TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
The 2013 edition of the Philippine Forest Facts and
Figures (PF3) is the second issue of an annual statistical
handbook being published by the Forest Management
Bureau (FMB). Through this handbook, the FMB tries
to consolidate statistics that can provide information at
hand on frequently asked questions regarding the forestry
sector. The forestry statistics tables herein are drawn from
the regular activities and reports from the operations of
the DENR Forest Management Service Field Offices.
There are also those which are obtained from other
government agencies as acknowledged in the relevant
tables.
The PF3 handbook presents statistical information on
forest resources, activities and utilization. It also features
statistics on forestry-related trades, prices, revenues and
other relevant statistics.
We welcome comments and suggestions from
stakeholders.
RICARDO L. CALDERON, CESO III
Director
I. FOREST RESOURCES AND FORESTRY
ACTIVITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
A. Land Classification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
B. Forest Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
C. Watershed Forest Reserves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
D. National Greening Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
II. FOREST RESOURCES UTILIZATION. . . . . . . . . 8
A. Tenure Instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
B. Contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
C. Wood Processing Plant Permits. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
D. Production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
III. FOREIGN TRADE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
A. Exports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
B. Imports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
IV. PRICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A. Timber: Planted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
B. Timber: Imported. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
C. Lumber: Locally Produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
D. Lumber: Imported. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
E. Wood Panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
F. Fuelwood and Charcoal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
G. Non-timber Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
V. FOREST REVENUES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
VI. OTHER FORESTRY RELATED STATISTICS. . 28
A. Employment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
B. Gross Domestic Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
C. Forestry Related Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
VII. METADATA FOR THE NATIONAL. . . . . . . . . 29
Legal Framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Revision Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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 I. FOREST RESOURCES AND LAND CLASSIFICATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, 2013
Certified Forest Land
FORESTRY ACTIVITIES Total Area
A&D Total
Region/ Province
Area in hectares

Philippines 30,000,000 14,194,675 15,805,325

A. Land Classification CAR 1,829,368 342,345 1,487,023
Abra 397,555 98,420 299,135
The Philippines’ total land area currently and Benguet 265,538 89,586 175,952
Ifugao 251,778 25,409 226,369
officially used is 30 million hectares that is legally Apayao
704,764 80,679 624,085
classified as alienable and disposable land (14.2 million Kalinga
Mountain Province 209,733 48,251 161,482
hectares or 47.3%) and forestland (15.8 million hectares
Region 1 1,284,019 810,922 473,097
or 52.7%). Ilocos Norte 339,934 144,948 194,986
Ilocos Sur 257,958 138,412 119,546
LAND CLASSIFICATION: 2013 La Union 149,309 120,443 28,866
Pangasinan 536,818 407,119 129,699
Region 2 2,687,517 972,822 1,714,695
Batanes 20,928 7,432 13,496
Cagayan 904,026 360,050 543,976
Forestland Certified A&D Isabela 1,066,456 459,666 606,790
15,805,325 has. 14,194,675 has. Nueva Viscaya 390,387 88,921 301,466
(52.7%) (47.3%) Quirino 305,720 56,753 248,967
Region 3 2,147,036 1,204,649 942,387
Aurora 323,954 132,008 191,946
Bataan 137,291 69,975 67,316
Bulacan 262,505 185,333 77,172
Nueva Ecija 528,433 343,257 185,176
Pampanga 218,068 172,616 45,452
Tarlac 305,345 184,975 120,370
Zambales 371,440 116,485 254,955
There are on-going initiatives from the Department NCR 63,600 48,232 15,368
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Metro Manila 63,600 48,232 15,368
National Mapping and Resource Information Authority Region 4-A 1,622,861 1,051,948 570,913
Batangas 316,581 271,167 45,414
(NAMRIA), and Land Management Bureau (LMB) Cavite 128,755 107,733 21,022
among others, leading to the determination of accurate Laguna 175,973 134,720 41,253
Quezon 870,660 474,439 396,221
and updated land area of the country based on various Rizal 130,892 63,889 67,003
activities. These include the final outputs and statistics of Region 4-B 2,745,601 998,563 1,747,038
the Forest Land Boundary Delineation (FLBD) Project of Marinduque 95,925 73,720 22,205
Occidental Mindoro 587,985 156,004 431,981
DENR which are based on digital mapping that ensures Oriental Mindoro 436,472 222,895 213,577
greater accuracy; and Cadastral Project of LMB to Palawan 1,489,626 453,700 1,035,926
determine the administrative boundary of Local Romblon 135,593 92,244 43,349
Region 5 1,763,249 1,222,060 541,189
Government Units (LGUs) nationwide. Albay 255,257 206,205 49,052
Camarines Norte 211,249 140,030 71,219
The revision of the Land Classification (LC) Statistics Camarines Sur 526,682 365,551 161,131
should be based on the latest fully documented and Catanduanes 151,148 73,325 77,823
Masbate 404,769 263,384 141,385
official total land area of the country. Thus, the LC Sorsogon 214,144 173,565 40,579
Statistics remained as 30 million hectares land area of the
Philippines until an official and fully documented total
land of the country is made available.

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 Certified Forest Land B. Forest Cover
Total Area
Region/ Province A&D Total
Area in hectares
Region 6 2,022,311 1,417,978 604,333 The Philippine forest/ land cover data for 2010
Aklan 181,789 102,799 78,990
Antique 252,201 144,728 107,473
released by the National Mapping and Resource
Capiz 263,317 178,711 84,606 Information Authority (NAMRIA) was generated
Guimaras through the visual interpretation of images of the
532,397 396,149 136,248
Iloilo
Negros Occidental 792,607 595,591 197,016 Philippines taken from various earth observation
Region 7 1,489,077 964,169 524,908 satellites. These are ALOS AVNIR-2, SPOT5, and
Bohol 411,726 310,455 101,271
Cebu 509,237 368,146 141,091
LandSat. A total of 185 scenes with 10 meters resolution
Negros Oriental 540,227 258,841 281,386 covering the whole Philippine archipelago were analyzed.
Siquijor 27,887 26,727 1,160 The results were mapped and aggregated into twenty-one
Region 8 2,143,169 1,024,955 1,118,214
Eastern Samar 433,965 144,222 289,743 (21) land cover categories based on the Food and
Biliran
626,826 410,182 216,644
Agriculture Organization (FAO) standard land cover
Leyte classification, and subjected to accuracy assessment and
Northern Samar 349,798 148,134 201,664
Samar 559,100 196,456 362,644 field validation. The generated regional data were
Southern Leyte 173,480 125,961 47,519 presented to DENR field offices prior to final mapping.
Region 9 1,467,011 676,886 790,125
Zamboanga del Norte 661,811 262,592 399,219
Zamboanga del Sur PHILIPPINE LAND COVER MAP: 2010
805,200 414,294 390,906
Zamboanga Sibugay
Region 10 1,714,803 817,669 897,134
Bukidnon 829,378 337,799 491,579
Camiguin 25,286 21,063 4,223
Lanao del Norte 309,204 158,473 150,731
Misamis Occidental 193,932 125,375 68,557
Misamis Oriental 357,003 174,959 182,044
Region 11 1,967,183 737,633 1,229,550
Compostela Valley
812,975 297,674 515,301
Davao del Norte
Davao del Sur 637,762 239,015 398,747
Davao Oriental 516,446 200,944 315,502
Region 12 1,874,946 730,546 1,144,400
Cotabato 656,590 149,972 506,618
South Cotabato
746,876 342,191 404,685
Sarangani
Sultan Kudarat 471,480 238,383 233,097
Region 13 1,884,697 544,897 1,339,800
Agusan del Norte 259,029 66,630 192,399
Agusan del Sur 896,550 221,628 674,922
Dinagat Islands
273,902 121,573 152,329
Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Sur 455,216 135,066 320,150
ARMM 1,293,552 628,401 665,151
Basilan 132,723 85,574 47,149
Lanao del Sur 387,289 133,135 254,154
Maguindanao 504,760 306,622 198,138
Sulu 160,040 47,687 112,353
Tawi-tawi 108,740 55,383 53,357
Source: National Mapping and Resource Information Authority

