rules and Procedures for
Environmental Cases
Prohibits the cutting of Molave,
RA 3572
Akle and Tindalo
RA 3701 1963 Revised Kaingin Law
RA 3844 Land Reform Act
Protecting wild flowers in the
RA 3983
country
Laguna Lake Development
RA 4850
Authority
Mandates the establishments of
RA 5752 the Municipal and City Forest and
Tree Parks
Monkey Eating Eagle Law. An
RA 6147 act declating that Pithecophaga
jefferyiis a protected bird
RA 6239 Forestry Profession
Comprehensice Agrarian Reform
RA 6657 1988 Jun-07
Law
Code of Conduct and Ethical
RA 6713 Standards for Public Officials and
Employees
Toxic Substances and Hazardous
RA 6969 1990
Nuclear Wastes Act of 2009
RA 7076 1991 People Small Scale Mining Act of
 1991
RA 7160 1991 Oct-10 Local Government Code
Act Incorporation Certain Section
of NIRC as amended to PD 705
RA 7161 1991 Oct-10
amended
Forest Charges
National Integrated Protected
RA 7586 1992 Jun-01
Areas Act of 1992
Strategic Environmental Plan for
RA 7611
Palawan Act
Philippine Economic Zone
RA 7916 1995
Authority
The Philippine Mining Act of
RA 7942 1995 Mar-03
1995
RA 8041 Water Crisis Act
RA 8048 Coconut Preservation Act
RA 826 1953 Parks and Wildlife Office
Commission on Parks and
RA 826
Wildlife
RA 8371 1997 Oct-29 IPRA Law
Social Reform and Poverty
RA 8425 1998
Alleviation Act
Agriculture and Fisheries
RA 8435 1997
Modernization Act
RA 8550 Philippine Fisheries Code
RA 8749 1999 Jun-23 Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
RA 8981 2000 PRC Modernization of 2000
RA 9003 2001 Jan-26 Solid Waste Management
RA 9072 Cave and other Resources
Wildlife Resources Conservation
RA 9147 2001 Jul-30
and Protection Act
RA 9175 2002 Nov-07 Chainsaw Act of 2002
Philippine Clean Water Act of
RA 9275 2004 May-06
2004
Oil Spill Compensation Act of
RA 9438 2007
2007
National Environmental
RA 9512 2008 Dec-12 Awareness and Education Act of
2008
The Philippine Archipelagic
RA 9522
Baselines Law
RA 9593 2008 Renewable Energy Act of 2008
RA 9637 Philippine Biofuels Act
RA 9729 2009 Climate Change Act of 2009
 Law Year Date Description Content
Nationwide Ban on the
DAO 74 1987 Nov-19
Cutting of Almaciga Trees
Buffer Zones -
50 m strips in
Establishment of Buffer
mangrove, 20 m
DAO 76 1987 Nov-23 Zones in Coastal and
strips on both
Estuarine Mangrove Areas
sides or river
channels
Establishment of Talavera
DAO 15 1987 Feb-26
Municipal Forest Park
Interim Guidelines on the
Cutting/Gathering of Narra
DAO 78 1987 Dec-28
and Other Hardwood
Species
Establishing of Buffer
DAO 96 1987
Zones in Coastal Areas
Deregulation of Tree
Harvesting, Transportaion
DAO 86 1988 Oct-04 and Sale of Firewood,
Pulpwood or Timber
Planted in Private Lands
Regulations governing the
DAO 33 1988 exportation of lumber and
plantation logs
Revised Regulations
DAO 04 1989 Jan-10 Governing Rattan
Resources
General rules and
regulations on the
DAO 120 1989 Oct-27
participation of NGOs in
DENR programs CFP
Community Forestry
DAO 123 1989
Program
DAO 19 1989 Exemption to the export
ban lumber produced from
imported logs
Regulations, Governing the
utilization, Development
DAO 15 1990
and Management of
Mangrove Resources
DAO 34 1990 Classification of Water
DAO 71 1990 Implementing guidelines
for the award and
administration of Forest
Land Management
 Agreement (FLMA)
Regulations on the
DAO 78 1990
issuance of TPSA
Revised guidelines for the
DAO 31 1991 Jun-24
contract reforestation
Shift in logging from old
DAO 24 1991 May growth forest to residual
forest
Guidelines for the
DAO 08 1991 implementation of DAO
24-1991
DAO 65 1991 FOB Market Price
Guidelines for community
reforestation contract under
DAO 35 1992 Jul-17
low income upland
communities program
Ban in the use of high lead
DAO 03 1992 Jan-29 yarding systems in
Dipterocarp forest
DAO 25 1992 Jun-29 NIPAS IRR
AAC computation and tree
marking goal determination
of second growth
dipterocarp forest.
