PWPA Circular No. 2006-08
Radiata and Caribbean Pine Logs for Sale

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PWPA Circular No. 06-10
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PWPA Circular No. 06-12
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PWPA Circular No. 06-13
Requesting list of various kinds of environmental friendly timbers which are not from a threatened species.

PWPA Circular No. 06-14
Looking for possible buyers of Gmelina wood from Oriental Mindoro.

PWPA Circular No. 06-15
Looking for suppliers minimum 3000 cu m monthly supply secured with local L/C.

IP Clears PWPA IFMA
The Kanawan Ayta Indigenous Cultural Community (KAICC) granted to the Philippine Wood Producers Association (PWPA) its free and prior informed consent (FPIC) through a memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed by the two parties and the National Commission on

DENR Launches Natural Resources-based Enterprises
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) with the New Zealand (NZ) government and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched last July 23, 2008 the project on Natural Resources Management through Enterprise Development.

NCIP Returns to Malacañang
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo temporarily transferred the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) back to her supervision to allow her to directly address the pressing concerns of indigenous cultural communities (ICCs)/indigenous peoples (IPs

BIR Levies Advance VAT on Timber
Owners or sellers of naturally grown and planted timber are now liable to pay the advance value-added tax (VAT) before they could transport it out from its place of origin.

GMA Launches SWITCH
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on July 16, 2008 pushed the ceremonial switch marking the country’s shift from the use of incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent lamps (CFL).

FPRDI to Change its Name?
A concerned multi-sectoral group has urged the officials of the Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) of the Department of Science and Technology not even to consider changing the name of their agency just because of an alleged pre

Wood to Cost More Next Quarter
WOOD MANUFACTURERS are eyeing a 15%-20% increase in retail prices of lumber, plywood and other wood products by next quarter, the Philippine Wood Producers Association (PWPA) said yesterday.

Downsteam Wood Industries Air Problems
Key representatives of the Cebu Furniture Industry Foundation, the Chamber of Furniture Industry of the Philippines, the Chamber of Handicraft Industries of the Philippines and the Philippine Exporters Conference expressed to the Forest Management Bureau

DENR to Rehabilitate C. Mindanao Forest Reserve
KORONADAL CITY – Environment officials have given priority to the rehabilitation of the 102,350-hectare Allah Valley watershed forest reserve to prevent flooding and landslides in Central Mindanao and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

A US Landmark Law Against Illegal Logging
Washington, US. A legislation to address the global illegal logging crisis has been passed in the US Congress.

National Forestry Certification Centre To Open
The China National Forestry Certification Centre is expected to open in 2008 and will provide national certification to the China forest and wood production industry, according to ITTO.

Average Plywood and Substitute Prices Survey in NCR
Note: all pick-up prices inclusive of VAT retail prices

Of Green Material, Carbon Trading and Prices
Hear it From the Experts. Wood as construction material helps fight climate change - this was asserted by Dr. Florentino Tesoro, former undersecretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Dr. Rico Cabangon, head of the Engineered Produc

‘It Takes a Village’: Strategy for a Green Zone
Golf cars for shuttle transport in Ayala Alabang? Why not, indeed, if this move can save fuel, reduce carbon emissions, and sustain a greener environment in our village?

House’s Appropriations Committee Approves SFM Bill
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations, during its public hearing held on August 6, 2008 at the Batasan Complex, Quezon City, approved the chapters on the appropriations of the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Act without any amen

Senate’s Joint TWG Speeds-Up SFM Bill
The Senate’s joint technical working group (TWG) continued last July 31 and August 14, 2008 its work at refining the bill on the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Act.

On DENR-NCR WPP Rationalization Plan
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources - National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) held an orientation last July 11, 2008 on its Wood Processing Plant (WPP) rationalization plan it already submitted to the office of the DENR secretary.

On the PWPA Green Philippines Program
On the PWPA Green Philippines Program

Photo News
Congressman Rufus Rodriguez met the officers of the Philippine Wood Producers Association to update them on the status of the Sustainable forest Management Bill he authored and now being heard in the 14th Congress and also on his project in Cagayan de Oro

FPRDI’s Digital Wood Moisture Meter
Digital Wood Moisture Meter (left photo), developed by the Forest Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology, is calibrated to local species commonly used by our local wood-based industry.