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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Monday, February 12, 2007 |
| Negros Oriental |
 Arson
eyed in Dumaguete blazeGMO
seeds not used in NegOr
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Arson
eyed in
Dumaguete blaze
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE
Arson probers of the Dumaguete Fire Department said the blaze that razed a two-storey electronics shop along Real Street, in one of the city's busiest commercial districts at dawn Saturday, was intentionally set by robbers.
The fire left about P200,000 in damage as it engulfed the Winston Electronics shop in a building owned by Francisco Que, SFO1 Cristino Bato of the city BFP said.
Responding firefighters, who received the call a quarter
past midnight Friday placed the fire under control minutes later and
declared the fire out at around 12:50 a.m.
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GMO seeds not used in NegOr Provincial Agriculturist Gregorio Paltinca said the province successfully tried the genetically modified seeds two years ago in Siaton but farmers there preferred to eat the white corn variety rather than the genetically modified yellow corn. Paltinca said, however, that the yield was excellent since it produced at least six tons per hectare. Farmers admitted that the genetically modified seeds command a
very high price, which prompted them to plant the yellow corn variety.
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