BUREAU OF FOREST DEVELOPMENTBUREAU OF FOREST DEVELOPMENTCIRCULAR NO. 08 SUBJECT: MNR Administrative Order No. 12, Series of1979 Re: Regulations for the Conservation of Marine Turtlesin the Philippines. 1. Quoted hereunder is MNR Administrative Order No. 12, dated November 15,1979Re: Regulations for the Conservation of Marine Turtles in the Philippines, for your information and guidance, to wit: "November 15, 1979 "MNR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 12, Series of 1979 "SUBJECT: Regulations for the Conservation of Marine Turtles in the Philippines. "1. In line with the Presidents desire for the conservation of marine turtles as enunciated in Executive Order No. 542, dated June 26, 1979, the following regulations are hereby promulgated for strict compliance of all concerned: "(a) Except in Regions 9 and 12, no new permits for collecting, gathering, utilizing, p...