In consonance with the Memorandum dated August 18, 1998 to donate all confiscated forest and mineral products without court cases to NRDC, it appears that certain limitation clauses from DENR Memorandum Circular No. 36 series of 1988 as amended by Memorandum Circular No. 19, Series of 1990, hinders the fast-tracking of the disposition of confiscated round logs.

DENR Memorandum Circular 36, Series of 1988 as amended by DENR MC 19, Series of 1990, states that bidder of logs and other unprocessed forest products should be any of the following;

a) a duly registered Log Dealer,     b) Sawmill operator,     c) Furniture Manufacturer; or     d) Operators of NACIDA Registered Cooperative.

In order to prevent degradation of confiscated logs and to salvage its economic value, all DENR Regional offices are ordered to allow Lumber Dealer permittee to participate in the bidding of round logs and process the same utilizing their DENR approved resaw permit. Provided, however that said logs were bidded from NRDC. Consequently, all public bidding conducted by NRDC upon implementation of DENR Memorandum dated 18 August 1998 shall be covered by this order.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 09 Mar. 1999

(SGD.) ANTONIO H. CERILLES
Secretary