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■ Vol. 38 │ ■ No. 4 │ ■ OCTOBER–DECEMBER 2010 │ ■ ISSN 0116-3140<br />

the PCARRD<br />

The management system governing<br />

the production of this publication<br />

is ISO 9001:2008 certified.<br />

ISO<br />

9001:<br />

2008<br />

Quarterly Newsletter of the PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURE,<br />

FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (PCARRD)<br />

Department of Science and Technology (<strong>DOST</strong>)<br />

SPECIAL ISSUE<br />

► THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT 2<br />

NEWS<br />

► 8TH JOINT MEETING SETS DIRECTION, REVIEWS<br />

PERFORMANCE, RECOGNIZES AWARDEES 3<br />

► FAYLON SHARES PHL’S EFFORTS ON<br />

CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY 4<br />

<strong>DOST</strong> <strong>Secretary</strong> <strong>Montejo</strong> <strong>keynotes</strong><br />

PCARRD’s 38 th <strong>year</strong><br />

“If we maintain our gains for the<br />

next 2 <strong>year</strong>s, we will overcome our<br />

present difficulties and sustain continued<br />

development. It can be done and we can<br />

do it. All we need is the confidence to<br />

move forward.”<br />

Thus exhorted Science and<br />

Technology (<strong>DOST</strong>) <strong>Secretary</strong><br />

Mario G. <strong>Montejo</strong> during PCARRD’s<br />

38 th anniversary celebration held on<br />

November 10 at the Dusit Thani Hotel in<br />

Makati City.<br />

As he pushed for an innovationbased<br />

economy, he effectually set<br />

► PHL-AUS JOINT R&D TO ABATE<br />

SWINE RESPIRATORY DISEASES 8<br />

► <strong>DOST</strong>, IPO ISSUE RA 10055 IRR 11<br />

TECHNOLOGY<br />

► WEAVING MONEY OUT OF PANDANUS SIMPLEX 10<br />

POLICY<br />

► FROM WHITE TO BROWN: S&T INTERVENTION FOR<br />

RICE SELF-SUFFICIENCY 10<br />

the direction for <strong>DOST</strong> and its attached<br />

agencies in the next 5 <strong>year</strong>s. In his keynote<br />

speech, <strong>Montejo</strong> reminded the members<br />

of the National Agriculture and Resources<br />

Research and Development System that<br />

many of the solutions to our most pressing<br />

problems may actually be very simple.<br />

Meanwhile, the secretary said that he<br />

would like to see more innovation coming<br />

out of the laboratories into the market,<br />

noting that the Council’s TechnoMart<br />

Program provides a farmer-public sectormarket<br />

partnership that develops valueadded<br />

products for commercialization.<br />

STBF IN FOCUS<br />

► STBF SUPPORT YIELDS BUSINESS SUCCESS<br />

FOR COCO-SAP SUGAR PRODUCTION 14<br />

PROFILE<br />

► DR. ANTHONY M. PENASO 15<br />

He also congratulated the Council,<br />

“I believe that the R&D efforts in the<br />

agriculture, forestry and natural resources<br />

(AFNR) sectors have also created<br />

opportunities for improving lives and<br />

livelihood.”<br />

On the other hand, <strong>Montejo</strong> urged<br />

to “push” the good news to the people<br />

through the PCARRD techno transfer<br />

modality, Techno Gabay Program.<br />

In closing, <strong>Montejo</strong> challenged the<br />

Council “to come up with projects that<br />

continued on page 3 ►


SPECIAL ISSUE: The Executive Director’s Report<br />

Agham at Teknolohiya sa Agrikultura at Likas na Yaman:<br />

Kabalikat sa Pagbabago at Pag-unlad<br />

One of the greatest challenges<br />

confronting humanity today is the<br />

sustainability of resources amid a growing<br />

human population, rapidly increasing use<br />

of natural resources and the environmental<br />

stresses. The role of innovators and the<br />

scientific community of the country is<br />

essential, though currently insufficient.<br />

To address this, the Science and<br />

Technology Agenda (STA) guided collective<br />

investments on major S&T activities in the<br />

medium term. It harmonized the agenda of the<br />

National Agriculture and Resources Research<br />

and Development System (NARRDS) based on<br />

commonalities and complementation.<br />

The regimes of innovation have<br />

incorporated new structures and practices<br />

for commercial use, thus indicating a new<br />

kind of relationship between public and<br />

private sector, between local and international<br />

organizations. Thus, as PCARRD celebrates<br />

its <strong>38th</strong> <strong>year</strong> of delivering a dynamic<br />

leadership in S&T innovation in the AFNR<br />

sectors, it envisions strengthened strategies<br />

to contribute to S&T trends and address<br />

needs in the sectors.<br />

Here then are PCARRD’s efforts in<br />

delivering the quality of service that the<br />

people deserve.<br />

Focused S&T-based Innovation<br />

Contribution to existing knowledge<br />

and skills is one of the tenets of PCARRD.<br />

However, our approach is not just to produce<br />

quality results, but also to provide institutional<br />

support and contributions to the whole policy<br />

environment in S&T.<br />

Policy<br />

a. Enhancing the Country’s Innovation<br />

System through the Philippine<br />

Technology Transfer Act of 2009.<br />

PCARRD helped propelled the enactment<br />

of R.A 10055 or the Philippine Technology<br />

Transfer Act of 2009 on March 23, 2010.<br />

The law officially took<br />

effect on May 8. We<br />

played a significant role<br />

in the bill’s legislative<br />

advocacy and public<br />

awareness activities,<br />

including the crafting of<br />

its Implementing Rules<br />

and Regulations (IRR).<br />

At present, the Council<br />

is at the forefront of<br />

crafting the guidelines<br />

on intellectual<br />

property valuation,<br />

commercialization, and<br />

information sharing.<br />

b. Organic Agriculture<br />

Act of 2010. PCARRD<br />

also contributed<br />

significantly in the<br />

signing of RA 10068 or<br />

the Organic Agriculture<br />

Act of 2010 on April<br />

6, 2010. We provided<br />

inputs during the<br />

drafting of the House Bill and participated<br />

in its IRR formulation.<br />

c. E.O. 801. We also pushed for signing of<br />

Executive Order No. 801 on Techno Gabay<br />

Program (TGP). A Steering Committee<br />

and a Technical Working Committee are<br />

now finalizing IRR. The draft IRR was<br />

reviewed and presented during the 3 rd<br />

National Symposium of the Philippine<br />

Extension Network (PEN). In June 2010,<br />

PCARRD decided to transfer the TGP to<br />

the Department of Agriculture-Agricultural<br />

Training Institute after a 2-<strong>year</strong> transition<br />

period.<br />

d. 2011–2016 PCARRD Corporate Plan<br />

(CorPlan). In 2009, the Madecor Group,<br />

Inc., reviewed the mid-term performance<br />

of the CorPlan for 2005–2008. The<br />

review showed that the CorPlan has been<br />

successfully implemented for the period in<br />

review. The reviewer also recommended<br />

the continuance of programs to enhance<br />

the CorPlan’s implementation. The review<br />

also recommended measures for the<br />

preparation of the next CorPlan.<br />

Crafting of the 2011–2016 CorPlan<br />

and the STA for the same period started<br />

this <strong>year</strong> with a stakeholders’ consultation<br />

held on June 29.<br />

e. STA on Climate Change Initiatives. A<br />

PCARRD TWG on Climate Change was<br />

formed on February 9, 2010 to disseminate<br />

information, establish links to different<br />

organizations, craft reports for the<br />

Council’s executive director, inventory R&D<br />

projects, and plan, package, evaluate,<br />

monitor, and coordinate all climate changerelated<br />

national S&T projects/programs.<br />

Resiliency of food production areas<br />

(Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries<br />

Development Zones [SAFDZ]) was the<br />

focus of a workshop and a summit<br />

continued on page 5 ►<br />

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NEWS<br />

▼ Sec. <strong>Montejo</strong> ... (from page 1)<br />

would give more than hope especially<br />

for the poor.”<br />

“We must take that one more<br />

step beyond mere generation of S&T<br />

information and technologies, and<br />

provide opportunities for livelihoods<br />

that would put food on the table,<br />

improve access to basic health services,<br />

and education for all.”<br />

Launchings<br />

Also highlighting the celebration,<br />

themed as “Agham at teknolohiya sa<br />

agrikultura at likas na yaman: Kabalikat<br />

sa pagbabago at pag-unlad”, was<br />

the Executive Director’s Report of Dr.<br />

Patricio S. Faylon of the <strong>year</strong> that was.<br />

The occasion also served as<br />

the venue for the soft launch of the<br />

Council’s Corporate Plan (CorPlan)<br />

2011–2016 and the presentation of the<br />

2006–2010 accomplishments of the<br />

Science and Technology Agenda (STA).<br />

According to Faylon, the CorPlan<br />

is “grounded on the <strong>DOST</strong> economybased<br />

framework where innovation<br />

success will be a product of many<br />

stakeholders collaborating and sharing<br />

the risk of change.”<br />

Faylon explains that the CorPlan<br />

is a blueprint for the implementation<br />

of the Council’s plans and programs.<br />

“It was designed to make science and<br />

technology the driving force for AFNR,”<br />

he said.<br />

“It presents how the Council will<br />

