{"id":1710,"date":"2025-10-09T09:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T01:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T14:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T06:46:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/?page_id=1710","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1710\" class=\"elementor elementor-1710\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-638abd6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"638abd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440bc1d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"440bc1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Executive Summary<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f19dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0f19dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#organization_section\" id=\"organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Organization<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d6504 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">At the initiative and leadership of DOST Secretary Fortunato T. de la Pena and as commissioned by the Department of Science and Technology, PAGTANAW 2050 which literally translates to \u201clooking ahead\u201d is the first inter-disciplinal and trans-disciplinal project on Philippine-focused Science, Technology, and Innovation (ST&amp;I) Foresight and Strategic Plan. The main goal of the Foresight document is to chart a strategic path by anticipating the factors that will influence the development of the Philippines\u2019 scientific capital in the years leading up to 2050. It is meant to serve as a planning device towards achieving concrete goals and designing strategic plans that shall transcend political periods whilst aiming for inclusive growth, sustainability, and competitiveness in STI. The document also suggests significant drivers of change and provides insights and reflections on plausible STI development paths that will impact on the aspirations of the Filipino people and development of the nation towards 2050.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63cd838 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63cd838\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"executive_summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa00078 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa00078\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f9cb3 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cefa061 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cefa061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ORGANIZATION<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086b400 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"086b400\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c06a7ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c06a7ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The DOST ST&amp;I Foresight Development Program<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e049255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e049255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The general objective of this endeavor is to strengthen the ST&amp;I Foresight within and beyond DOST through the operationalization of PAGTANAW 2050, the Philippine ST&amp;I Foresight toward a future-oriented S&amp;T innovation system. Specifically, this program aims to develop the PAGTANAW 2050 indicators; integrate the PAGTANAW 2050 into the DOST Foresight Framework; develop the Philippine ST&amp;I Foresight Training Series; and mainstream PAGTANAW 2050 through the development of a strategic communication plan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b58718 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b58718\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"organization_section\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d48c357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d48c357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PAGTANAW-2050-Organizational-Chart-Updated-Design-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2290\" alt=\"pagtanaw 2050 organizational chart (updated design)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PAGTANAW-2050-Organizational-Chart-Updated-Design-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PAGTANAW-2050-Organizational-Chart-Updated-Design-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PAGTANAW-2050-Organizational-Chart-Updated-Design-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PAGTANAW-2050-Organizational-Chart-Updated-Design-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PAGTANAW-2050-Organizational-Chart-Updated-Design-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PAGTANAW-2050-Organizational-Chart-Updated-Design-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34359a8 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34359a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633e376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"633e376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UPDATING OF THE PAGTANAW 2050: THE PHILIPPINE ST&amp;I FORESIGHT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d2503b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d2503b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This project focuses on updating and \u00a0enhancing the PAGTANAW 2050 foresight document by 2027, incorporating diverse insights, best practices, and critical analyses to strengthen its relevance and effectiveness as a roadmap for Philippine ST&amp;I in addressing future challenges. <br \/><br \/>As part of the initial phase, NAST PHL invited various organizations within the scientific community with the expertise and capacity to conduct an external review. This review aims to provide an independent and comprehensive assessment to guide the enhancement of PAGTANAW 2050 and ensure its continued relevance in realizing the aspirations of the Filipino people for a prosperous, archipelagic, maritime nation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cefaf8f e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cefaf8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ff571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88ff571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GAA-Project-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4297\" alt=\"gaa project\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GAA-Project-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GAA-Project-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GAA-Project-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GAA-Project-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GAA-Project.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61101e3 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61101e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5900990 elementor-widget__width-inherit e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"5900990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"93325712\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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Gregorio profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_6cfe041_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcademician Glenn B. Gregorio\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Member, Agricultural Sciences Division, NAST PHL<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-6cfe041\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_6cfe041_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gregorio-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4152\" alt=\"gregorio\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gregorio-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gregorio-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gregorio-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gregorio-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gregorio-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gregorio-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Academician Glenn B. Gregorio<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcademician Gregorio is a distinguished agricultural innovator renowned for developing over 15 climate-resilient rice varieties through pioneering genetics and for championing agricultural transformation by fostering a new generation of scientists as the former Director of SEARCA.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828d934 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"828d934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4154\" alt=\"juanillo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Dr. Napoleon K. Juanillo Jr. profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_828d934_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Napoleon K. Juanillo Jr.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Assistant Secretary, Technology Transfer, Communications, and Commercialization Unit, DOST<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-828d934\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_828d934_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4154\" alt=\"juanillo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dr. Napoleon K. Juanillo Jr.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Secretary Juanillo is a distinguished innovation leader who has shaped the Philippines' national technology and competitiveness agenda through high-level government roles at the DOST and DTI, his entrepreneurial founding of The Institutes for Research, Innovation and Scholarship (The IRIS), and his key advisory role in crafting the Philippine Development Plan.