forestry Flashcards
PD 705 is known for _____________________.
a) “Forest Code of the Philippines”
b) “Forestry Code Reform of the Philippines”
c) “Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines”
d) “Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines”
c) “Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines”
__________________ is the mass of lands of the public domain which has not been the subject of the present system of classification for the determination of which lands are needed for forest purposes and which are not.
a) Public Forest
b) Alienable and Disposable Lands
c) Permanent Forest/Forest Reserves
d) Forest Lands
a) Public Forest
__________________ to those lands of the public domain which have been the subject of the present system of classification and determined to be needed for forest purposes.
a) Public Forest
b) Alienable and Disposable Lands
c) Permanent Forest/Forest Reserves
d) Forest Lands
c) Permanent Forest/Forest Reserves
__________________ lands refer to those lands of the public domain which have been the subject of the present system of classification and declared as not needed for forest purposes.
a) Public Forest
b) Alienable and Disposable Lands
c) Permanent Forest/Forest Reserves
d) Forest Lands
b) Alienable and Disposable Lands
___________________ is a privilege granted by the State to a person to occupy and possess, in consideration of a specified rental, any forest land of the public domain in order to undertake any authorized activity therein.
a) License
b) Permit
c) Lease
d) License Agreement
c) Lease
____________________ is a privilege granted by the State to a person to utilize forest resources as in any forest land, without any right of occupation and possession over the same, to the exclusion of others, or establish and operate a wood-processing plant, or conduct any activity involving the utilization of any forest resources.
a) License
b) Permit
c) Lease
d) License Agreement
a) License
__________________ is a privilege granted by the State to a person to utilize forest resources within any forest land with the right of possession and occupation thereof to the exclusion of others, except the government, but with the corresponding obligation to develop, protect and rehabilitate the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in said agreement.
a) License
b) Permit
c) Lease
d) License Agreement
d) License Agreement
__________________ is a short-term privilege or authority granted by the State to a person to utilize any limited forest resources or undertake a limited activity with any forest land without any right of occupation and possession therein.
a) License
b) Permit
c) Lease
d) License Agreement
b) Permit
In topography, noGE land of the public domain ________________ in slope or over shall be classified as alienable and disposable, nor any forest land ________________ in slope or over, as grazing land.
a) 18%, 50%
b) 20%, 50%
c) 18%, 40%
d) 20%, 40%
a) 18%, 50%
Which are true about the following qualifications to be a Director or Assistant Director for the Bureau?
I. Natural born citizen of the Philippines,
II. At least 25 years of age,
III. A holder of at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Forester
IV. A registered forester
a) I, II, III
b) I, III, IV
c) II, III, IV
d) None of the Choices
d) None of the Choices
- Are merged forestry agencies that implement the provisions of the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines.
a. Bureau of Forestry
b. Reforestation Administration
c. Bureau of Forest Development
d. Parks and Wildlife Office
c. Bureau of Forest Development
- Is a forest land reservation essentially of primitive or wilderness character which has been withdrawn from settlement or occupancy and set aside as such exclusively to preserve the scenery, the natural and historic objects and the wild animals or plants therein, and to provide enjoyment of those features in such a manner as will leave them unimpaired for future generations.
a. Marine Park
b. Dipterocarp Forest
c. National Park
d. Mineral Lands
c. National Park
- According to Section 15, Chapter 2 of the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines, “No land of the public domain ______ per cent in slope or over shall be classified as alienable and disposable.”
a. Sixteen (16)
b. Seventeen (17)
c. Eighteen (18)
d. Nineteen (19)
c. Eighteen (18)
- Similarly, no forest land _____ per cent in slope or over shall be classified as grazing land.
a. Sixty-two (62)
b. Fifty-five (55)
c. Fifty (50)
d. Sixty (60)
c. Fifty (50)
- Based on Section 16, Chapter 2, Areas needed for Forestry purposes are as follows EXCEPT;
a. Twenty-meter strips of land along the edge of the normal high waterline of rivers and streams with channels of at least five (5) meters wide
b. Areas which have already been reforested
c. Areas less than 200 hectares which are far from, or not contiguous with, any certified alienable and disposable land.
d. Areas within forest concessions which are timbered or have good residual stocking to support an existing, or approved to be established, wood processing plant.
c. Areas less than 200 hectares which are far from, or not contiguous with, any certified alienable and disposable land.
