Now that the Philippine Biofuels Bill has been passed, I’d expect to see all those Ethanol Investors jump in and start setting up their Distilleries. One of the main issues will be where to get the feed stock for the Distillery.
If you were to use corn, you would most likely go to the top producing regions of corn in the Philipppines. Which are Region X(Northern Mindanao) and Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)
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Great post from student blogger Patrick on the Top Ten Energy Solutions for the Future.
I hope Patrick and Emily win and get the job shadowing gig at the Department of Energy… or are two winners not possible? 
In celebration of the Enactment of the 2006 Philippine Biofuels Bill, SeaOil has slashed pump prices of it’s E10 Gasoline (10% mixture of Ethanol) by 50 Cents per liter (Philippine Peso)
SeaOil is the first local petroleum distributor to offer blended biofuels in the Philippines. Due to the lack however of Ethanol Distilleries in the Philippines, ethanol is currently being imported by SeaOil.
In the first phase of the 2006 Philippine Biofuels Bill, 5% (E5) is the mandated mixture of Ethanol with Gasoline at the Pump within two years of passage, then after four years the mandated mixture will go up to 10% (E10).
Original Article here from Inq7
In line with the Philippine Biofuels Bill of 2006 is the creation of a National Biofuels Board (NBB). Covered in Section 9 of the provisions is the mandate and powers of the NBB.
The NBB is tasked to monitor the implementation of the Biofuels Program as well as evaluate it for future expansion. It is also tasked to monitor the supply and utilization of biofuels and biofuel-blended fuels and recommend appropriate measures to the Department of Energy (DOE) in cases of shortage of feedstock.
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