QuestionsQuestions (DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 26)
DENR Administrative Order No. 26 amends DENR Administrative Order No. 86 by expanding the deregulation rules for the harvesting, transporting, and sale of firewood, pulpwood, or timber planted in private lands, to promote tree planting and provide incentives to tree farmers.
It amends DENR Administrative Order No. 86, series of 1988, dated October 4, 1988.
The rules cover firewood, pulpwood, or timber produced from trees planted in private lands.
It aims to promote the National Forestation Program, encourage owners of private lands to plant trees, and give incentives to tree farmers.
Ministry Administrative Order No. 4 lifted restrictions on harvesting, transporting, and sale of products from Ipil-ipil and Falcata. DENR Administrative Order No. 26 amends the policy to include all other tree species planted in private lands except premium hardwood species.
The earlier rule included Ipil-ipil (Leucaunaia spp., spelled in the text as leucaunia spp.) and Falcata (Albizzia falcataria). The amendment broadens the rule to all other tree species except premium hardwood species, so these species remain within the deregulated coverage as part of the broader approach (subject to the premium hardwood exception).
No permit is required for cutting planted trees within titled lands or tax-declared A & D (alienable and disposable) lands, provided the required certification is issued with the shipment.
Titled lands and tax-declared A & D lands, including those where the land is acquired through court proceedings and with corresponding application for patent.
The exception applies to trees belonging to premium hardwood species listed under DENR Administrative Order No. 78, series of 1987.
It takes effect immediately and amends, revokes, or modifies all other administrative orders, memoranda, or circulars that are inconsistent with it.
Adopted on 22 February 1990, and it takes effect immediately upon issuance.
They must obtain a CENRO certification accompanying the shipment that the products came from titled land or tax-declared A & D land.
No. Premium hardwood species are expressly excepted from the permit-free rule, so the deregulation does not apply to them.
That (1) the trees are planted within titled lands or tax-declared A & D lands (including relevant patent/application or court-acquired situations), (2) the species harvested are not premium hardwood species under DENR Administrative Order No. 78 (1987), and (3) a CENRO certification accompanies the shipment confirming the origin of the forest products.