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
- No Forest Land may be used for pasture purposes if it is 50% in slope or over.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- How much is the fine for someone who commits unlawful occupation or destruction of forest lands?
a. 200.00 pesos up to 500.00 pesos
b. 500.00 pesos up to 10,000.00 pesos
c. 1,000.00 pesos up to 5,000.00 pesos
d. 500.00 pesos up to 20,000.00 pesos
d. 500.00 pesos up to 20,000.00 pesos
- How many years of imprisonment if someone conducted a survey within the forest land without any permit from the Director?
a. 6 months up to 2 years
b. 1 year up to 6 years
c. 2 years up to 4 years
d. 2 years up to 6 years
c. 2 years up to 4 years
- The Presidential Decree No. 705, otherwise known as “Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines”, originated from what Presidential Decree? Give its title.
a. Presidential Decree No. 389, otherwise known as the Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines
b. Presidential Decree No. 369, otherwise known as the Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines
c. Presidential Decree No. 389, otherwise known as the Forestry Reform of the Philippines
d. Presidential Decree No. 359, otherwise known as the Forestry Code of the Philippines
a. Presidential Decree No. 389, otherwise known as the Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines
- 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. Mineral Lands
b. Public Forest
c. Alienable and Disposable Lands
d. Forest Reservations
b. Public Forest
- Any tract of forest land purposely and extensively planted to timber crops primarily to supply the raw material requirements of existing or proposed processing plants and related industries.
a. Industrial Tree Plantation
b. Forest Reservation
c. Dipterocarp Forest
d. Tree Farm
a. Industrial Tree Plantation
- 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. Lease
b. License
c. Permit
d. License Agreement
c. Permit
- Volume of materials, whether of wood or other forest products, that is authorized or other forest products, that is authorized to be cut regularly from the forest.
a. Year End Cropping
b. Annual Allowable Cut
c. Cutting Cycle
d. Monthly Pruning
b. Annual Allowable Cut
- The establishment, development, reproduction, and care of forest trees.
a. Silviculture
b. Horticulture
c. Agriculture
d. All of the above
a. Silviculture
- The Bureau shall be headed by a ________ and __________. They shall be appointed by the ________.
a. Department Head, Assistant Department Head, Director
b. National Economic Development Authority, Director, President
c. Forester, Assistant Forester, Director
d. Director, Assistant Director, President
d. Director, Assistant Director, President
- The Bureau shall be directly under the control and supervision of the __________, hereinafter referred to as the ____________.
a. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, DENR
b. Director of National Economic Council, NEDA
c. Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, Department Head
d. Natural Forest Management Division, Forest Management Bureau
c. Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, Department Head
- The decision of the Department Head may not be reviewed by the courts except through a/n _________ for certiorari or prohibition.
a. Aggrieved Party
b. Special Civil Action
c. Bases of Assessment
d. Administrative Authority
b. Special Civil Action
- 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 _________ in accordance with established procedures and standards, or any other visible and practicable signs to insure protection of the forest.
a. 500 meters
b. 250 meters
c. 1000 meters
d. 700 meters
a. 500 meters
- No land of the public domain _______ in slope or over shall be classified as alienable and disposable.
a. 20%
b. 14%
c. 23%
d. 18%
d. 18%
- ________ is the establishment, development, reproduction and care of forest trees.
a. Timber Inventory
b. Silviculture
c. Timber Management
d. Forest Protection
b. Silviculture
- ________is a forest land reservation established to protect or improve the conditions of the water yield or reduce sedimentation.
a. Forest reservation
b. National Parks
c. Watershed reservation
d. Mangrove
c. Watershed reservation
- The following shall be reforested and covered with suitable sufficient trees except.
a. Inadequately-stocked forest land within forest concessions
b. Brushlands or tracts of forest lands generally covered with brush, which need to be developed to increase their productivity
c. Portion of areas covered by pasture leases or permits having a slope of at least thirty percent (30%)
d. Bare or grass-covered tracts of forest lands with at least fifty percent (50%) slope
c. Portion of areas covered by pasture leases or permits having a slope of at least thirty percent (30%)
- The lease period for Industrial Tree Plantations and Tree Farms
a. 25 years, renewable up to 25 more years
b. 25 years, renewable for at least 25 years
c. 50 years, renewable up to 50 years
d. 50 years, non-renewable
a. 25 years, renewable up to 25 more years
- Wildlife may 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.
a. No, because we must protect it
b. No, because it’s bad
c. Yes, but is regulated by the Director
d. Yes, but must be replaced by the same number consumed
c. Yes, but is regulated by the Director
- _______ is a portion of the forest land, whether occupied or not, which is subjected to shifting and/or another permanent slash-and-burn cultivation having title or no provision to prevent soil erosion.
a. Kaingin
b. Tree planting
c. Tree farm
d. Critival watershed
a. Kaingin
- ________ is partial cler-cutting with seed trees left to regenerate the area.
a. Reforestation
b. Tree planting
c. Forest cultivation
d. Seed tree System
d. Seed tree System
- ________ refers to the any off-shore area inhabited by rare and unique species of marine flora and fauna.
