“Improving the reliability of the OPT will also boost its use for planning and decision-making.

In the
broader context, greater awareness and appreciation for these types of data, especially at the barangay
level, will allow local governments to make early forecasts, plan accordingly, and provide timely
interventions so that communities can improve their chances for better food and nutrition security” said
FAO Food and Nutrition Security Monitoring Systems Specialist, Dr Celestino Habito, Jr.

Food security is described as both physical and economic access to food that fits people's dietary needs
and food choices. With a population of around 107 million people in 2014, the Philippines was the
world's 13th most populous country.

Food safety plays a vital role in the society and more likely be a must to study in such case in education
either students are aware.

Food safety is an important issue that concerns the health of every individual. Millions of people die
from diarrheal illnesses, which are mainly due to the ingestion of contaminated food or water. At
present, governments around the world are focused on genetic modification of food and food
contamination. In the Philippines, food safety is assured through proper control, food hygiene and
sanitation. The government bodies, which are mainly responsible for food safety, are under the
Department of Health and Agriculture. To ensure food safety, basic food laws were established and are
embodied in several legislative acts and presidential decrees. The Philippine regulatory agencies adopt
the Codex Alimentarius. The codex standards contain requirements for food aimed at ensuring for the
consumer wholesome food products free from adulteration and correctly labeled. The Philippine
government supports biotechnology R & D. It is the policy of the state to promote the safe and
responsible use of modern technology and its products to achieve food security, equitable access to
health services, sustainable and safe environment for industry development. Several issues concerning
GMOs are discussed in this paper. The discussion centered on the risks, morality of technology,
accountability and public awareness and information. The government has adequate controls when it
comes to food safety. The dissemination and proper implementation of these policies and guidelines are
vital in ensuring the safety of Filipinos in terms of food consumption.

The purpose of the study is to know how aware the SHS students when it comes to food safety. This
study is to investigate the factors where most of students are unaware and to navigate each perception.

Early warning systems are critical in a country like the Philippines, which is frequently affected by
natural and man-made calamities. Access to such information guarantees that vulnerable populations
can make evidence-based, timely decisions even before a crisis occurs. Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the National Nutrition Council (NNC) and
the Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS), improved the reliability of the existing electronic BNS tool to
assist communities in improving food and nutrition security monitoring. The project was funded by the
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).

Food safety is a scientific method or discipline that describes how to handle, prepare, and store food to
avoid food-borne illness. A food-borne disease outbreak occurs when two or more instances of a
comparable illness emerge because of the consumption of a common food. This involves several
routines that must be performed to avoid potential health risks.

‘Food safety’ implies absence of, or acceptable and safe levels of, contaminants, adulterants, naturally
occurring toxins or any other substance that may make food injurious to health on an acute or chronic
basis. Food safety is a major concern in the Philippines for locals as well as for tourists. Indeed, food-
borne illness is a major health problem in the country and is a leading cause of diarrhea. For the past 20
years, diarrheal disease ranked as the number one cause of morbidity in the Philippines and is among
the top ten causes of death. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that diarrhea kills around
10,000 Filipino children every year (Angara, 2011).

There is a remain overlaps and gaps on food safety regulations and practices of different government
agencies that have food safety mandates. The adoption of a risk-based approach, as mandated by the
Food Safety Act of 2013, can be further strengthened, and standardized as part of the regulatory system
and food industry practice to make a difference. This approach involves analyzing the probability and
severity of negative impacts to health of different hazards that can render food unsafe.

Other studies have noted that rhyming is an effective method to increase recall; repeatedly practicing a
procedure can also have different learning impacts when compared to only listening to information or
observing others’ behavior (Ovca et al., 2018; Yiannas, 2015). However, few food safety interventions
have been developed for high school students. A longitudinal study evaluating the effectiveness of a
modified food-handler training program in changing food safety knowledge and attitudes among 106
high school students found that student knowledge increased after the intervention but attenuated over
time (Majowicz et al., 2017