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 Based on the 2010 satellite imageries, the total forest Forest
Region/ Province Total Closed Open Mangrove
cover of the Philippines was estimated at 6.840 million Area in hectares
hectares. Of the total forest cover, open forest accounted Region 5 208,015 39,646 143,416 24,953
Albay 42,099 11,196 29,831 1,072
with an area of 4.595 million hectares; closed forest with Camarines Norte 28,104 9,466 15,079 3,559
total area of 1.934 million hectares; and mangrove forest Camarines Sur 61,346 8,221 45,861 7,264
Catanduanes 45,007 10,763 32,249 1,995
with 0.311 million hectares. The table below shows the Masbate 6,778 - 140 6,638
distribution of the Philippine forest cover by region by Sorsogon 24,681 - 20,256 4,425
Region 6 187,319 67,167 110,146 10,006
forest types: Aklan 36,398 12,599 23,098 702
Antique 52,395 20,380 31,223 792
Capiz 22,992 14,728 6,865 1,399
Guimaras 776 - - 776
FOREST COVER OF THE PHILIPPINES Iloilo 25,667 2,954 21,397 1,316
Negros Occidental 49,091 16,506 27,563 5,021
BY REGION: 2010 Region 7 62,065 11,464 35,798 14,804
Forest Bohol 20,889 - 10,267 10,622
Region/ Province Total Closed Open Mangrove Cebu 14,407 8,723 2,650 3,034
Area in hectares Negros Oriental 25,867 2,741 22,074 1,051
Philippines 6,839,718 1,934,032 4,595,154 310,531 Siquijor 903 - 806 96
CAR 773,191 255,552 517,640 - Region 8 514,464 45,948 426,863 41,654
Abra 146,700 43,316 103,384 - Biliran 8,669 - 8,383 286
Apayao 218,340 118,982 99,358 - Eastern Samar 186,201 21,828 156,539 7,834
Benguet 119,626 3,196 116,430 - Leyte 78,221 17,170 52,773 8,279
Ifugao 102,397 13,692 88,705 - Northern Samar 46,281 - 35,494 10,787
Kalinga 98,862 48,888 49,974 - Samar 165,463 3,748 147,835 13,880
Mountain Province 87,266 27,478 59,787 - Southern Leyte 29,630 3,202 25,839 589
Region 1 124,477 18,390 105,060 1,028 Region 9 176,918 29,907 120,488 26,523
Ilocos Norte 67,849 14,266 53,583 - Isabela City, Basilan 3,096 2,263 - 833
Ilocos Sur 32,012 78 31,723 211 Zamboanga City 29,377 15,294 9,107 4,976
La Union 5,880 - 5,760 120 Zamboanga del Norte 82,757 9,032 73,133 592
Pangasinan 18,736 4,046 13,993 697 Zamboanga del Sur 19,309 795 12,409 6,105
Region 2 1,044,507 485,262 553,344 5,902 Zamboanga Sibugay 42,379 2,523 25,839 14,018
Batanes 1,819 - 1,819 - Region 10 377,858 173,962 197,517 6,379
Cagayan 342,994 206,475 131,341 5,179 Bukidnon 202,322 125,361 76,961 -
Isabela 378,272 69,444 308,106 723 Camiguin 5,718 3,994 1,705 19
Nueva Vizcaya 193,708 122,615 71,093 - Lanao del Norte 66,384 11,934 52,122 2,328
Quirino 127,714 86,729 40,986 - Misamis Occidental 43,744 23,859 16,146 3,739
Region 3 520,598 225,352 294,291 955 Misamis Oriental 59,690 8,814 50,583 293
Aurora 218,588 132,548 85,518 521 Region 11 428,716 160,083 265,754 2,879
Bataan 31,617 10,618 20,791 208 Compostela Valley 144,653 54,106 90,338 209
Bulacan 58,613 35,266 23,347 - Davao del Norte 53,146 10,149 42,327 670
Nueva Ecija 74,604 9,530 65,074 - Davao del Sur 68,593 17,570 50,891 132
Pampanga 7,465 773 6,607 85 Davao Oriental 162,325 78,258 82,198 1,868
Tarlac 34,842 5,407 29,435 - Region 12 249,050 54,247 193,202 1,601
Zambales 94,869 31,209 63,519 140 Cotabato 39,947 7,896 31,381 670
NCR 2,214 - 2,098 115 Sarangani 39,960 1,776 38,037 147
Metro Manila 2,214 - 2,098 115 South Cotabato 64,328 26,465 37,839 24
Region 4-A 269,656 69,544 181,175 18,937 Sultan Kudarat 104,815 18,111 85,945 760
Batangas 3,507 334 2,761 413 Region 13 683,112 99,812 557,402 25,898
Cavite 2,455 - 2,305 150 Agusan del Norte 50,882 2,217 47,433 1,231
Laguna 16,427 1,234 15,193 - Agusan del Sur 342,736 57,208 285,529 -
Quezon 230,497 63,838 148,285 18,374 Dinagat Islands 27,419 5,641 19,418 2,360
Rizal 16,770 4,139 12,631 - Surigao del Norte 35,270 7,139 14,896 13,234
Region 4-B 915,664 97,810 744,530 73,324 Surigao del Sur 226,805 27,606 190,127 9,072
Marinduque 15,132 - 12,255 2,877 ARMM 301,894 99,889 146,431 55,574
Occidental Mindoro 104,986 1,968 101,424 1,594 Basilan 21,320 11,442 1,003 8,875
Oriental Mindoro 86,981 5,301 77,731 3,949 Lanao del Sur 150,151 80,245 69,442 464
Palawan 692,288 86,877 541,590 63,821 Maguindanao 52,351 8,202 43,087 1,061
Romblon 16,277 3,664 11,529 1,084 Sulu 30,839 - 757 30,083
Tawi-Tawi 47,233 - 32,142 15,091

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 About 93.01% of the total forest cover is in forestland
while only 6.99% is in A&D. The graph below shows the
percentages of the Philippine forest cover in forestland
and alienable & disposable land according to the total,
closed, open, and mangrove forests.
In 2003, the forest cover increased by 10.9%. The
latest forest cover data in 2010 showed a minimal decrease
of 4.58% compared to the average percentage change
(1934 to 1987) of -16.7%. Both 2003 and 2010 forest
cover data were based on satellite image interpretation.

FOREST COVER
IN FORESTLAND AND A&D: 2010 C. Watershed Forest Reserves

In 2013, there are 114 proclaimed watershed forest

6.99% 3.42% 6.63%
reserves (WFRs) with a total area of 1.34 million hectares.
34.51% Of the total 135 proclaimed WFRs in the country in
2012, twenty-eight (28) watershed areas under the
93.01% 96.58% 93.37%
65.49% National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS)
were excluded, while seven (7) watersheds for hydropower
Total Closed Open Mangrove and geothermal energy were included in the list.
Forestland Alienable & Disposable land
WATERSHED FOREST RESERVES: 2013

Based on the historical information from various

sources collated from 1934 to 2010, the Philippine forest
cover was decreasing. In 1934, from old maps cited by
Revilla, forest cover was at 17 million hectares. The
succeeding data points based from Master Plan for
Forestry Development followed a decreasing trend until
1987 with 6.461 million hectares based on RP-
GERMAN National Forest Resource Inventory.

PHILIPPINE FOREST COVER, 1934-2010

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Area (in million hectares)

15

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1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
Year

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 Area Area
Region Province ID Name of Reservation Region Province ID Name of Reservation
(ha) (ha)
Philippines 1,341,920 40 Talavera WR 37,156

NCR 9 La Mesa WFR 2,659 Region 4A 30,553

Laguna 45 Caliraya-Lumot WR 10,771
CAR 65,015 Quezon 2,898
Benguet 55,465 42 Alabat WFR 688
Ambuklao WFR 43 Binahaan River WFR 465
1 9,700
(Pilot) 44 Calauag WFR 328
2 Busol WFR 329 46 Infanta WFR 384
3 Buyog WFR 20 47 Lopez WFR 418
4 Lower Agno WFR 39,304 49 Mulanay WFR 26
5 Lucnab WFR 6 50 Panukulan WFR 179
6 Marcos Highway WFR 6,105 51 Polilio WFR 130
7 Pucsusan WR 1 Tibiang-Damagandong
Benguet and 52 280
8 San Roque WR 9,550 WFR
Pangasinan Laguna, Quezon, Makiling Banahaw
48 162
Region 1 4,583 Batangas WR
Ilocos Norte 3,008 Quezon, Bulacan
53 Umiray River WR 16,723
Ilocos Norte and Rizal
10 2,815
Metropolitan WFR Region 4B 8,654
12 Magnuang WFR 152 Marinduque 522
15 Tanap WFR 41 56 Naampias River WFR 417
Ilocos Sur 14 Santa WFR 25 58 Torrijos WFR 105
La Union 1,550 Palawan Flora, Fauna
11 Lon-oy WFR 1,460 Palawan 57 4,776
& WR
13 Naguilian WR 90 Romblon 3,356
Region 2 38,342 Calatrava-San Andres-
54 2,670
Cagayan 15,947 San Agustin WFR
16 Bawa WFR 8,955 55 Ipil River WFR 686
20 Wangag WFR 6,992 Region 5 92,741
Isabela 19 Tumauini WFR 17,670 Albay 18,471
Nueva Vizcaya 425 68 Mt. Masaraga WFR 810
17 Dupax WR 425 69 Tiwi WR 17,661
Ifugao, Nueva Camarines Norte 1,956
18 Magat WR 4,300
Vizcaya, and Isabela 61 Capalonga WFR 752
Region 3 265,539 63 Dahican WFR 44
Aurora 37,388 65 Jose Panganiban WFR 1,160
23 Aurora WFR 430 Camarines Sur 60 Buhi-Barit WR 18,370
24 Bazal River WFR 4,403 Catanduanes 62 Catanduanes WFR 26,010
25 Bulawan Falls WFR 986 Masbate 1,902
26 Calabgan WFR 4,803 64 Diwata WFR 350
Dibalo-Pingit-Zabali- Matang-Tubig
28 4,528 67 1,305
Malayat WFR Watershed Forest
29 Dingalan River WFR 1,788 70 Tugbo WFR Reserve 247
30 Dipaculao WFR 1,786 Magallanes and
Sorsogon 66 1,032
31 Diteki River WFR 12,970 Juban WFR
37 Pinamacan River WFR 2,905 Bacon Manito
38 San Luis WFR 2,789 Albay and Sorsogon 59 Watershed Geothermal 25,000
Bataan 10,325 Reservation
39 Subic WFR 10,000 Region 6 124,040
Watershed Purposes of Aklan 71 Aklan River WFR 23,185
41 325
Mariveles Palanas) Antique 73 Dalanas River WFR 8,558
Zambales 6,635 Capiz 78 Pan-ay River WFR 4,350
33 Mangan Vaca WFR 300 Iloilo 15,378
34 Olongapo WFR 6,335 75 Jalaur River WFR 9,228
Aurora and 77 Maasin WFR 6,150
6,466
Nueva Vizcaya Negros Occidental 72,569
27 Diaat River WFR 3,219 72 Bago River WFR 61,926
35 Pacugao River WFR 3,247 74 Ilog-Hilabangan WFR 10,211
Bulacan, Rizal, and 76 Kabankalan WFR 432
62,309
Nueva Ecija
21 Angat WFR 55,709 Region 7 96,927
Angat Watershed and Bohol 75,556
22 6,600 Alijawan-Cansujay-
Forest Range (Pilot) 79 3,630
Nueva Ecija, Nueva Anibongan River WFR
142,416 82 Loboc WFR 19,410
Vizcaya, and Bulacan
Dona Remedios Wahig-Inabanga
83 52,516
32 Trinidad-General 20,760 River WFR
Tinio WFR Cebu 21,371
Pantabangan- 80 Argao River WFR 7,250
36 Carranglan Watershed 84,500 Kotkot and Lusaran
81 14,121
Reserve River WFR