a. Marine park
b. Seashore park
c. Watershed
d. National Park
a. Marine park
- PD no. 705 is also known as ______.
a. Forestry Code of the Philippines
b. Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines
c. The Water Code of the Philippines
d. Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018
b. Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines
- ________ refers to any tract of forest land purposely and extensively planted to trees of economic value for their fruits, flowers, leaves, barks, or extractives.
a. Pine Forest
b. Forest Product
c. Tree Farm
d. Seed Tree System
c. Tree Farm
- It 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.) Forest lands
c.) Forest reservations
d.) Alienable and disposable
a.) Public forest
- A land classification that refers 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.) Forest lands
b.) Permanent forest or forest reserves
c.) Public forest
d.) Forest reservations
b.) Permanent forest or forest reserves
- _________ include the public forest, the permanent forest or forest reserves, and forest reservations.
a.) Public domain
b.) Alienable and disposable
c.) Forest lands
d.) National Park
c.) Forest lands
- 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.) Lease
b.) License agreement
c.) Permit
d.) License
a.) Lease
- 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
- An agency that 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.) Bureau of Forest Development
b.) DENR
c.) NAMRIA
d.) Forest Management Bureau
a.) Bureau of Forest Development
- No forest land fifty per cent (50%) in slope or over shall be considered as ________.
a.) Public forest
b.) Grazing land
c.) Tree Farms
d.) Grazing land
d.) Grazing land
- No land of the public domain eighteen per cent (18%) in slope or over shall be classified as ____________________.
a.) Grazing land
b.) Alienable and disposable
c.) Public forest
d.) Tree Farms
b.) Alienable and disposable
- A lease for industrial tree plantations and tree farms is only within the period of ____years and renewable for another period not exceeding ___ years.
a.) 15,15
b.) 10,10
c.) 25,15
d.) 25,25
d.) 25,25
- A person that has been granted by the Department Head upon recommendation of the Director of privilege shall have the rights to develop and exploit natural resources, over timber or forest lands of the public domain, with minimum area of _____hectares for industrial tree plantation and _____ hectares for tree farm.
a.) 1500,1000
b.) 1000,100
c.) 2500,1500
d.) 1000,500
b.) 1000,100
- No forest land ________ or over may be utilized for pasture purposes.
a. Fifty (50) hectares
b. Fifty percent (50%) in slope
c. Twenty-five percent (25%) in slope
d. Twenty-five hectares
b. Fifty percent (50%) in slope
- Forest lands may be leased for a period not exceeding:
a. Ten (10) years
b. Twenty (20) years
c. Twenty-five (25) years
d. Five (5) years
c. Twenty-five (25) years
- The licensee, lessee, or permittee shall be allowed to transfer or convey his license agreement, license, lease, or permit only if the license, lease, or permit has been in existence for at least ____________; has not violated any forestry law and has been faithfully complying with the terms and conditions.
a. Three (3) years
b. Five (5) years
c. Ten (10) years
d. Five (5) months
a. Three (3) years
- This shall be the basis for assessing government charges and other fees on timber cut and removed from forest lands.
a. Tree measurement
b. Seed tree system
c. Silviculture
d. Sustained-yield management
a. Tree measurement
- Short-term privilege or authority granted by the State to a person to utilize any limited forest resources or undertake a limited activity within any forest land without any right of occupation and possession thereon.
a. Lease
b. License
c. License Agreement
d. Permit
d. Permit
- There shall be collected charges on each ________ of the timber cut in forestland.
a. Square meter
b. Cubic meter
c. Square feet
d. Cubic feet
b. Cubic meter
- Presidential Decree No. 705 was signed on:
a. July 24, 2017
b. June 18, 1948
c. May 19, 1975
d. December 31, 1976
c. May 19, 1975
- Any official or employee of the Bureau who has been appointed or delegated by law or by competent authority to execute, implement, or enforce the provisions of PD No. 705, other related laws, as well as their implementing relations:
a. Forest Officer
b. Executive Committee
c. Council
d. Board of Investments
a. Forest Officer
- According to Section 36 paragraph (n) of the PD No. 705, the export of plantation timber shall be covered by a certificate issued by the Department Head on a ________ basis.
a. Monthly
b. Quarterly
c. Yearly
d. semi-annually
c. Yearly
- The _____________ shall conduct a one hundred percent (100%) timber inventory in alienable & disposable lands and civil reservations immediately upon classification or reservation thereof.
a. Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices
b. Bureau of Forest and Development
c. Protected Area Management Offices
d. National Pollution Control Commission
b. Bureau of Forest and Development
- What is the harvesting system needed to be applied for a dipterocarp forest?
a. Selective logging
b. Seed tree system
c. Healthy residual
d. Sustained yield management
a. Selective logging
- How many years does the forest lands which may be the subject of timber utilization shall be limited to that which a person may effectively utilize and develop, considering the cutting cycle?
a. 10 years
b. 15 years
c. 25 years
d. 50 years
d. 50 years
- Any official or employee of the Bureau who has been appointed or delegated by law or by competent authority to execute, implement or enforce the provisions of this Code, other related laws, as well as their implementing regulations.
a. The Director
b. Forest Officer
c. Department Head
d. Assistant Director
b. Forest Officer
- This is the system that the Bureau uses to provide the information necessary for annual progress reports and determination of employee training, civil service awards and transfer or disciplinary action.
a. Classification system
b. Checking system
c. Evaluation system
d. Inventory system
c. Evaluation system
- No harvest of timber in any forest land shall be allowed unless it has been the subject of at least a percent timber inventory.
