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Date: March 12, 2019, 8:27 p.m.
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Date: 2019-09-21 16:15:19.000000
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Published by Department of Science and Technology(DOST) on March 12, 2019.
Requested from DOST by M. Velasco at 08:27 PM on
March 12, 2019.
Purpose: THESIS
Date of Coverage: 03/12/2017 - 03/12/2019
Tracking no: #DOST-486849376082
Dear Sir/Maam, Good day, In relation to my email on 30 January 2019, may I also respectfully request for the following data: 1. Product names or goods with ingredients of GMO or Genetically Modified products available in the local grocery and markets. (availability and accessibility of GM foods in the Philippines). 2. Any related studies on Filipino's consumer behavior towards Genetically Modified Food. 3. Plantation of GM crops in Balanga, Bataan. 4. Policies or regulations on GM labeling in the Philippines. Thank you for your usual support. Maria Chelen B. Velasco
September 21, 2019 Dear Maria Chelen Velasco, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Mar 12, 2019 08:27:44 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for GM FOODS IN THE PHILIPPINES. Response to your request While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have [some of]* the information you have requested. However, you may wish to contact Food and Nutrition Research Institutes at (02) 837-2934, or resubmit your request addressed to the correct agency on the eFOI portal. For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary Fortunato T. De la pena, Department of science and Technology (DOST), Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Jhoven G. Litana FOI Officer