Speaking at the Mindanao Investment Conference, Secura International Corporation president Danilo Manayaga presented the many benefits of the moringa plant that his company has been putting into commercial use.

Moringa, known locally as “malunggay/malungai“, is said to have multiple uses, aside from its more popular use as a milk production stimulant in breast feeding mothers. It is also known as a very hardy plant, similar to the more popular Jatropha Curcas, as it practically grows rapidly and easily in the Philippine landscape.
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Update: Guide to planting Moringa tree found here.

Department of Agriculture-Biotechnology Program Office in Marawi City has setup a system to develop the Moringa plant’s seed (scientific name: Moringa Oleifera) for use as feedstock in the production of biofuels. In the Philippines the Moringa plant is more commonly known as “Malunggay” or “Malungai”.

The Moringa Oil Manufacturing Plant of Secura in Marawi meanwhile is intending to use the oil harvested from the moringa seeds to produce biodiesel which they are then planning to export to the United States. The plant is expecting to produce 150 million gallons of malunggay seed oil per year. Initial capacity of the feedstock plantation is 30,000 hectares by this year then eventually going up to 100,000 hectares. [source]
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