QuestionsQuestions (HDMF Circular No. 353)
They refer to permits related to tree plantation cutting (PLTPCP) and private land tree cutting permits (PLTCP) that field offices were still issuing despite regulations that should make these permits unnecessary for certain private lands with planted trees.
MAO No. 04, Series of 1987 (and subsequent related issuances) allows harvesting, transporting, and sale of products from planted trees inside titled or tax-declared A&D lands with approved title application without PLTPCP/PLTCP; instead, a Certificate of Verification issued by the CENRO suffices.
Private lands covered with title or tax-declared A & D lands with an approved application for title.
Because requiring private land owners to secure cutting and transport permits discourages or deters the objectives of earlier DENR issuances meant to promote tree planting and give incentives to tree farmers.
DAO No. 86, s. 1988 (Deregulation of Tree Harvesting, Transporting and Sale of Firewood/Pulpwood/Timber planted in Private Lands); DAO No. 26, s. 1990 (Amendment to DAO 86); and DAO No. 79, s. 1990 (Further amendment).
They are amendments—DAO No. 26 amends DAO No. 86, and DAO No. 79 further amends DAO No. 26 (and thus also the framework originally set by DAO No. 86).
It removes the prior requirement for a cutting and transport permit for covered private lands with planted trees, aligning compliance with the deregulation policy, while still ensuring oversight through certification and reporting.
Pertinent statistical data such as species and volume, and the number of Certificates of Verification issued, must be reported using the prescribed forestry statistical forms.
FS1 – Log Production; FS2 – Fuelwood/Charcoal Production; and FS11 – Issuances of Forestry Licenses/permits.
It mandates immediate reporting in prescribed forestry statistical forms and states that the reporting is pursuant to DAO No. 94-10.
It orders field offices to implement the directive immediately—stop issuing PLTPCP/PLTCP for covered cases and begin complying with the Certificate of Verification procedure and required reporting.
It is signed (SGD.) by Virgilio Q. Marcelo. This indicates it is an official DENR circular requiring compliance by DENR units and field offices as part of administrative governance.
Under the referenced issuances (MAO No. 04, s. 1987 and related regulations), harvesting/transport/sale may be allowed without PLTCP/PLTPCP, provided a Certificate of Verification is issued by the CENRO.