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Cases / Agriculture, livestock and food · Philippines · 2024

Philippine appeals court blocks commercial GM rice and Bt eggplant

Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.

Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
  • The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
What the record lacks: 3 none on record · 1 not measured See the gaps

An appeals court in the Philippines blocked commercial propagation of genetically modified rice, known as golden rice, and Bt eggplant, ELAW reported in April 2024. A national science academy said the crops do more harm than good; a farmers' network called the ruling a win.

What?
A Philippine appeals court annulled permits for genetically modified rice and Bt eggplant, blocking commercial propagation. ELAW
Where?
Philippines ELAW
When?
Ruling reported April 2024; the academy and farmers' network positions date to April and June 2024.
Who?
Gained
  • Farmers' network (not named in the sources) — Called the ruling a victory
Lost
  • Developers of the GM rice and eggplant (not named) — Commercial propagation permits annulled ELAW
Harmed
None on record
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
The court annulled the permits for the GM crops. ELAW
6 of 6 questions answered from the record

What happened

The record, in order.

ELAW reported in April 2024 that the Court of Appeals annulled permits for genetically modified rice and Bt eggplant, blocking commercial propagation.

A national science academy said the crops cause more harm than benefit, according to the sources reviewed.

A farmers' network described the ruling as a victory; the sources describe the matter as contested.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    1. 2024-04Claimant won
      Court of Appeals ruling on GM rice and Bt eggplant permits
      Court of Appeals, Philippines · Civil · Challengers to the permits (not named in the sources reviewed) → Not stated in the sources reviewed

      The Court of Appeals annulled permits for genetically modified rice and Bt eggplant, blocking commercial propagation, as reported by ELAW in April 2024. ELAW

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record The sources reviewed do not say whether the ruling is final or under further appeal.
    • None on record The sources do not name the petitioners, the permit issuers or the planting areas.
    • None on record The 'more harm than good' finding and the farmers' network's view are reported positions; the sources reviewed cite no study for them.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

    Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts— Press and investigations✓ Communities and civil society— Researchers

    Communities and civil society

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