Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Portrait-of-Velvet-Escario-Roxas-27MZIF3O3L5X.htmlConceptually similarMother Breastfeeding in ManilaGP0STOAESCompleted★★★★Children Eating a Nutritious Meal in ManilaGP0STOAEZCompleted★★★★Child Eating a Nutritious Meal in ManilaGP0STOA51Completed★★★★★★Portrait of Ustadz Abdulasalam AlabatGP0STOA54Completed★★★★GE Rice Action at IRRI in PhilippinesGP020UTCompleted★★★★School Inside the Manila Golden MosqueGP0STOA55Completed★★★★Portrait of Farmer Margie LacanilaoGP0STOA5UCompleted★★★★GE Rice Action at IRRI in PhilippinesGP020UUCompleted★★★★GE Rice Action at IRRI in PhilippinesGP020UWCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STOA50Portrait of Velvet Escario-RoxasVelvet Escario-Roxas, mother and deputy executive director at Philippine Information Agency children's crèche, Manila. “We are against genetically engineered (GE) food because we apply the precautionary principle: "Until they prove that it is safe, then we can talk. That is our stand! We cannot risk the lives and the health of our mothers and babies.”Locations:Manila-Philippines-Southeast AsiaDate:27 Jan, 2014Credit:© Greenpeace / John NovisMaximum size:5760px X 3840pxKeywords:Asian ethnicities-Babies (0-2)-Eye contact-Genetic engineering-Golden rice-Half length-Health-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Portraits-Rice is Life (campaign title)-SAGE (campaign title)-Schools-WomenShoot:Golden Rice Photo-Story in the PhilippinesCommunities of farmers, religious leaders, mothers, academics, chefs and politicians reject genetically engineered (GE) ‘Golden’ rice as a cure to the vitamin A deficiency (VAD) problem in the Philippines. Greenpeace celebrates the natural diversity of food and farming in the Philippines as the real cure to Vitamin A deficiency. Genetically engineered (GE) food such as ‘Golden’ rice is environmentally irresponsible, poses risks to human health and could compromise food and nutrition security. Facilitating people's access to a varied diet of ecologically farmed food, through home and communal gardens, is the most effective and sustainable solution to tackle vitamin deficiencies in the long term and ensure healthy and nutritious food for people.Related Collections:Golden Rice Photo-Story and Documentary