ILOILO CITY – Police recently built a new bamboo bridge for residents of a far-flung barangay in Tubungan town, Iloilo province. The 1st Iloilo Provincial Mobile Force Company under the Iloilo Police Provincial Office constructed the bridge that would serve Sitio Tambulan in Barangay Mayang....
(Photos courtesy of DOST) In a landmark environmental initiative, the Philippines set a Guinness World Record (GWR) for the most participants simultaneously planting bamboo, reinforcing its commitment to sustainability and climate resilience. On October 18, 2,305 planters across 19 locations in...
My sister Kay, the “bamboo queen,” has a fascination for bamboo. She recently built the first bamboo museum in Antipolo, housing the first mini bamboo organ made in the Philippines, sourced from her own bamboo, and patterned after the famous Las Piñas bamboo organ. Ate Kay takes pride in...
Kilambay Plantation Corporation (KPC), a Mindanao-based agricultural service provider known for its dedication to environmental conservation and social progress having formalized an agreement with members of the Erumanen ne Menuvu tribe, said it has already operationalized 3,000 hectares of giant...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently started an inventory of bamboo areas in Maasin town, Iloilo province. AN inventory of bamboo areas is ongoing in Maasin town, Iloilo province. (DENR-CENRO-Guimbal) The DENR-Community Environment and...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The government highlighted the bamboo’s capabilities as a strategy, especially for local government units (LGUs) in Mindanao, in reducing disaster risk during the occurrence of natural hazards as well as climate change adaptation during the HANDA Pilipinas: Innovations in...
Content creator Kyle Jennermann, popularly known as Kulas, took his oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines at the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Image from BecomingFilipino Facebook page (MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post, Kulas expressed how...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States said Tuesday that Russia would be violating UN resolutions if it reaches an arms deal with North Korea, after the two countries' leaders called for greater cooperation. "Any kind of security cooperation or arms deal between North Korea and Russia would...
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...