position itself toward producing food,<br />

generating jobs, creating livelihood<br />

opportunities, and rehabilitating natural<br />

resources.”<br />

The STA, on the other hand, sets<br />

the direction of the AFNR sectors based<br />

on the Council’s banner programs on<br />

knowledge and technology generation,<br />

R&D results utilization, policy research,<br />

and R&D governance within the context<br />

of the Philippine Agriculture (PA) 2020.<br />

PA 2020 is a long-term plan that<br />

integrates agriculture (crop, livestock,<br />

fisheries), environment and natural<br />

resources (forestry products), and social<br />

systems.<br />

Awards<br />

On its 38 th <strong>year</strong>, PCARRD conferred<br />

its biennial awards to its regional<br />

partners.<br />

First in the roster was the PCARRD<br />

Professional Media Awards with<br />

Noel T. Provido of the Department of<br />

Agriculture-Regional Field Unit (DA-RFU)<br />

11 winning in the print category.<br />

For the broadcast category, the<br />

University of the Philippines Los Baños’<br />

(UPLB) DZLB Tinig ng Agrikultura sa<br />

Barangay Program Team won.<br />

Winning the Tanglaw Award for Most<br />

Outstanding Research Institution was<br />

the Philippine Rootcrops Research and<br />

Training Center in Region 8.<br />

The Pantas Award for Most<br />

Outstanding Research Administrator<br />

went to Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, president<br />

of the Visayas State University (VSU). For<br />

the researcher category, Dr. Roberto C.<br />

Guarte, also of VSU, won.<br />

For the most outstanding regional<br />

consortium or the Ugnay Awards,<br />

the Southern Mindanao Agriculture<br />

Resources Research and Development<br />

Consortium (SMARRDEC) ended<br />

up as second runner up. The Ilocos<br />

Agriculture and Resources Research and<br />

Development Consortium (ILARRDEC)<br />

won first runner up. Bagging the<br />

grand prize was the Cagayan Valley<br />

Agriculture and Resources Research and<br />

Development Consortium (CVARRD).<br />

NSARRD<br />

In the National Symposium on<br />

Agriculture and Resources Research<br />

and Development (NSARRD), an annual<br />

competition which precedes the<br />

Council’s anniversary celebration, UPLB<br />

won in two categories.<br />

The university won first place in<br />

the research category for the paper on<br />

“Coconut biotechnology: Gene discovery<br />

of fatty acid/triglyceride biosynthesis,<br />

cocosin promoter and tissue culturetransformation<br />

in corn as model<br />

system. It also won second place in the<br />

development category for their entry<br />

“Improving production of Saba, Lakatan,<br />

and Latundan cultivars in different<br />

cropping systems.”<br />

Other winners in the research<br />

category include the Philippine Coconut<br />

Authority-Zamboanga Research<br />

Center’s “Accelerated development of<br />

coconut synthetic variety using classical<br />

breeding methods and microsatellite<br />

marker technology,” second place;<br />

and “Ultrastructural biology and<br />

pathogenesis of lignicolous fungi<br />

causing rotting of citrus branch” of the<br />

Nueva Vizcaya State University and<br />

Maejo University of Thailand, third place.<br />

In the development category, the<br />

top prize went to “Rural Enterprise<br />

Development through innovative goat<br />

production systems” of DA-RFU 8, Central<br />

Luzon State University, and Isabela State<br />

University. In third place was “Production<br />

and dispersal of improved week-old and<br />

40–45 day-old Philippine native (‘darag’)<br />

chicks of the Western Visayas State<br />

University. (Butch S. Pagcaliwagan)<br />

8 th joint meeting sets<br />

direction, reviews<br />

performance,<br />

recognizes awardees<br />

PCARRD held the 8th National Joint<br />

Regional Research and Development<br />

Coordinating Committee (RRDCC)<br />

Chairpersons and Consortium Directors’<br />

(CD) Meeting last October 20–22, 2010 at<br />

One Tagaytay Place, Tagaytay City where<br />

the Council assessed and set national<br />

directions for 2011–2016.<br />

PCARRD Deputy Executive Director<br />

for R&D Danilo C. Cardenas updated<br />

the participants on the crafting of the<br />

S&T Agenda for 2011–2016. The Agenda<br />

continued on page 4 ►<br />

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NEWS<br />

▼ 8 th joint meeting ... (from page 3)<br />

provides a clear vision and approach to<br />

ensure sustainable food security amidst<br />

climate change, meet food demands,<br />

and promote resiliency of natural<br />

resources against depletion/degradation.<br />

It translates PCARRD’s vision and mission<br />

into concrete plan of actions or focused<br />

activities through specific, measurable,<br />

feasible, and time-bound targets.<br />

Cardenas informed the consortium<br />

directors and chairpersons on the results<br />

of the STA consultations done across<br />

the country. He stressed the need for<br />

the regional consortia to align their<br />

proposed activities on their assigned<br />

commodities to support the approved<br />

Regional Development Plan.<br />

While Cardenas focused on future<br />

directions of the regional consortia,<br />

PCARRD Deputy Executive Director for<br />

Institution Development and Resource<br />

Management Richard M. Juanillo<br />

helped the consortia evaluate their<br />

performances in 2009. Their performance<br />

were also the basis for the new<br />

assignments of PCARRD management<br />

staff as RRDCC representatives to help<br />

improve or maintain the consortia’s<br />

implementation of regional programs.<br />

On a lighter note, PCARRD Executive<br />

Director Patricio S. Faylon and the<br />

rest of the PCARRD delegates to the<br />

meeting congratulated the winners<br />

of the PCARRD R&D Awards, namely,<br />

Ugnay (Outstanding Consortium), Pantas<br />

(Outstanding Researcher/Scientist<br />

and Research Administrator), Tanglaw<br />

(Outstanding Research Institution),<br />

Professional Media (Broadcast and Print),<br />

and Best R&D Papers. The awards will<br />

be conferred during PCARRD’s <strong>38th</strong><br />

Anniversary in Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati<br />

City. (Pia Paula P. Mateo)<br />

PCARRD ED Patricio Faylon (1st row, center), is joined by the RRDCC Chairpersons,<br />

consortium directors, STARRDEC staff, and selected PCARRD staff during the 8 th Joint<br />

RRDCC and Consortium Directors’ Meeting.<br />

Faylon shares PHL’s<br />

efforts on climate<br />

change and biodiversity<br />

PCARRD Executive Director<br />

Patricio Faylon went on a mission to<br />

Korea to share the national program<br />

and strategies to mitigate and adapt<br />

to climate change in the Philippines,<br />

and to show the present and future<br />

activities/initiatives on agrobiodiversity<br />

conservation and use in the country.<br />

Together with country<br />

representatives from Malaysia, Vietnam,<br />

Sri Lanka, China, India, Australia, and<br />

Korea, Faylon started on his mission<br />

through the 14th Annual Meeting of the<br />

Council for Partnership on Rice Research<br />

in Asia (CORRA) last October 11–12, 2010<br />

at the Rural Development Administration<br />

(RDA), Korea. During the meeting, Faylon<br />

presented the Philippine S&T Agenda<br />

on Climate Change for the agriculture,<br />

forestry and natural resources (AFNR)<br />

sectors for 2010–2016.<br />

The S&T Agenda aims to sustain<br />

productivity and competitiveness of<br />

the AFNR sectors in the midst of climate<br />

change. It focuses on themes such as<br />

vulnerability and impact assessment,<br />

response mechanism, policies and<br />

institutions, and crosscutting concerns.<br />

At present, the Agenda has come<br />

up with the State of the Art on the<br />

Socioeconomics of Climate Change in<br />

the Philippines: Experts’ Synthesis and<br />

Benchmarking which is being prepared<br />

for publication.<br />

Faylon also had the opportunity<br />

to impart the efforts of the Philippines<br />

on agro-biodiversity conservation and<br />

utilization through the International<br />

Symposium on Sustainable<br />

Agricultural Development and Use<br />

of Agrobiodiversity in the Asia Pacific<br />

Region last October 13–14, 2010<br />

organized by RDA, the Asia-Pacific<br />

Association of Agricultural Research<br />

Institutes (APAARI) and the Bioversity<br />

International.<br />

The Philippines recognizes the<br />

importance of agricultural biodiversity<br />

since many plant species are used<br />

for food, medicine, fiber, essential oil,<br />

commercial timber, and ornamental.<br />

With various advantages and uses<br />

of these plants, threats to Philippine<br />

biodiversity exist such as habitat loss and<br />

destruction, biological, chemical, and<br />

environmental pollution, displacement<br />

of indigenous crop species and varieties,<br />

and natural disasters.<br />

Different national institutions<br />

and networks work together to help<br />

conserve and regulate the proper use of<br />

the plant genetic resources (PGR) such<br />

as the Philippine Rice Research Institute<br />

continued on page 8 ►<br />

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▼ Special Issue ... (from page 2)<br />

