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MANILA, April 25, 2024 (AFP) – A Philippine court has blocked the commercial propagation of genetically modified golden rice because it said conflicting scientific views gave rise to “severe” health and environmental safety concerns. The Philippines was the first country in the world to approve golden rice, which is enriched with the Vitamin A precursor beta-carotene and has a bright yellow colour, in a bid to combat childhood blindness. However, the Court of Appeals in […]
Ibinabala ng International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) na posibleng maulit ang pandaigdigang krisis sa pagkain dahil sa epekto ng El Niño na bahagi lamang anila ng nararanasang climate change sa mundo. Partikular na tinukoy ng IRRI ang sobrang pagtaas sa presyo ng bigas dahil sa kakulangan ng suplay nito dulot ng mga tuyong taniman. Dahil dito, kailangan na anilang kumilos ng iba’t ibang bansa lalo na sa rehiyong Asia-Pacific na pinagmumulan ng bultu-bultong suplay ng pagkain […]
By Rommel B. David It was 11:30am. Passengers were rushing to and from the port area of Allen in Northern Samar in Eastern Visayas. We were among the people at the port entrance. The sweltering temperature coming from the sea doubled the scorching heat of the sun. The humid air dampened our skin while the rays of the sun blinded our eyes. The heat made it difficult to use the improvised ladder to disembark from […]