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74180e3 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"74180e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ninaliza-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4666\" alt=\"ninaliza (1)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ninaliza-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ninaliza-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ninaliza-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ninaliza-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ninaliza-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Engr. Ni\u00f1aliza H. Escorial profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_74180e3_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngr. Ni\u00f1aliza H. Escorial\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Executive Director, <br>DOST-PCIEERD<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-74180e3\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_74180e3_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ninaliza-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4666\" alt=\"ninaliza (1)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ninaliza-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ninaliza-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ninaliza-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ninaliza-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ninaliza-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Engr. Ni\u00f1aliza H. Escorial<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngr. Escorial is one of the longest-serving employees of DOST-PCIEERD, being the Division Chief of the Industrial Technology Development Division (ITDD) since 2010.\n\nShe was involved in the conceptualization of DOST Philippines\u2019 high-impact projects like One Lab, Food Innovation Center, Smart Food Value Chain, and researchers on packaging and metrology.\nA registered chemical engineer, she holds a Master\u2019s degree in Chemical Engineering from Dela Salle University and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Santo Tomas.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213a9e7 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"213a9e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pedraza-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4156\" alt=\"pedraza\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pedraza-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pedraza-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pedraza-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pedraza-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pedraza-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pedraza-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Dir. Cezar R. Pedraza profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_213a9e7_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDir. Cezar R. Pedraza\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Chief Information Officer and Head of Planning, DOST<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-213a9e7\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_213a9e7_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pedraza-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4156\" alt=\"pedraza\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pedraza-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pedraza-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pedraza-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pedraza-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pedraza-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pedraza-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dir. Cezar R. Pedraza<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs the Chief Information Officer and Head of Planning for the DOST, Director Pedraza is a key architect of the country's innovation ecosystem who drives national technological advancement by applying decades of IT and agile project management expertise while shaping technology policy through his involvement in over 80 government technical working groups.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf797a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"fbf797a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ancog-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4158\" alt=\"ancog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ancog-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ancog-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ancog-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ancog-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ancog-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ancog-1-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Dr. Rico C. Ancog profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_fbf797a_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Rico C. Ancog\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">2019, Outstanding Young Scientist\nDeputy Director for Administration, SEARCA<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-fbf797a\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_fbf797a_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ancog-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4158\" alt=\"ancog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ancog-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ancog-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ancog-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ancog-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ancog-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ancog-1-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dr. Rico C. Ancog<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs an Outstanding Young Scientist and Dean of the UPLB School of Environmental Science and Management, Dr. Ancog is a leader in environmental innovation, instrumental in creating pioneering national frameworks for valuing natural resources and integrating climate change adaptation into the government's high-level project evaluation system.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-933257122\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-933257122\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-714363f e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"714363f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76fdb1 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c76fdb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05c3bb6 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"05c3bb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Azanza-2-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4273\" alt=\"azanza (2)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Azanza-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Azanza-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Azanza-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Azanza-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Azanza-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Academician Rhodora V. Azanza profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_05c3bb6_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcademician Rhodora V. Azanza\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Member, Biological Sciences Division, NAST PHL<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-05c3bb6\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_05c3bb6_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Azanza-2-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4273\" alt=\"azanza (2)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Azanza-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Azanza-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Azanza-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Azanza-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Azanza-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Academician Rhodora V. Azanza<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA pioneering marine scientist, Academician Azanza drives innovation by leading the development of the UNESCO-backed HABSEA digital platform, advancing seaweed farming technologies, and championing the strategic development of the Philippine Blue Economy.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-857a368 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"857a368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Padolina-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4162\" alt=\"padolina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Padolina-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Padolina-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Padolina-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Padolina-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Padolina-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Padolina-1-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Academician William G. Padolina profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_857a368_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcademician William G. Padolina\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Member, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division, NAST PHL<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-857a368\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_857a368_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Padolina-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4162\" alt=\"padolina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Padolina-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Padolina-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Padolina-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Padolina-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Padolina-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Padolina-1-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Academician William G. Padolina<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPivotal in shaping the Philippines' national innovation agenda as the former DOST Secretary, Academician Padolina has dedicated his career to innovation by creating novel derivatives from coconut and medicinal plants and pioneering the conversion of agricultural waste into valuable resources like biogas.