. Potential Corruption
If you aren’t familiar with the Fertilizer Fund scam, it’s one of the many times that Filipino government officials were accused of diverting funds to personal campaigns. The Pork Barrel Scam was exactly the same thing. For those familiar with this history of misappropriation of funds, it is hard to believe that Golden Rice will actually benefit the Filipino economy. They fear that it is much more likely to make a few corrupt leaders rich or fund a re-election campaign