Proposed GMO Regulatory Ordinance Explained; Join Public Hearing, Guv Urges Concerned Groups

Proposed GMO regulatory ordinance explained; Join public hearing, guv urges concerned groups

The proposed genetically modified organisms (GMO) regulatory ordinance of Negros Occidental safeguards food security, protects farmers, and embraces science-based innovation while upholding the province’s organic identity, a legal-scientific team of the provincial government said in a joint statement Thursday, Sept. 4. “The provincial government of Negros Occidental affirms its commitment to ensuring that local agricultural […]

Wait for public hearing – Capitol to anti-GMO lobby

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Premature and unfair. That was the reaction of Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz II on the unsigned joint statement of organic farming advocates, church leaders, and civil society groups who are up in arms against proposed… The post Wait for public hearing – Capitol to anti-GMO lobby appeared first on Visayan Daily Star.