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 Area
Region Province ID Name of Reservation
(ha)
D. National Greening Program
Region 8 15,377
Biliran 84 Anas WFR 1,142
Eastern Samar 85 Bulosao WFR 4,055 On February 26, 2011, President Benigno S. Aquino
Leyte 2,974
89 Palompon WFR 2,392 III issued Executive Order No. 26 ordering and declaring
90 Patag-Gabas WFR 582
Samar 2,670 the implementation of the National Greening Program
86
88
Catbalogan WFR
Loog WFR
804
1,866
(NGP) as a government priority. The NGP addresses the
Southern Leyte 87 Hinabian-Lawigan WR 4,536 priority program thrusts of the country such as poverty
Region 9 Zamboanga del Norte 91 Ambogoc WFR 176
reduction, resource conservation and protection,
Region 10 53,398
Misamis Occidental 93
Mt. Malindang
53,262
productivity enhancement and climate change mitigation
National Park and WR
Misamis Oriental 92 Mahoganao WFR 136 and adaptation. Under the program, all tree planting
Region 11 6,960 efforts of the government sector, private organizations
Davao del Norte 94 Andap WFR 6,725
Davao del Sur 95 Malagos WR 235 and civil society are harmonized.
Region 12 272,759
Cotabato 99 Libungan WFR 52,820
South Cotabato 103,487 The Program shall plant 1.5 billion trees covering
96 Allah WFR 92,450
98 Koronadal WFR 1,137 about 1.5 million hectares for a period of six (6) years
100 Sebu WFR 9,900
Sultan Kudarat,
from 2011 to 2016.
Maguindanao, 97 Kabulnan River WFR 116,452
and South Cotabato
Region 13 81,842 In 2014, a total of 195.07 million seedlings have been
Agusan del Norte 20,392
106 Cabadbaran WFR 16,025 planted covering 321,532 hectares or 107%
Agusan del Sur
112 Taguibo River WFR 4,367
16,855
accomplishment of the 300,000 hectares target area.
103 Alfred Spring WFR 100
104 Andanan River WFR 15,097
NATIONAL GREENING PROGRAM (NGP)
108 Mt. Magdiwata WFR 1,658
Surigao del Norte 111 Surigao WFR 967
Surigao del Sur 43,628 Year Total 2011 2012 2013 2014
101 Adlay WFR 27 Target Area
102 Alamio River W 5,085 900,000 100,000 200,000 300,000 300,000
(hectares)
105 Buyaan River W 6,683
107 Carac-an River W 23,570 Area Planted
1,005,013 128,558 221,763 333,160 321,532
109 Panikian River W 7,045 (hectares)
110 Sipangpang Falls W 1,218 Percent (%)
ARMM 182,354 111.6% 129% 111% 111% 107%
Accomplishment
Lanao del Sur 113 Lake Lanao WR 180,460
Maguindanao 114 South Upi WFR 1,894 No. of seedlings
592.84 89.62 125.60 182.55 195.07
planted (million)
WFR Watershed Forest Reserve
WR Watershed Reserve/ Reservation Jobs Generated 1,530,047 335,078 380,696 466,990 347,283
W Watershed

The largest watershed in terms of area is Lake Lanao
Watershed Reservation in Lanao del Sur spanning to
180,460 hectares. Second on the list is Kabulnan River
Watershed Forest Reserve in Region 12 with an area of
about 116,452 hectares spread over the provinces of
Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao and South Cotabato.
Since the program started, the NGP has already
planted 592.84 million seedlings covering 1,005,013
hectares equivalent to 11.6% above target of 900,000
hectares.

Region 12 has the largest coverage watershed area

with 272,759 hectares while Region 3 has the most
number with 21 watershed forest reserves.
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 II. FOREST RESOURCES UTILIZATION aggregate area of 1.6 million hectares participated by
191,352 members.

A. Tenure Instruments EXISTING CBFMA: 2013

BENEFICIARIES
NO. TENURED
REGION NO. OF NO. OF
As of December 2013, a total of 3,794 tenure ISSUED AREA (has.)
MEMBERS PO
instruments exist with an aggregate area of 2.9 million CAR 88 62,787 2,168 88
hectares. Among the tenure instruments, CBFMA had 1 139 38,654 11,951 139
the largest coverage, with a total of 1,884 issuances with 2 109 264,280 8,364 109
3 120 66,823 6,242 120
an aggregate area of 1.6 million hectares or 55.43% of the 4-A 47 18,401 3,642 47
total tenured area. 4-B 77 90,145 6,836 77
5 119 49,702 8,462 119
6 104 34,054 8,555 104
EXISTING TENURE INSTRUMENTS: 2013 7 211 57,656 14,794 211
TENURE AREA AREA 8 144 117,047 8,270 144
NO.
INSTRUMENTS (has.) PERCENT* 9 145 90,193 10,948 145
CBFMA 1,884 1,615,137 55.43% 10 294 209,147 28,537 294
IFMA 140 1,005,951 34.52% 11 105 210,063 8,367 105
TLA 3 177,085 6.08% 12 56 96,101 9,943 56
FLGMA 259 72,925 2.50% 13 126 210,083 54,273 126
SIFMA 1,267 29,464 1.01%
TOTAL 1,884 * 1,615,137 191,352 1,884
TFLA 61 6,153 0.21%
* Total may vary due to rounding
FLAg 23 2,564 0.09%
PFDA 7 2,472 0.08%
SPLULA 17 797 0.03% 2. Timber License Agreement (TLA)
SLUP 99 552 0.02%
AFFLA 3 448 0.02%
TLA is a long-term license executed by and between
FLAgT 31 286 0.01%
TOTAL 3,794 2,913,834 100.00% the Secretary of the DENR, on behalf of the government,
* Total may vary due to rounding and the grantee for the harvesting and removal from the
public forest of timber and, in appropriate cases, also of
1. Community–Based Forest Management other forest products. (Reference: DENR Forest Management
Agreement (CBFMA) Bureau. 1977. Philippine Forestry Statistics. Manila)

CBFMA is an agreement entered into by and between In 2013, only three (3) TLAs exist with an aggregate
the government and the local community, represented by area of 177,085 hectares located in Samar of Region 8 and
people’s organization, as forest managers, which has a Zamboanga del Norte of Region 9. However, these
term of 25 years renewable for another 25 years. (Reference: licensees have no operations in 2013.
DAO 2004-29. Revised Rules and Regulations for the
Implementation of EO 263 or Community Based Forest EXISTING TLA: 2013
Management Strategy. 2004) AREA
REGION TLA*
(ha)
BaseyWood Industries Inc ** 57,525
CBFM is the Philippines’ main strategy for the 8
San Jose Timber Corporation 95,770
sustainable development of its forest resources. The 9 Siari Timber Company 23,790
CBFM integrated and unified all people-oriented forestry * No approved Integrated Annual Operations Plan (IAOP)
** To expire on June 21, 2013
programs of the government. The primary instrument of
the program is the CBFMA which involved 1,884
People’s Organizations (POs) in 2013 covering an
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3. Integrated Forest Management Agreement IFMA AREA: 2013
(IFMA) 400
350

Area (in hectares)

300
IFMA is an agreement entered into by the DENR 250
and a qualified person to occupy and possess in 200
consideration of a specified rental, any forestland of the 150
100
public domain in order to establish an industrial forest. 50
(Reference: DAO 1999-53. Regulation Governing the Integrated 0

CAR
Forest Management Program. 1999)

4A
1
2
3

6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
ARMM
EXISTING IFMA: 2013 Region
REGION NO. AREA (has.)
CAR 4 43,476 4. Tree Farm Lease (TFLA) and Agroforestry Farm
1 4 2,979 Leases (AFFLA)
2 9 95,844
3 25 151,384
4A 3 14,627 TFLA is an agreement issued by the Department
6 3 16,116 upon recommendation of the Forestry Director, for the
7 5 7,087
planting of commercial trees, or non-commercial trees or
8 4 1,824
9 14 74,620 both in any small forest land or tract of land purposely
10 5 52,978 planted with tree crops. (Reference: Ministry
11 21 103,386 Administrative Order No. 4, Series of 1980 (MAO 4, S-
12 19 40,116
13 14 358,449 1980) and PD 1559. Further Amending PD 705,
ARMM 10 43,064 Otherwise Known as the Revised Forestry Code of the
TOTAL 140 * 1,005,951 Philippines. 1978.)
* Total may vary due to rounding

AFFLA is an agreement issued by the Department,

The existing IFMAs numbered 140 with an aggregate
area of 1.0 million hectares. By geographical region,
Luzon has forty-five (45) IFMAs covering 308,310
hectares; Visayas has twelve (12) at 25,027 hectares and
Mindanao has eighty-three (83) with total area of
672,613 hectares. Region 3 has the most number of
IFMAs with twenty-five (25) covering 151,384 hectares
followed by Region 11 with twenty-one (21) comprising
103,386 hectares.
upon recommendation of the Forestry Director for
sustainable management of land, which increases their
productivity by properly combining agricultural crops
with forest crops simultaneously or sequentially over
timber through the application of management practices
which are compatible with the local climate, topography
and slope. (Reference: MAO 4, S-1980 and Proposed
Sustainable Forest Management Act. 1999.)

In terms of area, Region 13 has the largest coverage

spanning to 358,449 hectares consisting of 14
agreements, nine (9) of which are found in Agusan del
Sur while Region 8 recorded the least area of 1,824
hectares representing four (4) IFMA sites.

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 EXISTING TFLA AND AFFLA: 2013 1996-24 Rules and Regulations Governing the Socialized
TFLA AFFLA Industrial Forest Management Program. 1996.)
REGION AREA AREA
NO. NO.
(has.) (has.)
CAR 3 407 2 398 EXISTING SIFMA: 2013
1 3 209 - - REGION NO. AREA (has.)
2 20 1,995 1 50 CAR 13 668
3 23 2,249 - - 1 64 4,464
4A 1 80 - - 2 749 5,026
6 3 359 - - 3 295 5,256
7 1 234 - - 4A 3 1,240
9 5 85 - - 4B 50 1,365
10 1 235 - - 5 1 60
11 1 300 - - 6 4 1,320
TOTAL 61 6,153 3 448 7 12 882
- No existing TFLA or AFFLA 8 2 370
9 15 7,001
10 4 525
There are sixty-one (61) existing TFLAs with a 11 19 391
combined area of 6,153 hectares. Region 3 has the most 12 34 176
number of these leases with twenty-three (23) of which 13 2 720
fourteen (14) were located in the province of Zambales. TOTAL 1,267 29,464

Meanwhile, only three (3) AFFLAs exist during the year

covering an aggregate area of 448 hectares. There were 1,267 SIFMAs issued in 2013 with an
aggregate area of 29,464 hectares. About 59% or 749
EXISTING NUMBER OF TFLA AND AFFLA: 2013 SIFMAs were located in Region 2, particularly in Isabela,
25 Cagayan, and Quirino.
Number of information

20
EXISTING NUMBER OF SIFMA: 2013
15
CAR
1
10 2
3
5 4A
4B
Region 3 5
0 6
CAR 1 2 3 4A 6 7 9 10 11 295
(23%) 7
TFLA 3 3 20 23 1 3 1 5 1 1 Region 2 8
749 9
AFFLA 2 - 1 - - - - - - -
(59%) 10
“-“ No existing TFLA and AFFLA 11
12
13
5. Socialized Industrial Forest Management
Agreement (SIFMA)
6. Private Forest Development Agreement (PFDA)
SIFMA is an agreement entered into by and between
PFDA is an agreement entered into by and between
a natural and juridical person and the DENR wherein the
the DENR and a private land owner or his duly
latter grants to the former the right to develop, utilize and
authorized representative for the establishment and
manage a small tract of forestland, consistent with the
development of forest plantation within his private
principle of sustainable development. (Reference: DAO
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property. (Reference: DAO 1992-16 Addendum to DAO The number of existing FLGMA totaled to 259 with
42 series of 1991 which Provides the Regulations and a combined area of 72,925 hectares at the end of the year.
Guidelines Governing the Establishment and Development Most of these grazing leases are located in Region 2 with
of IFPs.) eighty-two (82) covering an area of 14,418 hectares,
followed by Regions 12, 3 and CAR.
A total of seven (7) PFDAs with an aggregate area of
2,472 hectares exist in 2013. Region 4A has the largest EXISTING AREA OF FLGMA: 2013
area with 1,841 hectares for a sole PFDA issued. CAR
1
Region 12 2
EXISTING PFDA: 2013 13,308 3
REGION NO. AREA (has.) Region 2
(18%) 4A
3 2 615 14,418
4B
(20%)
4A 1 1,841 5
10 4 16 6

