Permit to cut coconut trees

No harm at all. Just want to build a house and the coconut trees are pretty tall that it poses danger. But the thing is,the government wants to protect the countrys natural resources and that include coconut trees thats why u have to get a permit before u cut any of it regardless of the reason.

 

Not only that. A lot of people where cutting down trees and replanting with Mahogany. These Mahogany grow like hell and get a big return. However, they are really bad for the environment, as they hinder native species to grow (and more). So this law also helps that native trees have a better chance.

 

Well AsColdAsIce, I suggest you could wrap yourself around the tree and freeze it to dead.

 

Thanks for the reply. I do plan on planting more Fruit Trees so my Wife & Daughter have a future income source when the fruit is in season, my main concern is that
there are Coconut Trees currently right on the Property line hindering both the proposed 1.5M Right of Way, as well as blocking the way to erecting a Concrete/Hollow Block perimeter Wall, so they have to go and I do not wish to plant more Coconut Trees into the center of our 2131M2 Lot.

I also wish to heavily trim back a very large Sambag (Tamarind) Tree which I am worried about, as it is beside where we plan to build the House, also; it is dropping large branches from the very top of the Tree in heavy winds, so I feel it will be unsafe if left at its current height. I am hoping a heavy trim up will suffice but if the roots are a problem (still need to research several Trees on our lot for the invasive issue as I have been unable to find specific information on that) to House Foundations and Plumbing, then it and its smaller mate beside (as well as a couple of Gmelina Trees should they be considered a problem also) it will both be permanently removed so will cross that bridge when I come to it.

Currently our Lot is designated as Agriculture, so I also need to look into whether it is best to do the removal or trimming now, rather than after it is changed to Residential, so another thing I need to look into down the line.

 

You seem to forgetting the other unspoken law a lot though. Its the law that says the foreigner is always wrong. The courts rarely will back the foreigner even if he is in the legal right vs a Filipino and lawyers are often very corruptable by bribing the foreigners lawyer to delay and screw up the case to waste time and money of the foreigner. Then also a lease doesn't even really protect you as there are ways they can get out of the lease as well even if you prepaid or they can just make your life hell at the house by doing *renovation* to *fix* the foundation or simpler things like cutting down all the tree's that may provide shade.

 

Interesting. You are lucky the whole contract could have been null and void.

Just for the other members: In all cases when they proceed with the sale the notary (or the public party) will always ask for an ID and they will makes copies. In my experience this is not just a driving license (even there your nationality is also listed). So, this scenario will most likely not happen.

 

No it is not. All should be aware of it. If it would be then consent of the husband resp. wife is needed for the sale. This is not the case with properties. Under the constitution foreigners cannot own land, as such it is not in the "property regime", even if the land was paid, inherited or otherwise come his/her ownership - it will only belong to the Filipino citizen.
(Even the name of the foreign spouse appears somewhere on the title it is meaningless).

Of course there are other ways for foreigners to secure the "value" of the property to a quite high percentage in case of break up or sale etc. (not the ownership - the value), it is never risk free as with any investments.