DAO 12 1992 10000PHP per ha
requirement. 35 years
cutting cycle for second
growth dipterocarp forest
except Plaawan and Samar
Devolution fo EIS to the
DAO 21 1992 EMPAS (EMB Regional
Offices
Rules and regulations to
DAO 34 1992
implement RA 7076
Low Income Upland
DAO 35 1992
Communities Project
Moratorium on all
DAO 45 1992 commercial logging in the
province of Palawan
Samanea saman was
DAO 46 1992 removed from the list of
premium hardwood species
PMEF as Genetic Resource
DAO 56 1992 Area and National Training
Site for Mangrove
DAO 927 1992 Provides all mossy forest
 as Strict Nature Reserves
Revised Rule and
Regulations Governing the
DAO 59 1993 Sep-30
Transport/Shipment of
Logs etc
Guideline sin te
DAO 16 1993 Apr-02 implementation fo the
forestry sector project
Revised regulations and
guidelines governing the
DAO 60 1993 Oct-04 establishment and
management of industrial
forest plantations
Coastal Environment
DAO 19 1993 Apr-19
Program
Guidelines for the
DAO 22 1993 Apr-27 Implementation of CFP; 3
phases of implementation
ENR-SECAL program in
DAO 01 1993
Region 4,7 and 8
Ancestral Domain
Management Program,
identification, delineation
DAO 02 1993
amd recognition of ancestal
land/domain claims of the
IP
Forest Land Management
DAO 23 1993
Program
DAO 26 1993 ENR-SECAL in Region 10
Guidelines for the conduct
of Residual Forest
DAO 28 1993 Inventory for the
modification of Aac
formula
DAO 58 1993 Rules and regulations
governing extraction,
assessment, procession and
transport of Narra
resources
Instituted Community
DAO 62 1993
Organizing
DAO 07 1994 Revised guidelines for the
issuance of certificate of
Origin for logs, timber,
lumber and NTFPs to curb
illegal gathering and
 transport
Implementation of the
fllagship program for ICC
DAO 26 1994
under the President's Social
Reform Agenda
Institutionalized the multi-
sectoral forest protection
DAO 17 1995
committees (MFPCs)
withing the DENR System
Revising DAO 21 and
DAO 37 1996 Dec-02 Further Strengthen EIS
System
IRR for the
DAO 26 1996 Oct-10 Implementation of EO 263
CBFM
DAO 29 1996 Oct-10 Mother IRR of CBFM
Log control and monitoring
DAO 04 1996 Feb-13
system
Guidelines for the
DAO 21 1996 Jun-21 establishment of pilot
Dipterocarp plantations
DAO 24 1996 Aug-23 IRR of SIFM program
Established the criteria and
guidelines for the
DAO 02 1996 categorization of
Protectected Areas under
the NIPAS;
DAO 20 1996 IRR of EO 247
Guidelines on the
establishment of
DAO 22 1996
Management of Integrated
Protected Areas Funds
Integrated all CBFMs and
DAO 30 1996 POFP projects to the
DENR regular structure
DAO 34 1996 Rules and regulations in
the management of CADC
of the IP
DAO 37 1996 Revising DAO 21 s. 1992
DAO 40 1996 IRR of RA 7942 or Mining Exoploration
Act Permit 1620 ha
in one province
and 3240 ha in
entire country
for an individual.