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf7813 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"1cf7813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Montoya-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4163\" alt=\"montoya\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Montoya-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Montoya-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Montoya-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Montoya-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Montoya-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Montoya-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Academician Jaime C. Montoya profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_1cf7813_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcademician Jaime C. Montoya\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Member, Health Sciences Division, NAST PHL<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-1cf7813\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_1cf7813_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Montoya-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4163\" alt=\"montoya\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Montoya-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Montoya-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Montoya-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Montoya-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Montoya-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Montoya-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Academician Jaime C. Montoya<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs a chief architect of the Philippines' health innovation landscape, Academician Montoya leads the development of novel health solutions in his roles as Executive Director of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) and President of NAST PHL, a capacity recognized globally by his UN appointment to co-author the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d3da8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"68d3da8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4240\" alt=\"dela pena\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Academician Fortunato T. de la Pe\u00f1a profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_68d3da8_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcademician Fortunato T. de la Pe\u00f1a\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Member, Engineering Sciences and Technology Division, <br>NAST PHL<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-68d3da8\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_68d3da8_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4240\" alt=\"dela pena\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Academician Fortunato T. de la Pe\u00f1a<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcademician de la Pe\u00f1a is recognized for his significant contributions to the field of engineering and the development of science and technology in the country. As a former DOST Secretary, he organized various projects and strategies such as the formulation of the National Science and Technology Plan, setting up of nine (9) new campuses of the Philippine Science High School to complete the mandated sixteen (16) regional campuses, and the creation of an S&amp;T Foresight Document \u2013 The PAGTANAW 2050. The Philippine Global Innovation Index reached its peak rank during his term as DOST Secretary \u2013 getting a rank of 50th out of 131 countries.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-933257123\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-933257123\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-f1baee4 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1baee4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faad1f3 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"faad1f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0b43b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"2d0b43b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4154\" alt=\"juanillo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Dr. Napoleon K. Juanillo Jr. profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_2d0b43b_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Napoleon K. Juanillo Jr.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Assistant Secretary, Technology Transfer, Communications, and Commercialization Unit, DOST<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-2d0b43b\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_2d0b43b_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4154\" alt=\"juanillo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Juanillo-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dr. Napoleon K. Juanillo Jr.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Secretary Juanillo is a distinguished innovation leader who has shaped the Philippines' national technology and competitiveness agenda through high-level government roles at the DOST and DTI, his entrepreneurial founding of The Institutes for Research, Innovation and Scholarship (The IRIS), and his key advisory role in crafting the Philippine Development Plan.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8d4a0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"0e8d4a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahagun-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4164\" alt=\"sahagun\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahagun-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahagun-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahagun-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahagun-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahagun-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahagun-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Undersecretary Maridon O. Sahagun profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_0e8d4a0_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUndersecretary Maridon O. Sahagun\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Undersecretary, Scientific and Technical Services, DOST<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-0e8d4a0\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_0e8d4a0_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahagun-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4164\" alt=\"sahagun\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahagun-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahagun-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahagun-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahagun-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahagun-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahagun-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Undersecretary Maridon O. Sahagun<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs a key architect of the Philippines' science, technology, and innovation ecosystem, DOST Undersecretary Sahagun leverages her 30-year career to drive technological advancement by formulating national strategic plans, managing S&amp;T grants, and strengthening the country's innovation infrastructure and human resources.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8dbe1 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"2a8dbe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebora-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4166\" alt=\"ebora\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebora-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebora-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebora-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebora-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebora-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebora-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_2a8dbe1_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Reynaldo V. Ebora\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Executive Director, <br>DOST-PCAARRD<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-2a8dbe1\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_2a8dbe1_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebora-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4166\" alt=\"ebora\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebora-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebora-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebora-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebora-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebora-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebora-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA key figure in translating Philippine research into tangible solutions, Dr. Ebora is a distinguished science and technology leader who successfully commercialized widely adopted innovations like the Bio N\u2122 and Mykovam\u2122 biofertilizers and developed his own patented diagnostic technologies.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5e193 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"9c5e193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Santos-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4167\" alt=\"santos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Santos-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Santos-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Santos-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Santos-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Santos-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Santos-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Academician Mudjekeewis D. Santos profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_9c5e193_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcademician Mudjekeewis D. Santos\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Member, Agricultural Sciences Division, NAST PHL<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-9c5e193\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_9c5e193_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Santos-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4167\" alt=\"santos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Santos-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Santos-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Santos-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Santos-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Santos-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Santos-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Academician Mudjekeewis D. Santos<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs the Philippines' first and only Career Scientist 5, Academician Santos is a trailblazing marine scientist who innovatively uses genetics and molecular tools to translate cutting-edge research into the scientific foundation for policies and practical solutions for the sustainable management of aquatic resources.