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Department of Tourism (DOT) Director for Special Concerns Shalimar
Hofer Tamano and Department of Trade and Industry Director Jesus
Motoomull present the signed document
detailing the Philippine National Standards on Halal food. With them
are Muslim religious official Aleem
Imam Usman Sheikh Al-Aman and Office of Muslim Affairs Director Datu
Tahir Sinsuat Lidasan Jr.
The DOT is one of the government agencies
appointed to promote the Philippine standards on Halal food and to
help position the country as a major player in the international
Halal trade. The guidelines are touted to help the DOT tap the
global population of 1.9 billion Muslims for potential tourists.
The DOT will be aligning with its regional
offices in initiating an information campaign on the National Halal
Standards among restaurants, hotels, resorts, airlines, food and
beverage companies, and other tourism stakeholders across the
Philippines.
The Philippine National Standards on Halal lays
out the specifics of processing, preparing and handling the
ingredients used in meals and food items in accordance to Islamic
laws and teaching. The standards were crafted by the Philippine
Halal Accreditation Board.
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