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20%
a. 5%
- How many meters are the intervals of all boundaries between permanent forests and alienable or disposable lands that shall be clearly marked and maintained on the ground, with infrastructure or roads, or concrete monuments?
a. 250 m.
b. 500 m.
c. 750 m.
d. 1000 m.
b. 500 m.
- In all cases of boundary conflicts what is the map that shall be us in the Philippine Coast and Geodetic Survey?
a. Cadastral Map
b. Forest Map
c. Topo Map
d. Thematic Map
c. Topo Map
- Where do the roads and infrastructure constructed by holders of license agreements, licenses, leases and permits belong upon the expiration or termination thereof?
a. The Bureau
b. Licensee
c. Occupant
d. The State
d. The State
- How many years can forest lands be leased?
a. 10 years
b. 15 years
c. 20 years
d. 25 years
d. 25 years
- What is the harvesting system needed to be applied for a pine mangrove forest?
a. Selective logging
b. Seed tree system
c. Healthy residual
d. Sustained yield management
b. Seed tree system
- 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. 18%, 25%
b. 8%, 50%
c. 18%, 50%
d. 8%, 15%
c. 18%, 50%
- It is a land area drained by a stream or fixed body of water and its tributaries having a common outlet for surface run-off.
a. Watershed Reservation
b. Critical Watershed
c. Watershed
d. Stream
c. Watershed
- The Bureau shall be directly under the control and supervision of the ______, hereinafter referred to as the Department Head.
a. Director
b. President
c. Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources
d. Assistant Directors
c. Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources
- 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 _____ meters in accordance with established procedures and standards, or any other visible and practicable signs to insure protection of the forest.
a. 100
b. 50
c. 500
d. 250
c. 500
- 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. 25 years
b. 3 years
c. 15 years
d. 5 years
d. 5 years
- The Department Head, upon the recommendation of the ________, shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to implement effectively the provisions of this Code.
a. Director of Forest Development
b. Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources
c. President
d. National Economic Development Authority
a. Director of Forest Development
- It refers to any tract of forest land purposely and extensively planted to trees of economic value for their fruits, flowers, leaves, barks, or extractives, but not for the wood thereof.
a. Grazing Land
b. Seed Tree System
c. Tree Farm
d. Farm Land
c. Tree Farm
- It 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. License Agreement
c. Permit
d. Lease
a. License
- Forest lands may be leased for a period not exceeding ______ 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.
a. 50
b. 20
c. 25
d. 15
c. 25
- Public forest 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. Forest reserves
b. Forest Lands
c. Public Forest
d. Forest Reservations
c. Public Forest
- Forest Surveys, Data & Mapping; Silviculture Section is under what division of the Bureau of Forest Development?
a. Planning and Evaluation Division
b. Forest Protection and Infrastructure Division
c. Timber Management Division
c. Timber Management Division
A land of the public domain with 16% slope can be classified as alienable and disposable.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Any person who shall cut, gather, collect, or remove timber or other forest products from any forest land, or timber from alienable and disposable public lands, or from private lands, without any authority under a license agreement, lease, license or permit, shall be guilty of qualified theft as defined and punished under Articles ___ and ___ of the Revised Penal Code.
a. 208 and 209
b. 209 and 210
c. 309 and 310
d. 308 and 309
c. 309 and 310
The penalty stated in section 73 of Revised Forestry Code states imprisonment for not less than two (2) nor more than four (4) months, 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. True
b. False
b. False
Any public officer 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, or the rules and regulations shall _______.
a. be dismissed from the service with prejudice to re-employment
b. suffer an imprisonment of not less than two (2) year
c. be fined of not less than ten thousand, (P10,000.00) pesos
d. all of the above
a. be dismissed from the service with prejudice to re-employment
The survey, classification or release of forest lands shall be null and void if any public officer or employee who knowingly surveys, classifies, or recommends the release of forest lands as alienable and disposable lands.
a. True
b. False
a. True
A certification from the Director of Forest Development and the ____________ that the area declared for taxation is alienable and disposable lands are needed in the issuance of a tax declaration on real property.
a. Director of Lands
b. Bureau of Forestry
c. DENR Secretary
d. Assessor
a. Director of Lands
This 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. License Agreement
c. Permit
d. Lease
a. License
This 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. License Agreement
c. Permit
d. Lease
b. License Agreement
This 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. License Agreement
c. Permit
d. Lease
c. Permit
- All forest reservations may not be open to uses not inconsistent with the principal objectives of the reservation: Provided, That critical watersheds and national parks shall not be subject to logging operations.
