QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 3571)
It is the policy of the Government to cherish, protect, and conserve planted or growing trees, flowering plants and shrubs, or plants of ornamental value along public roads, plazas, parks, school premises, and other public grounds to promote and preserve scenic beauty, and help maintain a cool, fresh, and healthful climate.
Cutting, destroying, or injuring planted or growing trees, flowering plants and shrubs, or plants of scenic/ornamental value along public roads, plazas, parks, school premises, or any other public pleasure ground.
Public roads, plazas, parks, school premises, and any other public pleasure ground.
The Director of Parks and Wildlife, who may create a committee in each municipality and issue rules and regulations.
The Director of Parks and Wildlife appoints a civic-conscious and well-traveled citizen as chairman; the municipal mayor, municipal treasurer, supervising school teacher, and municipal health officer serve as ex-officio members.
It coordinates with the Director of Parks and Wildlife in beautification efforts; it implements the rules and regulations issued under the Act; and it has authority to supervise activities such as tree planting on Arbor Day and the supervised cutting/pruning allowed by the law.
The chairman receives compensation of one peso per annum, paid out of the city or municipality concerned; members do not receive extra compensation.
Under the committee’s supervision, school children on Arbor Day must be required to plant trees and flowering plants of useful and scenic value in the places covered by the Act.
When necessary for public safety, or when pruning is necessary to enhance its beauty; and only upon the recommendation of the committee and the approval of the Director of Parks and Wildlife.
It must be (1) necessary for public safety or for enhancing beauty, (2) recommended by the committee, (3) approved by the Director of Parks and Wildlife, and (4) done under the supervision of the committee.
The committee provides the recommendation; the Director of Parks and Wildlife grants the approval.
The text provides a specific penalty range: imprisonment correccional in its minimum period to imprisonment mayor in its minimum period.
No. While it prohibits cutting/destroying/injuring, it allows exceptions for public safety or pruning to enhance beauty, subject to committee recommendation and Director approval and supervision.
It repeals all laws, acts, parts of acts, executive orders, and administrative orders/regulations that are inconsistent with the provisions of RA 3571.
Upon its approval.
The terms identify the protected category of vegetation (trees, flowering plants, shrubs, and ornamental/scenic plants) that contributes to public beauty and environmental/health objectives, thereby guiding enforcement and interpretation of what falls under the law.