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SCIENCE Secretary Mario G. Montejo tours Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to the Department of Science and Technology Food (DOST) Innovation Center (FIC) at the Cagayan State University-Carig Campus Tuguegarao City recently. The visit was one of the activities during the Cagayan Valley leg of “Science Nation: Agham na Ramdam” in which de Lima was appointed as one of the science ambassadors of the region.
A hub of innovation and technical support services for the processed food industry, the FIC features a processing and packaging equipment, research and testing laboratory and technology information system. The facility also provides training, consultancy, packaging and labeling services. Science Nation: Agham na Ramdam is a DOST nationwide roadshow highlighting the department’s various programs.