As the principal agency of the Philippine government responsible
for the promotion of agricultural development growth, rural
development so as to ensure food security and contribute to poverty
alleviation, the Department of Agriculture shall take the lead in
addressing biosafety issues related to the country’s agricultural
productivity and food security. In coordination with other
concerned department and agencies, and consistent with the
requirements of transparency and public participation as provided
in Sections 6 and 7 of the NBF, it shall exercise such jurisdiction
and other powers that it has been conferred with under existing
laws. It shall also take the lead in evaluating and
monitoring plant and plant products derived from the use of modern
biotechnology, as provided in Department of Agriculture
Administrative Order No. 008, s. 2002.
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