Power from the Forest is the story of logging in the Philippines, the story of the exercise of power—who wields it, who benefits from it, and how. The dangerous intertwine of forests and politics was most glaring under Ferdinand Marcos. In bestowing upon himself the power to grant and revoke logging licenses, Marcos deftly used the forests as a political tool. The insurgency war had bred new logging interests—the rebels and the military who have made the forests their battleground and their sources of income.

1. Forest policy ? Philippines. 2. Forest and forestry ? Philippines ? Political aspects. 3. Logging ? Philippines ? Political aspects. 4. Deforestation ? Philippines ? Political aspects.