- What is the maximum period of any privilege to harvest timber? It is renewable for a period not exceeding how many years?
a. Ten (10) years, Five (5) years
b. Thirty (30) years, Thirty (30) years
c. Twenty-five (25) years, Twenty-five (25) years
d. Twenty (20) years, Fifteen (15) years
c. Twenty-five (25) years, Twenty-five (25) years
- The forest charges collected for every cubic meter of firewood cut in forestland, branches and other recoverable wood wastes of timber, such as timber ends, tops and stumps, when used as raw materials for the manufacture of finished products.
a. Fifteen pesos (P15.00)
b. Eighteen pesos (P18.00)
c. Ten pesos (P10.00)
d. Twenty pesos (P20.00)
c. Ten pesos (P10.00)
- Any person who shall provide any information leading to the apprehension and conviction of any offender for any violation of this Code or other forest laws, rules and regulations, or confiscation of forest products shall be given a reward in the amount of ______________ the proceeds of the confiscated forest products.
a. eighteen per centum (18%)
b. fifteen per centum (15%)
c. twenty per centum (20%)
d. twenty-five per centum (25%)
c. twenty per centum (20%)
- Any person violating the provisions of Section 55 of this Code, or the regulations promulgated thereunder, shall be fined not less than _____________ pesos for each such violation and in addition shall be denied a permit for a period of three (3) years from the date of the violation.
a. One fifty (P150.00)
b. Two hundred (P200.00)
c. One hundred (P100.00)
d. One hundred twenty (P120.00)
c. One hundred (P100.00)
- Imprisonment for not less than ______ nor more than _____ years, in addition to the confiscation of the implements used in the violation of this section including the cancellation of the license, if any, shall be imposed upon any person who shall, without permit to survey from the Director, enter any forest lands, whether covered by a license agreement, lease, license, or permit, or not, and conduct or undertake a survey for whatever purpose.
a. one (1); three (3)
b. two (2); five (5)
c. two (2); four (4)
d. one (1); five (5)
c. two (2); four (4)
____________ was formally organized as a result of a merger of the Bureau of Forestry, Parks and Wildlife Office, Reforestation Administration and the Southern Cebu Reforestation Project.
a. Bureau of Forest Development
b. Forest Management Bureau
c. Bureau of Environmental Management
d. Philippine Forestry Service
a. Bureau of Forest Development
The ____________, also referred to as the Department Head, has direct control and supervision over the Bureau.
a. The President of the Philippines
b. Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources
c. Director of Forest Management Bureau
d. Chief of Natural Forest Management
b. Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources
Mineral reservations which are not the subject of mining operations or where operations have been suspended for more than ____________ shall be placed under forest management by the Bureau.
a. three (3) years
b. five (5) years
c. six (6) years
d. ten (10) years
b. five (5) years
Forest lands may be leased for a period not exceeding ____________, renewable upon the expiration thereof for a similar period, or held under permit, for the establishment of sawmills, lumber yards, timber depots, logging camps, or other beneficial purposes which do not in any way impair the forest resources therein.
a. ten (10) years
b. fifteen (15) years
c. twenty (20) years
d. twenty five (25) years
d. twenty five (25) years
It is the systematic removal of the mature, over-mature and defective trees in such manner as to leave adequate number and volume of healthy residual trees of the desired species necessary to assure a future crop of timber, and forest cover for the protection and conservation of soil and water.
a. Shelterwood logging
b. Strip logging
c. Selective logging
d. Clear-cut logging
c. Selective logging
The ____________ may establish within any lands of the public domain, forest reserve and forest reservation for the national park system, for preservation as critical watersheds, or for any other purpose, and modify boundaries of existing ones.
a. President of the Philippines
b. Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources
c. Director of Forest Management Bureau
d. Chief of Natural Forest Management
a. President of the Philippines
Lands that are designated for the protection of animals, birds and fishes and it is off limits to hunting are called ____________.
a. Animal sanctuary
b. Aviary
c. Marine park
d. Game refuge
d. Game refuge
Unlawful possession of implements and devices used by forest officers, states that offenders will be imprisoned for up to four years and pay a maximum fine of ____________.
a. P10,000
b. P20,000
c. P30,000
d. P40,000
a. P10,000
The ____________ has been delegated by law the discretionary power to classify as alienable and disposable forest lands of the public domain no longer needed for forest reserves
a. President of the Philippines
b. Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources
c. Director of Forest Management Bureau
d. Chief of Natural Forest Management
b. Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources
Forest land reservation essentially of natural wilderness character which has been withdrawn from settlement occupancy set aside to preserve the scenery, the natural and historic objects and the wild animals or plants therein.
a. Marine park
b. Grazing land
c. National Park
d. Environmental Park
c. National Park
The Bureau shall be directly under the control and supervision of the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, hereinafter referred to as the _____________.
a. Director
b. Secretary
c. President
d. Department Head
d. Department Head
Below is the list of qualifications for the appointment of director and assistant director of the Bureau of Forestry except:
a. 30 years old
b. A holder of a degree in forestry or equivalent
c. A registered forester
d. With at least 5 years of experience as a forester
d. With at least 5 years of experience as a forester
All areas are needed for forest purposes except:
a. Areas that have already been reforested
b. Appropriately located road-rights-or-way
c. Areas previously proclaimed by the President as forest reserves, national parks, game refuge, bird sanctuaries, national shrines, national historic sites
d. Areas more than 250 hectares that are far from, or are not contiguous with, any certified alienable and disposable land
d. Areas more than 250 hectares that are far from, or are not contiguous with, any certified alienable and disposable land
No land of the public domain _____________ in slope or over shall be classified as alienable and disposable, nor any forest land ____________ in slope or over, as grazing land.
