Department of Energy(DOE)

January 18, 2021 Dear Marvin Kayle Garcia, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jan 04, 2021 03:46:33 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for The Average Annual Biomass Production in Bulacan. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of all of the information you requested. We wish to inform you that biomass is a renewable energy resource which refers to non-fossilized, biodegradable organic material originating from naturally occurring or cultured plants, animals and microorganisms, including agricultural products, by-products and residues. Further, biomass resources common in the Philippines are by-products and wastes/residues from agricultural production such as rice husk, livestock manure, sugarcane bagasse, coconut wastes, forestry residues and urban wastes. However, the Department of Energy has no available data on the annual biomass production of each municipality in the Province of Bulacan. Nonetheless, we recommend to consult with the Provincial Agricultural Office of Bulacan on the major crop and/or livestock production of said province or he may refer to the data published by the Philippine Statistics Authority accessible through OpenSTAT with links listed below. From these, the annual biomass production/resources may be estimated using the attached main assumptions in resource calculation of biomass resources. Crops: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__2E__CS/?tablelist=true&rxid=bdf9d8da-96f1-4100-ae09-18cb3eaeb313 Livestock: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__2E__LP/?tablelist=true&rxid=bdf9d8da-96f1-4100-ae09-18cb3eaeb313 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 Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi at email address [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, Renewable Energy Management Bureau FOI Receiving Officer