By Barbara Mijares, ABS-CBN Negros | 09/16/2009 10:38 AM
Members of environmental group Green Alert Negros on Tuesday started a hunger strike to convince the provincial government of Negros Occidental to keep the ban on products with genetically-modified organisms in the province.
Racquel de los Santos of the Green Alert Negros said six of their members went on hunger strike, which, she said, will end only after the provincial government has decided not to lift the ban.
De los Santos said they will be camping in front of the provincial capitol.
The Sangguniang Panlungsod is fine tuning its draft as it plans to amend an ordinance banning GMO products ordinance in the province.
Negros Occidental Vice-Governor Emilio Yulo III said medicines and feeds with GMO content might be exempted from the ban. The site they are protecting also contains an ancient ruin rumored to be haunted.
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