DOT-DOTr Drive to

Promote Filipino Design Branding

& Sustainable Construction Material for
Airport, Seaport and Rail Projects

Russel Smith, Admiral Ernesto Enriquez (Ret) and Former Usec Rommel Gavieta
Rizome
March 2023
Engineered Bamboo from Rizome & Dragonwood
Architectural Material and Structural Element Made in the Philippines
 Engineered Bamboo is a Sustainable Material that is aligned to NEDA’s
Sustainability-based Economic Model

Rizome bamboo products are made from giant

bamboo species such as Dendrocalamus asper. Its
large diameter provides extra thick material and the
versatility required for varied applications.

We’re cultivating the giant bamboo in the Philippines

and now in Florida and building the world’s most
reliable supply chain of bamboo products for the
construction industry and Rizome is ESG certified.

NEDA DG Arsenio Balisacan said that country’s

production and consumption process are needed to
sustain growth that should not be at the expense of
the environment.
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/2/14/NEDA-plan-
eyes-sustainability-based-economic-model.html
 Engineered Bamboo
by Rizome in Philippine and Dragonwood in the Netherlands

Composite Bamboo Rizome Corp

• Sustainable Building Material and Locally Readily Available

• Appropriate for Reforestation of Environmentally Degraded Denuded
Forest Land
• Planting and Harvesting Cycle of 3 years
• Planting and Harvesting is accreditable for Carbon Credits
Product Testing Standards
• 40k hectares target Bamboo Plantation in Samar and Leyte
• Structural Engineered Bamboo Element and Architectural
Bamboo Material products of Rizome
• Dragonwood (Netherlands) and Rizome (Philippines) are
certified FSC Chain-of-Custody certification traces the path
of products from forests through the supply chain

• ISO 23478:2022: Bamboo structures & Engineered bamboo products -

Test methods for determination of physical and mechanical properties

• ASTM D5456 - Specification for Evaluation of Structural Composite

Lumber Products, added bamboo as a fiber material that can be used in
the manufacture of SEB (Structural Engineered Bamboo) products covered
in the standard.ESG certified
 Department of Tourism & Department of Transportation Adopts
Filipino Branding in Design of Airports, Seaport & Rail Projects

• “Introduce enhancements that will make the ports more

aesthetically pleasing, convenient, tourist-friendly, and most
importantly, reflective of the “Filipino Brand”.
enhancements that will make the ports more aesthetically
pleasing, convenient, tourist-friendly, and most importantly,
reflective of the “Filipino Brand””

• “Projecting Filipino design theme will imprint a good image

of the Philippines that would remain in the memories of
visitors to the country before touring different destinations
in the Philippines and long after they have left”

Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Franco

 Adoption of Engineered Bamboo
in Bangalore International Airport (16 secs)

The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department

of Transportation (DOTr) are set to create a technical
working group to further improve the country's air and
sea ports.

The creation of the group was approved during Tourism

Secretary Christina Frasco’s meeting with
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista on August 8
2022, where the former proposed to make existing
airports and seaports "more aesthetically pleasing,
convenient, and tourist-friendly."
 Engineered Bamboo for Airports and Seaports

Architectural Material Structural Element

Terminal-2 Bangalore Airport Bangalore Airport

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 Engineered Timber in Grand Train Stations and Metro Rail Stations

Central Grand Rail Station Naples, Italy (Structural Ginkgo Swan Lake Station, Xiusui New District of Jiaxing
Applications) (Architectural Applcations)
Engineered Bamboo for Tacloban and Dumaguete Airports
Architectural Material and Structural Element
 PhP1.4 billion New Tacloban International Airport

New Tacloban International Airport

• The construction of new passenger terminal building

Phase 1 with a budget of PHP731.6 million is now 47.41
percent complete.

• The second phase of the project will start early this year
with a budget of PHP700 million, according to CAAP.

