MARAWI
CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 4 (PIA) --- To help propel the region’s bid
to get a slice of the multi-billion global halal market, the Department
of Science and Technology in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
(DOST-ARMM) will conduct a Halal Congress in August this year.
DOST-ARMM
Secretary Myra Mangkabung said the highlight of the congress will be
the launching of the ARMM Halal Ecosystem (AHE), an inter-agency body
that will oversee and coordinate the region’s efforts to become the hub
of the halal industry in the country.
She said the
congress is expected to draw in participants from all stakeholders
including various government agencies, local and foreign businesses, and
foreign dignitaries particularly from Malaysia.
Halal
products from different manufacturers will also be exhibited during the
congress. Halal products are those considered to be permissible in
Islam, which are entirely free of pork, alcohol and, in case of poultry
and livestock, slaughtered in accordance with what is prescribed in
Islam.
Mangkabung said the event will allow stakeholders to discuss the latest updates on halal industry development in the region.
"The ARMM aims to be the center hub of the halal industry, not only in the Muslim Mindanao but the entire country," she said.
ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman has assured his full support for the conduct of the activity and the region's halal industry.
The
development of the region’s halal industry is among the top economic
agendas of the present ARMM administration. Apart from enforcing
policies encouraging investment in and the development of halal
ventures, the ARMM has put up a Regional Standards and Halal Testing
Laboratory located at the DOST-ARMM regional office in Cotabato City.
The
testing lab is manned by highly-competent Muslim chemists, who
undergone rigid trainings on halal laboratory procedures. It aspires to
be the center of credible halal certification in the country. (BPI/APB/PIA-10)
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