Documentary launched to jumpstart a true Pinoy industry

MANILA, Philippines — A documentary “Amazing Bamboo” has been launched as part of jumpstarting a true Pinoy industry in the versatile bamboo as a raw material for ‘10,000 products with documented uses’ even as bamboo grows ubiquitously throughout the Philippines.

Authored by Agriculture Undersecretary Deogracias Victor Savellano and former Department of Science and Technology undersecretary Florentino Tesoro, Amazing Bamboo was launched Sept. 18 as part of this month’s World Bamboo Day celebration.

Also co-author of the book is Ramon Razal, a former dean of the University of the Philippines Los Baños-College of Forestry and Natural Resources.

The book substantiates findings on how bamboo abates climate change and environmental threats. Bamboo is used for soil erosion control, water conservation and moisture retention, land rehabilitation, ecotourism, and landscape beautification.

Sen. Cynthia Villar who graced the book’s launch said the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal recognized bamboo’s contribution to economic growth.

Its fast-growing nature makes it a sustainable and renewable material for many consumer and industrial products.