DENR probes Philam Homes after residents complain of tree cutting

Her family has lived in Philam Homes since 1955 and after living abroad for a while, she returned to their family home in 2014 to retire.

“That’s no longer the case. They’ve been putting up basketball courts. The football field where the kids used to play, one fourth of it has been turned into a parking lot,” Ferraz said. Simplicio Hermogenes, Brgy. Philam village chief, admitted that he was fined by the DENR when he first had the park trees cut without a permit. That was in 2012 when he was still president of the homeowners association.

He said he applied for permits the next time he had the trees pruned or cut but he still faced complaints from the residents. The residents said it was because they felt that there were still violations because of how the trees were being pruned.In January this year, a tree-cutting and pruning permit was issued by the DENR to Brgy. Philam.

He also lamented the supposed lack of technical definitions. “In the permit, they did not specify a height or width. So now the problem is the definition of terms. What is pruning? What is cutting? And now they have new words such as [coppicing] and pollarding.” Asked if the barangay violated any rule, Antiporda wrote, “Condition No. 7 of the issued permit with No. 2019-01-01 states that this Office should be informed prior to the conduct of the actual pruning activities which shall be under the direct supervision of this Office. However, Barangay Philam, the permittee, did not properly coordinated with this Office. We were only informed by the contractor during the actual conduct of pruning.

“Science-informed advice is necessary,” said AGHAM member Vito Hernandez, an archaeologist who specializes in development issues. Julve said it is important to identify the purpose of a green area. If it is for disaster risk reduction, she said there are trees that serve as good windbreakers. She said that besides being an invasive species, Mahogany trees are not advisable for communities because its hard fruit can easily injure people. If the purpose is to have a fruit-bearing garden then the community should look into Kamagong, Bignay, and other native fruit-bearing trees.

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