TOTAL 7 2,472 10

Region 4B 11

10,617 12
7. Forest and Grazing Management Agreement (15%) ARMM

(FLGMA)
8. Special and Forestland Use Permits and
FLGMA is a production sharing agreement between
Agreements
a qualified person, association and/or corporation and the
government to develop, manage and utilize grazing lands.
The special and forest land use agreement is a
(Reference: DAO 1999-36 Revised Rules and Regulations
contract between the DENR and natural or juridical
Governing the Administration, Management, Development
person authorizing the latter to temporarily occupy,
and Disposition of Forest Lands Used for Grazing Purposes.
manage and develop subject to government share, any
1999.)
forestland of the public domain for specific use to
undertake any authorized activity therein for a specified
EXISTING FLGMA: 2013
REGION NO. AREA (has.)
period. (Reference: Forestry Administrative Order 8-3,
CAR 26 5,622 Series of 1941 (FAO 8-3, S-1941) as amended and DAO
1 11 1,501 2004-28. Rules and Regulations Governing the Use of
2 82 14,418 Forestlands for Tourism Purposes.)
3 28 8,883
4A 5 1,035
4B 24 10,617 8.1. Special Land Use Permit (SLUP)
5 27 7,515
6 3 203 SLUP is a privilege granted by the State to a
10 23 8,371
11 1 332 person to occupy, possess and manage in
12 28 13,308 consideration of specified return, any public forest
ARMM 1 1,120 lands for a specific use or purpose for a limited
TOTAL 259 72,925 period of not more than 3 years. (Reference: FAO 8-
3, S-1941 as amended.)

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8.2. Special Land Use Lease Agreement SPECIAL AND FOREST LAND USE
(SPLULA) PERMIT AND AGREEMENTS: 2013
PERMITS AND
NO. AREA (has.)
AGREEMENTS
SPLULA is a privilege granted by the State to a
SLUP 99 552
person to occupy, possess and manage in
SPLULA 17 797
consideration of specified return, any public forest
FLAgT 31 286
lands for a specific use or purpose for a period of 25
FLAg 23 2,564
years. (Reference: FAO 8-3, S-1941 as amended.)
TOTAL 170 * 4,200
* Total may vary due to rounding
8.3. Forestland Use Agreement for Tourism
Purposes (FLAgT)
As of 2013, there are 170 special and land use
permits and agreements with an aggregate area of
FLAgT is a contract between the DENR and
4,200 hectares.
natural or juridical person authorizing the latter to
occupy, manage and develop subject to government
Pursuant to the instruction of the DENR
share, any forestland of the public domain for
Secretary, the suspension of the processing and
tourism purposes and to undertake any authorized
issuance of SLUPs including other Lawful Purpose
activity therein for a period of 25 years and
Permit issued under Memorandum dated 16 August
renewable for the same period upon mutual
2013 was lifted by virtue of Memorandum dated
agreement by both parties. It shall include special
November 29, 2013.
forest land uses such as Bathing Establishment,
Camp Site, Ecotourism Destination, Hotel Site
However, the processing of these permits/
(inclusive related resort facilities) and Other
agreements may resume subject to the incorporation
Tourism Purposes. (Reference: DAO 2004-28. Rules
of a provision in the Terms and Conditions of these
and Regulations Governing the Use of Forestlands for
permits/ agreements that the annual rental fee/ user’s
Tourism Purposes.)
fee/ government share shall be subject to a new rate
8.4. Special Forestland Use Agreement (FLAg) and, for FLAgs/ FLAgTs which are long term to be
re-appraised every five (5) years, once the harmonized
FLAg is a contract between the government as rates currently undergoing review and finalization
first party represented by the Secretary or the have been promulgated and should there be a need to
Regional Executive Director concerned, and a second extend validity of these permits, the applicant should
party or a person, authorizing the latter to apply for FLAg/ FLAgT.
temporarily occupy, manage and develop in
consideration of a government share, any forestland
of the public domain for specific use defined in
Section 3 thereof, to undertake any authorized
activity therein for a period of 25 years and renewable
for the same period upon mutual agreement by both
parties. (Reference: DAO 2004-59. Rules and
Regulations Governing the Special Uses of Forestlands.)

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 EXISTING SPECIAL AND FOREST EXISTING RCC: 2013
LAND USE PERMITS AND AGREEMENTS: 2013 REGION NO. AREA (has.)
ALLOWABLE
CUT (lm)
AREA (has.)
REGION CAR 1 18,940 438,762
SLUP SPLULA FLAgT FLAg Total 2 4 45,000 800,552
CAR/1 - - - 7 7 3 8 48,020 3,339,175
1 11 725 - 2,319 3,054 4A 1 24,000 300,000
2 11 - - - 11 4B 3 17,452 414,789
3 120 - 3 1 124 5 1 2,731 98,429
4B - - 241 62 303 8 6 30,000 1,969,936
5 183 2 - 4 190 9 3 15,330 456,518
6 12 - 6 139 157 10 1 7,200 723,290
7 197 68 36 23 325 11 3 38,806 2,859,836
8 7 - - - 7 12 1 5,000 324,700
12 - - - 8 8 13 9 69,217 5,661,110
13 11 2 - - 13 TOTAL 41 321,696 17,387,097
TOTAL * 552 797 286 *2,564 *4,200
- No existing Special and Forestland Used Permits and Agreements As of 2013, there are forty-one (41) existing RCC
* Total may vary due to rounding
covering an aggregate area of 321,696 hectares with a total
EXISTING NUMBERS OF SPECIAL AND FOREST allowable cut of 17.4 million lineal meters. Of these, 17
LAND USE PERMITS AND AGREEMENTS: 2013 contracts are located in Mindanao where the biggest
allowable cut is in Region 13 with 5.66 million lineal
60
meters, 33% of the national total figure.
Number of information

50

40 FLAg RCC ALLOWABLE CUT (lm): 2013

FLAgT
30 CAR
SPLULA 2
20 Region 13 3
SLUP Region 3
5,661,110 4A
10 3,339,175
(33%) 4B
(19%)
0 5
1 2 3 4B 5 6 7 8 12 13 8
9
Region 11 10
2,859,836 11
B. Contracts (16%) 12
13
1. Rattan Cutting Contract (RCC)

RCC is a contract entered into by and with the
government, represented by Secretary of the DENR and
another party to cut, gather and transport rattan.
(Reference: DAO 1989-04 Revised Regulations Governing
Rattan Resources)
C. Wood Processing Plant Permits
1. Regular Sawmill
In 2013, there are forty-five (45) regular sawmills in
the country, where twenty-two (22) are active with
combined daily rated capacity (DRC) of 883 cubic meters
and annual log requirement (ALR) of 375,869 cubic
meters, a drop of 33.51% in DRC and 32.01% in ALR
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from 2012 with 1,328 and 552,865 cubic meters in DRC VENEER AND PLYWOOD PLANTS: 2012-2013
and ALR, respectively. 2012 2013
PLANTS DRC ALR DRC ALR
NO. No.
EXISTING REGULAR SAWMILL: 2012 - 2013 (cu. m.) (cu. m.) (cu. m.) (cu. m.)

No. DRC (cu. m.) ALR (cu. m.) VENEER 65 2,909 835,737 66 3,023 1,213,595
Year
Existing Active Existing Active Existing Active PLYWOOD 48 2,928 1,170,382 42 2,716 1,122,596

2012 43 31 1,919 1,328 761,554 552,865

2013 45 22 1,958 883 836,420 375,869 4. Wood-based panel plants

In 2013, two (2) wood-based panel plants were added

2. Mini-sawmill
to the list of existing blockboard plants which has now
with ten (10) plants, while fiberboard plant remains with
Mini-sawmills were counted at 209 with DRC of
two (2).
1,450 cubic meters and ALR of 737,808 cubic meters.
Region 10 has the most with 126 plants with DRC of 697 EXISTING NUMBER OF WOOD-BASED
cubic meters and ALR of 355,939 cubic meters. PANEL PLANTS: 2012 -2013

MINI-SAWMILL BY REGION: 2013

DRC ALR 10
REGION NO. 10
(cu. m.) (cu. m.)
8
Number of plants
1 1 17 5,503 8
3 1 19 41,064 6
4A 1 5 1,133
6 1 2 787 4
10 126 697 355,939
2 2 2
11 53 282 113,814
12 12 102 27,454 0
13 14 326 192,114 2012 2013
TOTAL 209 1450 737,808
Blockboard Fiberboard
3. Veneer and plywood plants

The DRC of sixty-six (66) veneer plants in 2013 of

3,026 cubic meters, increased by 4.02% from last year’s
2,909 cubic meters. The DRC of forty-two (42) existing
plywood plants was 2,716 cubic meters, dropped by
7.24% from last year’s 2,928 cubic meters. The decline in
DRC and ALR was caused by the decrease in number of
existing plywood plants as a result of expired and non-
renewal of permits.
D. Production
The next table shows the productions of log, lumber,
veneer, and plywood. In 2013, the production of log and
lumber was posted the highest over the past four years. In
contrast, veneer and plywood productions had the lowest
since 2009.

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 WOOD PRODUCTION: 2009 – 2013 LOG PRODUCTION: 2009 – 2013
(in thousand cubic meters) 1,500

Volume (in ‘000 cu. m.)

