Anti-GMO Ordinance Launched at Sandugo Agri-Fair
by SEARICE-Bohol
Bohol’s Provincial Ordinance No. 2003-01, otherwise known as the “Safeguard Against the Entry of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the Province of Bohol”, was launched at the annual Sandugo Agri-Fair on 21 July 2004. The activity was highlighted by the unveiling of the anti-GMO billboard which will be posted soon at the Tagbilaran City Port.
Governor Erico Aumentado led the activity. He was joined by Vice-Governor Herrera, Provincial Agriculturist Liza Quirog, Bohol Nature Conservation Society (BONACONSO) adviser Zenaida Darunday, Loreto Palapos of the Bohol Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (BCCI) and Msgr. Cirilo Darunday of the Diocese of Tagbilaran. More than 200 people from different non-government organizations (NGOs), peoples’ organizations (POs), government offices, and the participants in the organic agriculture standards and certification seminar joined the parade.
In his launching message, Governor Aumentado stressed the need for the Boholanos to be vigilant in safeguarding the province from the entry of GMOs. He added that monitoring the entry of GMOs in Bohol is not merely the task of the GMO Monitoring Committee but of all Boholanos. Two concerned groups from Mindanao expressed their support and congratulated Bohol for being the first province in the Philippines to adopt an Ordinance against GMOs.
The launching also marked the commencement of the education and awareness-raising campaign on the Anti-GMO Ordinance in the different municipalities of Bohol. Aside from the billboard at Tagbilaran City Port, the GMO Monitoring Committee also plans to put up anti-GMO billboards prominently in the port towns of Ubay, Tubigon, Jagna, Loon and Talibon. The Committee is composed of representatives of civil society, private sector and the government.
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Council) of Bohol unanimously passed Resolution No. 2003-235 declaring Bohol as free of GMOs after a year of tedious lobbying work by farmers’ organizations and NGOs and discussions at the municipal and provincial levels. The measure aims to protect the ecological balance in the province as the country’s prime ecological tourism site. The enactment is also in line with the efforts of the provincial government to promote Bohol as a leading source of organically-grown products. -end-
Bohol’s Provincial Ordinance No. 2003-01, otherwise known as the “Safeguard Against the Entry of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the Province of Bohol”, was launched at the annual Sandugo Agri-Fair on 21 July 2004. The activity was highlighted by the unveiling of the anti-GMO billboard which will be posted soon at the Tagbilaran City Port.
Governor Erico Aumentado led the activity. He was joined by Vice-Governor Herrera, Provincial Agriculturist Liza Quirog, Bohol Nature Conservation Society (BONACONSO) adviser Zenaida Darunday, Loreto Palapos of the Bohol Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (BCCI) and Msgr. Cirilo Darunday of the Diocese of Tagbilaran. More than 200 people from different non-government organizations (NGOs), peoples’ organizations (POs), government offices, and the participants in the organic agriculture standards and certification seminar joined the parade.
In his launching message, Governor Aumentado stressed the need for the Boholanos to be vigilant in safeguarding the province from the entry of GMOs. He added that monitoring the entry of GMOs in Bohol is not merely the task of the GMO Monitoring Committee but of all Boholanos. Two concerned groups from Mindanao expressed their support and congratulated Bohol for being the first province in the Philippines to adopt an Ordinance against GMOs.
The launching also marked the commencement of the education and awareness-raising campaign on the Anti-GMO Ordinance in the different municipalities of Bohol. Aside from the billboard at Tagbilaran City Port, the GMO Monitoring Committee also plans to put up anti-GMO billboards prominently in the port towns of Ubay, Tubigon, Jagna, Loon and Talibon. The Committee is composed of representatives of civil society, private sector and the government.
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Council) of Bohol unanimously passed Resolution No. 2003-235 declaring Bohol as free of GMOs after a year of tedious lobbying work by farmers’ organizations and NGOs and discussions at the municipal and provincial levels. The measure aims to protect the ecological balance in the province as the country’s prime ecological tourism site. The enactment is also in line with the efforts of the provincial government to promote Bohol as a leading source of organically-grown products. -end-
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