8 Filipino biotech champions awarded
BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO
LAGUNA (December 23)—Eight Filipino experts were recognized earlier this month for advancing biotechnology in the Philippines.
For 2020, the awardees are Arthur Baria, Teresita Espino, Ma. Carmen Lagman and Mary Beth Maningas, while for 2021 they are Ramon Barba (posthumous), Glenn Gregorio, Juanito Rama (posthumous) and Alicia Ilaga, the Department of Agriculture-Biotechnology Program Office (DA-BPO) announced.
Baria's strong leadership was said to have paved the way for the commercialization of biotech corn in the country and the Asia-Pacific. He was also cited for the development of the Robusta coffee upstream value chain.
Espino's expertise in enzyme and monoclonal antibody technology, meanwhile, was said to have led to the development of technolo...