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 œA  (Text Available at Office of the National Administrative Register Center, Diliman, Quezon City) for the list of Species groupings.