02/09/2026
๐๐๐ข๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง!๐
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Negros Oriental Provincial Office, together with members of the Negros Oriental Bamboo Industry Development Council (NOBIDC), joined the ๐ก๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐ก๐๐ฅ) ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด to officially kick off the celebration of Philippine Bamboo Month 2026 in the region.
The meeting brought together bamboo industry stakeholders from the Negros Oriental Bamboo Industry Development Council, Negros Occidental Bamboo Industry Development Council, and Siquijor Bamboo Industry Development Council to discuss the region's upcoming September Bamboo Month activities, the potential establishment of Negros Island Region Regional Bamboo Industry Development Council, the DOST-NIR Bamboo Supply and Value Chain Study, and the Regional BAMBOOST Forum to be conducted in partnership with BASE Bahay Foundation.
Also in attendance were representatives from DENR-PENRO Negros Oriental, DENR-PENRO Siquijor, DOST-NIR, Kawayan Collective, and Foundation University, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening collaboration and advancing bamboo as a sustainable industry for economic development, environmental conservation, and community empowerment across the Negros Island Region.
As we celebrate Philippine Bamboo Month, DTI Negros Oriental remains steadfast in supporting initiatives that promote innovation, market opportunities, and value-added bamboo enterprises, paving the way for a more resilient and sustainable bamboo industry.
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