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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1153
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1153 -
REQUIRING THE PLANTING OF ONE TREE EVERY MONTH FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE
YEARS BY EVERY CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES
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WHEREAS,
more abundant natural resources, particularly forest resources, will
prevent floods, droughts, erosion and sedimentation, and will increase
our water supply needed to generate more power, expand farm
productivity, and meet the ever increasing demand for domestic
consumption of our exploding population; and chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, to achieve a holistic ecosystem approach to forest resource
management, to prevent irreversible consequences of human activities on
the environment, and to promote a healthier ecosystem for our people,
it is time to make an urgent call upon our citizenry to plant
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree the following:cralaw:red
Section 1. It is the policy of the State to call upon
every citizen of the Philippines to help, as a duty and obligation, to
conserve and develop the resources of the country.
Section 2. In furtherance of said policy, every
citizen of the Philippines at least ten (10) years of age, actually
residing therein, unless physically disabled to do so, shall plant one
tree every month for five (5) consecutive years.
Section 3. The planting of such trees shall be done
in any of the following places:cralaw:red
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b) In lands or lots leased by his family with the
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c) In lands which are parts of public grounds or
places such as plazas, schools, markets, roadside and parks, and
d) In lands of the public domain designated by the
Presidential Council for Forest Ecosystem Management, hereafter
referred to as the Council, such as appropriate forest lands, grazing
or pasture lands, mineral lands, resettlement lands, civil and military
reservations.
Section 4. The trees to be planted shall be
fruit-bearing, shade, ornamental or forest trees, and the same shall be
taken care of for at least two years after each planting and replaced
if the same die, are diseased or are defective. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 5. The Council, in consultation with the
appropriate government agencies, shall issue such rules and regulations
which may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Decree and
Letter of Instruction No. 423 whenever applicable.
Section 6. Any person who violates any provision of
this Decree or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder shall be
punished with a fine of not more than one thousand pesos or, in
appropriate cases, with disqualification to acquire or enjoy any
privilege granted exclusively to citizens of the Philippines, such as
the acquisition either through sale, free patent, homestead, or lease
of public lands, enjoyment of a franchise to own or operate a public
utility or the grant of lease, license or a privilege involving natural
resources; and for a period of five years be disqualified to hold
public office, to graduate from any educational institution at all
levels, to take any bar, board or civil service examination, and to
practice any profession licensed and regulated by the Supreme Court or
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Section 7. This Decree shall take effect upon its
promulgation.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 6th day of June in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-seven.
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