a. 25% and 18%
b. 18% and 50%
c. 25% and 18%
d. 18% and 25%
b. 18% and 50%
_____________ is the mass of lands of the public domain which has not been the subject of the present system of classification for the determination of which lands are needed for forest purposes and which are not.
a. Dipterocarp forest
b. Public forest
c. Pine forest
d. Permanent forest
b. Public forest
_____________ refers to any public shore area delimited for outdoor recreation, sports fishing, water skiing and related healthful activities.
a. Marine Park
b. Watershed
c. Seashore Park
d. Mangrove
c. Seashore Park
How wide does the strip of mangrove or swamp lands along shore lines facing oceans, lakes, and
other bodies of water, and strips of land facing lakes does it need for forest purposes?
a. 5 meters
b. 10 meters
c. 15 meters
d. 20 meters
d. 20 meters
All boundaries between permanent forests and alienable and disposable lands shall be clearly
marked and maintained on the ground, with infrastructure or roads, or concrete monuments at
intervals of not more than five hundred (500) meters in accordance with established procedures
and standards, or any other visible and practicable signs to insure protection of the forest.
a. 250 meters
b. 500 meters
c. 750 meters
d. 1000 meters
b. 500 meters
The __________ may deputize any member or unit of the Philippine Constabulary, police
agency, barangay or barrio official, or any qualified person to protect the forest and exercise the
power or authority.
a. Director
b. President
c. Secretary
d. Department Head
d. Department Head
____________ refer to forest lands which have been reserved by the President of the Philippines
for any specific purpose or purposes.
a. Forest reservations
b. Forest reserves
c. Watershed reservation
d. Critical watershed
a. Forest reservations
What bureau has jurisdiction and authority over all forest land, grazing lands, and all forest reservations including watershed reservations presently administered by other government agencies or instrumentalities?
A. Forest Development Bureau
B. Forest Land Bureau
C. Bureau of Forest Development
D. Bureau of Forest Land Development
C. Bureau of Forest Development
No person shall be appointed Director or Assistant Director of the Bureau unless he is;
A. Natural born citizen of the Philippines, at least 20 years of age, a holder of at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry or its equivalent, and a registered forester
B. A natural born citizen of the Philippines, at least 30 years of age, a holder of at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry or its equivalent, and a registered forester.
C. Natural born citizen of the Philippines, at least 30 years of age, a holder of at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Mining or its equivalent, and a registered forester
D. A natural born citizen of the Philippines, at least 30 years of age, a holder of at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry or its equivalent, and not registered forester
B. A natural born citizen of the Philippines, at least 30 years of age, a holder of at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry or its equivalent, and a registered forester.
Which area need for Forest Purpose:
A. Areas which have not already been reforested.
B. Isolated patches of forest of at least five (5) hectares with rocky terrain, or which protect a spring for communal use.
C. Areas less than 350 hectares which are far from, or are not contiguous with, any certified alienable and disposable land;
D. Thirty-meter strips of land along the edge of the normal high waterline of rivers and streams with channels of at least five (5) meters wide
B. Isolated patches of forest of at least five (5) hectares with rocky terrain, or which protect a spring for communal use.
Identify which Bureau’s divisions has correct corresponding sections.
A. Timber Management Division = Forest Surveys, Data & Mapping; Silviculture; Timber
Inventory & Photo-Interpretation; Timber Management Plans; Land Classification.
B. Legal Division = Personnel; Budget; Accounting; Information; General Services
C. Utilization Division = Personnel; Budget; Accounting; Information; General Services.
D. Parks, Wildlife Division = Forest Protection; Forest Occupancy Management; Watershed
Management; Infrastructure.
A. Timber Management Division = Forest Surveys, Data & Mapping; Silviculture; Timber
Inventory & Photo-Interpretation; Timber Management Plans; Land Classification.
Identify the correct special use of Forest Lands.
A. Forest lands may be leased for a period not exceeding thirty-five (35) years, renewable upon
the expiration thereof for a similar period, or held under permit, for the establishment of
sawmills, lumber yards, timber depots, logging camps, rights-of-way, or for the construction
of sanatoria, bathing establishments, camps, salt works, or other beneficial purposes which
do not in any way impair the forest resources therein.
B. Pasture in Forest lands, forest land 50% in slope or over may be utilized for pasture purposes.
C. For Wildlife, wildlife may not be destroyed, killed, consumed, eaten or otherwise disposed of,
without the necessity of permit, for the protection of life, health, safety and property, and the
convenience of the people.
D. Pasture in Forest Lands, no forest land 50% in slope or over may be utilized for pasture
purposes.
D. Pasture in Forest Lands, no forest land 50% in slope or over may be utilized for pasture
purposes.
What are the penalties on the offense under Unlawful Occupation or Destruction of Forest Lands?
