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Along with the 160th birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio, heroes in health and science, continuing to
pursue biotechnology for a better quality of life, attempt to marry life and technology at a public forum in
lieu of the 8th National Biotechnology Week celebration at Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, Quezon City,
November 27.
Assistant Secretary of Health
Paulyn Jean Ubial opens the public
forum at the last stretch of the 8th
National Biotechnology Week.
Dr. Richard Goodman posited that challenges
for consumers were brought about by
an increasing prevalence of food allergy,
increasingly complex foods that are consumed
from multiple sources, and unclear labeling
and news reports including misinformation to
the public and it is up to the public to demand
for correct diagnosis, labeling, sourcing of
ingredients and value added products.
The research professor of the Department of
Food and Science and Technology in the Food
Allergy Research and Resource Program at
the University of Nebraska Lincoln strongly
suggests several conscious consumer practices
to the public such as avoiding consuming their
allergen-specic food, cooking legumes to
inactivate lectins, protease inhibitors and amylase
inhibitors among others.
Consumers, according to Dr. Goodman, must
be educated to be tolerant or to respond with
immunity. The response of the immune system
is imperfect, sometimes slow however, prettygood and genetics and environment impact the
outcomes.
Dr. Goodman emphasized that risks from
microbes and chemicals in food present a risk
Marryinglife andtechnology
Allergens, risks and protectingallergic consumers, micro and macro
impacts of the GM (Bt) corn in the
country and Assessment of Potential
Allergenecity of GMOs in foods
based on scientic evidence converge in
a public forum.
8thNationalBiotechnologyWeek
Bioteknolohiya paran sa
Kalikasan, Kalusugan,
Kagandahan, Kabuhayan
at Kaunlaran
OK ang 5K sa
Kalusugan Pangkalahatan:
Mamamayan at KalikasanGATEWAY MALL,ARANETA CENTER, QUEZON CITY,November 26 - 30, 2012
for all consumers, risks of food allergy and celiac
diseases are to specifc consumers, those who have
become sensitized are empowered.
On the other hand, Dr. Leonardo Gonzales,
a Senior Policy Researcher and international
Consulting Agricultural Economist, shared the
impacts of technology specically with GM corn
technology which is already ten years old.
According to his study, the average yield advantage
of Bt corn over the ordinary hybrid is 19% and at
a cost advantage of 10% from 2003-2011 and it
has consistently outperformed 29% in meeting the
food and poverty threshold. Same is true with the
fertilizer use efciency of yellow corn and labor
use efciency. Bt corn required 54% less pesticides
in order to produce the same amount of corn
grain. Likewise, it showed substantial development
in aggregate farm income, preharvest labor savings
and incremental income from seed and fertilizers.
Dr. Gonzales pushed for the development of
strategic linkages in GM Corn communities with
livestock poultry production areas and advocatingfor quality standards for corn.
Dr. Goodman, also presented several assessment
of potential allergenicity of GMOs in foods based
on scientic evidences.
Dr. Richard Goodman
Dr. Leonardo Gonzales
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Celebration
of life andtechnology8th Biotechnology Week
Celebration culminates with
a stronger call for promoting
biotechnology use
The BtCorn Story
GATEWAY MALL,
ARANETA CENTER, QUEZON CITY,
November 26 - 30, 2012
Extending gratitude to different partner
organizations for their commitment in
highlighting the wide range of benecial
applications of biotechnology in agriculture,
medicine, environment and industries to meet
the increasing and sustained demands of
improved food productivity and healthcare
products, the Department of Health passes on
the torch of hosting the next Biotechnology
Week celebration to the Department of
Education.
Dr. Ma. Corazon Dumlao, Ofcer-in-charge
of the Health and Nutrition Center of the
Department of Education, representing
Secretary Armin Luistro, accepted the
Students from different schools get a glimpse of
the development of Bt Corn, Biotech Farmers
journey in using it and pertinent information
on crop biotechnology, on November 30, at the
Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, Quezon City.
opportunity of hosting next years celebration from
Assistant Secretary of Health Paulyn Jean Ubial.
In a nutshell, Dr. Dumlao, in her acceptance, positioned
education as a critical role in laying the foundation of
young ones for promoting life and biotechnology and
as the education system molds the learner to be creative,
imaginative and innovative. Biotechnology affects the
lives of children and the Department of Educations
role is fundamental. DepEd promises to bring in all the
schools for next years celebration.
The closing ceremonies also presented the winners of
Fashion for Biotech Contest dubbed Biotech Corn:
From Farms to Fashion Ramp which featured the
ingenuity of young designers using corn husks.
The students were informed on the improvements of
biotechnology since then up to the present times to
meet the basic needs such as food and clothing and
how biotechnology helped farmers in the Philippines.
More so, with traditionalbiotechnologies, plant breeders,
in the videos shown, were able
to develop new and improved
crops. However, the methods
usually took long periods of
time before breeders get the
desired characteristics.
As of 2011, as stated in the
Biotech sQuizBox distributed
to the students, 16.7 million
farmers in 29 countries planted
biotech crops in 160 million
hectares of land. By 2050, the
world is expected to be 9.2
billion and agriculture must
double its food production to
feed the world.
Bioteknolohiya paran sa Kalikasan, Kalusugan,
Kagandahan, Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran
OK ang 5K sa Kalusugan Pangkalahatan:
Mamamayan at Kalikasan
Students learn the history of
Bt Corn and the challenges
faced by Biotech Farmers
L.Anonuevo,A.Rosales,M.TanghalStudents register for the public viewing of videos Bt
Corn Story and Adoption Pathways of Bt Corn
Biotech Farmers on the last day of the 8th National
Biotechnology Week Celebration.