Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 1/11/2007

**GAIN Report Number:** RP7003

RP7003

**Philippines**

**Biotechnology**

**12th Stacked Trait Product Approved**

**2007**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Emiko Purdy

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Perfecto G. Corpuz

**Report Highlights:**

On Dec. 20, 2006, the Philippine Bureau of Plant Industry approved
Pioneer Hi-Bred\'s Corn DAS 59122 x Corn NK 603 making it the 12th
stacked trait product eligible for commercial release.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Manila \[RP1\]

\[RP\]

On Dec. 20, 2006, the Philippine Department of Agriculture's Bureau of
Plant Industry (DA-BPI) approved Pioneer Hi-Bred\'s Corn DAS 59122 x
Corn NK 603 for direct use as food and/or feed, making it the 12^th^
approved stacked trait product to date.

A complete list of the stacked trait approvals follows:

+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| **SUMMARY OF APPROVED         |                  |                   |
| COMBINED TRAIT PRODUCTS**     |                  |                   |
+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| **as of August 14, 2006**     |                  |                   |
+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| ###### Combined Trait Product | **Technology     | ###               |
|                               | Developer**      | ### Date Approved |
+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 1\. Corn MON810 x Corn NK603  | Monsanto         | Nov. 16, 2004     |
|                               |                  | Jul. 19, 2005\*   |
+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 2\. Corn NK603 x Corn MON863  | Monsanto         | Nov. 16, 2004     |
+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 3\. Corn MON810 x Corn MON863 | Monsanto         | Nov. 16, 2004     |
+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 4\. Corn MON810 x GA21        | Monsanto         | Nov. 16, 2004     |
+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 5\. Cotton 531 x Cotton 1445  | Monsanto         | Nov. 22, 2004     |
+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 6\. Cotton 15985 x Cotton     | Monsanto         | Nov. 22, 2004     |
| 1445                          |                  |                   |
+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 7\. MON863 x MON810 x Corn    | Monsanto         | Feb. 7, 2005      |
| NK603                         |                  |                   |
+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 8\. Corn TC 1507 X Corn NK603 | Pioneer          | Feb. 17,2006      |
+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 9\. Cotton 15985 x Cotton     | Monsanto         | Apr. 20, 2006     |
| 88913                         |                  |                   |
+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 10\. Corn MON 88017 x Corn    | Monsanto         | Jul. 3, 2006      |
| MON 810                       |                  |                   |
+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 11\. Corn LY038 x Corn MON810 | Monsanto         | Aug. 9, 2006      |
+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 12\. Corn DAS 59122 x Corn    | Pioneer          | Dec. 20, 2006     |
| NK603                         |                  |                   |
+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+

\* for propagation

Source of Basic Data: Bureau of Plant Industry