National Biofuels Board established in the Philippines

The Inquirer reports on the establishment of a National Biofuels Board. The unit will have a miniscule budget of $1.9 million, or around 1/20th of one percent of the Philippine Department of Energy. Comment was not offered either by media, government or observers as to the demonstration of commitment that a 0.005% allocation represents.

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