• “The total cost to develop the terminal building is

PHP1.96 billion. It will have a total area of 36,298.98
Project Cost of Tacloban Airport was increased to P1.42 square meters and can accommodate 1,670 passengers.
billion to accommodate the additional scope of work

• The building design is inspired by San Juanico Bridge

and city’s coastal mountain landscape merged with
Taklub fishcage
KEXIM Funded PhP13billion New Dumaguete International Airport

• The PHP17-billion airport will replace the existing Dumaguete airport and handle
the influx of passengers that will reach up to 2.5 million by 2038

• Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport is already surrounded by urban development and

offers limited space for expansion.

• PHP13 billion will come from Seoul’s official development assistance through the
KEXIM, while the remaining PHP3.9 billion will be shouldered by the DOTr.
 Proposed Action Plan to Incorporate into the Terms of Reference (TOR) the
use of Engineered Bamboo as a Structural Element & as an Architectural
Material

• Engineered Bamboo as a sustainable & architectural material that will accentuate

the design theme of the Taklub Fish Cage of the Tacloban Airport Terminal

• Emgineered Bamboo as a sustainable structural element & architectural material

that will give New Dumaguete International Airport the ‘lightness of Siliman
University Architectural Heritage”

• DOTr Team and Sec Lorenzo’s Team to coordinate in finalization of the TOR the
use of Engineered Bamboo that accentuates the Filipino Branding of Tacloban
& Dumaguete Airports.
Engineered Bamboo Rail Tie
for PNR and LRTA Requirement
Architectural Material for Rail Stations and Structural Element for Rail Sleeper
 Double Deck Rail Line Development and Operation is Possible

Double Deck Rail Line in Brighton Beach Brooklyn New York Double Deck Rail Line for Metro Rail and Freight Rail Line

• Skyway was constructed over an operating South Luzon Expressway and Osmena Highway.
(SLEX and Osmena Highway was not closed to traffic)
• LRT2 was constructed over the narrow street of Aurora Blvd.
(Aurora Blvd wasn’t closed to traffic)
 Track Relocation Project

• TRP-04a: (PhP 1,799,933,297.33) Design / construct/ install the relocated

track with formation suitable for standard gauge and track with
available material in PNR store for Narrow Gauge with 37 kg rails on
narrow gauge sleepers. The scope includes temporary steel platforms,
modular stations, pocket tracks, relocation of level crossings, RCC box
culverts for single track

• TRP-04b: (PhP 2,077,436,164.95) Design / construct/ install the relocated

track with formation suitable for standard gauge and track with new
track material with 60 kg rails on dual gauge sleepers (SG+NG) now
installed for Narrow Gauge. The scope includes temporary steel
platforms, modular stations, pocket tracks, relocation of level crossings,
RCC box culverts for single track (Needs budget allocation in 2024)

• TRP2 for Pandacan Bridge (PhP 404,341,353.48) and TRP 3 for 13 Steel
Bridges (733,507,848.13)

TRP Map 15
 Direct losses due to Closure of Revenue Service
between Tutuban to Calamba
If passenger traffic is closed the estimated economic losses are as
follows:
• Approximately 65million passengers displaced over a 5-year
period from the Class “C” & “D” bracket will a fast and low cost
means of transportation
• Approximately PhP780million in revenue service loss over a
period of 5-years will be lost and then increase subsidy for PNR
to service existing loans and MOE costs of the PNR
• The displacement of 65million passengers over a 5-year period
will accrue a congestion loss of PhP7.4trillion
• Total additional travelling time of 94billion productive hours
lost over 5-years for the 65million PNR passengers over the 5-
year period
If freight rail line development comes after 5-year closure the
cargo losses the estimated economic losses are as follows:
• Laguna Gateway Inland Container Terminal (LGICT) has an
annual capacity of 125,000 TEUs
• LGICT represents 10% of container traffic coming from the
South of Metro Manila
• Congestion cost due to 31,000 container trucks a day on the
road over 5 years: PhP141billion
• Cargo opportunity lost for Canlubang Inland Depot over 5
years: PhP226million
60% of 2.3 million containers going to the Port of Manila comes
from the south of Metro Manila
 Sustainable Rail Tie for the At-Grade Line
from Tutuban to Calamba Rail Line

Composite Bamboo Rail Tie

• TRP – 1 (Lots 3): Php122,294,908.61 for procurement of

Synthetic Rail Sleepers 1,894

• Composite Bamboo Rail Tie is very competitive price-

wise

• The Rizome Bamboo Rail Tie is designed to operate

narrow gauge trains during NSCR construction for
commuter service and then standard gauge trains after
NSCR construction for freight service.

