MANILA, Philippines – Ethanol production in the country remains scarce, leaving oil firms no choice but to import overseas to comply with the government’s E10 requirement for gasoline, according to a study by a United Nations arm.
An official from the Department of Energy (DOE) said even with additional ethanol plants, local production remains insufficient.
“Even with new ethanol plants onstream by next year, our local production remains insufficient. We need more investments,” said Mario Marasigan, OIC director of the Renewable Energy Management Bureau.
In its latest study, the United Nations Conference on Trade Development (UNCTAD) said the country sources around 70 percent of its ethanol requirement abroad.
In 2012, for instance, according to UNCTAD, the country produced only 85 million liters of ethanol. This represents 30 percent of total local demand. –Iris C. Gonzales (The Philippine Star)
20 February –
WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
“Every day, give everyone their due.
Every day should be Social Justice Day!
The only way”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
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February Observances
1-7 Feb: World Interfaith Harmony Week
01 Feb: World Wetlands Day
02 Feb: International Day of Human Fraternity
04 Feb: International Day of Zero Tolerance
for Female Genital Mutilation
11 Feb: International Day of Women and Girls
in Science
20 Feb: World Day of Social Justice
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National Health Insurance Month
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