With the recent rice shortage affecting the Philippines today, there are calls from certain sectors to stop the implementation of the Philippine Biofuels Law that was signed into law on January 12, 2007.
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Father of the Philippine Biofuel’s Bill (in Congress), Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, has filed a bill calling for the phase out of incandescent bulbs by 2010. Great move. Aside from more efficient bulbs, I hope the far reaching effect of this bill will be, that energy efficient bulbs price will go down due to economies of scale.
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At the unveiling of a Compressed National Gas Station in Batangas. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo once again called for the Philippine Congress to work anew to pass the Renewable Energy Bill which is pending in the House of Representatives. Pointing out that the country needs this to stave off the impact of high oil prices on the Philippine economy as well as to fight the increasing pollution.
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I didn’t notice that the Philippine Department of Energy already released a copy of the implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act No. 9367, otherwise known as Philippine Biofuel Act of 2006. The document was signed on May 17, 2007, published on May 23, 2007 and has and effectivity date of June 8, 2007. This document further clarifies the law that was signed last January by adding more detail to the guidelines.

Copy of the Document can be found here