YEAR
1,200
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
900
Log 801 557 871 862 1,166 1,166
600 871 862
Lumber 304 377 372 218 450 801
Veneer 88 136 114 129 60 300 557
Plywood 253 276 300 297 199 0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

The distribution of log, lumber, veneer, and plywood Year

produced in 2013 by region is presented in the table
below. The bulk of the country’s veneer and plywood This year’s log production was 35% more than the
productions originated from Mindanao. previous year’s figure of 862 thousand cubic meters. Most
of the log produce came from Caraga region contributing
WOOD PRODUCTION BY REGION: 2013
73% of the total log production. Private plantations, with
(volume in cubic meters)
REGION LOG LUMBER VENEER PLYWOOD
99.98% of the timber supply, were the major source of
CAR 954 345 - - the wood requirements of the country.
1 3,105 - -
2 2,077 1,230 - - LOG PRODUCTION: 2013
3 4,529 4,849 - - (volume in thousand cubic meters)
NCR - 44,628 - 11,044
4A 4,879 7,804 - 2,589 2nd Qtr
5 406 798 - - 1st Qtr 276
278 (24%)
6 22,848 18,112 - -
(24%)
7 6,297 17,189 - -
3rd Qtr
71,492 - - - 4th Qtr
350
9 47,163 5,055 - 10,277 262
(30%)
(22%)
10 32,631 249,618 425 33,435
11 101,583 31,877 14,796 11,451
12 22,534 5,773 795 -
CARAGA 845,353 62,611 43,519 130,623
TOTAL 1,165,851 449,889 59,535 199,419
2. Processed Wood Production

1. Log Production In 2013, the production of processed wood showed

The total log production in 2013 reached 1.17
million cubic meters. An average of 290 thousand cubic
meters were produce every quarter, with the highest
production of 35,000 cubic meters was registered in the
3rd quarter.
significant changes. Lumber production increased by
107% while plywood and veneer productions decreased
by 33% and 53%, respectively.

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PRODUCTION GROWTH RATE OF LUMBER, LUMBER PRODUCTION: 2012 -2013
PLYWOOD, VENEER: 2012-2013 500
120% 450
106.69%
100% 400

Volume (in '000 cu. m.)

80% 350
300
60%
250
40%
200
Percentage

20% 150
0% 100
LUMBER PLYWOOD VENEER 50
-20%
-40% 0
-32.96% 2012 2013
-60%
-53.83% Year
-80%

2.1. Lumber Production 2.2. Plywood Production

The plywood production was posted at 199,419

Lumber production manifested 449,889 cubic
cubic meters. The least production was registered
meters. Third quarter was eminent during the year
during the fourth quarter with 38,289 cubic meters
with 152,204 cubic meters or 34% of the total
or 19% of the total production.
production.
PLYWOOD PRODUCTION BY QUARTER: 2013
LUMBER PRODUCTION BY QUARTER: 2013
(volume in cubic meters)
(volume in cubic meters)

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr.

3rd Qtr.
54,618 52,012
152,204
(28%) (26%)
(34%)

2nd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 4th Qtr.

117,914 104,228 38,289 3rd Qtr.
(26%) 1st Qtr. (23%) (19%) 54,500
75,543 (27%)
(17%)

Lumber production grew by 106.69% from last
year’s 217,665 cubic meters. The immense growth in
production was brought about by the high demand
of lumber in the construction industry.
Plywood production decreased by 32.96%
compared from last year’s 297,482 cubic meters.
During the year, some wood processing plants
(WPPs) have expired permits and applications for
renewal were under process.

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 PLYWOOD PRODUCTION: 2012-2013 VENEER PRODUCTION: 2012-2013
350 150
Volume (in ‘000 cu. m.)

Volume (in ‘000 cu. m.)

280 120

210 90

140 60

70 30

0 0
2012 2013 2012 2013

Year Year

2.3. Veneer Production 3. Non-timber Production

Veneer production was manifested at 59,535 Among the non-timber products extracted from
cubic meters. Second quarter was eminent during the forestlands, only bamboo manifested an increase of
year with 17,204 cubic meters or 29% of the total 24.9% in production, while other products decreased in
production. production.

VENEER PRODUCTION BY QUARTER: 2013 NON-TIMBER PRODUCTION: 2012-2013

(volume in cubic meters) PRODUCT YEAR %
(unit of measure) 2012 2013 GROWTH
Almaciga Resin (kilo) 671,873 508,610 -24.30%
1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr.
12,946 17,204
Anahaw Leaves (pc) 49,400 36,840 -25.43%
(22%) (29%) Anahaw Poles (pc) 25,897 17,061 -34.12%
Bamboo (pc) 1,143,346 1,427,985 24.90%
3rd Qtr.
4th Qtr. Nipa Leaves (pc) 60,000 37,200 -38.00%
16,050
13,335
(27%) Nipa Shingles (pc) 11,224,300 8,317,398 -25.90%
(22%)
Split Rattan (kilo) 182,397 141,363 -22.50%
Unsplit Rattan (lm) 2,711,291 2,523,830 -6.91%

NON-TIMBER PRODUCTION
GROWTH RATE: 2012-2013
Likewise, veneer production decreased by 53.83%
30%
from last year’s 128,955 cubic meters due to some WPPs
expired permits and applications for renewal were under 20%
Bamboo

process. 10%
Almaciga Resin
Percentage

Anahaw Leaves

Nipa Shingles

Split Rattan

0%
Unsplit Rattan
Anahaw Poles

-10%
Nipa Leaves

-20%

-30%

-40%

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 III. FOREIGN TRADE Percentage of Forest Percentage of Forest
Products Exports to the Products Imports to the
6.1819 1.95
Total Exportation in Total Importation in
terms of value terms of value
The Philippines’ overall trade in goods for 2013 Source: National Statistics Office (now Philippine Statistics Authority)
amounted to US$119.109 billion. With this aggregate Note: m – indicates miscellaneous unit of measurements
amount, the foreign trade of forest commodities shared cu m – cubic meter gk – gross kilo
nk – net kilo pcs – pieces
US$4.7 billion (3.44%) worth of raw forest materials and
manufactured wood products. The balance of trade for
these products posted a surplus of US$2.29 billion in A. Exports
2013, with an increase of 43% from last year’s surplus of
US$1.601 billion. The total forest-products exports for 2013 amounted
to US$3.50 billion, an increase of 27.50% from the last
FOREST-BASED PRODUCTS EXPORTS AND
year’s exportation. This is 6.18% of the total exports of
IMPORTS SUMMARY: 2013
Forest Export Import the country. Of these forest-based products, about 0.25
Commodities Value Value million cubic meters of logs, lumber, veneer, and plywood
(unit of Quantity (‘000 US$, Quantity (‘000 US$,
measure) FOB) FOB) were exported with a combined value of US$83.5 million.
Log (cu m) 1,221 2,495 123,519 20,885
Lumber (cu m) 239,565 74,132 240,197 114,362
Veneer and The top three (3) forest-based products exports are
Other Wood
2,784 3,078 30,642 10,722 wood-based manufactured articles ranks first contributed
Worked
(cu m) the highest share of US$3 billion with an increase of 42%
Plywood and from 2012 record, followed by forest-based furniture and
Plywood
3,738 3,773 195,037 99,760
Veneered Panels paper and articles of paper and paperboard. The major
(cu m)
Fiberboard (nk) 20,248 9,523 48,235,603 26,856
trading country exportation partners are United States of
Non-Timber America, Japan, People’s Republic of China, and
Forest Products 521,418 1,023 47,951 50
(nk)
Singapore.
Selected Non-
Timber EXPORTS VALUE OF PROCESSED
m 22,916 20,744 (pcs) 14
Manufactured
Articles WOOD PRODUCTS: CY 2012-2013
Wood-Based
Manufactured 917,821,274 3,063,002 30,147,486 25,265
Articles (gk) 80,000
Value (‘000 US$ FOB)

Pulp and Waste

40,059,931 71,580 82,131,156 35,588
Paper (nk) 60,000
Paper and
Articles of Paper
35,012,082 94,098 907,011,603 784,765 40,000
and Paperboard
(nk)
Forest-Based 20,000
21,098,404 105,373 77,645,555 65,347
Furniture (gk)
Particleboard 6,681 219 57,311,335 22,690
Other Forest- 0
m 53,818 m 8838
Based Products
Lumber Veneer and Plywood and
TOTAL - 3,505,030 - 1,215,142
Other Wood Plywood Veneered
TOTAL
TOTAL EXPORT 56,698,000 62,411,000 Worked Panels
IMPORT
Year 2012 2013

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 Lumber export value went up by 164.32% from US$15 million from 2012’s record. The country bought
US$28 million in 2012 to US$74 million in 2013 with 240,197 cubic meters worth US$114 million of lumber,
Japan and United States of America as the major buyer of still in the second place of top ten forest-based products,
the product. which moved upward to 26% of last year’s data.

In terms of volume, veneer performance dropped IMPORTS VALUE OF PROCESSED

by 77% in 2013 with a decreased of 29,264 cubic meters WOOD PRODUCTS: CY 2012-2013
from the last year’s posting. Plywood declined the revenue

Value (‘000 US$ FOB)

cost of US$3.773 million which fell down to 65.66% 120,000

from 2012 exportation report. 90,000

60,000
EXPORTS VOLUME OF PROCESSED WOOD
PRODUCTS: CY 2012-2013 30,000

0
Log Lumber Veneer and Plywood
400,000 Other and
Wood Plywood
Volume (cu. m.)

300,000 Worked Veneered

Panels

200,000 Year 2012 2013

100,000
Third was plywood registered an expenditure of
US$99.80 million which is 47.83% higher than the
0
Lumber Veneer and Plywood and
previous year’s US$67.48 million. The People’s Republic
Other Wood Plywood Veneered of China was the main source of the country’s plywood
Worked Panels overseas buying.
Year 2012 2013
Log stepped down to one place being in ninth place
for 2013 import status. The Philippines spent US$21
million with an equivalent volume of 123,519 cubic
B. Imports
meters. The country bought the larger bulk of logs where
from Malaysia and USA.
The aggregate value of importation of forest-based
products in 2013 totaled to US$1.215 billion, FOB
The importation of veneer in the country deescalate
indicating 5.80% markup profit over the 2012 total
to tenth place by 44% with a value US$10.722 million in
import value of US$1.149 billion. Forest- based
the last year’s record of US$19.538 million.
products which showed noticeable growths in
importation were lumber, plywood and forest-based
furniture with accumulated amount of US$279 million.

Paper and paperboard led the importation of forest-

based products for two consecutive years with a total
worth value of US$785 million and a surplus amount of

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 IMPORTS VOLUME OF PROCESSED IV. PRICES
WOOD PRODUCTS: CY 2012-2013

300,000 A. Timber: Planted

Volume (cu. m.)

