Memorandum Circular No. 30 Entitled "Directing the Full Implementation of the Philippine Bamboo Industry Development (PBID) Program"

June 22, 2012 BLGF MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 043-12 TO : All BLGF Central and Regional Directors, This Bureau and Other Offices Concerned SUBJECT : Memorandum Circular No. 30 Entitled "Directing the Full Implementation of the Philippine Bamboo Industry Development (PBID) Program" For the information and guidance of all concerned, attached is a copy of Memorandum Circular No. 30 dated May 30, 2012 from Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., of the Office of the President regarding "Directing the Full Implementation of the Philippine Bamboo Industry Development (PBID) Program." The Central and Regional Directors of this Bureau are hereby instructed to take note of the above and disseminate the contents to all Bureau Staff and concerned offices. Be guided accordingly. (SGD.) SALVADOR M. DEL CASTILLO OIC-Executive Director ATTACHMENT Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE Roxas Boulevard Corner Pablo Ocampo Sr. Street Manila 1004 June 5, 2012 Memo for : Heads of Offices This Department Heads of Bureaus/Attached Agencies Department of Finance Subject : Memorandum Circular No. 30 entitled "Directing the Full Implementation of the Philippine Bamboo Industry Development (PBID) Program" Attached for information and guidance is a copy of Memorandum Circular No. 30 dated May 30, 2012 of Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Office of the President on the above-captioned subject. ETHaDC (SGD.) LOURDES Z. SANTIAGO Director IV Central Administration Office Office of the President of the Philippines Malacaang MALACAANG RECORDS OFFICE Manila, May 31, 2012 HON. CESAR V. PURISIMA Secretary Department of Finance Manila Sir: I have the honor to transmit for your information and guidance, certified copy of Memorandum Circular No. 30 dated May 30, 2012 entitled "DIRECTING THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PHILIPPINE BAMBOO INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT (PBID) PROGRAM." For this purpose, all concerned departments shall undertake measures to disseminate said Memorandum Circular to your component units/bureaus, government-owned and controlled corporations, including agencies attached to or under your administrative supervision. Thank you. aTcESI Very truly yours, (SGD.) MARIANITO M. DIMAANDAL Director IV May 30, 2012 MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 30 DIRECTING THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PHILIPPINE BAMBOO INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT (PBID) PROGRAM WHEREAS, Executive Order (EO) No. 879 (s. 2010) directed that PBID shall be made a priority program of the government and created the PBID Council which will provide the overall policy and direction of the PBID program; 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, EO 26 (s. 2011), otherwise known as the National Greening Program (NGP), declared that the NGP, which is also a priority program of the government, shall harmonize all tree-planting and greening activities; WHEREAS, EO 26 included bamboo among the list of preferred species for propagation in areas eligible for development under the NGP; and WHEREAS, the DA, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and DENR are mandated under EO 23 (s. 2011) to develop the NGP in cooperation with DepEd, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), private sector and other concerned agencies and instrumentalities. 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.