STATUS OF BIOTECH PLANT

INCORPORATED PROTECTANT
(PIP) REGISTRATION IN THE
PHILIPPINES in 2019
By
MS. JEROLET C. SAHAGUN, RCh.,RN,MRD
Division Chief-Lab Services Division
DA Fertilizer & Pesticide Authority
& FPA Biotech National Coordinator
MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY IN ACTION
FPA mandate on the Issuance of Product Registration (Renewal) of Plant-
Incorporated Protectant (PIP) and Other Agricultural Pesticidal Substances:

In compliance with the mandate of FPA under PD No. 1144 and DOST-DA-
DENR-DOH-DILG JDC No. 1, s.2016, all transformation events that has
agricultural pesticidal action which serves as Plant-Incorporated Protectant
(PIP) in Pest-Protected Plant (PPP) derived from modern biotechnology is
being regulated by FPA. As such, these products must be registered prior to
import, export, manufacture, formulation, storage, distribution, selling or
offer for sale, transport, deliver for transport, or use in the country. The
Conditional Product Registration is valid for one (1) year while the Full Product
Registration is valid for three (3) years.
 LIST OF REGISTERED PLANT-INCORPORATED PROTECTANTS
DERIVED FROM MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Name of Company Protein Transformation Event PIP Use Crop Target Pest Registration No. Expiry Date

Asian Corn Borer (Ostrinia

furnacalis); Common cutworm
(Spodoptera litura); Corn
Syngenta
vip3Aa20 MIR162 I Corn earworm (Helicoverpa armigera); PIP-01-01-01 10/25/2021
Philippines Inc. Corn semi-looper (Chrysodeixis
chalcites); True armyworm
(Mythimna separata)

Syngenta Asiatic Corn Borer (Ostrinia

cry1Ab Bt11 I Corn furnacalis Guennee)
PIP-01-02-02 7/27/2021
Philippines Inc.
Monsanto Asian Corn Borer (Ostrinia
cry1Ab MON 810 I Corn furnacalis Guennee)
PIP-02-02-03 10/25/2021
Philippines Inc.
Asian Corn Borer (Ostrinia
Monsanto cry1A.105, furnacalis Guenee), Common
MON 89034 I Corn Cutworm (Spodoptera litura),
PIP-02-03-04 10/25/2021
Philippines Inc. cry2Ab2
Earworm (Helicoverpa armigera)

Pioneer Hi-Bred Asian Corn Borer (Ostrinia

cry1F TC1507 I Corn furnacalis Guenee)
PIP-03-04-05 10/25/2021
Philippines
Pioneer Hi-Bred cry1F, cry1Ab, TC1507 x MON810 x Asian Corn Borer (Ostrinia
I Corn furnacalis Guenee)
PIP-03-05-06 10/25/2021
Philippines cp4 epsps NK603
 Updates on the PIP Transactions
• As a result of the FPA-BPI Consultative Meetings held last
October 26, 2018 , December 7, 2018 and January 29, 2019,
a Technical Working Group (TWG) to oversee the Joint Field
Trial under the Joint Department Circular No.1 Series of 2016
was established.
• The TWG is composed of FPA and BPI personnel.
• The TWG shall oversee the implementation and monitoring
of the joint field trials.