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The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines is moving forward with the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel, which can reduce aviation carbon emissions by 65% to 80% while blending safely with conventional jet fuel
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CAAP and industry stakeholders held the 2026 SAF Policy Development Workshop at the National Aviation Academy of the Philippines on March 24
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Workshop covered feedstock availability, production technology, capacity-building, regulatory support, airline participation, and investment opportunities
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The Philippines is considered well-suited for SAF adoption because of its robust agricultural sector, especially rice and coconut production, whose waste materials can be transformed into aviation fuel
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is moving forward with the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which can reduce aviation carbon emissions by 65% to 80% while blending safely with conventional jet fuel.
CAAP convened government and industry stakeholders for the country’s SAF policy during the 2026 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Policy Development Workshop held at the National Aviation Academy of the Philippines on March 24.
The framework, CAAP said in a news release, targets to cut aviation carbon emissions by up to 80% and position the country’s agricultural waste as a homegrown feedstock advantage in the global effort toward cleaner skies.
The workshop addressed the full range of prerequisites for a viable domestic SAF ecosystem: feedstock availability, production technology, capacity-building, regulatory support, airline participation, and the investment landscape required to scale nationwide adoption.
On the supply side, CAAP emphasized a natural advantage the Philippines has over many of its regional peers. The country’s agricultural sector, especially rice and coconut production, produces large amounts of organic waste that can be turned into aviation fuel.
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CAAP director general Raul Del Rosario said the agency is committed to translating the workshop’s outcomes into tangible policy progress, “(Making) SAF adoption more viable and accessible, leveraging collaboration between government, industry, and private partners to shape a sustainable and forward-looking Philippine aviation sector.”
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