NEW RATES OF FOREST CHARGES PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7161 (R.A. 7161) AND BASED ON THE 1999 FOB MARKET PRICE OF FOREST PRODUCTS

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3, 4 and 5 of R.A. 7161 and
based on 1999 FOB Market Price survey on timber and other forest
products as submitted by the Regional Offices the following new rates of
forest charges shall be collected by major geographical regions:

SPECIES GROUP[*]	FOREST CHARGES (P)
1. TIMBER (per cubic meter)
	LUZON	VISAYAS	MINDANAO
a.   Philippine Mahogany Group, Manggasinoro Group, Manggachapui Group, Narig Group, Palosapis Group, Guijo Group;	1,400.00	1,400.00	1,425.00
b.     Yakal Group	1,500.00	1,500.00	1,530.00
c.   Apitong Group	1,260.00	1,260.00	1,260.00
d.   Softwood Species except Igem	715.00	715.00	715.00
e.   Igem	1,275.00	1,275.00	1,275.00
f.    Nato	1,000.00	1,000.00	1,000.00
g.   Furniture/Construction Hardwood	950.00	950.00	950.00
h.   Premium species, if allowed to be cut; and	3,000.00	3,000.00	3,000.00
i.    Lesser-Used Species	700.00	700.00	700.00
2. Pulpwood, chipwood and matchwood Species (per cubic meter)	95.00	95.00	95.00
3. Firewood, branches and other recoverable wood wastes of timber. (per cubic meter)	10.00	10.00	10.00
4. Rattan-unsplit (per linear meter)
4.a  Palasan, Calape and Kurakling
4.a.1        over 2 cm in diameter	1.40	1.40	1.40
4.a.2        2 cm or less in diameter	0.95	0.95	0.95
4.b  Sika and Arorog	0.10	0.10	0.10
4.c    Tumalin, Limuran, Ditaan and other species of rattan
4.c.1        over 2 cm in diameter	1.40	1.40	1.40
4.c.2        2 cm or less in diameter	0.80	0.80	0.80
5.         Rattan-split(per kilogram)	5.50	5.50	5.50
6.         Bamboo (per meter)
6.a Kawayan Tinik/Kawayan Kiling	0.60	0.60	0.60
6.b  Bayog	0.30	0.30	0.30
6.c   Boho/Bolo	0.20	0.20	0.20
6.d  Other species of Erect Bamboos	0.15	0.15	0.15
6.e  All Climbing Bamboos	0.10	0.10	0.10
7.  Almaciga resin (per kilogram)	1.50	1.50	1.50
8. Other gums and resins (per kilograms)	0.90	0.90	1.00
9. Beeswax (per kilogram)	1.00	1.00	1.00
10. Gutta-percha (per kilogram)	1.50	1.50	1.50

The reforestation deposit required of timber licensees and rattan
permittees pursuant to DENR Administrative Order Nos. 1 and 4, Series of
1991 and 1989, respectively, shall remain to be imposed to ensure the
sustainability of these resources.

The cutting and manifestation of all mangrove species is hereby prohibited pursuant to R.A. 7161.

Planted trees and other forest products harvested from Industrial
Tree Plantation area and in private lands covered by existing land
titles and by approved land applications are hereby reiterated to be
exempted from the payment of forest charges. However, planted trees
harvested in compliance with TLA’s reforestation activities shall be
subjected to 30% Government Share base on gross sales of the timber,
computed at the farm gate price as determined by the Regional Office
concerned. The Regional Executive Directors (REDs) concerned are hereby
further instructed to regularly inform the Director, Forest Management
Bureau (FMB) the average annual farm gate price of the different planted
tree species within his/her area of jurisdiction.

This Order supersedes DENR Administrative Order No. 95-19 and shall
take effect upon acknowledgement by the UP Law Center and fifteen (15)
days from the date of publication in at least two (2) newspapers of
general circulation.

Adopted: 31 July 2000

(SGD.) ANTONIO H. CERILLES
Secretary

 

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^[*] See Annex “A” (Text
Available at Office of the National Administrative Register Center,
Diliman, Quezon City) for the list of Species groupings.