Tag: bamboo

19,000 HECTARES OF LAND TO BE CONVERTED TO A BAMBOO PLANTATION – LOPEZ

Post author By Miguel Salamanca
Post date January 22, 2020
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The Philippine Bamboo Industry Council (PBIC) is looking into converting at least 19,000 hectares of land nationwide into a bamboo plantation this year, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. The largest land conversion will be in Region 6 (Western Visayas) with 13,000 hectares of land eyed for bamboo plantation. DTI Secretary and PBIC chairman […]

Tags bamboo, DTI, PBIC, plantations, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez

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HOUSE APPROVES PHILIPPINE BAMBOO MONTH DECLARATION – SAVELLANO

Post author By Mario Sineneng
Post date October 8, 2019
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The House Committee on Agriculture and Food chaired by Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (1st District, Quezon) adopted House Resolution No. 197, which seeks to proclaim the month of September as “Philippine Bamboo Month” to promote the importance of bamboo in the daily lives of Filipinos. The resolution, authored by Deputy Speaker and Ilocos Sur Rep. […]

Tags bamboo, Ilocos Sur Rep. Savellano, Philippine Bamboo Month, Rep. Enverga