Biofuels Act of 2006 (Philippines)

The Biofuels Act of 2006 declares that it is the policy of the State to reduce dependence on imported fuels with due regard to the protection of public health, the environment, and natural ecosystems consistent with the country’s sustainable economic growth that would expand opportunities for livelihood by mandating the use of biofuels to develop and utilize indigenous renewable and sustainably sourced clean energy, mitigate toxic greenhouse gas emissions, rural employment and income, and ensure the availability of alternative and renewable clean energy without any detriment to the natural ecosystem, biodiversity and food reserves. The Act provides for the mandatory use of biofuels, requiring the blending of bioethanol into gasoline and biodiesel into diesel, within the periods and in the proportions specified. It further provides for an incentive scheme to encourage investments in the production, distribution and use of locally-produced biofuels at and above the minimum mandated blends. It likewise has provisions on the powers, functions and roles of concerned government agencies, as well as defines certain prohibited acts.