THE University of the Philippines League of Agricultural Biotechnology Students (UP LABS) held a career orientation early this week for senior high-school students to inspire them in pursuing BS Agricultural Biotechnology in college, and share to them how biotechnologists act as agents in the improvement of agriculture in the Philippines and alleviate the farmers’ lives.
The event was held at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños, Laguna. Among the speakers were Dr. Violeta Villegas, a senior scientist and coordinator of the Goden Rice Porject at IRRI; Tony Lambino, head of communication of IRRI; and Rosalie Ellasus, a municipal councilor of San Jacinto, Pangasinan, and a biotech corn farmer.