held for the Luzon and Mindanao S&T<br />

Programs, respectively. The PCARRD-<br />

SEARCA project “State of the Art (SOA)<br />

on the Socioeconomics of climate change:<br />

Experts’ synthesis and benchmarking” final<br />

publication is being technically reviewed<br />

and edited.<br />

Focused S&T<br />

a. Banana. This <strong>year</strong> [2010], 14 institutions<br />

implemented a new banana program – the<br />

National Integrated Banana R&D Program<br />

(NIBRDP) funded by <strong>DOST</strong> and PCARRD.<br />

The program focused on the adoption of a<br />

package of technology (POT) for Lakatan,<br />

Latundan, and Saba in 73-hectare<br />

cooperators’ farms in major growing<br />

municipalities in Regions 2, 11, and Caraga<br />

and the establishment of 15-hectare demo<br />

sites in Region 9.<br />

A Geographic Information System<br />

(GIS) database for existing banana<br />

plantations in Region 2 was established<br />

and maps were generated/validated.<br />

Collection, selection, and mass<br />

propagation of potentially dwarf Saba<br />

and Cardaba for irradiation and possible<br />

development of Saba/Cardaba strain are<br />

currently in full swing. As well, resistance<br />

of existing Musa germplasm against major<br />

viruses is being evaluated. Moreover, the<br />

facilities for virus indexing had already<br />

been completed.<br />

b. Biofuel. PCARRD continues to provide<br />

S&T-based information and technologies<br />

supportive of the Biofuels Act of 2006. The<br />

National Biofuels R&D Program (NBRDP)<br />

has two subprograms on (1) nonfood<br />

feedstock sources for biodiesel and<br />

(2) bioethanol production in degraded,<br />

marginal, and idle areas not fitted for food<br />

production.<br />

Jatropha. R&D on Jatropha focused on the<br />

characterization and performance selection<br />

of germplasm suited for plantation<br />

development (3–6 <strong>year</strong>s). PCARRD also<br />

initiated the consolidation and packaging<br />

of the Jatropha Production and Processing<br />

Manual, which contained information from<br />

R&D endeavors in the Philippines.<br />

Sweet Sorghum. The subprogram on sweet<br />

sorghum under the <strong>DOST</strong>-PCARRD Biofuels<br />

R&D Program is now on its second phase.<br />

The performance evaluation of sweet<br />

sorghum lines showed that SPV 422, an<br />

International Crops Research Institute for<br />

the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) variety,<br />

gave good results on all parameters tested<br />

across seven locations. Environmental<br />

factors such as light intensity and rainfall<br />

affected maturity and sugar content.<br />

These will be used in the formulation of<br />

the package of technology (POT) for sweet<br />

sorghum.<br />

c. Bamboo. PCARRD has an on-going<br />

program promoting the use of engineered<br />

bamboo or e-bamboo for construction and<br />

furniture. In its second <strong>year</strong>, 3 hectares<br />

of Kawayan tinik and 2 hectares of giant<br />

bamboo have been planted in Laguna.<br />

d. Yellow Corn (Quality Protein Maize).<br />

The Development of High Quality Protein<br />

Maize (QPM) project in the Philippines<br />

has produced two hybrids, IPBHy4y6 and<br />

IPBHy5y6. These have been submitted to<br />

the National Seed Industry Council (NSIC)<br />

for possible certification and distribution.<br />

Results of trials indicated superior QPM<br />

feeding value in both swine and poultry<br />

than normal corn due to higher protein<br />

content and well-balanced amino acid.<br />

e. Agricultural Machineries. PCARRD<br />

supported the program on “Development<br />

of standards for agricultural production<br />

and postharvest machineries” by the<br />

Agricultural Machinery and Testing<br />

Evaluation Center (AMTEC-UPLB). The<br />

standards developed will be useful in<br />

enhancing products and services of the<br />

different commodities under the STA.<br />

Twenty standards were developed<br />

for five production machineries and five<br />

post-harvest machineries. Ten standards<br />

had been developed for specifications<br />

and methods of test for field cultivator,<br />

subsoiler, mechanical rice transplanter,<br />

hand pump, and mist blower. Another ten<br />

have been developed for fans and blowers,<br />

biomass furnace, biomass shredder,<br />

dehusked corn dryer, and fruit dryer.<br />

f. Conservation Farming. PCARRD’s<br />

National Program on Sustainable Upland<br />

Farming through the “Establishment<br />

of Barangay Sagip-Saka-Conservation<br />

Farming Villages (CFV)” increased<br />

the awareness on the dynamics of<br />

conservation farming; promoted wider<br />

adoption of conservation farming<br />

technologies; strengthened functional<br />

partnership among LGUs, SUCs, and<br />

communities; provided better access<br />

to technical assistance and support<br />

services; provided more livelihood options;<br />

established convergence point for various<br />

development projects; and strengthened<br />

policy support.<br />

g. Impact Assessment (IA) Studies. Two of<br />

the IA studies involved:<br />

Native Chicken. With increasing demand<br />

for Philippine native chicken, the Council<br />

responded with the S&T Anchor Program<br />

(STAP) for Native Chicken. It incorporated<br />

an R&D utilization component to attract<br />

investment in native chicken production in<br />

Panay Island and address the demand for<br />

organic poultry meat and eggs.<br />

Bamboo Demonstration and Pilot<br />

Application of Technology Packages and<br />

Production Systems. Developing the<br />

bamboo industry through the introduction<br />

of improved technologies paved the way<br />

for the Bamboo Demonstration and Pilot<br />

Application of Technology Packages and<br />

Production Systems Program implemented<br />

in Regions 1 and 6. It aimed to transfer<br />

technologies for the propagation and<br />

utilization of bamboo for improved<br />

ecological and livelihood security.<br />

h. Supply- Chain Studies.<br />

Goat Industry-Phase I. The supply<br />

chain analysis on goat emphasized the<br />

interdependence between the breeder<br />

and the slaughter goat supply chains. The<br />

goat industry is trapped in a vicious cycle<br />

of poor performance and high transaction<br />

costs. The slaughter goat supply chain is<br />

beset primarily with high mortality rates<br />

and limited access to quality-bred goats.<br />

Bamboo-Phase 2 (Quasi-integration<br />

model). This study established strong<br />

and sustainable linkage between bamboo<br />

stand owners and furniture manufacturers.<br />

An inventory of bamboo furniture<br />

manufacturers and bamboo stand owners<br />

is currently underway.<br />

Vegetable Industry in Bukidnon. Poor<br />

farm-to-market linkage characterizes<br />

the vegetable supply chain in Lantapan,<br />

Bukidnon. These make farmers very<br />

continued on page 6 ►<br />

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susceptible to exploitation by unnecessary<br />

