Bill to Use Lands for Biofuel Crops Pushed
THE PHILIPPINES - Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap appealed to Congress for the immediate passage of the Land Use Act that would identify areas that will be planted with biofuel...

Gov't To Build Jathropa Seed Centers, Refinery
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine National Oil Company – Alternative Fuels Corporation (PNOC-AFC) will start the first phase of the construction of seed collection centres, crude jathropha...

Farmers Benefit From Selling Jatropha Seeds
PHILIPPINES - Two years ago, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered the Department of Energy to expand its propagation of jatropha plants in all possible areas in the country as...

Farmers Beginning to Gain Additional Income From Jatropha Plantations
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines government's alternative fuel programme is on track with farmers now reaping additional income from their jatropha plantations.

Zubiri: Jatropha Seeds as Biofuels Source
THE PHILIPPINES - With no end in sight to the skyrocketing of fuel prices, the national government is looking into alternative fuel sources to avert a looming economic catastrophe.

US firm seeking equity partner for ethanol project
THE PHILIPPINES - US firm E-Cane Fuel Corporation is scouting for an equity partner that will inject $ 30 million funding for its planned ethanol processing facility in Central Luz...

Oil firm exec hits jatropha promotion
THE PHILIPPINES - An oil industry executive has scoffed at the government's thrust to promote jatropha curcas (tuba-tuba), describing the move like a "pyramiding scheme."