THE government will convene a technical working group (TWG) before the end of the year to flesh out issues concerning a Department of Agriculture (DA) regulation on the use, testing, propagation, commercialization, and importation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that the Supreme Court struck down last week, saying it was null and void.

DA AO No. 8 released in 2002 regulates the importation and release to the environment of plants and plant products derived from the use of modern biotechnology.

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