A. Be fined in an amount of not less than five hundred pesos (P500.00) nor more than twenty thousand pesos (P200,000.00) and imprisoned for not less than six (6) months nor more than two (2) years for each such offense, and be liable to the payment of ten (10) times the rental fees and other charges which would have been accrued had the occupation and use of the land been authorized under a license agreement, lease, license or permit:
B. Be liable to the payment of five (5) times the rental fees and other charges which would have been accrued had the occupation and use of the land been authorized under a license agreement, lease, license or permit:
C. Imprisoned for not less than three (3) months nor more than two (2) years for each such offense, and be liable to the payment of ten (10) times the rental fees and other charges which would have been accrued had the occupation and use of the land been authorized under a license agreement, lease, license or permit:
D. Be fined in an amount of not less than five hundred pesos (P500.00) nor more than twenty thousand pesos (P20,000.00) and imprisoned for not less than six (6) months nor more than two (2) years for each such offense, and be liable to the payment of ten (10) times the rental fees and other charges which would have been accrued had the occupation and use of the land been authorized under a license agreement, lease, license or permit:
D. Be fined in an amount of not less than five hundred pesos (P500.00) nor more than twenty thousand pesos (P20,000.00) and imprisoned for not less than six (6) months nor more than two (2) years for each such offense, and be liable to the payment of ten (10) times the rental fees and other charges which would have been accrued had the occupation and use of the land been authorized under a license agreement, lease, license or permit:
What is the penalty of an offender guilty making kaingin?
A. Fine equal to eighteen (18) times the regular forest charges due on the forest products destroyed, without prejudice to the payment of the full cost of restoration of the occupied area as determined by the Bureau.
B. Penalty shall be imprisonment for not less than two (2) nor more than (4) years and a fine equal to eight (8) times the regular forest charges due on the forest products destroyed, without prejudice to the payment of the full cost of restoration of the occupied area as determined by the Bureau.
C. Penalty shall be arresto mayor for not less than two (2) nor more than (4) years and a fine equal to eighteen (18) times the regular forest charges due on the forest products destroyed, without prejudice to the payment of the full cost of restoration of the occupied area as determined by the Bureau.
D. Penalty shall be imprisonment for not less than two (2) nor more than (4) years and a fine equal to eight (8) times the regular forest charges due on the forest products destroyed, without prejudice to the payment of the full cost of restoration of the occupied area as determined by the Bureau.
B. Penalty shall be imprisonment for not less than two (2) nor more than (4) years and a fine equal to eight (8) times the regular forest charges due on the forest products destroyed, without prejudice to the payment of the full cost of restoration of the occupied area as determined by the Bureau.
- What is the penalty for the Government Official or Employee who knowingly surveys, classifies, or recommends the release of forest lands as alienable and disposable lands contrary to the criteria and standards established in this Code?
A. After an appropriate administrative proceeding, be dismissed from the service with prejudice to re-employment, and upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, suffer an imprisonment of not less than two (2) years and a fine of not less than one
B. Imprisonment of not less than two (2) years and a fine of not less than one thousand, (P1,000.00) pesos.
C. After an appropriate administrative proceeding, be dismissed from the service with prejudice to re-employment, and upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, suffer an imprisonment of not less than one (1) year and a fine of not less than one thousand, (P1,000.00) pesos. The survey, classification or release of forest lands shall be null and void.
D. Fine of not less than one hundred thousand, (P100,000.00) pesos. The survey, classification or release of forest lands shall be null and void.
C. After an appropriate administrative proceeding, be dismissed from the service with prejudice to re-employment, and upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, suffer an imprisonment of not less than one (1) year and a fine of not less than one thousand, (P1,000.00) pesos. The survey, classification or release of forest lands shall be null and void.
What is the correct incentive that are set to encourage qualified persons to engage in industrial tree plantation and/or tree farming? Give atleast 4.
A. Payment of a nominal filing fee of fifty pesos (P50.00) per hectare;
B. No rental shall be collected during the first five (5) years from the date of the lease; from the sixth year to the tenth year, the annual rental shall be fifty pesos (P50.00) per hectare; and thereafter, the annual rental shall be ten peso (P10.00) per hectare: Provided, That lessees of areas long denuded as certified by the Director and approved by the Department Head, shall be exempted from the payment of rental for the full term of the lease which shall not exceed twenty-five (25) years; for the first five (5) years following the renewal of the lease, the annual rental shall be fifty centavos (P0.50) per hectare; and thereafter, the annual rental shall be one peso (P1.00) per hectare.
C. The lessee shall pay forest charges on the timber and other forest products grown and cut or gathered in an industrial tree plantation or tree farm equivalent to six percent (6%) current market value thereof.
D. Lessees of areas long denuded as certified by the Assistant Director and approved by the Director, shall be exempted from the payment of rental for the full term of the lease which shall not exceed twenty-five (25) years; for the first five (5) years following the renewal of the lease, the annual rental shall be fifty centavos (P0.50) per hectare; and thereafter, the annual rental shall be one peso (P1.00) per hectare.
C. The lessee shall pay forest charges on the timber and other forest products grown and cut or gathered in an industrial tree plantation or tree farm equivalent to six percent (6%) current market value thereof.