a. Yes
b. No
c. Maybe
d. None of the above
b. No
The longest time a privilege exists to harvest timber is ____.
a. 23
b. 24
c. 25
d. 26
c. 25
Is the statement correct or wrong, “No person shall enter into forest lands and cultivate the same without lease or permit”?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Maybe
a. Yes
How many years can forest land be leased?
a. Not exceeding 25 years
b. Exceeding 25 years
c. Exactly 25 years
d. 25 years below
a. Not exceeding 25 years
Any person who shall cut, gather, collect, or remove timber or other forest products from any forest land, or timber from alienable and disposable public lands, or from private lands, without any authority under a license agreement, lease, license or permit, shall be guilty of qualified theft as defined and punished under _________.
a. Article 306 and 307 of the Revised Penal
b. Article 307 and 308 of the Revised Penal
c. Article 308 and 309 of the Revised Penal
d. Article 309 and 310 of the Revised Penal
d. Article 309 and 310 of the Revised Penal
The population of animal life in the forest represents ______.
a. Flora
b. Fauna
c. Plants
d. Animals
b. Fauna
The population of plant life in the forest is called _______.
a. Fauna
b. Flora
c. Plants
d. Animals
b. Flora
________ is a right given to a person by the State to occupy and possess, in any forest land in the public domain to be used for any approved activity in consideration of a defined rental.
a. Free Patent
b. Permit
c. License Agreement
d. Lease
d. Lease
__________ is the number of years between major harvests in the same working unit and/or region, within a rotation.
a. Seed Tree System
b. Cutting cycle
c. Ecosystem
d. Rationalization
b. Cutting cycle
Whether or not it is inhabited, _________ is a section of forest land that is vulnerable to shifting and/or permanent slash-and-burn farming with minimal to no safeguards against soil erosion.
a. Kaingin
b. Mangroves
c. Marine Park
d. Watershed
a. Kaingin
- Which of the following lands is needed for forest purposes with below 18 percent in slope?
a. Isolated patches of forest of at least five hectares with rocky terrain.
b. Areas proclaimed by the President as forest reserves, national parks, game refuge, bird sanctuaries, national shrines, grazing land and national historic sites.
c. Twenty-meter strips of land along the edge of the normal high waterline of rivers and streams with channels of at least seven meters wide.
d. Strips of land at least twenty meters wide facing lakes, oceans, and rivers.
a. Isolated patches of forest of at least five hectares with rocky terrain.
- The following are the qualifications of a Director and Assistant Director of the Bureau that shall be appointed by the President except:
a. Natural born citizen of the Philippines
b. A holder of bachelor’s degree in Forestry or its equivalent
c. Either a registered GE or CE with a 5-year work experience
d. At least 30 years old Filipino citizen.
c. Either a registered GE or CE with a 5-year work experience
_________ shall be responsible for the protection, development, management, regeneration, and reforestation of forest lands; the regulation and supervision of the operation of licensees, lessees, and permittees for the taking or use of forest products.
a. The Director
b. The Bureau
c. Secretary of DENR/ Dept. Head
d. The President
b. The Bureau
- __________ refers to forest lands which have been reserved by the President of the Philippines for any specific purpose.
a. Public Forest
b. Forest Reservation
c. Permanent Forest
d. Grazing land
b. Forest Reservation
- In 1985, a farmer named Maricris has been prosecute due to its illegal intrusion in the forest land. Along the process, the said litigant discovered to be a kainginero since 1950. Does the prosecution reasonable/ valid?
a. Yes, because Maricris do not have a permit from The Bureau that allowed her to cultivate or occupy the portion of forest land.
b. Yes, because she’s been illegally using the forest land (KAINGIN) for a long period of time (35 years).
c. No, because she entered the forest land even before the effectivity of this Code (PD 705), thus she cannot be prosecuted.
d. No, because Maricris mentioned to be under litigation in the year 1985, when Revised Forestry Code (PD 705) is not effective yet, so she cannot be prosecuted.
c. No, because she entered the forest land even before the effectivity of this Code (PD 705), thus she cannot be prosecuted.
- Ms. Bello is a lessee of a 100 has of forest land as she established tree farms. She has been faithfully complying the terms and conditions of the lease agreement these past years and not subject to any unlawful act with regards to forestry law but due personal problem and wanted to settle abroad, she decided to transfer her lease permit to the qualified transferee. After 5 years, she planned on filing for another permit, will Bureau grant her wishes?
a. No, because she already transfers her lease permit and lived comfortably in other country.
b. No, because Ms. Bello as transferor shall be forever barred from acquiring another lease or permit.
c. Yes, because as a transferor with good records, she can acquire another permit due to its diligence in her previous lease agreement.
d. Yes, because its only 5 years have passed after the transferring of her lease occurred, thus she can file, and Bureau may grant her.
b. No, because Ms. Bello as transferor shall be forever barred from acquiring another lease or permit.
