(L-R) Petitioners Leo Avila of Davao City Agriculturist, Greenpeace Southeast Asia Executive Director Von Hernandez, Greenpeace Campaigner Daniel Ocampo, former Senator Orly Mercado and Atty. Maria Paz Luna, get ready to file a petition in the Supreme Court in Manila to put a halt on Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) field trials in the Philippines.
The petition seeks a temporary environmental protection order (TEPO) against the multi-location field trials of the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) talong (eggplant).
Greenpeace is campaigning for GMO-free food production based on the principles of sustainability, protection of biodiversity and providing all people to have access to safe and nutritious food.