Senator Cynthia A. Villar has called on graduates of of the University of Antique to be resilient like bamboo. Senator Cynthia Villar advises graduates of the University of Antique to be resilient like bamboo. She reminds them to be strong in facing all life's challenges. The senator was the Guest...
CAVITE – An upland municipality in a mountainous area, Maragondon is known for its bamboo products and traditional hand-woven garments. Both industries, however, may not have always been progressive over the past decades. Likhang Maragondon, a local social enterprise, is trying to change that...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Davao said a Canadian company will pour in around $2 million in Davao del Norte for a bamboo project commencing this year. Based on the report released by DTI-Davao on Wednesday, June 7, the bamboo project will consist of a processing plant...
Florida-based Rizome Philippines is investing $100 million, approximately P5.5 billion, for an engineered bamboo plant in Cagayan de Oro in support of the government's move to develop the bamboo sector in the country. Former Agriculture Secretary Luis P. Lorenzo Jr., a global investor at Rizome...
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives gave its final approval on Monday afternoon, May 29 to the measure promoting the development of the Philippine bamboo industry, as embodied in House Bill (HB) No.7941. This, after 282 congressmen voted in favor of HB No.7941 during nominal voting in Monday's...
Bamboo is a widely distributed plant in the Philippines and is considered one of the country's versatile non-timber forest products as it is commonly used for construction purposes, furniture, handicrafts, and as an ingredient in Filipino cuisine. Bamboo has been gaining popularity in recent years...
April marks the start of summer! And what’s a better way to greet the heat than being at a festival? Get good food, watch grand parades, and join the festivities! Here are the agri-related festivals for the month of April. Malangsi Fishtival | Bayambang , Pangasinan April 1 - 8 In the local...
Tingog Party-list capped its thanksgiving concert series with a star-studded affair on Saturday night, March 4 at the RTR Plaza in Tacloban City, Leyte. Bamboo (left) and Andrew E wow the audience during the final leg of the 'Tingog ng Pasasalamat' concert series in Tacloban City on March 4, 2023....
Tingog Party-list successfully held the penultimate leg of its free thanksgiving concert series over the weekend, drawing a crowd of thousands at the Amoranto Sports Complex in Quezon City. Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre thanks the crowd of thousands that attended the Tingog ng Pasasalamat...
Philippine rock icon Bamboo is front and center on a social media card promoting Tingog Party-List's thanksgiving concert series. Bamboo Mañalac (Facebook) However, the party-list made sure to clarify in the promotion material that Bamboo--arguably the biggest name in the concert series--isn't...
By RALPH LAUREN ABAINZA Bamboo is a fast-growing grass known for having a variety of uses ranging from food sources to construction materials. More and more countries are also recognizing the potential of bamboo in restoring damaged ecosystems. In the Philippines, bamboo is now being used in...
A bill that seeks to establish the country's competitive edge in the natural bamboo market in transport, construction, furniture, and fabric sectors that can lead to industrial-manufacturing development will be refiled in Congress. Bohol Representative Edgardo M. Chatto said he will refile House...