- Mr. Solomon, a government employee knowingly survey and classifies the forest lands as Alienable & Disposable lands contrary to the criteria and standards established in PD 705. What is appropriate penalty for his misconduct?
a. Removal from his position and disqualifies from re-employment in the next 20 years of his life.
b. A fine of not less than 5,000 and 5-year imprisonment.
c. Imprisonment of not less than 2 years nor more than 4 years and perpetual disqualification from holding an elective or appointive office.
d. Imprisonment of not less than 1 year, fine for not less than 1,000 and dismissed from the service with prejudice to re-employment.
d. Imprisonment of not less than 1 year, fine for not less than 1,000 and dismissed from the service with prejudice to re-employment.
- The following decrees are repealed and amended accordingly under PD 705 except:
a. CA No. 452
b. PD 389
c. PD 335
d. RA 4715
c. PD 335
- A forest lands maybe leased for a period not exceeding 25 years and renewable upon the expiration thereof for ______ years, for the establishment of sawmills, timber depots, lumber yards and the likes.
a. 15
b. 20
c. 25
d. 30
c. 25
- Kris is an assessor for 10 years in their municipality and favored by the municipal Mayor, relying on her work experience and connection, she then decides to issue a tax declaration on real property to the poor families who recently cultivate the said land. Is her action justified?
a. No, because she has no certification from the Director of Forest Development and the Director of Lands that the area declared for taxation is A&D lands.
b. No, because she has no certification from Secretary of DENR that the said land declared for taxation is under A&D lands.
c. Yes, because she helped poor families to improve their way of living by granting the tax declaration on real property.
d. Yes, because she had connections with the higher official that will justify her actions.
a. No, because she has no certification from the Director of Forest Development and the Director of Lands that the area declared for taxation is A&D lands.
- The revised forestry code of the Philippines is the revision of what Presidential Decree?
a. Presidential Decree No. 715
b. Presidential Decree No. 705
c. Presidential Decree No. 387
d. Presidential Decree No. 389
d. Presidential Decree No. 389
- It is the establishment, development reproduction and care of forest trees.
a. Afforestation
b. Rationalization
c. Silviculture
c. Silviculture
- It describes an official act taken without a formal request from another party.
a. Motu porprio
b. Motu proprio
c. Certiorari
d. Certoriari
b. Motu proprio
- Under section 10 of P.D No 705, Any appointee who fails to report for duty in accordance with the approved plan within ____________ upon receipt of notification shall be deemed to have declined the appointment, in which case the position may be filed by any other qualified applicant.
a. 15 days
b. 30 days
c. 60 days
d. 6 months
b. 30 days
- Selective logging shall be practiced for for what production forest?
a. Pine Forest
b. Dipterocarp Forest
c. Other types of forest
b. Dipterocarp Forest
- The seed tree system with planting when necessary shall be practised for what production forest?
a. Pine Forest
b. Dipterocarp Forest
c. Other types of forest
a. Pine Forest
- The President of the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the ___________________ and the Department Head, may establish wood industry import-export centers in selective locations.
a. National Economic Development Authority
b. Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources
c. Director of the Forest Development
a. National Economic Development Authority
- Mangrove and other swamps released to the ___________________ for fishpond purposes which are not utilized, or which have been abandoned for five (5) years from the date of such release shall revert to the category of forest land.
a. Bureau of Forestry
b. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
c. National Agriculture and Forestry
d. Reforestration Administration
b. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
- For the purpose of implementing the provisions of this Code, the following government agencies are hereby merged into a single agency to be known as the Bureau of Forest Development, hereinafter referred to as the Bureau, except:
a. Bureau of Forestry
b. Nnational Agriculture and Forestry
c. Reforestation Administration
d. Southern Cebu Reforestation Development Project
e. Parks and Wildlife Office
c. Reforestation Administration
- The ___________ shall be headed by a Director, who shall be assisted by one or more Assistant Directors. The Director and Assistant Directors shall be appointed by the _________.
a. Bureau, Department Head
b. Bureau, President
b. Bureau, President
- The person shall study and prescribe the guidelines for proper classification of all lands of the public domain into such classes provided by laws, rules, and regulations.
a. Secretary of Natural Resources
b. Department Head
c. Director of Lands
d. Director of Forest Development
b. Department Head
- Portion of forest land subjected to permanent slash-and-burn cultivation.
a. Mangrove
b. Kaingin
c. Rattan
d. Nipa
b. Kaingin
- Which is not a forest product?
a. Beeswax
b. Oil
c. Plywood
d. Resin
c. Plywood
- It pertains to the forest lands which have been reserved for a specific purpose.
a. Forest Land
b. Watershed Reservation
c. Forest Reservation
d. Seashore Reservation
c. Forest Reservation
- Refers to the establishment, development, reproduction, and care of forest trees.
a. Agro-forestry
b. Forest Development
c. Sustained-yield management
d. Silviculture
d. Silviculture
- Which is not a privilege granted by the state?
a. Lease
b. License
c. License agreement
d. Right of occupation
d. Right of occupation
- Lands of the public domain that are set aside for coast-protection purposes and not subject to clear-cutting operation.
a. Mangrove Swamps
b. Nipa
c. Kaingin
d. Mangrove
a. Mangrove Swamps
- The elected president that revised the Presidential Decree No. 389.
a. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
b. Corazon Aquino
c. Diosdado Macapagal
d. Ferdinand Marcos
d. Ferdinand Marcos
- These are the occupants of forest lands except for ______?
a. Squatters
b. Cultural minorities
c. Forest Rangers
d. NOTA
c. Forest Rangers
- Which is one of the liabilities of unlawful possession of implements and devices used by forest officers.
a. Imprisonment for a period of not less than 2 years nor more than 4 years.
b. Imprisonment for a period of not less than 4 years nor more than 2 years.
c. Fine a minimum of one thousand pesos and maximum of one hundred thousand.
d. Fine not less than ten thousand pesos nor more than five hundred thousand with confiscation of such implements and devices and cancellation of license agreement, license, lease, or permit.
a. Imprisonment for a period of not less than 2 years nor more than 4 years.
- When was the revised forestry code of the Philippines signed?
a. May 19, 1975
b. February 5, 1974
c. March 20, 1975
d. January 30, 1974
a. May 19, 1975
- Merger of all forestry agencies such as Bureau of Forestry, the Reforestation Administration, the Southern Cebu Reforestation Development Project, and the Parks and Wildlife Office
a. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
b. Bureau of Forest Development
c. Department of Agriculture
d. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
b. Bureau of Forest Development
- The Bureau of Forest Development shall be headed by whom?
a. Department Head
b. Assistant Director
c. Director
d. Forest Officer
c. Director
- The following are the qualifications of Director and Assistant Director, except:
a. Natural born citizen of the Philippines
b. At least 30 years old
c. Holder of at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry or its equivalent, and a registered forester
d. Working in the government for at least 5 years prior to the appointment
d. Working in the government for at least 5 years prior to the appointment
- The privilege to harvest timber is renewable for a period of how many years?
a. 10 years
b. 15 years
c. 20 years
d. 25 years
d. 25 years
- What is the minimum area for industrial tree plantation and tree farm?
a. 1000 hectares for both the industrial tree plantation and tree farm
b. 500 hectares for industrial tree plantation and 100 hectares for tree farm
c. 1000 hectares for industrial tree plantation and 100 hectares for tree farm
d. 1000 hectares for industrial tree plantation and 500 hectares for tree farm
c. 1000 hectares for industrial tree plantation and 100 hectares for tree farm
- Mangrove and other swamps released to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources for fishpond purposes which are not utilized, or which have been abandoned for 5 years from the date of such release shall revert to the category of __________.
a. forest reservations
b. forest land
c. national park
d. alienable and disposable lands
b. forest land
- Can transferor acquire another license agreement, license, lease or permit?
a. Yes, if he has not violated any forestry law, rule or regulation and has been faithfully complying with the terms and conditions of the license agreement, license, lease or permit
b. Yes, as any qualified person can acquire another license agreement, license, lease or permit and pay the required fees.
c. No, the transferor shall forever be not allowed from acquiring another license agreement, license, lease or permit
d. No, he cannot acquire another license agreement, license, lease or permit for a period 5 years after the conveyance he made.
c. No, the transferor shall forever be not allowed from acquiring another license agreement, license, lease or permit
- Any person who shall cut, gather, collect, or remove timber or other forest products from any forest land, or timber from alienable and disposable public lands, or from private lands, without any authority under a license agreement, lease, license or permit, shall be guilty of ¬¬¬________.
a. graft and corruption
b. qualified theft
c. perjury
d. robbery
b. qualified theft
- Imprisonment for not less than _____ months nor more than _____ years shall be imposed upon any person, who shall, without authority under a lease or permit, graze or cause to graze livestock in forest lands, grazing lands and alienable and disposable lands which have not as yet been disposed of in accordance with the Public Land Act.
a. 6; 2
b. 7; 3
c. 2; 6
d. 5; 4
a. 6; 2
What is the intervals of all boundaries between permanent forest and A&D lands?
a) Between 500m - 1km
b) More than 1 km
c) Less than 500m
d) NOTA
c) Less than 500m
- __________ may reserve and establish any portion of the public forest or forest reserve as site or experimental forest for use of the Forest Research Institute.
a) Forest Officer
b) Director of Forest Research Institute
c) DENR Secretary
d) Barangay Tanod
c) DENR Secretary
- What is the maximum duration of any privilege to harvest timber in forest?
a) 20 years
b) 25 years
c) 30 years
d) 21 years
b) 25 years
- Who has the authority to cancel, suspend, or phase-out all uneconomical wood processing plants which are not responsive to the rationalization of the government
a) Forest Officer
b) DENR Secretary
c) Department Head
d) Chief Tanod
c) Department Head
- How many percent does the Bureau shall conduct for timber inventory in A&D lands and civil reservations
a) 20%
b) 50%
c) 80%
d) 100%
d) 100%
- Mangrove and other swamps shall revert to the category of forestland if not utilized and been abandoned for how many years?
a) 5 years from the date of release
b) 6 years from the date of release
c) 7 years from the date of release
d) 8 years from the date of release
a) 5 years from the date of release
- Planning and Evaluation Division involves sections except:
a) Program Planning
b) Forest Economics
c) Family Planning
d) Data and Information
c) Family Planning
- Forest Protection and Infrastructure Division involves sections except:
a) Forest Protection
b) Watershed Management
c) Plantation Management
d) Forest Occupancy Management
c) Plantation Management
Fined for the destruction of wildlife resources
a) Not less than 10000 for each violation
b) Not less than 1000 for each violation
c) Not less than 100 for each violation
d) Not less than 1000 nor more than 10000
c) Not less than 100 for each violation
- How long is the suspension if the manufacturer fail to meet the rules and standard of wood products
a) Not less than 5 years
b) Not less than 3 years
c) Not less than 2 years
d) Not less than 1 year
c) Not less than 2 years
What is the Presidential decree no. 705 known as?