Then 16200 and
 32400 for
corporation.
Rules for the
Administrative
DAO 32 1997 Oct-10
Adjudication of Illegal
Forest Products
Implementation of CBFM
DAO 10 1998 Mar-04
in Mangrove areas
Allowed up to
Temporary Lifting of the
DAO 11 1998 Mar-11 December 31,
Ban on Lumber Export
1998
Implementation of CBFM
DAO 41 1998 Jun-24
in watershed reservations
Production Sharing
DAO 42 1998 Jun-24 Agreement with Pos. 75%,
12.5%, 12%
CBFM Pos exemption fom
DAO 43 1998 Jun-24 the payment of
administrative fees
DAO 44 1998 Jun-24 CBFMSA
DAO 45 1998 Jun-24 CSC in CBFM
DAO 36 1999 Aug-10 Revies Rules and Section 2.
Regulation for Forest Definition of
Lands Used for Grazing Terms. Animal
Purposes Unit = 1 mature
cow about 300kg
or at least 2
yearlings
GC= 0.54 (Fresh
Weight)xEffecti
ve Grazing
Areax
10000/25000
Section 3. Areas
Available for
FLGMA. Not
less than 250ha,
Not fore than
50% of slope, at
least 500kg
Forage
Production
Capability.
Section 5. Size
of FLMGA. 50
to 500 and 50 to
 2000 hectares
Section 8. Types
of Grazing
Lands. Class A -
70 to 100pts,
Class B - 50 to
69 pts, Class C -
Below 50
Section 26.
Basis for
Government
Share. ER=(TR-
TC)-MPR, 30%
of TC
Sction 28.
Transitory
Period.
200ha/year on
year 1. Increases
75PHP per year
Endorsement of
LGUs is
repealed instead
they will be
DAO 29 1999 Jul-22 Amended DAO 96-29 provided with
copies of
approved
CBFMs, RMFs,
AWPs, RUPs.
IRR for the
Operationalizatoin of
DAO 37 1999 Aug-23
Environmental Revolving
Fund under PD 1586
DAO 53 1999 Deember Regulations Governing the Section 6. Size
23 IFMP of IFMA Area.
500 is the
minimum size of
IFMA but shall
not exceed
40,000ha
Implementing Guidelines
DAO 35 1999
for RUPs
 Philippine
Mahogany
New Rates of Forest Group (14000)
Charges based on 1999 Softwood (715)
DAO 63 2000 Jul-31
FOB Market Prices of Premium (3000)
Forest Products Pulpwood (95)
Almcaiga resin
(1.5/kg)
Section 2. Scope
and Coverage.
Not more than
5k for
individuals and
30k for
cooperative.
Section 6.
Forest Products
Inventory.
100% intensity
Regulations in the Cutting for Private lands
DAO 64 2000 Jul-31
of Anahaw Palms and 5% intensity
for forestland.
Section 7.
Annual
Allowable Cut.
Poles
AAC=(NA)/15
11cm poles.
Leaves. Max of
2 leaves Total
Density x 24
leaves
DAO 05 2000 Jan-06 Programmatic Compliance Screening-
EIS >Scoping->EIS
Preparation-
>Submission of
the EIS->Review
of the EIS-
>Granting or
Denial of the
ECC Application
CBP applies to all areas Article III.
designated as multiple use Stages of CBP
DAO 44 2000 Jun-06 and PA's Implementation
Ammending Certain . Preparatory
Provisions of DAO 96-29 Stage, People's
 Organization
Formation and
Diagnostic,Plann
ing, and
Implementation.
PAMB and
PASu take an
active role in
and Providing Specific
CBP
Guidelines for the
Implementation.
