WISE MAN'S TMBER

     

         To the common Filipino, a few things come to mind when the word bamboo is mentioned --- raw material for home furniture and ornaments, skewer for lechon and barbecue, alkansya (coin bank), and labong (bamboo shoots). While is is a thriving industry in many parts of the world, including Asians countries like China, Indonesia, and Vietnam, bamboo remains to be identified as the "poor man's timber" in the Philippines.
               We can generate industries and employment if local government units will embrace the        importance of bamboo .  Aside from its great potential as a source of livelihood, bamboo can also        help mitigate the effects of climate change. One hectare of bamboo plantation can capture 12 tons
 of pollution annually. It can maintain moisture content in watersheds, because its trunk store water,   and its roots can prevent erosion and landslide

Inside  Lubao Bamboo Hub and Eco-Park in Lubao , Pampanga

                                         Facade of the  Lubao Bamboo Hub and Eco-Park in Lubao , Pampanga

A tree house

A veteran Ifugao carver's masterpiece which won first prize in the first Philippine Bamboo Carving Competition

                                                    Fish spa

Bamboo plantation

                    Ed Manda President of  Philippine Bamboo Foundation Inc., proudly shows a veteran Ifugao carver's masterpiece, which won first prize in the first Philippine Bamboo Carving Competition

                                                             Bamboo products

                                                                 Bamboo furniture

           An array of bamboo decor and furniture on display at the Lubao Bamboo Hub and Eco-Park

        An array of bamboo decor and furniture on display at the Lubao Bamboo Hub and Eco-Park

     An array of bamboo decor and furniture on display at the Lubao Bamboo Hub and Eco-Park