A. Water code
B. CA 141
C. E-NIPAS
D. Revised forestry code
E. None of the above
D. Revised forestry code
Which of the following policies is NOT adapted by the revised forestry code?
A. The multiple uses of forest lands shall be oriented to the development and progress requirements of the country, the advancement of science and technology, and the public welfare.
B. Land classification and survey shall be systematized and hastened
C. The establishment of wood-processing plants shall be encouraged and rationalized.
D. To establish the basic principles and framework relating to the appropriation, control and conservation of water resources to achieve the optimum development and rational utilization of these resources
D. To establish the basic principles and framework relating to the appropriation, control and conservation of water resources to achieve the optimum development and rational utilization of these resources
________refer to forest lands which have been reserved by the President of the Philippines for any specific purpose or purposes.
A. Reservoirs
B. Mineral Lands
C. Permanent forests
D. Forest reservations
E. None of the above
D. Forest reservations
________ is the establishment, development reproduction and care of forest trees.
A. Landscaping
B. Terrain adjustment
C. Silviculture
D. Forestry
E. None of the above
C. Silviculture
The Bureau shall be headed by a ________ who shall be assisted by one or more
Assistant Directors.
A. President
B. Secretary
C. Director
D. Department head
E. None of the above
C. Director
Which of the following is NOT included in the planning and evaluation division
section?
A. Program planning
B. Performance Evaluation
C. Cooperative planning
D. Management Analysis
E. None of the above
C. Cooperative planning
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. President.
B. DENR secretary
C. Director
D. Department head
E. None of the above
D. Department head
Areas less than______ hectares which are far from, or are not contiguous with, any certified alienable and disposable land
A. 250
B. 500
C. 100
D. 331
E. 1000
A. 250
These tracts of forest lands contain at least fifty per cent (50%) slope
A. Brushlands
B. Riverbanks
C. Denuded or inadequately-timbered areas
D. Bare or grass-covered tracts of forest lands
E. 1000
D. Bare or grass-covered tracts of forest lands
Under section 44. The Department Head may, by himself or thru the Director or any qualified person duly designated by the Department Head, investigate, inspect and examine records, books and other documents relating to the operation of any holder of a license agreement, license, lease, or permit, and its subsidiary or affiliated companies, to determine compliance with the terms and conditions thereof, this Code and pertinent laws, policies, rules and regulations. What is this type of power/jurisdiction.
A. Visitorial power
B. Power of imminent domain
C. Authority of forestry
D. Diffusion of benefits
E. None of the above
A. Visitorial power
- Who shall determine which of the unclassified lands of the public domain are needed for forest purposes and declare them as permanent forest to form part of the forest reserves?
a. President
b. Forest officer
c. DENR Secretary
d. Bureau Director
c. DENR Secretary
- This is the systematic removal of the mature, over-mature and defective Trees
a. Kaingin
b. Selective logging
c. Cutting cycle
d. Silviculture
b. Selective logging
- 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.
a. Lease
b. License Agreement
c. License
d. Permit
b. License Agreement
- Bureau of Forest Development involves agencies except:
a. Reforestation Administration
b. Southern Cebu Reforestation Development Project
c. Parks and Wildlife Office
d. The Forest Service
d. The Forest Service
- What are the requirements to conduct activity on any forest land?
a. License Agreement
b. Permit
c. License
d. All of the above *
d. All of the above *
- What is the required timber inventory to allow the harvest of timber lands?
a. 7%
b. 5%
c. 10%
d. 15%
b. 5%
- The maximum period of any privilege to harvest timber is ________ years, renewable for a period, not exceeding _______ years?
a. 20 years, 20 years
b. 25 years, 20 years
c. 25 years, 25 years
d. 20 years, 25 years
c. 25 years, 25 years
- How long is the imprisonment for Unlawful Occupation or Destruction of Forest Lands?
a. not less than 6 months nor more than 2 years
b. not less than 2 years, nor more than 5 years
c. not less than 6 months, nor more than 3 years
d. not less than 6 months, nor more than 6 years
a. not less than 6 months nor more than 2 years
- Areas are needed for forest purpose except:
a. Areas Less than 250 hec.which are not contiguous with any certified A&D lands
b. Isolated patches of forest of at least 6 hec.
c. Areas which have already been reforested
d. Areas within forest concessions
b. Isolated patches of forest of at least 6 hec.
