In an interview with Department of Agriculture (DA) assistant secretary Preceles Manzo, he said that although there is a big possibility that the Philippines will soon adopt the modernized farming concept of producing GMO rice, the government specifically the DA, and the BioTech Group of the national government, still have to work on a lot of things, specifically in establishing the ”protocols”, such as further study, public/farmers consultation, and as well as implementing rules and regulations.