players locally termed as “buayas.”<br />

They buy the produce at very low prices<br />

taking advantage of the farmers’ lack of<br />

information on prevailing prices in the<br />

Cagayan De Oro market and absence<br />

of direct contacts with wholesaler. The<br />

establishment of the “bagsakan” “brings<br />

the market to the farmers,” thereby<br />

addressing problems on poor accessibility<br />

and redundancy of traders. Other<br />

interventions include capacitating farmers<br />

on good agricultural practices and proper<br />

postharvest handling. The interventions<br />

were made possible thru the Supply Chain<br />

Improvement for Vegetable Project funded<br />

by PCARRD and implemented by the<br />

Central Mindanao University (CMU).<br />

Abaca. Farmers in Valencia, Negros<br />

Oriental are selling “bitool”—a fiber of<br />

excellent quality, at a price much higher<br />

than ordinarily offered by traders. The use<br />

of stripping machines and application of<br />

improved production technologies made<br />

this possible. These interventions were<br />

carried out thru the PCARRD-funded<br />

project, Supply chain improvement on<br />

abaca implemented by Negros Oriental<br />

Statue University (NORSU). Before the<br />

project, farmers had to handstrip abaca,<br />

which they sell to traders on an “all-in”<br />

basis. This practice prevents them from<br />

reaping the premium for good quality fiber,<br />

consequently damping profitability. Low<br />

profitability has been the primary reason<br />

why farmers were reluctant to invest in<br />

abaca.<br />

Technology Promotion<br />

and Commercialization<br />

a. S&T-based Farms. For 2010, the<br />

increased participation of Partner-Member<br />

Agencies (PMAs) and FITS centers<br />

contributed to more S&T-Based Farm<br />

(STBF) projects nationwide. From 233<br />

ongoing projects last <strong>year</strong>, it has increased<br />

to 287. To date, 81 STBF projects had<br />

already completed their production<br />

cycle and corresponding field days were<br />

conducted to showcase the effectiveness<br />

of S&T interventions.<br />

b. Innovative Information Delivery.<br />

IEC. In the first three quarters of 2010,<br />

PCARRD has already exceeded its<br />

2010 target of 71 publications with the<br />

printing of 93 publications. PCARRD<br />

has also embarked on an innovative info<br />

dissemination system through its Online<br />

Publication Database.<br />

The council also exceeded its target<br />

of 24 radio interviews/programs with 39<br />

radio interviews over DZMM, DZAS, DZRB,<br />

DZRM, and Ang Radyo Natin (95.5 FM).<br />

Meanwhile, the first quarter media<br />

conference held in La Trinidad, Benguet<br />

put strawberry in the local and the national<br />

print and radio. PCARRD also strengthened<br />

its linkage with other information providers<br />

to fast track information dissemination.<br />

About 924 records were encoded in<br />

the <strong>DOST</strong>-ScINet database.<br />

Online Learning. PCARRD successfully<br />

supported the DA-ATI in developing a<br />

pioneer e-Learning courseware which<br />

provides interactive and dynamic learning<br />

experience for intended clients. The<br />

Council has produced four e-learning<br />

modules on 1) establishing feed resources<br />

for your goats, 2) starting a slaughter goat<br />

enterprise, 3) growing bamboo for profit<br />

and a healthy environment and 4) online<br />

course on organic fertilizer for sustainable<br />

agriculture.<br />

Philippine Community e-Center. PCARRD<br />

serves as vice-chair of the executive<br />

council of the Philippine Community<br />

e-Center Network (PhilCeCNet) overseeing<br />

the implementation of the Philippine<br />

Community eCenter Program.<br />

This <strong>year</strong>, the Commission on<br />

Information, Communications and<br />

Technology (CICT) and National Computer<br />

Center (NCC) provided grants to the<br />

PhilCeC program to support hardware,<br />

software, connectivity, and training. About<br />

43 FITS centers considered as community<br />

e-centers received these grants.<br />

Trade Fairs. In partnership with the Market<br />

Encounter Goes to Manila (MEGMA),<br />

PCARRD TechnoMart facilitated the<br />

participation of regional products in the<br />

9 th Philippine Food Expo 2010. Among the<br />

products promoted and brought closer to<br />

the market were Rocky Mountain Highland<br />

Arabica Coffee, muscovado, coco sugar,<br />

cashew wine, and McNester mango sauce.<br />

PCARRD TechnoMart was also<br />

involved in the Food Processing and<br />

Packaging 2010 Expo in Mindanao.<br />

With assistance from the Technology<br />

Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI),<br />

products from the regions were brought to<br />

Mindanao.<br />

c. Pinoy S&T Services for Farmers and<br />

Entrepreneurs (PSF). The Council, in the<br />

next 6 <strong>year</strong>s will roll out the TGP leading<br />

to the new technology transfer initiative of<br />

PCARRD, the PSF. This will strengthen and<br />

fortify the linkage and complementation of<br />

technology transfer modalities with other<br />

S&T input service providers.<br />

With “Science in every product”<br />

as a tagline for agricultural technology<br />

transfer in the NARRDN, PSF integrates<br />

the Council’s initiatives on the STBF, the<br />

TechnoMart, and the One-Stop Information<br />

Shop (OSIS).<br />

With new developments in the<br />

national leadership and the need to<br />

innovate on the Council’s processes,<br />

PSF becomes the Council’s frontline tech<br />

transfer modality. This modality unifies<br />

the Council’s services to its clients as well<br />

as ensure that tech transfer activities are<br />

integrated and well-directed. With the<br />

goal of developing S&T-based enterprises,<br />

this program has initiated the market<br />

assessments of five selected S&T-based<br />

products from the consortia: Muscovado;<br />

Coco sugar or the Donna Belle coco sap<br />

sugar; Pili oil; Strawberry products; and<br />

McNester mango sauce.<br />

Capability Building and Governance<br />

a. Enhancing the Demand for AFNR<br />

Graduates. The program has three<br />

component projects: policy research;<br />

institutional capability enhancement;<br />

and support to entrepreneurship and<br />

income generation. Project 1 completed<br />

19 surveys, involving 804 in-school AFNR<br />

students; 9,925 AFNR graduates; and over<br />

2,068 AFNR employers. From the regional<br />

and national AFNR human resource data<br />

collected, models for understanding and<br />

forecasting the supply of and demand for<br />

AFNR human resources were developed.<br />

Policy analyses and recommendations<br />

were also prepared.<br />

Under institutional capability<br />

building, more than 152 AFNR facilities<br />

were enhanced and 726 equipment were<br />

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procured for 45 state university and<br />

college (SUC) beneficiaries. AFNR degree<br />

programs were also improved through the<br />

development of 461 learning materials<br />

(course syllabi, training modules, lecture<br />

and laboratory manuals, and technology/<br />

enterpriser guides) and 59 curricular<br />

enhancements. A total of 148 trainings<br />

were conducted for 4,674 AFNR students,<br />

graduates, faculty, and other clients.<br />

Over 120 projects are now spread<br />

over 12 regions and 54 SUCs across<br />

the country. Project 3 includes the<br />

establishment and operation of SUC-based<br />

techno-demo activities in crops, livestock,<br />

forestry, and fisheries and student<br />

training and immersion in 20 educational<br />

income-generating projects (IGPs), 68<br />

technopreneurial livelihood projects (TLPs)<br />

and 56 <strong>DOST</strong> Academe Technology-<br />

Based Enterprise Development (DATBED)<br />

projects. The accomplishments for this<br />

component include immersion of 1,802<br />

students and 146 graduates. Also, 41 new<br />

entrepreneurs were produced and 771<br />

graduates were employed.<br />

b. Human Resource Development.<br />

Degree Program. With funds from<br />

<strong>DOST</strong>-Science Education Institute (SEI),<br />

PCARRD has been administering the<br />

Accelerated S&T Human Resource<br />

Development Program (ASTHRDP) to<br />

accelerate the production of high-level<br />

human resources in R&D. For CY 2010, the<br />

program supported a total of 204 ongoing<br />

scholars (153 MS and 51 PhDs), mostly<br />

in the priority fields supportive of STA<br />

2006-2010. Currently, 32 scholars (31 MS<br />

and 1 PhD) have graduated. Meanwhile,<br />

under the PCARRD scholarship program,<br />

2 MS scholars and 11 PhD scholars were<br />

supported in CY 2010.<br />

Thesis/Dissertation Grantees. Under the<br />

PCARRD’s thesis support program, five<br />

(3 PhDs and 2 MS) researchers were<br />

granted thesis/dissertation grants, bringing<br />

the total number of thesis/ dissertation<br />

grantees to 95 (33 MS and 62 PhDs)<br />

since 1991. Five (3 PhDs and 2 MS) were<br />

continuously supported. Eight (6 PhDs and<br />

2 MS) grantees graduated this <strong>year</strong>.<br />

With funds from <strong>DOST</strong>-SEI<br />

(ASTHRDP), the program supported one<br />

new MS grantee in Forestry (Silviculture<br />

and Forest Influences) bringing the total<br />

grantees to 17.<br />

Four (2 MS, 2 PhD) are ongoing<br />

grantees. Two PhD grantees completed<br />

their program bringing the total graduates<br />

to 12 (8 PhDs, 4 MS).<br />

c. Support to Consortia. PCARRD<br />

continuously supports the 14 regional<br />

consortia with a current membership of<br />

245 agencies. For 2010, the Council has<br />

released P14M for Consortia management<br />

and operations (P11.9M) and for capability<br />

building activities (P2.1M).<br />

The funds for capability building<br />

activities were used for the conduct of<br />

various non-degree training courses to<br />

enhance the capabilities of researchers<br />

and consortium staff. Through financial<br />

support, the consortia trained 229<br />

researchers/staff.<br />

d. International and Local Collaborations.<br />

Current international cooperation<br />

includes partnership with the Australian<br />

Centre for International Agricultural<br />

Research (ACIAR) on program-based and<br />

integrated approach to research; the Rural<br />

Development Administration of South<br />

Korea (RDA) mostly on human resource<br />

development; the Bioversity International;<br />

the Food and Fertilizer Technology Center<br />

for Asia and the Pacific Region (FFTC);<br />

the International Crops Research Institute<br />

for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) on<br />

exchange of germplasm and trainings.<br />

PCARRD’s continuing membership to<br />

the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural<br />

Research Institution (APAARI) and the Asia<br />

Pacific Association of Forestry Research<br />

Institutions (APAFRI) led to intensified<br />

collaboration to propel our R&D activities.<br />

e. Facilities Improvement. For facilities<br />

development, P660, 000 was granted in<br />

2010 for the upgrading of the University of<br />

Southern Mindanao Agricultural Research<br />

Center’s (USMARC) Central Analytical<br />

Testing Laboratory in support of USM’s<br />

R&D programs/activities.<br />

f. Awards and Recognitions. For CY 2010,<br />

the top three consortia for the PCARRD<br />

Ugnay Award are ILARRDEC, CVARRD, and<br />

SMARRDEC.<br />

PCARRD Pantas (Outstanding<br />

Researcher/Scientist, and Outstanding<br />

Research Administrator) and Tanglaw<br />

(Outstanding Research Institution) are<br />

given to highly competent Filipinos<br />

and institutions that have significantly<br />

contributed to the advancement of<br />

Philippine AFNR R&D.<br />

The Council also recognizes the<br />

efforts of its professional media partners<br />

in promoting and popularizing S&T-based<br />

information and technologies.<br />

Two members of the PCARRD<br />

Directorate were recognized for their<br />

contribution in research management.<br />

As distinguished alumnus in Research<br />

Management, Dr. Danilo C. Cardenas<br />

was recognized by the University of<br />

the Philippines Los Baños College of<br />

Agriculture Alumni Association (UPLB-<br />

CAAA) while Dr. Albert P. Aquino was<br />

honored by the UPLB College of Economics<br />

and Management Alumni Association<br />

(CEMAA).<br />

g. Continual Improvement Program.<br />

ISO Certification. PCARRD continues<br />

to administer its mandates through its<br />

quality management system certified<br />

by the International Organization for<br />

Standardization (ISO 001:2008 Quality<br />

Management System). On February<br />

12, 2010, PCARRD’s ISO certification<br />

was renewed by Société Générale de<br />

Surveillance (SGS) following the transition<br />

to ISO 9001:2008.<br />

Philippine Quality Award (PQA). In<br />

December 2009, PCARRD was awarded<br />

the PQA commitment to quality.<br />

As PQA recipient, PCARRD shared<br />

its best practices during the 12 th PQA<br />

Winners’ Forum organized by the<br />

Department of Trade and Industry in April<br />

2010. Moreover, PCARRD formally took<br />

its oath of membership to the Philippine<br />

Quality Award Foundation Inc. in August<br />

2010. PCARRD’s executive director<br />

currently serves as a member of the Board<br />

of Trustees.<br />

Success Stories of Change and Progress<br />

a. Milestones in the Philippine Agriculture<br />

and Farming Technology: The STBF<br />

Experience. PCARRD supported the costs<br />

associated with the adoption of marketoriented<br />

and commodity-focused S&T<br />

interventions.<br />

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▼ Special Issue ... (from page 5)<br />

