Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 2812)
The main purpose of Act No. 2812 is to prohibit the cutting or utilization of fruit trees and bushes in the public or communal forests without a special permit issued by the Bureau of Forestry.
The Bureau of Forestry is responsible for issuing the special permit required to cut or utilize fruit trees and bushes in the public or communal forests.
No, it is unlawful to cut fruit trees such as Mangostan or Durian in public or communal forests without a special permit from the Bureau of Forestry.
The Act covers fruit trees and bushes the fruits of which can be used as food for human beings, including species like Eugenia spp. (Tampoy, Makopa, Yambu), Garcinia vidalii, Canarium spp. (Pili), Mangifera verticillata, Nephelium mutabile, Artocarpus spp. (Langka, Marang), and others enumerated in the law.
The penalty for the first offence is a fine double the amount of the charges and penalties on the wood or other forestry products unlawfully cut or removed.
For each subsequent offence, the offender is subject to a fine (same as the first offence) and imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, at the discretion of the court.
The fine is variable and is double the amount of the charges and penalties on the wood or forestry products unlawfully cut or removed.
The Act took effect upon its approval on March 3, 1919.
No, it is unlawful to cut these fruit trees for use as lumber or firewood in public or communal forests without a permit from the Bureau of Forestry.
The Act applies to fruit trees and bushes located in public or communal forests.