Torres, Louella Marie V.

BSM23

Guide Questions to Reflect On:

1. What does technology seek to address?

In the early days of technology, humans molded themselves to technology and went
where it resided. Now technology is coming to us in nearly everything we own and do. It’s
learning how to mold to and around us individually and as part of communities and gather data at
every turn. We’ll look at the phenomenon of today, how they are defined, why they’re arising
and how they serve as a framework for understanding how our daily lives are being changed in
ways we never imagined. As citizens and design thinkers what role do/should we play in how the
latest technologies transform how we live, work, play, learn, love, see, move, engage and
understand our world and how it understands us.

2. What are the concerns regarding the Technology?

The use of technology kept rising dramatically that people used it in tiny things. That
overuse resulted in many negatives. There are many negative effects of overusing of technology
on societies but the three major effects could be health problems, privacy problems and social
problems. Technology was made to serve the world but people used it in intensive levels that it
caused serious problems that are health problems, privacy problems and social problems. Health
problems are considered as critical issues which affects mental and physical health of the user.
Moreover, privacy is negatively affected due to spying and stealing of information of users.
Furthermore, socializing is affected by rapid change of temper and lack of social skills. People
should spend less time and communicate with each other and use technology in rates that it
doesn’t hurt people to avoid getting any problems in the future.

3. Do you think the concerns are valid?

Yes, just like how I enumerated the concerns above it simply shows what are the reality
of today. As an individual living in the modern world, I could tell how technology have changed
lives of many people. However, change does not guarantee betterment, it may also lead to
different issues. Many have been misusing technology which causes burden not just within itself
but also to others.

4. What regulatory measures are in place in the approval of a GM crop?

 GM crops cannot be grown, either for experiments or commercial farming, without
approval by the appropriate regulatory agency. The movement of GM crops or food between
countries is also regulated. Details of this process vary from country to country but the same
objectives underlie all regulation; that the novel GM crop is safe for human or animal health and
the environment. It also include an environmental assessment, which examines the possible
interactions between the GM crop and factors like soil and other organisms in the ecosystem. 

5. Do you think the stakeholders consultation performed prior to Bt-Corn approval sufficient?

No, I think there must be further examination seeing the performed meeting just as more
item testing whether it is consumable and to see signs from the individuals who took it to be
placed into study with a goal that we will know whether there are different impacts it could have
for the human body. Additionally, in the event that it can truly supplant the corn in a changeless
issue. For something to truly occur and be realized in an everyday issue once it is affirmed there
ought to be a precise examination about it since it will be the new age of yields that individuals
will use for quite a while.

6. What is your opinion on the adaptation of Bt-Corn, Bttalog and other GM agricultural
products in the Philippines?

In my opinion, the adoptation of Bt-Corn, Bttalog and other GM agricultural products in

the Philippines is very helpful especially for our farmers in such a way that it could contribute to
their livelihood and waste management of crops. I can say that this advancement can lead us into
an increasingly mitigated society later on wherein we will have the option to take care of issues
in the nation and develop salary producing employment with lower of cost since certain issues
like pesticides are being maintained in a strategic distance from with the assistance of these
advances. In any case, wavering and uncertainty toward its viability can disrupt everything and
the likelihood of wellbeing conditions whether it is safe to eat and won't affect organs in our
body.