Looks like all the Oil Companies in the Philippines have already expressed their capability to implement the 1% mixing of biodiesel in diesel come May 2007 when the Philippine Biofuel Act takes effect.
No mention however on their capability to implement the mixing of ethanol in gasoline which is also a requirement in the Law.
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Philippine President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said that the main problem in implementing the biofuels act will be public acceptance. She called on the scientific community for help in convincing the general populace while speaking before the Philippine Council for Industry and Energy Research and Development.
Article here
The Department of Energy is planning to delay the implementation of the Philippines Biofuels Act, or more popularly known as RA 9637. This is to give way to the local elections slated on May 15. According to the passed law, implementation should commence 3 months after signing of the act into law.
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An article at bulatlat states that only a handful will benefit from the recently signed RA No. 9367 or more commonly known as the 2006 Philippine Biofuels Act. Chiefly land owners who might be exempted from the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) because they are going to be planting feedstock materials for biofuel processors.
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There you have it folks, RA 9637 or the 2006 Biofuels Act, signed by the leaders of the Legislative Branch and most especially by the President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
It was initially signed without much fanfare last January 12 then re-staged last January 31 in front of the press.
Copy of RA 9637 can be found here and here