The MS through the STBF has become<br />

an aggressive partner in technology<br />

promotion and dissemination. To date,<br />

there are 72 completed projects from the<br />

14 regional consortia.<br />

Some of the best MS-STBF projects<br />

include fresh saba fruit production by<br />

MS Bayani A. Ritual of Barangay Matawe,<br />

Dingala, Aurora Province; optimum<br />

utilization of organic fertilizer in rice<br />

production by MS Gil N. del Barrio of<br />

Daet, Camarines Norte, Bicol; production<br />

of improved quality malapapaya planting<br />

stocks by MS Edilberto S. Marino of Brgy.<br />

Bigo, Pagbilao, Quezon.<br />

These and other STBF projects<br />

have shown significant impacts in terms<br />

of increased farm efficiency, yield, and<br />

income of farmer beneficiaries. These<br />

proved the modality’s effectiveness in<br />

enhancing technology delivery, improving<br />

agricultural productivity, and sustaining<br />

enterprise development.<br />

b. The Development of the Integrated<br />

Regional S&T Program. PCARRD<br />

anchors its programs on <strong>DOST</strong>’s S&Tbased<br />

Economy Framework, which serves<br />

as a backbone to the goals and objectives<br />

of the agency.<br />

PCARRD will provide the necessary<br />

interventions to boost the core<br />

competencies of researchers from SUCs<br />

and R&D Institutes to deliver strategic<br />

R&D outputs. This could be done through<br />

a highly competitive national scholarship<br />

scheme across AFNR universities in the<br />

Philippines. This is aimed at recruiting and<br />

supporting the very best students and<br />

stimulating greater flexibility and mobility<br />

of researchers providing incentives based<br />

on the framework.<br />

Nurturing an excellent research base.<br />

The first step is to prioritize research<br />

funding against other competing financial<br />

pressures, and considering public<br />

expenditure constraints. Prioritization must<br />

not compromise the need to maintain a<br />

broad research base – the need to ensure<br />

capacity. At the project level, funding<br />

should be determined solely by the<br />

excellence of the research proposal.<br />

Making strategic choices downstream.<br />

Strategic choices need to be made at<br />

the downstream, demand-led end of the<br />

research spectrum. The focus should be on<br />

S&T-based industries where:<br />

• the network has the research strength<br />

or the capability to develop that<br />

strength;<br />

• there is the greatest chance of<br />

effectively exploiting research<br />

through knowledge exchanges to gain<br />

competitive advantage and retain<br />

the value-added that it generates for<br />

economic and social benefit; and<br />

• the potential markets for exploiting<br />

research are sufficient and important<br />

to justify significant public support<br />

(technology forecasting will be critical).<br />

Strategic Directions<br />

The Council will continue to use the thematic<br />

approach in implementing various activities<br />

under the PCARRD 2011-2016 Corporate<br />

Plan (CorPlan) and the S&T Agenda (STA).<br />

Specifically, the Council will:<br />

1. Continue to nurture and foster a conducive<br />

environment for S&T development through<br />

relevant S&T interventions and services;<br />

2. Generate S&T outputs and provide<br />

services that matter most to the concerns<br />

of clients and stakeholders;<br />

3. Create more productive partnerships<br />

between PCARRD and the regional<br />

consortia, local agencies, and the private<br />

sector in S&T programs and funding; and<br />

4. Unify stakeholders towards effective<br />

governance and efficient and transparent<br />

S&T organization.<br />

The scale and nature of work that PCARRD<br />

is championing today is the kind that no<br />

organization can successfully achieve alone.<br />

We are encouraged by the mutually beneficial<br />

partnership with other organizations, sectors,<br />

and groups; by the unique and dedicated S&T<br />

innovators and movers; and the thousands<br />

of beneficiaries who inspire us to do better.<br />

I would like to stress that only in pooling our<br />

resources, commitment to quality outputs<br />

and services, and leveraging each other’s<br />

expertise will we strengthen our contributions<br />

in the AFNR sectors. These will benefit<br />

countless clients and recipients across the<br />

country.<br />

▼ Faylon shares ... (from page 4)<br />

(PhilRice) and the International Rice<br />

Research Institute (IRRI) for rice varieties,<br />

and the Philippine Coconut Authority<br />

(PCA) and the BPI-DNCRDC for coconut<br />

and banana, respectively. The National<br />

Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory<br />

(NPGRL) currently holds 33,287<br />

accessions of cereals, food legumes,<br />

vegetables, small fruits, among others.<br />

PCARRD has also collaborated with<br />

other agencies and funded projects that<br />

enhance and support conservation of<br />

indigenous species such as chickpea<br />

(Cicer arietinum L.) and pigeonpea<br />

(Cajanus cajan L.). The agency has<br />

partnered with other international<br />

agencies to further enhance biodiversity<br />

conservation in the country.<br />

Faylon also represented PCARRD<br />

in the 11th General Assembly Meeting<br />

of APAARI which was conducted on<br />

October 12, 2010. (Pia Paula P. Mateo)<br />

PHL-AUS Joint R&D<br />

to Abate Swine<br />

Respiratory Diseases<br />

In the past 5 <strong>year</strong>s, about 50% of<br />

all pig mortalities in the Philippines are<br />

due to respiratory diseases. This was<br />

highlighted by the recent outbreak of<br />

porcine reproductive and respiratory<br />

syndrome (PRRS) in 2009, caused by<br />

a highly pathogenic virus in Luzon<br />

particularly in Bulacan and Pampanga.<br />

Such outbreaks of these diseases<br />

often disrupt production, cause severe<br />

economic losses, reduce international<br />

competitiveness, lessen domestic market<br />

availability, and cause instability to prices<br />

of pork products.<br />

Understanding the magnitude of the<br />

problem, the Philippine government thru<br />

PCARRD linked up with the Australian<br />

Centre for International Agricultural<br />

Research (ACIAR) and University of<br />

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Queensland (UQ) to develop new field<br />

