FORESTRY
GENERAL FORESTRY
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Question
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David H. Brown
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Arthur S. Fisher
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George P. Ahern
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Dence McPeque
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Detailed explanation-1: -Captain George P. Ahern, of the 96th U.S. Infantry, was named as its first Director. The Forestry Bureau was changed to Bureau of Forestry and was placed under the newly created Department of Interior by virtue of Act No. 222.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1863, the Spanish colonizers established the Inspeccion General des Montes (IGM), a forestry agency tasked to survey the extent of forest resources in the country. The Spaniards subsequently imposed the “Regalian doctrine” by which forests were claimed and owned by the Crown.
Detailed explanation-3: -The man considered to be the “Father of Philippine Forestry, ‘’ Mr. Florencio Tamesis, received his Masters of Forestry in the United States of America in 1923. After his return to the Philippines, he developed forest management systems for dipterocarp forests.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Forest Management Bureau (FMB) is a Staff Bureau under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). As Staff Bureau its major functions and responsibilities are: a) policy formulation and studies; b.) support to forestry programs and projects implementation; c.) support to field operation; and d.)