200,000 Based on the log production for 2013, the top five (5)
timber species produced are as follows: Falcata, Yemane,
100,000
Mangium, Mahogany, and Bagras.
0
Log Lumber Veneer Plywood The most expensive timber, Mahogany sawlog, was
and Other and
Wood Plywood
sold at an average price of PHP 9,644.63 per cubic meter
Worked Veneered in 2013. It was followed by Yemane sawlog, priced at
Panels PHP 8,097.46 per cu. m.
Year 2012 2013

The non-peelables of these species except for

Between 2010 and 2011, exports and imports for Mahogany were sold for as low as PHP 1,708.41 per cu.
forestry grew notably by 53.5% and 32.4%, respectively. m., on the average.
As shown in the graph below, both had a lower growth
rates between 2011 and 2012. In fact, the imports AVERAGE PRICE OF THE HIGHLY
decreased by 1.7%. In 2013, exports and imports posted PRODUCED TIMBER: 2013
positive growths as compared to the previous year’s Average Price
values. Species Log Grade
PHP/ cubic meter
Sawlog 1,692.19
GROWTH RATES OF THE TOTAL VALUE Peelable 3,509.71
OF FORESTRY EXPORTS AND IMPORTS Falcata
Non-peelable 1,612.84
60% Peeler/veneer log 2,271.88
53.46%
50% Sawlog 8,097.46
40% Peelable 3,165.09
32.41%
Percentage

30% 26.85% 27.49% Yemane Non-peelable 1,638.86

20% Peeler/veneer log 2,029.17
10% 5.80% Poles and Piles 2,675.00
0% Peelable 3,223.61
-1.72%
-10% Mangium Non-peelable 1,781.94
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 Poles and Piles 2,800.00
Imports Exports
Sawlog 9,644.63
Mahogany
Peelable 1,700.00
Peelable 3,933.33
Bagras Non-peelable 1,800.00
Poles and Piles 4,000.00

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 The average domestic price of Falcata sawlog was
reported only from Region 11 at PHP 1,692 per cubic
meter. It decreased from last year’s value of PHP 2,304.
In comparison with the 2012’s national average of PHP
2,723, which includes the reported prices in Regions 9
and 13, it declined by 37.9%.
For Falcata peeler/veneer log, a minimal increase of
1.0% happened in 2013 which was driven by the price in
Region 11.
In 2013, peelable and non-peelable of Mangium both
registered positive growth rates. Mangium of these log
grades were traded only in Region 13 in which average
prices showed increasing trend from 2012 to 2013.
MANGIUM TIMBER
YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATES: 2012-2013
15.8
15.7
15.6

Percentage
15.4
FALCATA TIMBER 15.2
YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATES: 2012-2013
15.0 15.1
10 14.8
1.0 Peelable Non-peelable
0
Sawlog Peeler/veneer log Mangium Timber Product
Percentage

-10

-20
The average price of Mahogany sawlog in 2013
-30 notably increased by 87.9%. This growth rate was
-37.9 explained by the sawlog sold at high price in Region 5 for
-40
2013.
Falcata Timber Product

MAHOGANY TIMBER
The year-on-year growth rates of the average price of YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATES: 2012-2013
Yemane sawlog and peeler/veneer log grew by 38.7% and 100
87.9
13.5% in 2013, respectively. The increase in the price was
80
pulled-up by the high-price reported from Region 2.
Percentage

60
YEMANE TIMBER 40
YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATES: 2012-2013
20
50
38.7 0
40 Sawlog
Percentage

30 Mahogany Timber Product

20
13.5
10
0
Sawlog Peeler/veneer log

Yemane Timber Product

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B. Timber: Imported During that year, the highest average price recorded
for Falcata was in NCR at PHP 43.42 per bd. ft. On one
Most of the country’s imported sawlogs in 2013 came hand, PHP 11.33 was the lowest price posted in Region
from Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. The 13.
average retail price of sawlog from Papua New Guinea
decreased by 12.79%, while the average price from For Yemane, average prices ranged from PHP 19.16
Solomon Islands increased by 2.53%. These reports came in Region 13 up to PHP 38.05 per bd. ft. in NCR.
from Regions 3, 9, and NCR. Similarly, in Region 10, price was minimum at PHP
19.41 per bd. ft.
DOMESTIC PRICE OF IMPORTED LOGS: 2012-2013
2012 2013 The maximum and minimum prices of Mangium
Country of origin were registered in NCR (PHP 38.13 per bd. ft.) and
PHP/ cubic meter
Region 4A (PHP 16.00 per bd. ft.), respectively. In
Papua New Guinea 4,567.08 3,982.95
Region 10, a remarkable increase of more than twice its
Solomon Island 4,125.00 4,229.17
price (PHP 12.00 per bd. ft.) during the preceding year
was observed.
C. Lumber: Locally Produced
In Regions 3 and 12, both recorded the highest
average price of Mahogany at PHP 42.00 per bd. ft. The
The graph below shows the year-on-year growth rates
cheapest price, on the other hand, was at PHP 16.33 per
of the average prices based on the top five (5) species of
bd. ft. in Region 13.
log produced in 2013. Prices of all, except for Bagras,
posted an increase in 2013. The 89.6% and 14.7% For Bagras, its average price was maximum at PHP
increase of national average prices for Falcata and 36.67 per bd. ft in NCR. Its lowest price was half the
Yemane, respectively, were pulled by the prices from maximum at PHP 18.00 per bd. ft. in Region 12.
NCR. Likewise, the positive growth rate of 63.4% in
Mangium’s average price was due to the high price posted
AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF LOCALLY
in Region 5. The 11.0% increase in Mahogany’s price was
PRODUCED LUMBER: 2012-2013
attributed to the maximum price in Regions 3 and 12 at
Species/ 2012 2013 Growth
PHP 42.00 per board foot. In contrast, Bagras’ price Region Rate (%)
(Board Foot, 2"x4", in PHP)
decreased by 2.1% because of the lowest price registered Falcata 12.10 22.95 89.6
in Region 12. NCR - 43.42 -
R-10 - 19.04 -
LOCALLY PRODUCED LUMBER R-11 18.00 18.00 0.0
R-13 6.21 11.33 82.6
YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATES: 2012-2013
Yemane 24.03 27.57 14.7
100 NCR 36.36 38.05 4.6
89.6 R-2 23.44 23.21 -1.0
80
R-3 25.03 30.37 21.4
63.4
60 R-4A 23.00 26.44 15.0
Percentage

R-4B 28.21 31.16 10.5

40 R-5 29.00 35.17 21.3
R-6 24.69 26.20 6.1
20 14.7 11.0 R-7 28.00 28.00 0.0
-2.1
0 R-8 - 35.00 -
Falcata Yemane Mangium Mahogany Bagras R-9 20.45 23.92 16.9
-20 R-10 14.00 19.41 38.7

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 Species/ 2012 2013 Growth AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE
Region (Board Foot, 2"x4", in PHP) Rate (%) OF IMPORTED LUMBER: 2012-2013
R-11 17.99 21.86 21.5 2012 2013
R-12 26.58 28.00 5.3 Country of origin
R-13 15.33 19.16 25.0
PHP per Board Foot, 2”x4”
Mangium 15.79 25.81 63.4 Brazil 48.75 42.90
NCR - 38.13 -
Malaysia 41.38 42.53
R-4A - 16.00 -
R-4B - 30.14 - Papua New Guinea 40.04 44.68
R-5 28.67 41.33 44.2 Solomon Island 38.45 41.48
R-9 18.00 16.67 -7.4
R-10 12.00 24.25 102.1
R-11 18.18 22.50 23.8
R-13 15.00 17.50 16.7 E. Wood Panels
Mahogany 28.73 31.89 11.0
NCR 36.17 37.68 4.2
R-2 - 26.00 - The average retail price of lauan plywood according
R-3 41.46 42.00 1.3 to thickness increased from 2012 to 2013 except with ¼-
R-4A 29.00 30.25 4.3
R-4B 22.89 29.45 28.6
inch thickness which decreased by 2.46% during the
R-5 29.33 38.00 29.6 reference year. Lauan plywood of thickness ¾ inch had a
R-6 26.39 28.56 8.2 notable increase of 7.59% among others.
R-7 32.13 32.13 0.0
R-8 - 40.00 -
R-9 23.83 27.53 15.5 Among the regions with reported ¼-inch thickness,
R-10 24.00 26.00 8.3 the most commonly sold in the market, the highest price
R-11 22.59 30.59 35.4
reported in 2013 was at PHP 505.83 in Region 11 and
R-12 42.00 42.00 0.0
R-13 15.00 16.33 8.9 the lowest was at PHP 291.94 in Region 10, on the
Bagras 27.18 26.61 -2.1 average.
NCR 38.33 36.67 -4.4
R-7 32.00 32.00 0.0
LAUAN PLYWOOD
R-10 - 25.00 -
R-11 22.38 26.06 16.5 YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATES: 2012-2013
R-12 - 18.00 - 10
R-13 16.00 21.94 37.1
8 7.59
6
Percentage

4
D. Lumber: Imported 2.82 2.97
2.13
2

The 2013 importation of lumber mostly came from 0

-2 -2.46
Brazil, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon
1/8 3/16 1/4 1/2 3/4
Island. On the average, prices of imported lumber per -4
Thickness
board foot were at PHP 42.90 – higher by 1.76%
compared to the preceding year. All average prices from
In 2013, prices were almost the same with little
these countries increased except from Brazil.
decrements for thickness ½ and ¾ inches from the
preceding year.

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 On the average, Regions 9 and 12 posted the highest PHP 984.45 per panel, was marketed in Region 5 while
price at PHP 819.09 and the lowest price at PHP 495.03 the cheapest cost PHP 734.10 in Region 10.
per panel, respectively.
PLYBOARD
MARINE PLYWOOD YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATES: 2012-2013
YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATES: 2012-2013
3.5
3.04
0.5 3.0
0.13 2.5

Percentage
0.0 2.0
1.5
Percentage

1/4 1/2 3/4

-0.5 1.0
-0.50 0.5
-1.0 0.0
3/4
-1.39
-1.5 Thickness
Thickness
The table below shows the average retail price of
Since 2012, the average retail prices of lawanit with wood panel with corresponding thickness (inch or
thicknesses 1/8, 3/16, and 3/4 inches follow an increasing millimeter). The prices of panel boards generally vary
trend, that is, prices increased quarterly until the last depending on thickness. The thicker the board the higher
quarter of 2013. the price.