investigation techniques and laboratory<br />

diagnosis to support control programs<br />

against respiratory diseases in pigs.<br />

This collaboration captures the<br />

synergies of working in two distinct<br />

industries: exclusively large-scale in<br />

Australia, highly diverse and smallholderdominated<br />

in the Philippines. It also<br />

provides an avenue in investigating<br />

a wide range of respiratory disease<br />

organisms and developing capacity<br />

to diagnose and control current and<br />

emerging problems.<br />

The disease agents of major<br />

importance in the two countries<br />

differ, but the underlying skills and<br />

technologies necessary for their<br />

diagnosis, the design of control<br />

programs and improved productivity are<br />

the same in both countries. There are<br />

mutual benefits to both countries, which<br />

include sharing of reagents, testing<br />

of new techniques in a wide range of<br />

disease and production environments<br />

and increased capacity for endemic and<br />

exotic disease control.<br />

Researchers from BAI, RADDL of<br />

DA-RFU III, CLSU, and Australian scientists<br />

of University of Queensland, together<br />

with the president of Pork Producers<br />

Federation of the Philippines (Propork)<br />

and managers of a commercial breeder<br />

farm as stakeholders’ representative of<br />

the swine industry, the ACIAR country<br />

manager (Philippines), the PCARRD<br />

officials and the president of NACADCE<br />

were gathered to the project inception<br />

meeting to finalize the implementation<br />

details of the R&D project to commence<br />

on January 2011.<br />

The collaborative project “Improved<br />

investigation, diagnosis, and technical<br />

support for the control of respiratory<br />

diseases of pigs in the Philippines and<br />

Australia,” in general, aims to support the<br />

Philippine’s as well the Australian’s swine<br />

industries in reducing mortality and<br />

morbidity associated with respiratory<br />

diseases and risks from exotic diseases,<br />

through the following objectives:<br />

• Identify technical gaps in field<br />

disease outbreak investigation<br />

and surveillance service; reference<br />

laboratory protocol and diagnostic<br />

technologies.<br />

• Develop cost-effective laboratory<br />

tests for bacteria and viruses relevant<br />

to the Philippines and Australia.<br />

• Implement systems that utilize<br />

current and newly developed tests<br />

determining causes of respiratory<br />

disease outbreaks in the Philippines<br />

and Australia.<br />

• Establish novel communication<br />

mechanisms for effective and efficient<br />

dissemination of information related<br />

to pig health promotion among<br />

government and research institutions<br />

and private industry players.<br />

The strategy in the Philippines is to<br />

work closely with one region (Central<br />

Luzon) with disease problems and<br />

research capacity; utilize and strengthen<br />

links to the central diagnostic laboratory<br />

of the Philippines Animal Health Center;<br />

and draw on other research expertise<br />

as required. PCARRD will serve as the<br />

coordinator while the Bureau of Animal<br />

Industry thru its Animal Health Division<br />

and Philippine Animal Health Center<br />

is task to provide the overall technical<br />

leadership in the implementation of the<br />

project.<br />

Likewise, the Regional Animal<br />

Disease Diagnostic Laboratory of the<br />

Department of Agriculture-Regional<br />

Field Unit III, in cooperation with the<br />

offices of the provincial veterinarian<br />

of Bulacan and Pampanga, is tasked to<br />

perform field surveillance, diagnosis, and<br />

testing.<br />

On the other hand, the Central<br />

Luzon State University will develop the<br />

Loop-Mediated Amplification (LAMP)<br />

assay — a DNA amplification diagnostic<br />

method for pathogens — that is simple,<br />

rapid, and highly sensitive. In Australia,<br />

the University of Queensland will<br />

spearhead the overall implementation of<br />

the project being ACIAR’s commissioned<br />

institution.<br />

The benefits for the Philippines will<br />

be to strengthen all sectors of the pig<br />

industry, which is an interdependent<br />

complex of commercial breeding<br />

companies and small-hold growers and<br />

fatteners. Research will be undertaken<br />

in Luzon (particularly in Region 3)<br />

which will also benefit the Visayas and<br />

Mindanao, where PRRS and other swine<br />

respiratory disease may not yet be a<br />

problem but there is increasing pressure<br />

to verify their presence or absence<br />

to meet trade requirements for pork<br />

exports.<br />

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The PCARRD Monitor 9


TECHNOLOGY<br />

Weaving money out of Pandanus simplex<br />

Weaving, considered as an economic,<br />

cultural, and social function among local<br />

communities in the country, is popular<br />

among Filipinos regardless of ethnicity<br />

and geographical location. From baskets,<br />

hats, mats, fabrics, footwear, and bags,<br />

almost every region has its own styles<br />

and patterns reflective of their day-today<br />

lives.<br />

A more-than-century-old tradition<br />

in Luisiana, ‘paglalala’ (weaving) provides<br />

livelihood to almost every household<br />

in the Laguna’s upland municipality.<br />

The famous ‘bayong’ and ‘tampipi’<br />

from pandan are among its most sold<br />

products.<br />

Meanwhile, in the calamity-prone<br />

province of Albay in the Bicol Region<br />

when calamity hits and the people<br />

struggle to recover, the lush ‘karagomoi’<br />

offers an alternative source of income,<br />

especially in the municipality of Bacacay.<br />

A species of the genus Pandanus,<br />

Pandanus simplex Merr., locally known<br />

as ‘pandan’ (Tagalog) and ‘karagomoi’<br />

(Bicolano), thrives in forests at low and<br />

medium altitudes. Leaves are its most<br />

economically important parts because<br />

of their use in handicraft. Local people<br />

gather young pandan leaves from the<br />

plant and cut them into strips. The strips<br />

are sorted and further processed before<br />

these are woven into mats, bags and<br />

other crafts.<br />

In September 2010, through<br />

the <strong>DOST</strong>-GIA-funded program on<br />

“Enhancing the Demand for AFNR<br />

Graduates through Science and<br />

Technology-S&T-based Rehabilitation for<br />

Disaster Resilient Forestry and Natural<br />

Resources-based Livelihood,” Bacacay<br />

and Luisiana weavers had a chance to<br />

share information about their respective<br />

ways of weaving P. simplex.<br />

The visit in Luisiana, Laguna aimed<br />

to address existing issues and concerns<br />

of weavers through information sharing<br />

and further improve the quality of<br />

handicrafts produced.<br />

Luisiana weaving<br />

Pandan groves line the roadside and<br />

as one approaches the quiet town of<br />

Luisiana. Local products for sale adorn<br />

the residents’ abodes showcasing the<br />

town fondness for pandan weaves.<br />

Almost everybody, old and young, knows<br />

how to weave and create something out<br />

of pandan leaves.<br />

Weaving, the primary source<br />

of income in Luisiana, is a tradition<br />

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passed from generation to generation.<br />

According to one of the weavers,<br />

weaving is not a job for them, instead it is<br />

like a leisure activity that provides them<br />

income.<br />

Luisiana’s government has<br />

recognized the significance of pandan in<br />

the lives of its people. Bayong, slippers,<br />

mats, bags, sandals, and other decorative<br />

items are displayed on the town’s One<br />

Town One Product (OTOP) Showroom<br />

Center located near the municipal hall.<br />

To top it all, Pandan Festival is<br />

celebrated every third day of April to<br />

showcase the people’s products weaved<br />

from pandan plants.<br />

Bicol’s karagomoi<br />

Frequently hit by natural disasters<br />

like typhoons and flooding, the<br />

agricultural sector of the Bicol Region is<br />

often severely affected. Thus, Bicolanos<br />

seek for alternative income sources while<br />

the damaged economy recovers.<br />

Karagomoi abundantly grows<br />

in backyards, shoreline, moist and<br />

elevated areas in the region and often<br />

incorporated in coconut and tree<br />

plantations. The plant’s abundance and<br />

resilience to damage are among the<br />

characteristics that paved the way to<br />

tap its economic value, thus the project<br />

“Integrated R&D Project for Typhoon<br />

Prone Karagomoi Stand to Create Agri-<br />

Industrial Business Opportunities in<br />

Albay.”<br />

While Luisiana’s pandan weavers<br />

gather their raw materials from the wild,<br />

Bacacay’s karagomoi weavers grow<br />

the plant on established plantations<br />

to obtain sustainable sources of raw<br />

materials and as a forest conservation<br />

measure.<br />

Making handicrafts out of karagomoi<br />

employs local residents, which enhances<br />

their creativity in developing quality and<br />

novel products. The intricately-designed<br />

products include mats, wall decors,<br />

picture frames, bags, hats, slippers,<br />

placemats, slippers and boxes.<br />

Complementing information<br />

and practices<br />

Marketing is one of the main<br />

problems of the Bacacay weavers due<br />

to distance from the economic centers<br />

where the demands for woven products<br />

are high. Their wide array of daintily<br />

designed items are often bought at a<br />

lesser cost by middlemen but are sold at<br />

a premium. Gauging the quality of the<br />

karagomoi products, it can even reach<br />

international markets. Had there been<br />

a network of potential markets for their<br />

products, the Bicolano weavers could<br />

directly benefit from their crafts.<br />

While Bacacay is concerned about<br />

absence of market due to distance,<br />

Luisiana is lucky to be near urban centers.<br />

However, Luisiana realized their limited<br />

products designs compared with their<br />

Bicolano counterparts.<br />

Pandan leaves are often just made<br />

into bayong and other novelty items.<br />

Local weavers of Luisiana saw the need<br />

to be more creative and explore other<br />

product lines and design variants. But<br />

one thing going for the Luisiana bayong<br />

is that it has made its way to huge urban<br />

markets including Metro Manila where<br />

use of biodegradable products are being<br />

advocated.<br />

But with the challenge to take a step<br />

further, it is time for them to craft new<br />

additions in their product line.<br />

Riding on the newest fad<br />

Current concern on climate change<br />

and how going green would likely create<br />

a difference have provided even brighter<br />

prospects for Pandan weavers. Ecofriendly<br />

products are clearly the new fad<br />

where pandan products have the distinct<br />

edge. Hence, pandan handicrafts from<br />

Bicol and Laguna have a niche in the<br />

local and international markets.<br />

With opportunities knocking on their<br />

markets, support and patronage are just<br />

a few of the things our weavers need to<br />

capitalize on this growing industry.<br />

▼ PHL-AUS ... (from page 9)<br />

The Visayas and Mindanao<br />

regions are also identified focal sites<br />

for Australian development support.<br />

Among the desired outcomes of the<br />

collaborative project is enhanced<br />

capacity of Mindanao and other regions<br />

to export pork. (Ronilo O. de Castro)<br />

<strong>DOST</strong>, IPO issue<br />

RA 10055 IRR<br />

The Department of Science and<br />

Technology (<strong>DOST</strong>) and the Intellectual<br />

Property Office of the Philippines (IPO)<br />

recently issued the implementing<br />

rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic<br />

Act 10055, otherwise known as the<br />

Technology Transfer Act of 2009.<br />

The Technology Transfer Act is a<br />

landmark law that would usher the<br />

growth of the country’s innovation<br />

potential through efficient transfer of<br />

technologies, specifically those publicly<br />

funded.<br />

The IRR, contained in the Joint<br />

<strong>DOST</strong>-IPO Administrative Order 02-2010,<br />

was jointly signed on August 19 by <strong>DOST</strong><br />

<strong>Secretary</strong> Mario G. <strong>Montejo</strong> and IPO<br />

Director General Ricardo R. Blancaflor<br />

in their capacities as chair and co-chair,<br />

respectively, of the Joint IRR Drafting<br />

Committee. The IRR took effect on<br />

September 8.<br />

The IRR underlines the main intent<br />

of the law, which is lodging ownership<br />

of the intellectual property rights (IPRs)<br />

to research and development institutes<br />

(RDIs), by setting parameters on<br />

continued on page 16 ►<br />

The PCARRD Monitor 11


POLICY ADVOCACY<br />

From WHITE to BROWN Rice:<br />

S&T intervention for rice self-sufficiency<br />

We live in a world of irony. People<br />

living is agriculture-based economy<br />

should, by logic, live from the abundance<br />

of the land and its natural resources.<br />

Hunger should not be a problem. But<br />

such is not the case for many developing<br />

countries such as the Philippines,<br />

which depend mostly on agriculture<br />

and natural resources. Access to and<br />

availability of staple food like rice is often<br />

a perennial issue.<br />

The Rice Situation. The country’s<br />

annual per capita rice consumption is<br />

119 kg. Annual requirement to feed<br />

its growing population is expected<br />

to increase from 13.16 million (M) t in<br />

2010 to 13.72 M t in 2013. This means<br />

that for the same period, according to<br />

the Philippine Rice Research Institute<br />

(PhilRice), palay production should<br />

increase from 5% in 2011 to 10% by<br />

2013. Consequently, milling recovery<br />

rate (MRR) is targeted from 63% in 2011<br />

to 65% in 2013. With these targets,<br />

attainment in rice self sufficiency is<br />

projected by 2013 (Table 1).<br />

Rice production is augmented by<br />

importation to fill the requirement of<br />

a population that is growing at 2% per<br />

<strong>year</strong>. In 2009, the country imported<br />

1.76 M t valued at US$ 1.04 billion (B)<br />

based on the FOB price of US$ 581/t.<br />

This comprised roughly 14 % of total<br />

demand for the <strong>year</strong>. With business as<br />

usual, however, and without efficiency<br />

improvement in production and<br />

postharvest operation projected by<br />

PhilRice, rice production is expected<br />

to increase to only 11.73 M t by 2013,<br />

roughly 2 M t short of the total rice<br />

requirement (Table 1). Importing such<br />

volume will drain our foreign exchange<br />

reserve by US$ 1.02 B assuming an FOB<br />

price of US$ 510.64/t (based on Jan-Sept<br />

2010 average price).<br />

Enter Brown Rice. Rice selfsufficiency<br />

as a major development goal<br />

has always been a major challenge for<br />

the Philippines. While most Filipinos<br />

have been conditioned to eating rice,<br />

the required nourishment that the<br />

body needs to arrest malnutrition<br />

is inadequate because of the loss or<br />

reduction of important nutrients in the<br />

milling process. However, a previously<br />

untapped type of partially milled rice<br />

known as the brown rice is now gaining<br />

attention in the market as a viable<br />

answer to this deficiency. Comparative<br />

figures on the nutrient content of brown<br />

and white rice are shown in Table 2.<br />

Moreover, PhilRice studies also show<br />

that brown rice production results in 75%<br />

milling recovery in contrast with 65% for<br />

white rice. Based on projected increases<br />

in hectarage and yield by PhilRice,<br />

increasing the MRR from the current 63%<br />

to 75% translate to rice self-sufficiency as<br />

shown in Table 3.<br />

This would require calibrating the<br />

existing milling facilities for brown<br />

rice milling. However, in contrast<br />

to white rice, manual labor is still<br />

needed to remove unhulled palay. At<br />

present, processing cost for brown<br />

rice is relatively expensive at P5–8/kg<br />

compared with P2/kg for white rice.<br />

PhilRice has designed a prototype<br />

machine for brown rice milling<br />

calibrated at 75% MRR. Selected brown<br />

rice producers are currently testing it.<br />

However, the capacity of the prototype<br />

is only 2–3 cavans (50 kg/cavan) per<br />

day. If brown rice will be promoted for<br />

12 October–December 2010


Table 1. Rice requirement and projected production in million MT, 2010–2013.<br />

