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The Senate has strongly supported the passage of the “Kawayan Act” as bamboo has the potential to contribute $3.5 billion to the economy and strengthen the country’s pollution control under its Sustainable Development Goal commitments. Senate Bill 2513 or an “Act Institutionalizing the Bamboo Industry in the Philippines and Appropriating…
The Philippines will carry out this year a P100.05-million bamboo work program which includes trade and marketing in global venues to promote Filipino innovations in bamboo architecture and other products. The Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council (PBIDC) is sustaining inter-agency programs for Filipino bamboo products despite prevailing budgetary constraints. As…
Congress is expected to approve the Bamboo Industry Development bill, or the proposed Kawayan Act, this year. Sponsored by Senator Mark A. Villar, Senate Bill (SB) 2513, “An Act Institutionalizing the Bamboo Industry Development of the Philippines,” is now being finalized. It will be subjected to interpellation by senators possibly…