The average price of lawanit was at maximum of PHP AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF
282.64 in Region 4A. In contrast, its price was at WOOD PANEL: 2012-2013
Thickness 2012 2013
minimum of PHP 182.02 in Region 11. Wood Panels
(inch/mm) PHP/ panel
1/8 (3.175) 227.37 233.79
LAWANIT 3/16 (4.7625) 291.33 299.97
YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATES: 2012-2013 Ordinary
1/4 (6.35) 352.25 343.58
Plywood
1/2 (12.7) 554.62 566.44
7
5.98 3/4 (19.05) 860.84 926.21
6
1/4 (6.35) 396.04 396.55
5 Marine
Percentage

3.83 1/2 (12.7) 666.70 663.40

4 Plywood
3/4 (19.05) 1,047.02 1,032.50
3 2.52 1/8 (3.175) 195.25 200.16
2 Standard
3/16 (4.7625) 249.17 264.07
1 Lawanit
1/4 (6.35) 248.19 257.70
0
Plyboard 3/4 (19.05) 854.49 880.45
1/8 3/16 1/4

Thickness

Similarly, the average retail price of plyboard

increased from 2012 to 2013. The most expensive, at

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F. Fuelwood and Charcoal AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FUELWOOD
AND WOOD CHARCOAL: 2012-2013
The average retail prices of fuelwood and wood 2012 2013
Product Unit of Measure Region
charcoal continue to increase quarterly since 2012. As PHP/ unit
Fuelwood Cubic Meter NCR 839.17 957.50
shown in the graph below, there were remarkable CAR 450.00 489.00
increments in these two commodities in 2013 in R-1 250.00 250.00
comparison with the previous year. R-2 188.01 174.75
R-3 359.70 353.95
R-4A 177.29 258.75
FUELWOOD AND WOOD CHARCOAL R-4B 368.33 360.00
YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATES: 2012-2013 R-5 - 297.50
25 R-6 466.27 468.41
21.93 R-7 286.44 312.53
20 R-8 - 278.33
R-10 104.00 501.00
Percentage

15
11.30 R-11 633.33 633.33
10 R-12 286.11 414.48
R-13 409.00 -
5
Wood Charcoal Sack NCR 245.03 249.50
0 CAR 147.13 175.64
Fuelwood Wood Charcoal R-1 169.19 195.67
R-2 156.12 188.46
Thickness
R-3 183.32 203.51
R-4A 191.53 207.78
R-4B 131.25 124.77
On the national level, the average price of fuelwood R-5 169.44 138.00
was posted PHP 410.68 per cubic meter. On the other R-6 164.34 223.57
R-7 112.92 200.00
hand, wood charcoal’s price averaged at PHP 188.98 per R-8 - 193.67
sack. R-10 94.00 230.69
R-11 110.42 133.33
R-12 159.72 181.17
Almost all regions had posted an increase on the R-13 142.62 -
average price of fuelwood except for Regions 2, 3, 4B, and
11. There was a notable increase in the average price in
Region 10 with about 5 times the price in 2012. The G. Non-Timber Products
growth occurred starting the 2nd Quarter of 2013, from
PHP 104 to PHP 633.33 per cu.m. The highest price was Among the selected non-timber products which
at PHP 957.50 in NCR and the lowest was at PHP average prices were monitored in 2013, honey, nipa
174.75 in Region 2. shingles, and sawali were traded in almost all regions of
the country. The average prices of these products remains
The average retail prices of wood charcoal across stable. Like for instance, honey, its price in in 2012 was
regions varied from PHP 124.77 to PHP 249.50 per sack. at PHP 228.3, and PHP 227.01 in 2013. For nipa
The lowest price was registered in Region 4B and the shingle, PHP 7.01 and PHP 7.58 per piece in 2012 and
highest was in NCR. A notable increase in the price of 2013, respectively. Likewise, the average price per square
fuelwood and wood charcoal was observed in Region 10. foot of sawali was at PHP 5.12 in 2012, and PHP 5.42 in
2013.

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 COMMON NON-TIMBER PRODUCTS (concluded)
YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATES: 2012-2013 Unit of Region 2012 2013
Products
Measure PHP/ unit
10 Nipa Shingle Piece NCR 36.25 40.00
8.10 R-1 3.94 3.89
8
R-2 19.49 2.05

6 5.86 R-3 6.90 6.73

Percentage

R-4A 6.56 6.36

4 R-4B 4.08 4.65
R-5 4.55 4.83
2 R-6 5.16 5.04
-0.58 R-7 2.38 2.12
0 R-8 - 9.38
Honey Nipa Shingle Sawali
R-9 4.79 4.66
-2
R-10 4.17 5.15
Non-timber Products
R-11 6.78 7.58
R-12 5.10 5.33
Honey was reported highest in Region 3 at PHP R-13 5.90 5.92
303.82 and lowest in Region 4B at PHP 125.00 per liter.
Sawali Square Foot NCR 15.83 15.00
The most remarkable decrease in price was reported in
R-1 3.28 3.57
Region 13 with 33.63% from that of preceding year’s R-2 4.78 4.14
price at PHP 212.50. R-3 7.09 6.86
R-4A 3.68 3.48
R-5 - 4.23
The rest of the average prices of nipa shingle and
R-6 3.59 -
sawali did not significantly change and on the average, R-7 3.67 4.55
only about 50 centavos was the difference between the R-8 - 7.00
average prices in 2013 as compared with its respective R-9 3.82 3.99
prices in 2012. R-10 - 5.59
R-11 4.56 4.57
R-12 2.36 2.08
R-13 3.59 -
AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF HONEY, NIPA
SHINGLE, AND SAWALI: 2012-2013
Unit of Region 2012 2013
Products There were three (3) species of rattan which were
Measure PHP/ unit
Honey Liter NCR 150.00 180.00
traded in 2013: Limuran, Palasan, and Tumalin. The
CAR 278.33 300.00 average prices of these rattan poles increased in 2013. For
R-1 250.00 250.00 Limuran (2 cm & above) the average was at PHP 26.90,
R-2 250.00 - increased by 38.52% compared to the preceding year. For
R-3 279.07 303.82
Palasan and Tumalin with that same diameter size, the
R-4B 125.00 125.00
R-5 300.00 300.00 average price increased by at least half of their prices
R-7 230.00 - during 2012. Rattan poles below 2 cm did not change
R-8 - 300.00 significantly in 2013.
R-10 230.00 200.00
R-11 213.47 170.20
R-13 212.50 141.04

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 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF RATTAN: V. FOREST REVENUES
2012 - 2013
Unit of 2012 2013
Rattan
measure PHP per pole The reported revenues derived from harvested timber
Limuran 2 cm & above 19.42 26.90 in 2013 amounted to PHP 0.2 million, a 92.1% decrease
from last year’s figure. This was brought about by the
below 2 cm 12.17 13.54
sizeable drop in the production of logs from natural forest
Palasan 2 cm & above 13.17 25.20
due to E.O. 23.
below 2 cm 7.56 9.50
Tumalin 2 cm & above 13.75 22.54 FOREST CHARGES ON ROUNDWOOD
below 2 cm 7.75 9.34 HARVESTED: CY 2009-2013
160.0
The prices of bamboo in 2013 were remained stable 140.0 153.7
120.0

in Million PHP
compared with 2012. High-value species of bamboo 105.9
100.0
common in the market are the following: Kalakat,
80.0
Kawayan Tinik, Bayog, Boho, and Bulo. The average
60.0
price of Kalakat bamboo remained the same in 2013 40.0
24.0
which cost PHP 140.00 per piece. For Kawayan Tinik 20.0
2.5 0.2
and Boho, the average prices increased in 2013. On the -
other hand, for Bayog and Bulo, the average prices were 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
down by at least PHP 6.00. Year

AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF BAMBOO:

Likewise, the forest charges generated from the non-
2012-2013 timber forest products of PHP 3.5 million declined by
2012 2013 17.8% from last year’s record.
Species
PHP per piece
Kalakat 140.00 140.00 FOREST CHARGES ON NON-TIMBER
Kawayan Tinik 74.97 87.53 FOREST PRODUCTS: CY 2009-2013
Bayog 62.33 56.30 4.5
Boho 50.38 51.98 4.0 3.6 4.3 3.5
3.5 3.2
Bulo 50.00 43.00 3.0 2.9
in Million PHP

Puser 1.00 1.00 2.5

Bikal 1.00 0.50 2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
-
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Year

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 VI. OTHER FORESTRY RELATED STATISTICS
A. Employment
The following information was based on the
preliminary results of the 2012 Census of Philippine
Business and Industry (CPBI) of the Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA).
In 2012, there were four (4) establishments with total
employment size of 20 and over relative to Forestry,
The summary statistics for manufacturing
establishments (all employment sizes) of the following
industries: Manufacture of wood and wood products,
except furniture; articles of bamboo, rattan and the like
(161 - 162); Manufacture of paper and paper products
(170); Manufacture and repair of furniture (310).
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR MANUFACTURING
ESTABLISHMENTS WITH TIMBER & NON-TIMBER
COMPONENTS FOR ALL EMPLOYMENT SIZES
BY INDUSTRY SUB-CLASS: 2010
(Value in '000 pesos. Details may not add-up to total due to rounding and/or
statistical disclosure control)

Logging and Related Service Activities. The total Industries 161- 162 170 310
No. of Establishments 481 281 559
employment was 405 individuals, all of which were paid.
Employment as of
November 15
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR FORESTRY ESTABLISHMENT WITH Total Employment 22,261 17,569 17,885
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT OF 20 AND OVER BY INDUSTRY GROUP Paid Employee 21,948 17,391 17,673
(Value in thousand pesos. Details may not add-up to total due to rounding Total Compensation 2,453,872 3,085,630 2,176,051
and /or statistical disclosure control) Total Revenue 33,977,639 59,011,615 17,250,361
YEAR Total Cost 25,516,826 51,484,554 13,097,636
STATISTICS
2012 2010 Value of Output 30,153,635 59,226,235 16,980,003
No. of Establishments 4 s Intermediate Cost 21,976,291 44,264,844 11,178,757
Total Employment Value Added 6,808,218 12,259,506 4,860,703
Total 405 s Gross Addition to
Paid Employees 405 s Tangible fixed Assets 3,122,020 1,272,707 267,592
Income 104,557 s Change in inventories 987,813 1,229,193 221,717
Expense in 2012 a/ Subsidies - - 5,668
Total 111,512 Source: 2010 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry - Manufacturing,
Compensation 35,527 National Statistics Office (now Philippine Statistics Authority)
Other Expense 75,985
Total Compensation in 2010 s
Cost 90,126 S
B. Gross Domestic Product
Value of Output 91,316 s
Intermediate Expense 64,790 s
Value Added 10,633 s The contribution of forestry at constant 2000 prices
Gross Addition to Tangible Fixed Assets 2,781 s increased in 2013 at PHP 5,261 million or 0.08 percent
Change in Inventories 13,851 s
Total Assets b/ 396,635 -
to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of PHP
Subsidies - - 6,765,458 million. At current prices, the Gross Value
Added (GVA) of forestry was PHP 4,756 million or 0.04
- zero
a/ Expense concept was utilized beginning with the 2012 Census of percent of the 11,548,192 million GDP.
Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI)
b/ not collected in 2010 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and
Industry (ASPBI)
s suppressed data to avoid disclosure of individual establishment’s data
Source: 2012 Census of Philippine Business and Industry Preliminary Results,
National Statistics Office (now Philippine Statistics Authority)

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 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) AND VII. METADATA FOR THE NATIONAL
GROSS VALUE ADDED (GVA) IN FORESTRY: 2009-2013
(in Million PHP)
FORESTRY STATISTICS OF THE PHILIPPINES
At Constant 2000 Prices At Current Prices
% % National System of Forestry Statistics
GVA GVA
Year Share Share
GDP in GDP in
to to
Forestry Forestry
GDP GDP Legal Framework
2013 6,765,458 5,261 0.08 11,548,192 4,756 0.04
2012 6,312,174 3,848 0.06 10,567,336 3,238 0.03 The legal framework of the national system of
2011 5,910,201 3,761 0.06 9,708,332 3,871 0.04
forestry statistics goes back as far as June 1863 pursuant
2010 5,701,539 2,676 0.05 9,003,480 2,435 0.03
to a Spanish Royal Decree creating the "Inspeccion General
2009 5,297,240 3,896 0.07 8,026,143 3,758 0.05
Source: National Statistical Coordination Board (now Philippine Statistics de Montes.” It was the first Forestry Service in the
Authority) Philippines whose function was to determine, through
data collection, the extent of the country's forest resources
C. Forestry Related Courses and oversee their proper utilization.

