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Dendrotonics Corp., Inc.

Dendrotonics Corporation is the largest and the #1 agarwood company in the Philippines

We are a SEC-registered and 100% Filipino-owned agroforestry company founded in 2020 to honor God, build a great Philippines, and create wealth for Filipinos. Our mission is to reforest the country with our unique biodiveristy and native Philippine trees and flora to both protect and profit sustainably for as many Filipinos as possible. In 2024, Dendrotonics became the first Philippine company to legally export Philippine agarwood. We help Filipino farmers, local tribes and communities, and fellow native tree enthusiasts to establish the Philippines as the agarwood capital of the world, promote our advocacy for Philippine native tree timber plantations, and develop the country's first flowering park industry (Flora Filipiniana) nationwide.

At a glance

The company in numbers

The figures a partner, agency, or investor asks for first.

2020
Founded

SEC-registered Filipino corporation

1st
Legal agarwood exporter in the Philippines

First legal export completed in 2024

100%
Filipino-owned

No foreign equity

3
Business lines

Agarwood, native timber plantation development, Flora Filipiniana tourism

Corporate identity

Legal identity and registration

Dendrotonics operates as a registered Philippine corporation.

Legal name
Dendrotonics Corp.
Registered with
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Registered 2020

Ownership
100% Filipino-owned
Year founded
2020
Industry
Agroforestry · Agarwood production · Native timber
Company Reg No.
CS202003635
Date of Incorporation
March 20, 2020
View SEC Certificate
Certificate of Incorporation

Mission and values

Our Philosophy and Advocacy

Vision

A Philippines where our native trees stand tall as living treasures and provides for a rich cultural inheritance for future generations — where every hectare of Filipino land has Philippine-native trees and Filipinos recognizing not only their ethnic names and unique qualities, but also that biodiversity and taking care of nature generates wealth for Filipino families and communities.

Mission

To honor God and build the country's largest and most trusted agarwood organization: grow and promote our advocacy for Philippine native trees at commercial scale, innovate and advance the agricultural sector by empowering as many Filipinos as possible, with Filipino-developed technology and full legal compliance, in order to build a great Philippines.

Our three bottom lines

  • Honor God the Creator

    We steward what was made, treating the land and its life as a gift entrusted to us.

  • Build a Great Philippines

    We grow an industry the nation can be proud of — legal, world-class, and lasting.

  • Create Wealth for Filipinos

    We turn Filipino land and labor into enduring, shared prosperity.

Profit is just the result. It dictates how the company operates, how we behave toward our partners and associates, and where we are going. Our bottom lines come first — profit follows.

Leadership

Our Leadership Team

Meet our passionate leaders and game changers.

Ephraim Cercado, Founder & President at Dendrotonics

Ephraim Cercado

Founder & President

A cancer and trauma surgeon who traded the operating room for the forest after encountering agarwood while assigned to Romblon. He founded Dendrotonics in 2020 to make Philippine native trees both protected and profitable.

History

Milestones

From a single tree in Romblon to the country's first legal agarwood export.

  1. 2016

    A surgeon meets the forest

    Assigned to Romblon, a cancer and trauma surgeon encounters agarwood and the wider world of Philippine native trees through the Philippine Native Trees community.

  2. 2020

    Dendrotonics is registered

    Conviction becomes a company. Dendrotonics is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a 100% Filipino-owned enterprise built to make native trees both protected and profitable.

  3. 2024

    The Philippines' first legal agarwood export

    Dendrotonics completes the first legal export of Philippine agarwood, establishing that the country can supply the global oud market through documented, CITES-compliant channels.

  4. 2026

    Philippine Agarwood Industry Coalition (PAIC) was established

    On January 17, 2026, a significant milestone was achieved for the Philippine agarwood industry with the establishment of the Philippine Agarwood Industry Coalition (PAIC). This coalition unites more than 20 companies from the diverse regions of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, all dedicated to nurturing, developing, and safeguarding this unique sector.

Compliance

Registrations, permits and certifications

Agarwood (Aquilaria) is listed under CITES Appendix II. Every tree we grow, harvest and export is documented under Philippine law.

SEC registration

Securities and Exchange Commission

Registered domestic corporation, 100% Filipino-owned, since 2020.

DENR Wildlife Farm Permit

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

CITES Export Permit

DENR Biodiversity Management Bureau

Aquilaria spp. is listed under CITES Appendix II.

First legal agarwood export

Republic of the Philippines

In 2024 Dendrotonics completed the country's first legal agarwood export, through documented and permitted channels.

Certificate of Tree Plantation Ownership

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Philippine Native Trees Enthusiasts (PNTE) membership

Member organization of the PNT community

Recognition

Featured by

National media and agribusiness organizations that have covered our work.

  • GMA News
  • Kabuhayan at Negosyo
  • Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho
  • My Puhunan
  • Agribusiness
  • Agree SA Agri
  • Philippine Native Trees Enthusiasts

Contact

Get in touch

For plantation partnerships, export inquiries, media requests, or due diligence.

Website
www.dendrotonics.com
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