Macroeconomic Policies Affecting the Bamboo Industry

Sectoral Policies and Regulations Affecting Bamboo Sector 

MAO No. 37 series of 1986
• Bans the cutting of bamboo in Laguna and Rizal

DENR AO No. 58 series of 1987
• Lifts restriction of cutting, transporting, utilization, and disposition of bamboo and anahaw poles in Regions 3, 4, and 5

DENR AO No. 31 series of 1991
• Bamboo is included in the list of reforestation species.

DENR AO No. 42 series of 1991
• Revised regulation and guidelines governing the establishment and development of industrial forest plantations.

Omnibus Investment Code of 1989
• Income Tax Holiday
• Tax and Duty Exemption
• Tax Credit on Domestic Capital Equipment
• Tax and Duty-Free Importation of Genetic Material
• Tax Credit on Domestic Genetic Material