Year<br />

Rice<br />

Requirement<br />

Projected<br />

Production<br />

wider consumption, existing milling<br />

facilities should be recalibrated to<br />

meet the requirement for production<br />

of brown rice. PhilRice is also studying<br />

the fabrication of a small brown rice<br />

micromill capable of milling 1–2 kg per<br />

batch for household use.<br />

Because of the oil-rich bran layer,<br />

brown rice has shorter shelf life and is<br />

susceptible to rancidity if stored at room<br />

temperature. Supply in the market may<br />

be difficult to sustain all <strong>year</strong> round.<br />

Brown rice can be stored in a tightly<br />

closed container in the refrigerator or<br />

freezer. This poses logistical difficulty<br />

particularly in handling and distribution.<br />

Milling Recovery<br />

Rate (%)<br />

Projected Production<br />

(business as usual)<br />

2011 13.44 11.29 62.85 10.96<br />

2012 13.58 12.33 64.00 11.34<br />

2013 13.72 13.78 65.00 11.73<br />

Source: PhilRice.<br />

Table 2. Comparison of the nutrient content of brown rice and white rice.<br />

Nutrient Brown Rice White Rice Nutrient Brown Rice White Rice<br />

Crude protein,<br />

g/100 g<br />

7.1–8.3 6.3–7.1 Vitamin E,<br />

mg/100g<br />

0.90–2.50 0.07–0.30<br />

Crude fat. g/100g 1.6–2.8 0.3–0.5 Calcium, mg/100g 10–50 10–30<br />

Crude fiber,<br />

g/100 g<br />

Carbohydrates,<br />

g/100g<br />

Thiamine,<br />

mg/100g<br />

Riboflavin,<br />

mg/100g<br />

0.6–1.0 0.2–0.5 Phosphorous,<br />

g/100g<br />

0.17–0.43 0.08–0.15<br />

73–87 77–89 Phytin P, g/100g 0.13–0.27 0.02–0.07<br />

0.29–0.61 0.02–0.11 Iron, mg/100g 0.2–5.2 0.2–2.8<br />

0.04–0.14 0.02–0.11 Zinc, mg/100g 0.6–2.8 0.6–2.3<br />

Niacin, mg/100g 3.5–5.3 1.3–2.4<br />

Table 3. Comparison of milling recovery of brown rice and white rice.<br />

Year<br />

Area Harvested<br />

(M ha)<br />

Palay Yield<br />

(tons/ha)<br />

Palay Production<br />

(M MT)<br />

Rice Production<br />

at 75% MRR<br />

(M MT)<br />

Rice<br />

Requirement<br />

(M MT)<br />

2010 4.60 3.71 17.07 12.80 13.16<br />

2011 4.67 3.84 17.93 13.45 13.44<br />

2012 4.77 4.04 19.27 14.45 13.58<br />

2013 4.92 4.33 21.30 15.98 13.72<br />

Source of basic data: PhilRice.<br />

Brown rice does not easily absorb<br />

water. The bran restricts water intrusion<br />

to the kernel resulting in longer cooking<br />

time and harder cooked grains that are<br />

rough and nutty to chew. An option<br />

is to soak the rice for a few hours to<br />

soften the bran to facilitate easier water<br />

penetration.<br />

From white to brown. Embarking<br />

on a rice sufficiency program anchored<br />

on brown rice is hinged on two major<br />

challenges: (1) the average Filipino’s<br />

acceptance of and preference for brown<br />

in lieu of white rice, and (2) technological<br />

solutions to address grain quality and<br />

bulk milling.<br />

Notwithstanding other worthy<br />

efforts, PCARRD strongly advocates<br />

appropriate S&T interventions to make<br />

the most of brown rice’ optimum<br />

potential. Accordingly, PCARRD supports<br />

PhilRice, private entities, and other<br />

concerned agencies in the pursuit of the<br />

following:<br />

• Technology-related R&D – this<br />

involves the whole range of scientific<br />

efforts from rice production,<br />

processing to nutrition. There is a need<br />

to screen varieties with low amylose<br />

suitable for brown rice production<br />

considering the Filipino consumers’<br />

preference in terms of eating quality.<br />

An evaluation of current milling<br />

facilities and operations should be<br />

done with a view to re-calibrate these<br />

for bulk processing for brown rice.<br />

The viability of the PhilRice prototype<br />

micro-mill should be established prior<br />

to commercialization.<br />

• Information, education and<br />

communication – strong and<br />

concerted communication efforts on<br />

a national scale should be launched<br />

to make brown rice part of the daily<br />

meals of ordinary Filipinos.<br />

In addition, PCARRD advocates<br />

the performance of the following<br />

researches on brown rice.<br />

• Supply and demand (market)<br />

studies, supply chain management<br />

and improvement researches, and<br />

“strategic” information system on rice<br />

are needed or at least, strengthened<br />

for improved policy decision and<br />

program formulation.<br />

• Packaging and improvement of shelf<br />

life of brown rice- considering the<br />

short shelf life of one month under<br />

room temperature, technologies that<br />

could prolong shelf life are necessary.<br />

(Albert P. Aquino, Anita G. Tidon, Ma.<br />

Theresa T. Bautista, Eriza C. Asilo,<br />

and Eduardo A. Genciagan)<br />

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STBF IN FOCUS<br />

STBF support yields business success<br />

for coco-sap production<br />

MS BENJAMIN LAO<br />

In business, sometimes, a little push<br />

can go a long way.<br />

Thanks to the support of PCARRD<br />

through its Techno Gabay Program (TGP)<br />

and of other government agencies, Mr.<br />

Benjamin Lao of Bansalan, Davao del Sur<br />

now exports coconut sugar and honey.<br />

Under TGP, Lao was chosen as the<br />

Magsasaka Siyentista (MS) of the Farmers’<br />

Information and Technology Services<br />

(FITS) center in Bansalan, Davao del Sur.<br />

As an MS, Lao received technical and<br />

financial support to improve his coco-sap<br />

production endeavor through an S&Tbased<br />

Farm (STBF) project.<br />

His project utilized S&T interventions<br />

on integrated nutrient management<br />

system particularly the application of<br />

salt and vermicast fertilizer to coconut<br />

palms. This enhanced his coconut toddy<br />

production by increasing coco sap<br />

harvest from 4 L/day to 6 L/day.<br />

He produces his own vermicast<br />

fertilizer in a 5-hectare integrated<br />

coconut-based farm also planted with<br />

500 mangosteen and 1000 durian<br />

trees. He also allotted space to grow<br />

roughages like indigofera, flemingia<br />

(‘malabalatong’), and arachis pintoi (Pinto<br />

peanuts) used for goats’ feeds.<br />

For substrates used in vermiculture,<br />

he harvests goat manure and feed refuse<br />

from his herd of a hundred goats and<br />

25 head of swine.<br />

He also instituted improved<br />

techniques of toddy gathering using<br />

plastic containers and the appropriate<br />

duration of collecting coco sap by<br />

monitoring pH levels.<br />

Moreover, he introduced<br />

improved coco sugar and coco honey<br />

processing techniques following good<br />

manufacturing practices (GMP) including<br />

food safety techniques for coco sap<br />

gatherers.<br />

Today, Lao is actively into marketing<br />

coco sugar and coco honey not only<br />

locally but also to other countries like<br />

in the United States, Europe and Asian<br />

markets. He exports about 10,200 L of<br />

coco syrup a month.<br />

Already, the Bansalan community is<br />

benefiting from the STBF project, which<br />

provides employment and income to his<br />

fellow farmers.<br />

Besides PCARRD, MS Lao gives<br />

credit to the Southern Mindanao<br />

Agriculture and Resources Research and<br />

Development Consortium (SMARRDEC)<br />

and its partner member agency, the<br />

Southern Philippines Agribusiness<br />

Marine and Aquatic School of<br />

Technology (SPAMAST) which provided<br />

financial and technical support to<br />

successfully carry out his research and<br />

business venture in coco sap production.<br />

(Lilia G. Bayabos)<br />

14 October–December 2010


Dr. Anthony M. Penaso<br />

His penchant for learning draws<br />

guidance and inspiration from Mahatma<br />

Gandhi’s inspiring quote, ““Live as if you<br />

were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you<br />

were to live forever.”<br />

And Dr. Anthony Makinano<br />

Penaso’s scholastic and professional<br />

accomplishments bare witness to the<br />

depth of such inspiration.<br />

Penaso is a full-blooded scholar,<br />

educator, administrator, and environment<br />

advocate born on July 28, 1972 in Anda,<br />

Bohol. In both his elementary and<br />

high school, he was a consistent honor<br />

student.<br />

He studied at the Central Mindanao<br />

University (CMU) in Musuan, Bukidnon<br />

where he was a consistent top university<br />

scholar and CMU’s first Summa Cum<br />

Laude upon his graduation in 1992. In<br />

1997, he obtained his Master of Arts in<br />

Teaching Mathematics from the same<br />

institution with a GPA of 1.03.<br />

He has four doctorate degrees.<br />

He graduated Magna Cum Laude<br />

for the degree, Doctor of Science in<br />

Mathematics Education through the<br />

Distance Study Program in the US in<br />

1999. In 2002, he obtained the degree,<br />

Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics<br />

with specialization in Dynamical Systems<br />

at Mindanao State University-Iligan<br />

Institute of Technology.<br />

In 2005, he graduated with his third<br />

doctorate degree, Doctor of Education<br />

major in Educational Planning and<br />

Management from the University of<br />

Southeastern Philippines, Davao City<br />

with a GPA of 1.04.<br />

In 2009, he finished his fourth<br />

doctorate degree, Doctor of<br />

Management from Capitol University,<br />

Cagayan de Oro City with a GPA of 1.0.<br />

