WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9367, otherwise known as the "Biofuels Act of 2006", provides for the policy to reduce the country's dependence on imported fuels with due regard to the protection of public health, the environment, and the natural ecosystems consistent with the country's sustainable economic growth that would expand opportunities for livelihood by mandating the use of Locally- Sourced Biofuel into the Philippine fuel supply mix;

WHEREAS, Section 5 (k) of Republic Act No. 7638 otherwise known as the "Department of Energy (DOE) Act of 1992," empowers the DOE to promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement the objective of the Act among which is the integration and rationalization of the various programs of the Government towards self-sufficieny and enhanced productivity in power and energy without sacrificing ecological concerns;