- The 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. Natural Parks
b. Grazing Land
c. Forest Lands
d. Dipterocarp forest
b. Grazing Land
- What is the law amended or revised by Presidential Decree 705 otherwise known as the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines?
a. Presidential Decree 389
b. Presidential Decree 398
c. Presidential Decree 839
d. Presidential Decree 893
a. Presidential Decree 389
- This is a privilege granted by the state to a person to utilize forest resources with any forest land with the right of possession and occupation, with the corresponding obligations such as forest development, protection, and rehabilitation.
a. Lease
b. Permit
c. License
d. License Agreement
d. License Agreement
- Refers to the establishment, development, reproduction, and care of forest trees.
a. Sustained-yield management
b. Agro-forestry
c. Silviculture
d. Rationalization
c. Silviculture
- This agency has jurisdiction and authority over all forest land, grazing land, and all forest reservations, including watershed reservations.
a. Forest Management Bureau
b. Bureau of Forestry
c. Bureau of Forest Development
d. Bureau of Forestry Development
c. Bureau of Forest Development
- According to Section 10 of P.D. 705 or the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines, there are how many required regional offices?
a. 10
b. 11
c. 12
d. 13
b. 11
- 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. 17% ; 40%
b. 16% ; 45 %
c. 19% ; 60%
d. 18% ; 50%
d. 18% ; 50%
- According to Section 16 of P.D. 705, the following lands even if they are eighteen per cent (18%) in slope are needed for forest purposes, except:
a. Areas more than 250 hectares which are far from, or are not contiguous with any certified alienable and disposable land;
b. Areas which have already been reforested;
c. Appropriately located road-rights-or-way;
d. Isolated patches of forest at least five (5) hectares with a rocky terrain, or which protect a spring for communal use.
a. Areas more than 250 hectares which are far from, or are not contiguous with any certified alienable and disposable land;
- How many years can forest lands be leased?
a. 15 years
b. 20 years
c. 25 years
d. 30 years
c. 25 years
- In accordance with Section 64 of P.D. 705, timber taken and removed from private lands for commercial purposes will be exempted from ____________________?
a. Payment of government charges
b. Payment of fees for forest protection
c. Payment of regulatory fees
d. Payment of forest fees
d. Payment of forest fees
- Any person who provides any information leading to the apprehension and conviction of any offender who is found to violate the laws, rules, and regulations as imposed by P.D. 705, will receive a reward amounting to _______________________.
a. Twenty per centum (20%) of the proceeds of the confiscated forest products.
b. Twenty-five per centum (25%) of the proceeds of the confiscated forest products.
c. Twenty per centum (20%) of the proceeds of the full cost production of the occupied area.
d. Twenty-five per centum (25%) of the proceeds of the full cost production of the occupied area.
a. Twenty per centum (20%) of the proceeds of the confiscated forest products.
Mineral reservations where mining operations have been terminated due to the exhaustion of its minerals shall revert to the category of ___________, unless otherwise reserved for other purposes.
a. Forest reservation
b. A & D lands
c. Forest land
d. Mineral land
c. Forest land
____________ 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. Permanent forest
b. Forest reservation
c. Grazing land
d. National park
c. Grazing land
Mangrove and other swamps released to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources for fishpond purposes which are not utilized, or which have been abandoned for ______ years from the date of such release shall revert to the category of forest land.
a. 3 years
b. 5 years
c. 10 years
d. 8 years
b. 5 years
What is the maximum period of any privilege to harvest timber?
a. 10 years
b. 15 years
c. 20 years
d. 25 years
d. 25 years
No harvest of timber in any forest land shall be allowed unless it has been the subject of at least a ______percent timber inventory, or any statistically sound timber estimate, made not earlier than ______ years prior to the issuance of a license agreement or license allowing such utilization.
a. 10%, 10 years
b. 10%, 5 years
c. 5%, 10 years
d. 5%, 5 years
d. 5%, 5 years
The _________________shall apply scientific cutting cycle and rotation in all forest lands, giving particular consideration to the age, volume and kind of healthy residual trees which may be left undisturbed and undamaged for future harvest and forest cover in dipterocarp area, and seed trees and reproduction in pine area.
a. Department Head
b. National Economic Development Authority
c. Forest officer
d. Bureau
d. Bureau
It 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. Permit
b. License agreement
c. License
d. Private right
a. Permit
It refers to any off-shore area inhabited by rare and unique species of marine flora and fauna.
a. Watershed reservation
b. Seashore park
c. Marine park
d. Watershed
c. Marine park
It is the number of years between major harvests in the same working unit and/or region, within a rotation.
a. Cutting cycle
b. Annual allowable cut
c. Processing plant
d. Silviculture
a. Cutting cycle
Through ______________, the Bureau shall in the preparation of multiple-use management plans, identify and provide for the protection of scenic areas in all forest lands which are potentially valuable for recreation and tourism, and plan for the development and protection of such areas to attract visitors thereto and meet increasing demands therefor.
a. Visitorial power
b. Recreation
c. Sustained yield
d. Incentives
b. Recreation