During the school year 2012-2013, there were The Treaty of Paris of 1898, Spain ceded and
eighty-seven (87) schools in the country offering forestry surrendered control of the Philippine archipelago to the
related courses that include Forestry, Agro-forestry, United States. The U.S. Military Governor in the
Forest Ranger, Forest Biological Science, Forest Resource Philippines issued General Order No. 50, on April 14,
Management and Forest Technology. Total student 1900, renaming " Inspeccion General de Montes " into
enrolled was recorded at 6,625; a 24.81% increase Forestry Bureau. Captain George P. Ahern, of the 96th
compared to last year’s 5,308 enrollees. Also, there were U.S. Infantry, was named as its first Director.
957 graduates of which 424 were Male (44.31%) and 533
were Female (55.69%). The Philippine Commission passed Act No. 222 on
ENROLLMENT AND GRADUATES BY PROGRAM LEVEL IN September 6, 1901 creating the Department of Interior
FORESTRY RELATED COURSES: and placing the Forestry Bureau, which was changed to
SY 2010-2011 TO SY 2011-2012
Bureau of Forestry under this Department. An “Annual
8,000 Report of the Director of Forestry of the Philippine
6,000 Island” was being prepared and submitted regularly to the
US President. The report includes statistics of licenses
4,000
issued by provinces, forest products cut, forest charges
2,000
collected, amount of fines, including the checking of
0 auxiliary invoices, as well as amount of rental for the use
Enrolle Gradua Enrolle Gradua Enrolle Gradua
es tes es tes es tes of the forest land.
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Total 6,642 596 5,308 6,625 957
... On November 18, 1916, Act No. 2666 entitled "An
Doctorate 13 3 13 … 1 6
Masters 67 28 79 87 54
Act to Reorganize the Executive Department of the
…
Baccalaureate 5,778 454 4,980 5,813 611 Government of the Philippine Islands”, abolished the
…
Pre-Baccalaureate 784 111 236 … 724 286 Department of Interior and transferred its functions and
DAfvsvdssd
authority to the Department of Agriculture and Natural
No. of schools 87 87 87
… Data not available
Resources (DANR).
Source: Commission on Higher Education
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 On February 5, 1974, by virtue of Presidential
Decree No. 389 (PD 389) known as the “Forestry Reform
Code of the Philippines,” the Bureau of Forestry, the
Parks and Wildlife Office and the Reforestation
Administration were merged, resulting in the creation of
the Bureau of Forest Development (BFD).
The end of DANR came on May 17, 1974 when
Presidential Decree No. 461 was issued providing for the
Department's reorganization into two departments,
namely: the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the
Department of Natural Resources (DNR). On May 19,
1975, PD 705 known as the “Revised Forestry Code of
the Philippines” revising PD 389 was issued formally
organizing the BFD.
On June 10, 1987, by virtue of Executive Order No.
192, known as the “Reorganization Act of the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR)” created, among others, the Forest Management
Bureau which integrated and absorbed the powers and
functions of the Bureau of Forest Development (BFD)
and the Wood Industry Development Authority (WIDA)
except those line functions and powers which were
transferred to the DENR Regional Field Offices.
As specified in the DENR Administrative Order
(DAO) No. 1988-1, the implementing guidelines for the
reorganization of the DENR pursuant to E.O. 192
directed the Bureau to maintain a forest resources data
bank to provide updated and timely statistics and
information for policy studies purposes.
In consonance with the reorganized set-up of the
DENR, DAO 1989-133 prescribed a standard Statistical
Reporting System (SRS) to ensure well-coordinated data
collection and reporting activities in the Central and
Regional operations to facilitate delivery of statistical
information on time. The Department Order was further
amended to include Foreign Assisted Projects (DAO
1993-31) and improvements in the prescribed forms and
reporting flow (DAO 1994-10).
Pursuant to Republic Act 7161 approved on October
10, 1991 is an act incorporating certain sections of the
national internal revenue code of 1977 as amended, to
PD 705 as amended, otherwise known as "the revised
forestry code of the Philippines," and providing
amendments thereto by increasing the forest charges on
timber and other forest products. Hence, DENR issued
DAO 1991-65, pursuant to Section 6 of RA 7161 on
criteria and/or guidelines in determining the actual Free
on Board (FOB) market price of timber and other forest
products as basis for assessing forest charges.
On May 27, 1992, Republic Act No. 7581 known as
the Price Act was ratified, that include some forest
products as basic necessities and prime commodities that
requires regular price monitoring to ensure protection to
consumers against undue price increases during
emergency situations and like occasions. DENR
Memorandum Circular 1993-19 directed the DENR
Field Offices to monitor the supply and retail price of the
forest products enumerated in the RA 7581 in close
coordination with the local government units.
The Forest Management Bureau became a member
of the Inter-Agency Committee on Agriculture, Fishery
and Forestry Statistics (IACAFFS), created through
National Statistical and Coordination Board (NSCB)
Memorandum Order No. 1-95, dated July 6, 1995 and
was reconstituted under NSCB Memorandum Order No.
0040, Series of 2003, to serve as forum for the discussion
and resolution of issues pertaining to the generation of
agriculture, fishery and forestry statistics. Under this IAC
are Technical Working Groups (TWGs) by agriculture
sub-sector and/or commodity.
The specific functions of the Committee are as
follows:
 To serve as a forum for the discussion of the
issues raised by concerned producers and users
of agriculture, fishery and forestry statistics;
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  To assess and evaluate existing statistics on the Schedule/
Frequency
agriculture, fishery and forestry sector in Geographic Mode of With
Activity Agency of
Disaggregation Data ARC
Conduct
terms of quality, usefulness and timeliness, Dissemination
and determine areas of duplication, National/
Preceding
Quarterly quarter/ FMB 
discrepancies and gaps; Generation Regional
Website
of Forest
Resources Last quarter
 To review the concepts, techniques, and Statistics:
FMB
of preceding
Production year/
methodologies used in the collection, National/
and Prices Philippine
Annually Regional/ 
Forestry
processing and reporting of agriculture, of Forest Provincial
Statistics
Products
fishery and forestry statistics to ensure Annual
Publication
conformity with prescribed statistical
standards; and
On March 21, 1999, EO 406 was signed
institutionalizing the Philippine Economic-
 To recommend an efficient and workable
Environmental and Natural Resources Accounting
scheme for the allocation of agency
(PEENRA) system to: compile sector resource accounts,
responsibilities in the production of
and study and formulate viable approaches and
agriculture, fishery and forestry statistics.
methodologies in coordination with the NSCB; conduct
On July 1, 1996, Executive Order No. 352 was issued studies and research in support of policy development
that approved the activities and statistics that have been related to PEENRA; ensure that the environmental
designated by the NSCB for adoption by the government. considerations are integrated in their policy, project
The NSCB is authorized under EO 352 to modify planning and implementation based on PEENRA results;
(add/delete) based on its evaluation and monitoring, in and, provide environmental and natural resources data
accordance with basic statistical standards and in and strengthen its statistical capabilities for PEENRA.
consultation with data producers and users. Subsequent
resolutions have been issued to designate additional To incorporate the statistical needs of PEENRA,
statistics. DENR issued DAO 1999-09 adopting revised statistical
reporting forms and amending certain sections of DAO
The system of designated statistics is a mechanism 1994-10.
that identifies and generates the most critical and essential
statistics required for social and economic planning/ The Philippine forestry statistics are made available in
analysis based on approved criteria. It establishes priorities the FMB Website, Annual Philippine Forestry Statistics
for data production and hence provides a means for more publications; Chapter on Environment and Natural
rational resource allocation among government statistical Resources of the Philippine Statistical Yearbook; ITTO’s
activities. It also identifies the sources of official statistics. Annual Review and Assessment of the World Timber
Situation, and inputs to Economic Indicators published
The system defines the agency responsible, frequency on monthly, quarterly and annual basis by the NSCB.
of data production and schedule of data dissemination. It
shall also indicate the major data items to be collected and The primary stakeholders of the Philippine Forestry
the geographic level of disaggregation, among others. Statistics are the policy and decision-makers of the
The FMB was tasked to generate production and price DENR. Other stakeholders include both national and
data of forest products. international organizations and investors. International

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stakeholders include Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), International Timber Trade Organization
(ITTO), United Nations Economic Commission for
Europe (UNECE), European Union (EU), Foreign
Investors, etc.

Institutional stakeholders include national

government agencies, local government units, and the
legislative branch. Stakeholders of note include, but not
limited to, Congress, National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA), National Statistical
Coordination Board (NSCB), Private Sectors like the
Philippine Wood Producers Association (PWPA), Non-
government Organizations (NGO), Investors, the
Academe, students, and researchers.

Revision Policy

The Forest Management Bureau shall adopt a general

policy on revising the data of quarterly estimates on
forestry production, prices and related statistics be limited
to the immediately preceding quarter and for the past
three (3) years with quarterly breakdown to be done only
during the month of May of the current year. This
happens when additional statistics and/or indicators are
made available to support the change in the original data.
The revision policy was formulated to inform producers
and users of forestry statistics generated by FMB.

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