On Tuesday, 1st March, 2016, CG Abdullah met Muslim Mindanao Halal Certification Board Inc. President Dr. Norodin A. Kuit (MTCP Alumni; Halal Advocate and Halal Program Coordinator DA-ARMM) at BIMP-EAGA International Halal Congress: An Academe Perspective at Apo View Hotel in Davao City.
In the 2004-2010 Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) crafted by the National Economic and Development Authority, Mindanao was cited as having all the requirements for a Halal industry, and can be the country’s Halal food basket. The MTPDP also said that the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), being the only region in the Philippines with a Muslim identity, is the focal area for the development of the country’s Halal industry.
In recent years, the establishment of the necessary groundwork for Halal food production had taken place. The Philippine National Standard (PNS) for Halal Food, the code of Halal Slaughtering Practices and the protocol for Halal Certification was generated by a group of national agencies such as the DA, Department of Trade and Industry and the National Commission for Muslim Filipinos (NCMF). The ARMM also developed its own Halal Food Industry Master Plan and Certification Body.
Consulate General of Malaysia
Davao City
Philippines
1st March, 2016
