From Carbon Emissions to Fabric

Photo by Zoya Loonohod on Unsplash The gradually rising levels of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions as a result of human activity has been at the center of many economic…
Read more
PHA Plastics Offer an Environmentally Sustainable Future for the Plastic Industry

Photo by Naja Bertolt Jensen on Unsplash Of the 300 million tons of plastic produced each year, a corresponding 8 million tons of it end up in our oceans and…
Read more
Biosafety pioneer lauds Golden Rice approval

Published on August 24, 2021 | Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) The recent commercial propagation approval of Golden Rice was lauded by global experts as an indicator of the Philippines’…
Read more
Biotechnology can protect Africa’s biodiversity, says conservation biologist

Published on August 17, 2021 | Joseph Maina, Alliance for Science Though biotechnology is most often seen as a tool to meet Africa’s food needs, it could also play a…
Read more
Cell-cultured Fish – a Potential Solution to the World’s Overfishing Problem

Photo by Aman Bhargava on StockSnap According to the Fish Forward Project, an EU co-funded program that aims to raise awareness on sustainable seafood consumption, overfishing is one of the…
Read more
Golden Rice can improve productivity

Published on August 19,2021 | Edwin Paraluman and Philippine Farmers Advisory Board Chairman | The Manila Times WHEN it comes to new agricultural technologies, seeing is believing. I planted genetically…
Read more
Scientists welcome approval for cultivation of Golden Rice

Published on August 18, 2021 | Business Mirror The recent government approval for the commercial cultivation of Golden Rice (GR) is a most welcome, long-awaited development for the science community,…
Read more
RNA-Manipulating Protein Increases Rice and Potato Yields by 50%

Photo by Sandy Ravaloniaina on Unsplash Recent research by scientists from the University of Chicago into RNA manipulation has shown promising results for both rice and potatoes, as initial tests…
Read more
Genetically-modified crops key to Nigeria’s food security, govt says

Published on July 29, 2021 | Tunde Eludini, Premium Times Embracing genetically modified crops, known as GMOs, will be very helpful if Nigeria is to meet her set goals on…
Read more
Genetic Engineering’s Potential to Mitigate the Severe Effects of Drought on Food Security

Undoubtedly, climate change is set to increase concerns regarding food security around the world. Worsening weather conditions and changing weather patterns should push us to maximize all avenues in mitigating…
Read more

Home

About Us

Who We Are

The BCP, a non-stock, non-profit membership association duly registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, is a broad-based multi-sectoral coalition of advocates for the safe and responsible use and advancement of modern biotech in the Philippines. Our members are representatives from academe, the science community, farmers’ organizations, industries, church, media and other civil society organizations.

139347566_3569604586469120_3846152890490278533_o

139164372_3569704153125830_2718392980752880421_o

139307593_3569606553135590_5303608919407422973_o

139157980_3569605243135721_8825852180221377901_o

139659439_3569605976468981_282251024586067508_o

139434578_3569605576469021_7561848431835131422_o

139256936_3569606146468964_7109939316626437442_o

139795578_3569605736469005_1437950997703956129_o

139239020_3569606329802279_7612649255730218068_o

139691322_3574886935940885_1352154071140943902_o

140050855_3574886929274219_429054035187704599_o

139882763_3574886949274217_3801875919802672313_o

139995473_3574886909274221_836045878826695509_o

"Advocates for the Safe and Responsible Use of Biotechnology"