H. No. 1284 / 43 OG No. 7, 2600 (July, 1947)
"SEC. 265. Charges on firewood cut in public forests.— On firewood cut in the forests and forest reserves, the following charges shall be collected:SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.On bacauan, langaray, pototan and tañgal, per cubic meter, forty centavos.
On other woods, per cubic meter, twenty centavos.
Only third or fourth-group wood can be taken for firewood. However, at the discretion of the Director of Forestry, first and second-group woods may be removed or firewood purposes from land which is more valuable for agricultural than for forest purposes."