• Composite Bamboo Rail Tie are Reliable, Dependable,

Renewable, Recyclable and Innovative
Proposed Action Plan is to Incorporate into the TOR for the Track Relocation
Project the for the Use of Engineered Bamboo for as Dual Gauge Rail Sleeper
for At-Grade Solis to Calamba Rail Line

The TU in Munich tested the

Dragonwood Engineered Bamboo Rail
Tie.

They performed pull out tests for the

bolts, 3 million load cycles with
inclined load, 5 million load cycles
with straight load and several stiffness
tests. Also the reaction to heat and
cold was investigated.

Bamboo Rail Ties can be used or rail

tracks with an axle load of 22.5 tons at
200kph or axle load of 25.0 tons at
100kph
Project Management Consultant who can Synchronize the three
activities in the Solis to Calamba Rail Line
 Proposed Action Plan for the Adoption of Engineered Bamboo as a
Rail Sleeper for PNR’s Project and MRT3 Station

• DOTr and Sec Lorenzo’s Team to coordinate in finalization of TOR in the engagement of Highly Specialized
Project Management Consultancy Service to Synchronize the 3 activities along the South Commuter Rail
Project Corridor (Section 49.1 Limited Source Bidding of the Government Procurement Reform Act
(GPRA) and GPPB Resolution 05-2011 Section 3.2 a)

Alternatively, secure the Technical Assistance from the Australian Embassy for the engagement of Highly
Specialized Project Management Consultancy Service to Synchronize the 3 activities along the South
Commuter Rail Project Corridor

• DOTr Team and Sec Lorenzo’s Team to coordinate in finalization of the TOR that incorporates Engineered
Bamboo Rail Tie in the Track Relocation Project

• DOTr Team and Sec Lorenzo’s Team coordinate in finalization of the TOR that promotes Filipino Branding in
the renovation of MRT3 Stations along EDSA by 2024.
THANK YOU
 Simultaneous Development of Two Projects and Continued Passenger
Service

• PNR Track Relocation Project can be

implemented simultaneously with
the ADB Funded Solis to Los Baños
South Rail Line

• (a) WITHOUT DISRUPTING

COMMUTER SERVICE TO 20,000 TO
50,000 COMMUTERS A DAY AND

• (b) WHILE DEVELOPING THE

FUTURE FREIGHT RAIL BETWEEN
MANILA & CALAMBA
 Composite Bamboo Rail Tie
for the PhP5b PNR Track Relocation Project (Solis to Calamba)

Track Relocation Project

• Track Relocation Project (TRP) was instigated to

maintain the service of the existing rail route by
relocating the existing PNR to the side of the PNR
ROW from Solis to Sucat to Calamba.

• TRP - 04a: PhP1,799,933,297.33 Design and Build

PNR Track (Relocation Works Solis to Sucat)

PNR Track Relocation Project that can be implemented

• TRP - 04b: PhP2,077,436,164.95 Design and Build
PNR Track (Relocation Works Sucat to
• Calamba)
simultaneously with the ADB Funded Solis to Los Baños South
Rail Line (a) WITHOUT DISRUPTING COMMUTER SERVICE TO
20,000 TO 50,000 COMMUTERS A DAY AND (b) WHILE
DEVELOPING THE FUTURE FREIGHT RAIL BETWEEN MANILA &
CALAMBA
 Engineered Bamboo as an Architectural Element

Bali Airport

Bangalore Airport EDSA Shangrila Hotel Lobby Lounge

 Engineered Bamboo as a Structural Element

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Dr Jean-Luc Kouyoumji, Dr Eric Heisel, Luis Lopez

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