He specialized in the field of Knowledge<br />

Management. He is currently pursuing<br />

his fifth doctorate degree, Doctor of<br />

Public Administration (DPA) at the<br />

Ateneo de Davao University.<br />

In between his doctorate studies, he<br />

took up post-graduate courses to further<br />

broaden his knowledge and expertise. He<br />

also travelled a lot in pursuit of his career<br />

and professional growth.<br />

In 2010, he was an exchange<br />

scientist under the Rural Development<br />

Administration-PCARRD Exchange<br />

Scientists/Experts Mission Program in<br />

Suwon, South Korea. He participated<br />

in the 2010 Asia-Pacific Leadership<br />

Programme on Environment for<br />

Sustainable Development at the Tongji<br />

University Institute of Environment for<br />

Sustainable Development in Shanghai,<br />

China as a fellow of the United Nations<br />

Environment Programme, Tongji IESD,<br />

and the Hanns Seidel Foundation. He<br />

was also a visiting fellow for ICRISAT R&D<br />

Systems and Operations in Patancheru,<br />

Andhra Pradesh, India.<br />

He has been a resource speaker<br />

in international, national and regional<br />

conferences. His professional and<br />

research interests include mathematics<br />

and mathematics education, leadership<br />

and organizational development,<br />

environment and sustainable<br />

development, R&D management, total<br />

quality management, and knowledge<br />

management. He is a registered<br />

book author in the National Book<br />

Development Board and has co-authored<br />

a book on methods of research. He has<br />

17 research publications in 7 professional<br />

journals. He is a member of 11 national<br />

and 8 international professional<br />

organizations and societies.<br />

He garnered research awards such as<br />

the CHED-MAEP Outstanding Research<br />

PROFILE<br />

in Mathematics (2001) and CMU Best<br />

Paper (Development Category) – First<br />

Place (2005), Third Place (2006), Second<br />

Place (2007), First and Third Places<br />

(2008), Third Place (2009), Second Place<br />

(2010). He garnered Second Place<br />

Best Paper (Development Category),<br />

Northern Mindanao Consortium for<br />

Agriculture and Resources Research and<br />

Development (NOMCARRD) Regional<br />

Paper Competition (2010).<br />

His outstanding achievements<br />

include his inclusion in the 20 th Edition<br />

(2003) and 21 st Edition (2004) of the<br />

Marquis’ Who’s Who in the World,<br />

7 th Edition of the Marquis’ Who’s Who in<br />

Science and Engineering, and Marquis’<br />

Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders,<br />

1 st Edition (2007) published in the US;<br />

2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the<br />

21 st Century (2004), and the Dictionary<br />

of International Biography 31 st Edition<br />

(2004) and 32 nd Edition (2005) published<br />

by the International Biographical Centre,<br />

Cambridge, England; Great Minds of<br />

the 21 st Century (2004 Edition); and<br />

the International Dictionary of Experts<br />

and Expertise (2006) published by the<br />

American Biographical Institute.<br />

His administrative positions at<br />

CMU include the following: Director<br />

of Instruction, and Chairman of the<br />

University Scholarships and Awards<br />

Committee (2002–2003); Vice President<br />

for Research and Extension (2003–<br />

present); Special Projects Director of the<br />

CMU-Department of Agrarian Reform<br />

Mindanao Sustainable Settlement Area<br />

Development Project (2004–2008);<br />

OIC-Vice President for Administration in<br />

concurrent capacity (2007); and Director<br />

of NOMCARRD in concurrent capacity<br />

(2009–2010). He is the youngest full<br />

professor in the university and teaches<br />

courses in the undergraduate, master’s<br />

and doctoral programs. He has served as<br />

adjunct doctoral professor of the Caraga<br />

State University (2002–2005), Mindanao<br />

University of Science and Technology<br />

(2003), Asia Graduate School of Theology<br />

continued on page 16 ►<br />

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▼ <strong>DOST</strong>, IPO ... (from page 11)<br />

copyright ownership and recovery of the<br />

IPR ownership.<br />

To facilitate commercialization<br />

of IPRs through spin offs, the IRR<br />

provides for the rules of the Fairness<br />

Opinion Report and the Fairness<br />

Opinion Board. The Fairness Opinion<br />

Report is an alternative to the rigid<br />

government procurement process,<br />

which usually hampers efficient transfer<br />

of technologies to the market.<br />

Common provisions, involving<br />

stipulations in the research funding<br />

agreement, protection of undisclosed<br />

information, and rules on disclosure are<br />

also included in the IRR.<br />

In terms of revenue sharing, the<br />

provisions in the research agreement<br />

or the employer-employee contract<br />

shall govern. In any case, however, the<br />

term revenue shall be defined in the<br />

agreement and where practicable, nonmonetary<br />

revenues will be converted to<br />

cash.<br />

To ensure smooth and swift transfer<br />

of technologies, the implementing rules<br />

also encourages the establishment a<br />

Technology Transfer Protocol among<br />

RDIs, which sets the guidelines in<br />

forming a spin off company and setting<br />

parameters in revenue sharing involving<br />

non-monetary grants. It also encourages<br />

the establishment of Technology<br />

Licensing Offices in whatever form and<br />

the formulation of the RDIs’ own policies<br />

on IPR management and technology<br />

transfer.<br />

In case of any dispute in determining<br />

government ownership, this shall be<br />

subject to arbitration and mediation<br />

under IPO rules.<br />

RA 10055, authored by Rep. Joseph<br />

Emilio Abaya and Sen. Edgardo Angara in<br />

Congress and in the Senate, respectively<br />

was signed into law by former President<br />

Gloria Arroyo on March 23 and took<br />

effect last May 8.<br />

The making of the IRR<br />

Early on, national consultations<br />

orchestrated by the Inter-Agency<br />

Drafting Committee led by Prof.<br />

Fortunato dela Peña, undersecretary<br />

for S&T Services were held last July 16<br />

and August 13 to solicit inputs from<br />

concerned stakeholders<br />

Dr. Albert P. Aquino, PCARRD<br />

Socio-Economics Research Division<br />

director and chair of the <strong>DOST</strong> Technical<br />

Working Committee on Tech Transfer,<br />

said that the activity encourages support<br />

for and ownership of the policy from<br />

stakeholders.<br />

Incidentally, PCARRD has been at<br />

the forefront of the <strong>DOST</strong>-wide policy<br />

advocacy of the Tech Transfer law since<br />

its inception in 2006.<br />

Noel Catibog, PCARRD’s IP focal<br />

person, served as resource person during<br />

the IRR deliberation.<br />

At present, <strong>DOST</strong> and IPO are<br />

coordinating with the Department of<br />

Trade and Industry to come up with<br />

separate guidelines on IP valuation,<br />

commercialization, and information<br />

sharing. Alongside, the <strong>DOST</strong> Policy and<br />

IEC Groups are also preparing for the<br />

information dissemination campaign to<br />

promote the IRR among stakeholders.<br />

(Eduardo A. Genciagan, Jr.)<br />

▼ Penaso ... (from page 9)<br />

– Philippines (2008 and 2010), and<br />

Bukidnon State University (2010).<br />

The inspiration definitely runs deep<br />

and further deepens especially with the<br />

love of his wife, Abigail Noemis T. Tecson,<br />

and his children, Abelianne Princess Gayl,<br />

Allyson Kate Philamer, and Allister Xzyr<br />

Riemann.<br />

The PCARRD MONITOR is the newsletter of PCARRD-<strong>DOST</strong>, Los Baños, Laguna,<br />

Philippines. It highlights policy issues, developments, and breakthroughs pertaining<br />

to Philippine agriculture and natural resources research and development efforts.<br />

Manuscripts, particularly from members of the national research system, are welcome<br />

and will be considered for publication. The views of the authors do not necessarily<br />

reflect those of PCARRD.<br />

Editors .............................................................................. Joel Eneristo A. Joven<br />

Paul Jersey G. Leron<br />

Editorial Assistants ...................................................... Carmelita B. Alamban<br />

Marina T. de Ramos<br />

Layout Artist ..................................................................... Paul Jersey G. Leron<br />

Photographers.............................................................................Victor V. Oro<br />

Paul Jersey G. Leron<br />

Editorial Advisers........................................................Dr. Patricio S. Faylon<br />

Dir. Richard M. Juanillo<br />

Dr. Lily Ann D. Lando<br />

Re-entered as second-class mail matter at the Los Baños Post Office on 10 February<br />

2010, Permit No. 2010-08.<br />

PCARRD-<strong>DOST</strong><br />

Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines 4030<br />

Tel. Nos. (63-049)536-0014, 536-0015, 536-0017 to 536-0020; 536-5907;<br />

536-2330; 536-2305; 536-2383; 536-1956; 536-6980<br />

Fax Nos. (63-049)536-0016; 536-7922<br />

E-mail: pcarrd@pcarrd.dost.gov.ph • Website:http://www.pcarrd.dost.gov.ph<br />

16 October–December 2010

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