Establishment and
PASu and
Management of CBFM
CENRO
within Protected Areas
recommends to
PMBb and
affirm the AWP
then endorse for
approval of
Regional
Executive
Director.
Guidelines Governing the
Creation of Subproject Site
Management Office
DAO 65 2000 Aug-07
(SUSIMO) and its
Institutionalization in the
FSP sector.
Standard Costs and Fees
Relative to the
Implementation of the EIS
System, MC 2001-01
(April 5) Guidance on the
DAO 27 2000 Apr-10
Implementation of the EIS
System and Granting
Authority to the EMB
Director and Regional
Directors
DAO 21 2000 Feb-28 Prescribing the Section 1.
requirements for cutting, Definitiions
transport and disposition of (PLTP, SPLTP,
naturally grown timber Private Lands,
inside private lands. Naturally grown
Revised Guidelines in the tree, Forest
Issuance of Private Land charge, Premium
Timber Permit/Special hardhoow
Private Land Timber species &
Permit. Planted Tree)
 Section 7.
Issuing
Authority. Less
than 10 cubic
meters - RED,
Greater than 10 -
DENR Secretary
Section 12.
Prohibitions -
Within 20 m on
both sides of the
road and
20mstrip in river
banks
Section 4.
Requirements.
Affirmed
Community
Resources
Management
Framework,
Annual Work
Plan, ECC,
Guidelines Regulating the
Resource Use
Harvesting and Utilization
Permit.
March 14 of Forest Products withing
DAO 29 2000 Section 4.2.
March 29 CBFM Areas, Resource
Stand vpolume
Use Permit to Peoples'
after
Organizations
harvesting.
Should not be
less than 80 cu.m
per hectare.
Section 7.
Marketing of
Products. The
NRDC shall
assist the POs
IRR for the sanitation
DAO 50 2000 cutting on pest-infested
forests
DAO 02 2002 Jan-03 EstablishemEnt of CBPs Section 5.2.
in all PA's, PACBARMA Processing of
Application.
PASu evaluate
within 30 days
and endorse to
 PAMB within 30
days evaluation
then endorse to
Regional
Executive
Director.
Section 5.3.
Approving
Authority. Less
than 15k RED,
More than 15K
ha Secretary.
Community
Resource
Management
Plan (CRMP)
Endorsement from
Barangay, Municipal and
DAO 11 2003 May-10
LGUs in application for
CBFMAs
June 30,
DAO 30 2003 IRR of PEIS
2003
DAO 24 2003 IRR of RA 9175
DAO 32 2004 Aug-31 Revised Guidelines for Section 4.
CBP in PA's Creation of the
PAMB-CBP
Committee.
RTD,
PAWCZMS, and
members from
Lus and selected
PAMB members
appointed by
RED
Section 5.2.4.
Approving
Authority. RED
less than 15k.
Endorse for
approval to
Secretary
through PAWB
more than 15k.
DAO 29 2004 Aug-25 Revised IRR of EO 263 Section 15.
Processing and
Approval of
 CBFMA
Application.
CENRO 500 ->
PENRO 500 TO
5K -> RENRO
5K TO 20K ->
Secretary >20K
IRR of the Philippine
DAO 10 2005 May-16
Clean Water Act of 2004
Section 3.
