Deal seeks to scale up use of bamboo

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and CUBO Modular signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday to scale up the use of bamboo in local home construction.

Trade Undersecretary and Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council (PBIDC) Executive Committee Chairperson Blesila Lantayona said that the MoU aims to tap CUBO Modular's expertise for the construction of homes using bamboo. The MoU was executed during the Philippine Bamboo Month event at the DTI National Capital Region Office-Center for Innovation and Technology for Enterprises in Marikina.