May 30, 2012

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 30

DIRECTING THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PHILIPPINE BAMBOO INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT (PBID) PROGRAM

WHEREAS, TaSEHD

WHEREAS, the PBID Council is chaired by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and composed of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Agriculture (DA), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), and representatives from Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Private Industry Associations (PIAs);

WHEREAS,

WHEREAS,

WHEREAS, the DA, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and DENR are mandated under

NOW THEREFORE, the PBID Council and the DENR, as the lead agency for NGP, shall harmonize the PBID Program with the NGP and identify areas of cooperation and convergence. In the implementation of the PBID Program, the PBID Council may request for assistance and cooperation from other government agencies, the private sector and other stakeholders.

All departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the national government, state universities and colleges (SUCs), government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) and local government units (LGUs) are hereby enjoined to support the full implementation of the PBID Program.

This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately. DAaIHT

DONE in the City of Manila, this 30th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twelve.