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  1. Philippines doesn’t need GMO rice. There are lots of food in the Philippines that are rich in Vitamin A! Why not the government promote those natural food (organic, I hope) like malunggay (Moringa Olifeira), camote (sweet potato) and food/crops alike? In Metro magazine in NZ, there was an article that only the Philippines in Souteast Asia embraces GMO… not something that Filipinos need to be proud of. This means PH is a puppet of US!!!

    1. Ein Kreuz says:

      This comment is a product of the lack of iodized salt in diets. I think we need GMO crops with Iodine so we can avoid these kinds of comments. FFS

      1. hahaha… you made me laugh,Ein. In the first place, humanity doesn’t need GMOs or GE food to resolve hunger in the world. Genetically engineered food has no good health benefit to people and the environment anyway. I think you need to read the book “The World According to Monsanto” and the “Silent Spring”. And besides, I am not into iodized salt. You can get iodine from the boiled eggs, shrimp, fish, and Himalayan Crystal salt. Iodine is also an essential mineral that is important to the proper functioning of the thyroid. So what’s the connection between the iodine and the comments? 🙂

        1. My dear, my dear! You just don’t know what you’re talking about. Just read the book titled “The World According to Monsanto” by Marie Monique Robin, “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson or even the books of Jeffrey Smith titled “Genetic Roulette” and “Seeds of Deception” or just go to his website “Institute of Responsible Technology” so you’d be well-educated and have an informed decision.
          Have you heard/researched about Arpad Pusztai, Rachel Parent (watch her in the youtube for debating with Kevin O’Leary), Vandana Shiva and other prominent people who are against GMOs? I can list more people here so you can research on them and not be blinded by what you believe in.
          These people write books and had independent research/es without being paid by big biotech companies. Can you site the actual scientific journals that you are referring to? Pretty sure their research/study was funded by big companies who’s own interest is to promote GMO as safe to human and environment.
          Same thing with the Golden rice by IRRI in the Philippines. They are only funded by the makers (or rich people who are associated to or with an investment to the company) of golden rice and they are just making Filipinos the guinea pig as their long term experiment.
          Big companies get a higher profit, the people suffer from the negative effect of their product that has not been thoroughly tested for long-term effect in human and environment.
          Have they tested the long-term effect of GM rice mixed with other GM food on human? Have they tested the effect on babies or children who are less mature in terms of development of body and brain compare to their specimen? If problems arise, we will never know because the cause will not be traceable and many diseases take a very long time to develop if GM food is given to children without proper testing and they will be the experimental animals.
          I am not an expert nor paid by anyone to write or voice out the horrible effects of these GMO food/crops. But as an ordinary citizen, that’s what I believe in and I am concerned with this Golden rice introduced to Filipinos.
          There are known effects of GM that includes (but not limited to) disruption of hormonal system, immune system damage, behavioural problems, irreversible effects including impaired fertility and danger to unborn children.
          So don’t be fooled and be blinded by what the companies pay you. Don’t be such a “bayarin”.

          1. BentDawnFork says:

            Do you have a source to your latter claims?

  2. Learn from Australia, organic crops were contaminated by gmo crops. The farmer with organic crops, Steve Marsh, was sued by the farmer with ge crops (supported of course by biotech company). So if GE food contaminated your organic rice, expect a disastrous consequence. Also check Canadian farmers’ stressful saga with the biotech company. Look at India’s farmers suicide as effect of this biotech’s GE crops….

    1. Michael Fest says:

      Marsh lost his organic certification when a small amount of seed from an adjacent field wound up growing in his field. if your gonna spout nonsense, at least get your facts right.

  3. FYI: Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gates had a ‘top secret’ visit to IRRI, University of the Philippines Los Banos,
    Laguna this April 8, 2015. According to an interaksyon article, “Gates Closed”, “…the sprawling campus went on a virtual lockdown…All the social media accounts of IRRi staff were blocked…When Gates finally did arrive, he walked around the field and checked some of the laboratories, politely asking the staff not to look at him or mind him…The IRRI staff also noted very limited connectivity with internet…It was learned that not even UPLB officials were informed of Gates’ visit…Gates a few years ago donated $20 million to research for the ‘promising’ (punctuations mine) Golden Rice…” Other local news sources cited security reasons for the highly confidential visit.

  4. Hala si ateng puro personal basis, walang scientific evidences.

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