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Government

DA, DOE EYE BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION EXPANSION

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Energy (DOE) are looking for cheaper and more diverse feedstock to make Philippine bioethanol competitive with imported fuel, while protecting the farmers and industries that depend on the same crops. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Energy Secretary Sharon Garin discussed ways to bring down feedstock […]

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Politics

JOINT CONGRESSIONAL PROBE ON BIOETHANOL FEEDSTOCK, PRICING SET – GATCHALIAN

The Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Biofuels will dig deeper into the feedstock and pricing problems that continue to plague the biofuels industry in the country when the 18th Congress opens, Senator Win Gatchalian said. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, made the statement after hearing the complaints of ethanol producers who said […]