Favourable media coverage may have influenced public acceptance of biotechnology in the Philippines, according to researchers. A ten-year study published in the latest issue of The Journal of Science Communication of the coverage of agricultural biotechnology in the Philippines’ three leading newspapers showed that they published an average of 136 articles a year. […..] “News coverage was also timed with important events, with reports peaking during 2002 to 2005, largely because of developments concerning Bt corn,” said lead author Mariechel Navarro of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications in Manila.