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Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla)

Requested from DENR FMB by P. None at 11:46 AM on Apr 12, 2023.
Purpose: Thesis
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2010 - 04/12/2023
Tracking no: #DENRFMB-061539784177

None 11:46 AM, Apr 12, 2023 

Good day, I would like to request any of the following information below for my thesis. Any information below would be of great help for my research paper.

1) Volume of mahogany trees planted in the Philippines or existing location and area of mahogany farms/plantations.

2) Any documents about the fruiting behavior of mahogany in the Philippines. I would like to confirm if it fruits annually.

3) Average number of fruits per tree and or number of seeds collected for plantations.

4) Mahogany cutting practices in the Philippines (e.g. usual age/diameter).

Officer 03:06 PM, Apr 13, 2023 

April 13, 2023

Dear Prinz,

Thank you for your request dated Apr 12, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla).

We received your request on Apr 12, 2023 and will respond on or before May 03, 2023 11:46:53 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Please be advised that we can only provide a response to item number 1. For other items, please request or resubmit request through the eFOI portal of the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB). 

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foipmo08072019-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyIQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiFERFTlJGTUItMDYxNTM5Nzg0MTc3DA, for request with ticket number #DENRFMB-061539784177.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Decision Maker 12:20 PM, May 18, 2023 

May 18, 2023

Dear Prinz None,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Apr 12, 2023 11:46:53 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla).

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested. The same, was already sent to prinzviterbo@gmail.com on May 2, 2023. 

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If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Decision Maker
FOI Receiving Officer

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 #DENRFMB-06153978417.pdf

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