IN his column of April 30, Manila Times columnist Orlando Mercado hailed the April 17 decision of the Court of Appeals halting the commercial propagation, field trials and other work on two GMO (genetically modified organisms) crops, Golden Rice and Bt Talong (eggplant). Included in Mercado s summary of the decision is this rather frightening result: The CA has also halted all other GMO applications. This is a crucial step.
THE Philippine Navy s attempts at resupplying the BRP Sierra Madre with life necessities for its marines stationed there and allegedly with repair materials for the decrepit vessel, and being thwarted by the Chinese through their ship s maneuvering and use of water cannons is nothing but one of the US most ingenious propaganda schemes to demonize China.
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