Yesterday, the Philippine Biofuels bill (Senate Bill 2226) was passed unanimously in the Philippine Senate.
Authored by Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago while the House version was authored by Rep. Miguel Zubiri. It calls for 1% mixture of Biodiesel in the existing Diesel supply while 5% of Ethanol in Gasoline. The source materials has also to be acquired locally as stated in the Bill. Violators of this bill will be subject to 1-5 years imprisonment with an accompanying fine of P1-5 Million ($20k~100k).
All that’s needed now is for President Macapagal-Arroyo to sign it into Law. But since it was already earmarked as priority bill since last March that shouldn’t be any problem