Who are authorized to administer oath and take acknowledgment in official matters connected with the functions of their office, and to take testimony in official investigations conducted under the authority of this Code and the implementing rules and regulations?
A. President
B. Forest Officers
C. Assistant Director
D. Forest Rangers.
B. Forest Officers
- _____________ is generally the jurisdiction of the foresters.
A. Forestry Management
B. Forestry Code
C. Forestry System
D. Forestry Reform
A. Forestry Management
- Forest lands include the following, except:
A. Public forest
B. Permanent forest
C. Forest concessions
D. Forest reservations
C. Forest concessions
- As of December 2000, the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority reported that 14, 145, 078 hectares, or 47% of the country’s total land area, were ______________, while 15, 854, 922 hectares, or 53%, were _______________.
A. Forestlands, Alienable and Disposable lands
B. Alienable and Disposable lands, Forestlands
C. Timber lands, Alienable and Disposable lands
D. Forestlands, Agricultural lands
B. Alienable and Disposable lands, Forestlands
- An 18% slope is a general requirement for forestland. Can flat or gradually rolling forestland still be classified as such?
A. It is suitable for agricultural production.
B. Yes, it can be.
C. No, it cannot be.
D. It cannot be classified.
B. Yes, it can be.
- It refers to that portion of the public domain which has been set aside, in view of the suitability of its topography and vegetation, for the raising of livestock.
A. Forest land
B. Grazing land
C. Game refuge
D. Sanctuary
B. Grazing land
- All boundaries between permanent forests and alienable or disposable lands shall be clearly marked and maintained on the ground, with infrastructure or roads, or concrete monuments at intervals of _____________.
A. not more than 500 meters
B. 500 meters
C. 50 meters
D. not more than 50 meters
A. not more than 500 meters
- The following lands, even if they are below 18% in slope, are needed for forest purposes, and may not, therefore, be classified as alienable and disposable land, except:
A. Areas which have already been reforested
B. Areas less than 200 hectares which are far from, or are not contiguous with, any certified alienable and disposable land
C. Appropriately located road-rights-or-way
D. Ridge tops and plateaus regardless of size found within, or surrounded wholly or partly by, forest lands where headwaters emanate
B. Areas less than 200 hectares which are far from, or are not contiguous with, any certified alienable and disposable land
- A land of over an 18% slope which has already been declared as A&D, was actually occupied openly for a period of 30 years. Can it be reverted to the classification of forestlands and form part of the forest reserves?
A. No, it cannot be.
B. No, because it was actually occupied openly for 30 years.
C. It has over an 18% slope.
D. Yes, it can be.
D. Yes, it can be.
- A twenty-meter strip of land which is 15% in slope is located along the edge of the normal high waterline of river and streams with channels of 4 meters (wide). Can it be used for forest purposes?
A. Yes, it can be.
B. It should be over 18% in slope.
C. It should be 18% in slope.
D. No, its channels should at least be 5 meters wide.
D. No, its channels should at least be 5 meters wide.
- When trees are gone, does a classified forestland lose its classification as such?
A. Yes, it does.
B. No, it doesn’t.
C. It should be an agricultural land.
D. It should be developed and preserved.
B. No, it doesn’t.
- Red lauan, tengile, tiaong, white lauan, almon, bagtikan, and mayapis of the Philippine mahogany group, apitong, and yakals dominate this type of forest. This is known as:
a. Pine Forest
b. Dipterocarp Forest
c. Molave Forest
d. Mossy Forest
b. Dipterocarp Forest
- In the duration of license to harvest Timber in forest, the maximum period of any privilege to harvest timber is ____ years.
a. 25
b. 15
c. 20
d. 35
a. 25
- According to the qualifications set by PD No. 705, the appointed director should be:
a. Natural born citizen of the Philippines
b. at least 30 years of age
c. a holder of at least a bachelor’s degree in forestry and a registered forester.
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
- In accordance with established procedures and standards, all boundaries between permanent forests and A and D lands shall be clearly marked and maintained on the ground with infrastructure or roads or concrete monuments at intervals of?
a. More than five hundred (500) meters
b. Not less than five hundred (500) meters
c. Not more than five hundred (500) meters
d. five hundred (500) meters
c. Not more than five hundred (500) meters
- Mineral reservations which are not the subject of mining operations or where operations have been suspended for ______ shall be placed under forest management by the Bureau.
a. more than five (5) years
b. less than five (5) years
c. five (5) years
d. not more than five (5) years
a. more than five (5) years
- In areas above ______ in slope, occupation shall be conditioned upon the planting of desirable trees thereon and/or adoption of other conservation measures.
a. 50%
b. 60%
c. 85%
d. 55%
a. 50%
- This is a land area where drained by a stream or fixed body of water and its tributaries having a common outlet for surface runoff.
a. swamp
b. watershed
c. estero
d. stream
b. watershed
- Any person violating the provisions of Section 55 of this code, or the regulations promulgated thereunder, shall be fined not less than one hundred (P100.00) pesos for each such violation and in addition shall be denied a permit for a period of _______?
