(DOST XI Regional Director Dr. Anthony Sales with this author)
(DOST Secretary Mario G. Montejo)
Department of Science and Technology Secretary Mario G. Montejo together with the Undersecretary for Regional Operations Carol M. Yorobe and the Regional Director Dr. Anthony C. Sales visited the University of the Philippines Mindanao Sago Palm Biotechnology Laboratory Facilities and Research Program in Tugbok District, Mintal, Davao City.
The DOST Central Office provided funds in the amount of about PHP 23 million for the UP Mindanao Biotechnolgy Program.
Sago palm is the current focus of the UP Mindanao program and is indigenous to Mindanao and some of the Visayan islands and the harvestable logs are unutilized.
The Secretary is affirmative of the programs and initiatives of UP Mindanao.
