Ilocos-Norte-Board-Resolution.pdf

Republic of the Philippines PROVINCE OF ILOGOS NORTE

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EIGHTH SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN

EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 88S'REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUN{,ANG PA}SLALAffiGAH, HELD AT THE SANGGUNIAN

SESSION HAI-L, PROVINCIAL CAPITOL, LAOAG CITY, AT 2:55 P.M., MONDAY, 21 [dAY 2012.

Present:

Hon. Mariano V. Marcos ll,

Memkr

and Acting Presiding Officer,

Hon. Ma. Elena M. Nalupta, Member, Hon. Fidel A. Cimatu, Jr., Member, Hon. Rogelio R. Balbag, Member, Hon. Joel R. Garcia, Member, Hon- Ramon M. Gaoat, Member,

Hon- Domirqo C- Arnbrocio, Jr., Member,

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Juan

CsreA Rqticio

[[, illlember, Hon. Mcentito M. Lazo, Mernber,

Hon. Quezon B. Alejandro, PCL-IN, Member, Hon. Jessie E. Galano, ABC-IN, ilflember.

On Official Business:

Hon. Rodolfo G. Farifias, Jr., PPSIGIN, Member.

Absent:

Hon. Portia Pamela R. Salenda, Member.

PRO1flNCIAL RE$OLUTSOil| t{O. I 12-201 2

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE FORMAL SUPPORT FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE FIELD TRIAL AND SCIE}ITIFIC STUDIES ON GOLDEN RICE IN THE CITY OF BATAC, ILOCOS NORTE.

WHEREAS, one

of

the heaffii problerns arnong Sre Filipino families

is

the deficiency in Vitamin A, they don't ^get enough Vikmin A or beta carotene from the food they eat. Research

sftors

that four (4) axt' of ten (1O) Filipino children ages six ⁽⁶⁾ months

b

five ^{(5) years} oH are estirnded to be Vitamin

A

Defrcient, wfrile dose to e$hteen

pser[

(18%]

d ^pregnilt xxnen sfrr

fiom

sl$ctrfcd lfunin

A Deficient (VAD). lt is an eshblished nedical factthat VAD

bds

^{not onfy}

b

blirxCness but more on malnutrition and urotst, mortality;

WHEREAS,

ore

irnportant tool being devehped

to

help address this social malady is through the development ard consumption of Golden Rice. Golden Rice is a new type of rice developd through

np&m

bidechrclogy that

srtains

beta carotene (Vitamin A) in the grains. Studies have shonn

trat

consumirg abod a cup of ^golden

rice can supply haff the total daily need for Vrtamin A of an adult:

WHEREAS, rice is w{ddy

pnc*red

and csrsrcned

ard

^gotCen rice has the potential to readr rnany people inchrffitg those ufrp

&

*ot have

tp

access and cannot afford other sources of Vitamin A.

Cfldgt

Rice is

intenH

to be used in combination with existing intervention apploacfies ts overcome \fitamin A tleficitxrcy irrcluding eating

OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNLANG PANIALAWIGAN

food that are naturally high in Vitamin A;

Prov'|. Res. No. 1 12 -2 0 1 2

WHEREAS, to heS e*abfisfi frre ir#efiy

d krRie ^irr6e

erytronment field' tests and oflrer evdrElion

trialewi[.]e Muded, l]xrs,lh-@ine

^{Rbe Research}

lnstitute (PhilRic) had choen

Bate

Crty as ore dthetesilirg sibs;

NOW

THEREFORE,

8e it

Resolved,

as it is haeby

Resolved, to express

fornal

sr.pport for

{h

^mnduc*

d f}e

^FiefiC Trial and Scierdific Studies on Golden Rice in the City sf Batac,

lloms

lllryte.

RESOLVED, FURTHER, that

cryies

of this Resolution be furnished the Honorable

lme- R. Marms, Governor, Provirre of llocos Norte, for

^her

approval, and the Philippine Rice Research InstiMe (PhilRice), for

^its

information and

guidane.

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^HEREBY

ffiRnFY to he

^mnecfrBss

of tte

above{uoted Provincial Resolution No. 1 12-AnJ2.

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ATTESTED:

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MARIANO V. MARCOS II

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