a. Three (3) years
b. Two (2) years from the date of violation
c. Four (4) years
d. Three (3) years from the date of violation
d. Three (3) years from the date of violation
- Pedro is a lumber dealer. His company does not issue invoices for each sale. What are his penalties under Section 79 of this Code?
i. Suspension of dealer’s license for a period of not less than two (2) years
ii. Fine of not less than two hundred pesos (P200.00)
iii. Total value of the invoice
iv. Fine of two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00)
a. i, ii, iv
b. i, iii, iv
c. i, ii, iii
d. all of the above
c. i, ii, iii
Areas needed for forest purposes are those _____ which are far from, or are not contiguous with, any certified alienable and disposable lands.
a. Less than 200 hectares
b. Greater than 250 hectares
c. Greater than 200 hectares
d. Less than 250 hectares
d. Less than 250 hectares
The Presidential Decree No. 705 governs the management and utilization of forest lands. What is the governing law mentioned?
a. Forestry Reform Code
b. Pasture Land Act
c. Forest Code of the Philippines
d. Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines
d. Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines
According to the Forest Management Bureau (FMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), forest is define as:
I. Land with an area of more than 0.5 hectare and tree crown cover (or equivalent stocking level) of more than 10 percent.
II. The trees in this land should be able to reach a minimum height of 5 meters at maturity in situ (original position/location).
III. It consists of either closed forest formations where trees of various storeys and undergrowth cover a high proportion of the ground or open forest formations with a continuous vegetation cover in which tree crown cover exceeds 10 percent.
IV. Young natural stands and all plantations established for forestry purposes, which have yet to reach a crown density of more than 10 percent or tree height of 5 meters are included under forest.
a. II, III, & IV
b. II & IV
c. I, II, & IV
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
It refers to those lands of the public domain which have been the subject of the present system of classification and declared as not needed for forest purposes. What kind of land is this?
a. Alienable and Disposable Lands
b. Mineral Lands
c. Grazing Lands
d. National Parks
a. Alienable and Disposable Lands
“Kaingin” is a Filipino word that means clearing. The Kaingin system is the illegal act of cutting down and burning of trees and plant growth in an area for cultivation purposes. What do they call it in some other countries?
a. Shifting Cultivation
b. Agroforestry
c. Swidden Farming
d. Swithen Agriculture
c. Swidden Farming
For the purpose of implementing the provisions of PD 705, different agencies including their applicable appropriations, records, equipment, property and such personnel as may be necessary, are hereby merged into a single agency to be known as:
a. Bureau of Forestry
b. Forest Management Bureau
c. Parks and Wildlife Office
d. Reforestation Administration
b. Forest Management Bureau
In terms of topography, lands that have a slope of _____ or over cannot be classified as alienable and disposable nor any forest land fifty percent (50%) in slope or over, as grazing land.
a. 16%
b. 10%
c. 18%
d. 20%
c. 18%
Which of the following are the areas not needed for forest purposes?
a. Areas less than 250 hectares which are far from, or are not contiguous with, any certified alienable and disposable land.
b. Twenty-meter strips of land along the edge of the normal high waterline of rivers and streams with channels of at least five (5) meters wide.
c. Strips of mangrove or swamplands at least twenty (20)meters wide, along shorelines facing oceans, lakes, and other bodies of water, and strips of land at least twenty(20) meters wide facing lakes.
d. Areas previously proclaimed by the Secretary of DENR as forest reserves, national parks, game refuge, bird sanctuaries, national shrines, national historic sites.
d. Areas previously proclaimed by the Secretary of DENR as forest reserves, national parks, game refuge, bird sanctuaries, national shrines, national historic sites.
The Community-Based Forest Management strategy provides for the integration of all people-oriented forestry projects. The forestry tenure instrument that may be under the said strategy is the Forest Occupancy Management Permit which is an agreement entered into by and between the government and the local community, represented by people’s organizations, as forest managers, which has a term for 25 years renewable for another 25 years.
a. The first statement is true while the second statement is false.
b. Both statements are false.
c. Both statements are true.
d. The first statement is false while the second statement is true.
a. The first statement is true while the second statement is false.
The multiple use of forest lands is important because it increases and provides sufficient resources for societal demands on forests for timber and non-timber products, as well as ecosystem services. Under the right conditions, multiple use of forest lands could: I. Allow a lesse number of beneficiaries to receive forest benefits.
