by Nestor L. Abrematea July
24, 2016
Catarman, Northern
Samar — A wild vine that thrives in the hinterland barangays of Palapag,
Northern Samar, could be developed as a biofuel if it gets government support.
Palapag Mayor Ricardo
Daiz said the vine, locally known as Dulce de corombot, is found only in his
town. Given a government boost it can help solve the demand for biofuel in the
country and can also be exported.
Daiz said the wild
plant is highly flammable and but its fruit is sweet.
The mayor said he plans
to propose to Agriculture Secretary Manny F. Piñol developing the commercial
conversion of dulce de corombot into biofuel.
Daiz said a Korean firm
had approached him with a proposal to mass produce the wild vine and build a
biofuel plant in the town. He said there was no follow-up on the proposal.
Palapag, which will
celebrate the 421st feast of its patron said, Our Lady of the Assumption on
August 15, is one of the oldest towns in the country.
It looms large in the
history of the galleon trade because the bee wax used by kings and queens in
Europe were made in Palapag town, which was the center of Catholicism in the
Visayas.
Its famous son is Juan
Ponce Sumuroy, who led the revolt on June 1, 1649 against the Spaniards in
Samar.
The town, which faces
the Pacific Ocean, is five hours from Tacloban City via a newly built highway.
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