18/05/2022
As an advocate of science, technology, and innovation, 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩. 𝐉𝐨𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐚 was officially presented with the first 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐄𝐒) 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on 17 May 2022 at The Marison Hotel, Legazpi City, Albay.
Among those present at the awarding ceremony are DOST Sec. Fortunato T. de la Peña, Usec. for Regional Operations Sancho A. Mabborang, Usec. for Scientific and Technological Services Renato U. Solidum, Jr., DLLO Dir. Lita Suerte-Felipe, and DOST-V RD Rommel R. Serrano.
"It is thus both an honor and irony for me to be an economist being honored by scientists, for if anything, it is we economists who should be honoring scientists," 2D Albay Rep. Salceda said.