II. Provide incentives for maintaining forest cover.
III. Broaden forest productivity.
IV. Diversify forest use.
a. I, II, & III
b. II, III, & IV
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
b. II, III, & IV
The Bureau is under the control and supervision of the DENR Secretary. He shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the Code, upon the recommendation of whom?
a. President
b. Secretary of DENR
c. Director of Forest Development
d. Officer-In-Charge of Forest Management Bureau
c. Director of Forest Development
- The PD No. 705 is made to revise the ¬____________, otherwise known as the Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines.
a. PD No. 398
b. PD No. 368
c. PD No. 389
d. PD No. 386
c. PD No. 389
- According to Section 1 of PD No. 705, this decree shall be known as the _______.
a. Revise Forestry Reform Code
b. Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines
c. Revised Forestry Code of the Phillippines
d. Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines
b. Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines
- These lands include the public forest, permanent forest or forest reserves, and forest reservations.
a. Permanent Forest
b. Grazing Lands
c. Mineral Lands
d. Forest Lands
d. Forest Lands
- It is a privilege granted by the state to a person to utilize forest resources as in any forest land, but without any right of occupation and possession.
a. License
b. Lease
c. Permit
d. License Agreement
a. License
- This agency has the jurisdiction and authority over all forest land, grazing lands, and all forest reservations including the watershed reservations. Which is commonly referred as the Bureau?
a. Development of Forestry
b. Bureau of Forest Development
c. Forest Development Bureau
d. Forest Lands Administration
b. Bureau of Forest Development
- Based on Section 5 of this Code, the Bureau shall have jurisdiction and authority overall forest land, grazing lands, and all forest reservations. And shall do what?
I. Responsible for the protection, development, management, regeneration and reforestation of Forest Lands.
II. The implementation of multiple use and sustained yield management in Forest Lands.
III. Responsible for the mangroves and other swamps not needed for shore protection and suitable for fishpond purposes.
IV. The regulation and supervision of the operation of licensees, lessees, and permittees.
a. I & IV only
b. II & III only
c. I, II, & IV
d. II, III, & IV
c. I, II, & IV
- What should be the proper silvicultural and harvesting system shall be practiced for Pine Forest?
a. Selective logging
b. Tree Seed System
c. selective logging with plantation
d. seed tree system with planting
d. seed tree system with planting
- The _________ may establish within any lands of the public domain, forest reserve, and forest reservation for national park system and preservation of critical watersheds; while the _________ may reserve and establish any portion of the public forest as site for the Forest Research Institute.
a. Director; Department Head
b. Department Head; Forest Officer
c. President of the Philippines; Department Head
d. Director; President of the Philippines
c. President of the Philippines; Department Head
- The maximum period of License Agreement or License to harvest timber in Forest Lands is __________.
a. 20 years and renewable for a period not exceeding 20 years
b. 25 years and renewable for a period, not exceeding 25 years
c. 25 years and non-renewable
d. 15 years up to 25 years
b. 25 years and renewable for a period, not exceeding 25 years
- The minimum area for industrial tree plantation is ____ hectares and ____ hectares for tree farm.
a. 100 and 10000
b. 1000 and 150
c. 1000 and 100
d. 10000 and 1000
c. 1000 and 100
- Presidential Decree No.705 otherwise known as Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines was signed last ___________.
a. May 19, 1975
b. March 29, 1975
c. June 29, 1975
d. January 19, 1975
a. May 19, 1975
- Chapter III of this code is titled ______________
a. Organization and Jurisdiction of the Bureau
b. Classification and Survey
c. Utilization and Management
d. NOTA
c. Utilization and Management
- _________ reservation is a forest land reservation established to protect or improve the conditions of the water yield thereof or reduce sedimentation.
a. Watershed Reservation
b. Marine Park
c. Seashore Park
d. Watershed
a. Watershed Reservation
- According to Section 6 of Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines, the Bureau shall be headed by a ________, who shall be assisted by one or more ___________________.
a. President, Director
b. Director, Assistant Directors
c. President of the Philippines, Department Head
d. Director, Secretary
b. Director, Assistant Directors
- The following are functional divisions created from Section 10 of this code except;
a. Planning and Evaluation Division
b. Utilization Division
c. Administrative Division
d. Finance Division
d. Finance Division
- Which of the following sections is under utilization division?
a. Timber Operations
b. Land Uses
c. Utilization
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
- In the system of land classification, the ___________________ shall study, devise, determine and prescribe the criteria, guidelines and methods for the proper and accurate classification and survey of all lands of the public domain into agricultural, industrial or commercial, residential, resettlement, mineral, timber or forest, and grazing lands, and into such other classes as now or may hereafter be provided by law, rules and regulations.
a. Director
b. Department Head
c. Secretary
d. President of the Philippines
b. Department Head
- All boundaries between permanent forests and alienable or disposable lands shall be clearly marked and maintained on the ground, with infrastructure or roads, or concrete monuments at intervals of ___________________________ in accordance with established procedures and standards, or any other visible and practicable signs to insure protection of the forest.
a. not more than five hundred (500) meters
b. not less than five hundred (500) meters
c. not more than one thousand (1000) meters
d. not less than one thousand (1000) meters
a. not more than five hundred (500) meters
- Regarding destruction of wildlife resources, the violation from the provisions of Section 55 of the Code, or the regulations promulgated thereunder, shall be fined _________________ for each such violation and in addition shall be denied a permit for a period of ______________ from the date of the violation.
a. not less than one hundred (P100.00) pesos, one (1) year
b. not more than one hundred (P200.00) pesos, two (2) years
c. not less than one hundred (P100.00) pesos, three (3) years
d. not more than one hundred (P200.00) pesos, four (4) years
c. not less than one hundred (P100.00) pesos, three (3) years
- For the reward to informants, how many percent of the proceeds from confiscated forest products can the person receive?
