THE Provincial Government of Negros Occidental has strongly pushed for the banning of the entry of Genetically Modified Organisms to protect the biodiversity and sustain the status of Negros as organic food island. This is being strengthened through Provincial Ordinance No. 7 which institutes stringent measures towards the protection of biodiversity and the attainment of the status of the province as organic food island by banning the entry, importation, introduction, planting, growing, selling and trading of GM plants and animals within the territorial jurisdiction with penalties for violations.