Coverage. At
least 4 million
hectares shall be
made available
for the
establishment
and develolment
Upland Agroforestry
DAO 25 2005 Nov-17 of agroforestry
Program
farms and
plantation under
the Upland
Agroforestry
Program. May
include 1.9
million for
CBFMP
DAO 26 2008 Dec-24 Revised IRR of NIPAS
National Ambient Air
DAO 13 2013 Mar-07
Quality
Exploration
Permit -
Increasing Fees for Mning PHP300/ha but
DAO 10 2013 Feb-21
applications not less than
PHP200,000 per
application
Guideline for the
Implementation of the
DAO 12 2013 Feb-25 Sustainable Coral Reef
Ecosystem Management
Program

Year Date Description

Inspeccion General de Montes, Spanish Royal
1863 June
Decree
1874 Banning of Kaingin Making
1889 Very high offense for Kaingineros
Forest Laws and Regulations for the Philippine
1894 Forest Services (Ministro de Ultimar)
Maura Act
1900 Apr-14 General Order #50 created Forestry Bureau
Act No. 222 creating Department of Interior
1901 and renaming Forestry Bureau to Bureau of
Forestry
Act 274, Kaingin Law
Act 222 creating Department of Interior and
1901
renaming Forestry Bureao to Bureau of
Forestry
Act 1148, Forest Act
1904
Reaffirming Regalian Doctrine
Act No. 1989 creating School of Forestry
1910 Apr-14
under UP college of Agriculture
The Bureau of Forestry was transferred from
1916
DI to DANR
The first establishment of Dipterocarp forest
1916
plantation in Mt. Makiling
1917 Forest Law of 1917 or Act 2711
Florencio R. Tamesis became the first Filipino
1937
director of BF
Commonwealth Act. 452 gave the jurisdiction
1939
over the grazing and pasture areas to BF
1939 Act 447, Commonwealth Act
AO 14-1 Revised Communal Forest
1941
Regulation
1942 May-14 Allowing the planting of food crops
Admin Order No. 1 transformed BF to Bureau
1942 of Forestry and Fishery under Ministry of
Agriculture and Commerce
Act No. 13, cutting is prohibited where spring
1943
is existing
The BF reconsitituted with 5 division and 44
1945
regional field offices
Allowing the exportation of veneer and peeler
1947 Jun-27
logs
1948 Aug-28 Society of Filipino Foresters
The school become College of Forestry in
1949 Jun-04
UPLB
1953 Jul-20 Parks and Wildlife Office was created
RA 826 created the Parks and Wildlife
1953
Commission
1954 Oct-14 The adoption of Selective Logging in the
 Philippines in the province of Basilan
1957 Reorganization Plan No. 77 created the FPRDI
1960 RA 2706, Reforestation Administration
1963 National Kaingin Conference
Creation of the National Forestry Extension
Committee, Kaingin Council Meeting
1964
composed of BF, PWO, UPCF, RA,
FORPRIDECOM
1965 National Kaingin Conference
Signing between UP CFNR and Bureau of
1971
Elementary Education
Kaingin Management and Land Settlement
1971
Regulations (FAO 62)
PD 01 merged BF, PWC, Ra to Bureau of
1972
Forest Development
1974 PD 607, FORI
PD 705 formally organized BFD merging of
1975 May-19 BF, PWO, RA and Southern Cebu
Reforestation Project
1975 Masaganang Kagubatan
1975 Revised Forestry Code
Establishment of Environmental Impact
1978 Jun-11
Assessment and Forest Development Center
Communal Tree Farming Program (MAO 11,
1979
1979)
1980 Dec-07 Toog recognized as Philippines' tallest tree
1982 Jul-28 Launching of ISFP
Establishment of Local Government Forest and
1983 Apr-23
Tree Parks
EO 1039 Created Wood Industry Development
1985
Authority
1986 Launching of National Forestation program
1987 Jun-10 EO 192 Reorganization Act of DENR
1988 Aug-11 Tubbtaha Reef National Park
1988 Aug-26 Log Export Ban
1989 Jun-20 National Bird Branding was established
General Rules and Regulations on the
1989
participation of NGOs in DENR programs
1990 Jul-01 Lumber Export Ban
1991 Jun-24 Contract Reforestation Program
1991 Local Government Code
1992 Jan-01 Effectivity of RA 7160
1992 Jun-01 NIPAS Act effectivity
1992 Dec-04 Code of Ethics of Filipino Forester
 1992 Jan-29 Banning of highlead yarding
1995 Adoption of CBFM
1949 -1960 Massive Timber Exploitation