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20%
d. 20%
According to Section 16 of P.D. 705, the following lands even if they are eighteen percent (18%) in slope are needed for forest purposes, except:
a) Isolated patches of forest at least five (5) hectares with rocky terrain, or which protect a spring for communal use
b) Areas that have already been reforested
c) Areas more than 250 hectares that are far from, or are not contiguous with any certified alienable and disposable land;
d) Appropriately located road-rights-or-way
c) Areas more than 250 hectares that are far from, or are not contiguous with any certified alienable and disposable land;
All boundaries between permanent forests and alienable or disposable lands shall be clearly marked and maintained on the ground, with infrastructure or roads, or concrete monuments at intervals of _____________.
a) 500 meters
b) 50 meters
c) not more than 50 meters
d) not more than 500 meters
d) not more than 500 meters
The ______________ may establish within any lands of the public domain, forest reserve and forest reservation for the national park system, for preservation as critical watersheds, or for any other purpose, and modify boundaries of existing ones.
a) DENR Secretary
b) President of the Philippines
c) LMB
d) Director of LMB
b) President of the Philippines
The Bureau shall conduct a program of progressive inventories of the harvestable timber and young trees in all forest lands, whether covered by any license agreement, license, lease or permit, or not, until a __________ thereon has been achieved.
a) 100 % timber inventory
b) 35% timber inventory
c) 50% timber inventory
d) 75% timber inventory
a) 100 % timber inventory
Scattered areas of _______ each may be leased for the establishment of tree farms to different qualified persons upon a showing that if developed as an integrated unit these areas can be economically exploited: Provided, That it shall be a condition of the lease that such persons organize themselves into a cooperative to ensure the orderly management thereof.
a) more than 100 hectares
b) 500 hectares
c) 200 hectares
d) less than 100 hectares
d) less than 100 hectares
The maximum period of any privilege to harvest timber is _________, renewable for a period, not exceeding ________, necessary to utilize all the remaining commercial quantity or harvestable timber either from the unlogged or logged-over area.
a) 20 years; 25 years
b) 25 years; 25 years
c) 30 years; 30 years
d) 15 years; 20 years
b) 25 years; 25 years
The lessee shall pay forest charges on the timber and other forest products grown and cut or gathered in an industrial tree plantation or tree farm equivalent to _______ current market value thereof;
a) 6%
b) 10%
c) 3%
d) 5%
a) 6%
To encourage qualified persons to engage in industrial tree plantation and/or tree farming, the Payment of a nominal filing fee of ______ per hectare.
a) 25 centavos
b) 50 centavos
c) 1 peso
d) 2 pesos
b) 50 centavos
Size of forest concessions: Forest lands shall not be held in perpetuity. The size of the forest lands which may be the subject of timber utilization shall be limited to that which a person may effectively utilize and develop for a period of ______, considering the cutting cycle, the past performance of the applicant, and his capacity not only to utilize but, more importantly, to protect and manage the whole area, and the requirements of processing plants existing or to be installed in the region.
a) 30 years
b) 20 years
c) 50 years
d) 25 years
c) 50 years
No harvest of timber in any forest land shall be allowed unless it has been the subject of at least a ___________, or any statistically sound timber estimate made not earlier than ____________ allowing such utilization.
a) 5% timber inventory, 5 years prior to the issuance of a license agreement or license
b) 30% timber inventory, 5 years prior to the issuance of a license agreement or license
c) 5% timber inventory, 10 years prior to the issuance of a license agreement or license
d) 10% timber inventory, 10 years prior to the issuance of a license agreement or license
a) 5% timber inventory, 5 years prior to the issuance of a license agreement or license
- All Forestry Agencies, such as the Bureau of Forestry, Reforestation Administration, Southern Cebu Reforestation Development Project, and Parks and Wildlife Office were merged and made into a single agency known as the ______________________.
a. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
b. Land Management Bureau
c. Bureau of Forest Development
d. National Bureau of Forestry
c. Bureau of Forest Development
- Below are the requirements to be appointed as the Director and Assistant Director of the said agency above, except one.
a. Must be 35 years of age
b. Must be a Registered Forester
c. Must have at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry
d. Must have at least 10 years of experience in the said field.
a. Must be 35 years of age
Who will appoint the Director and Assistant Directors of the said agency?
a. DENR Secretary
b. Senate President
c. NAMRIA
d. President
d. President
- Below are the documents to be secured or needed in order to conduct any activity within the forest land, except one.
a. License
b. License Agreement
c. Letter from the Mayor
d. Permit
c. Letter from the Mayor
- What is the maximum period, including the renewal period, to harvest timber?
a. 60 years
b. 70 years
c. 20 years
d. 50 years
d. 50 years
- Mineral Reservations shall be reverted as Forest Land if it’s been suspended for less than 5 years.
a. True
b. False
b. False