It’s time we put bamboo back on the map. ManilaBulletin
I sat down with Deogracias Victor “DV” Sevillano; former governor of Ilocos Sur, former deputy speaker of the 18th Congress, and current vice chair of the Philippine Bamboo Industry and Development Council to discuss the lack of interest in what has the potential to be a booming industry.
Sevillano has big plans for bamboo, should he be given the opportunity to execute them. “I said it would be a waste if we didn’t do this because we have a new President who is also a member of the PBIDC as the Secretary of Agriculture. Then for the EO regarding the use of bamboo materials for desks, tables, chairs… there’s the vice president. So I think this is the time to take [the bamboo industry] seriously.
“There are government programs,” he continued. “The DTI has provided SSF , the DENR said that 50 percent of its NGP will now go to bamboo, and the DA said they declared it as a high value crop. So what’s its status? It’s really in shambles… no direction. So I said our strategy should be that our next meeting be hosted by the secretary of Agriculture so we can present the bamboo economics for the whole industry.
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