Department of Agriculture(DA)

September 6, 2022 Dear John paul Peralta, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Sep 05, 2022 08:26:00 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Data on the total land planted by bamboo in the Philippines. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. In relation to bamboo industry, our data might be limited as we do not have exact program yet for bamboo. It was just last year that bamboo industry was placed under High Value Crops. Currently, the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PHILFIDA) handles the bamboo program of the Department. You may reach them at (02) 8920-0427 or email them at [email protected]/ [email protected]. We suggest that you also contact Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Forest Management Bureau (DENR-FMB) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to help acquire such information. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, AFID FOI Receiving Office