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-933257124\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-933257124\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-b2f931e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2f931e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368bc28 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"368bc28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d73b6 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"33d73b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LESD-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4190\" alt=\"lesd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LESD-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LESD-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LESD-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LESD-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LESD-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LESD-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Dir. Luningning E. Samarita-Domingo profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_33d73b6_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDir. Luningning E. Samarita-Domingo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Director, NAST PHL<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-33d73b6\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_33d73b6_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LESD-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4190\" alt=\"lesd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LESD-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LESD-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LESD-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LESD-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LESD-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LESD-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dir. Luningning E. Samarita-Domingo<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs the long-serving Director of the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) since 1994, Dir. Samarita-Domingo is a key and steadfast figure in the nation's scientific community. She is a distinguished Career Executive Service Officer (CESO III) whose leadership is built on a strong foundation in communication, holding both bachelor's and master's degrees in the field from the University of the Philippines.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613c7c8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"613c7c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DOST_STII_LOGO-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4500\" alt=\"dost stii logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DOST_STII_LOGO-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DOST_STII_LOGO-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DOST_STII_LOGO-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DOST_STII_LOGO-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DOST_STII_LOGO-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DOST_STII_LOGO-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View DOST-STII Director profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_613c7c8_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDOST-STII Director\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-613c7c8\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_613c7c8_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DOST_STII_LOGO-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4500\" alt=\"dost stii logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DOST_STII_LOGO-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DOST_STII_LOGO-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DOST_STII_LOGO-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DOST_STII_LOGO-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DOST_STII_LOGO-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DOST_STII_LOGO-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">DOST-STII Director<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnsures that the project cascades the information and messages contained within the PAGTANAW 2050 vision and integrates them into the communication plan of STII and the larger strategic plan of DOST.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1191fe2 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"1191fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cristobal-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4170\" alt=\"cristobal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cristobal-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cristobal-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cristobal-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cristobal-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cristobal-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cristobal-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Dr. Ruby Roan-Cristobal profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_1191fe2_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Ruby Roan-Cristobal\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Project Staff Level 3<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Radio Anchor and Executive Producer, DZRH Radyo Henyo<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-1191fe2\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_1191fe2_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cristobal-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4170\" alt=\"cristobal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cristobal-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cristobal-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cristobal-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cristobal-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cristobal-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cristobal-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dr. Ruby Roan-Cristobal<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Project Staff Level 3<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA key innovator in science communication, Dr. Roan-Cristobal pioneers the use of multimedia platforms to make science and technology widely accessible, while also crafting strategic communication plans for organizations and championing STEM promotion to cultivate the next generation of Filipino innovators.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-933257125\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-933257125\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-940fead e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"940fead\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7683e7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7683e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1372a0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"f1372a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"style-circle ekit-team-img-fit\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-card elementor-animation-sink ekit-team-img ekit-team-style-overlay_circle text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4240\" alt=\"dela pena\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hover-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Academician Fortunato T. de la Pe\u00f1a profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_f1372a0_1710\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcademician Fortunato T. de la Pe\u00f1a\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Member, Engineering Sciences and Technology Division, <br>NAST PHL<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-f1372a0\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_f1372a0_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4240\" alt=\"dela pena\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dela-pena.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Academician Fortunato T. de la Pe\u00f1a<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcademician de la Pe\u00f1a is recognized for his significant contributions to the field of engineering and the development of science and technology in the country. As a former DOST Secretary, he organized various projects and strategies such as the formulation of the National Science and Technology Plan, setting up of nine (9) new campuses of the Philippine Science High School to complete the mandated sixteen (16) regional campuses, and the creation of an S&amp;T Foresight Document \u2013 The PAGTANAW 2050. 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Suralta\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Member, Agricultural Sciences Division, NAST PHL<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-639966c\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_639966c_1710\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/suralta-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4241\" alt=\"suralta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/suralta-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/suralta-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/suralta-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/suralta-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/suralta.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Academician Roel R. Suralta<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Co-Project Leader<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcademician de la Pe\u00f1a is recognized for his significant contributions to the field of engineering and the development of science and technology in the country. As a former DOST Secretary, he organized various projects and strategies such as the formulation of the National Science and Technology Plan, setting up of nine (9) new campuses of the Philippine Science High School to complete the mandated sixteen (16) regional campuses, and the creation of an S&amp;T Foresight Document \u2013 The PAGTANAW 2050. The Philippine Global Innovation Index reached its peak rank during his term as DOST Secretary \u2013 getting a rank of 50th out of 131 countries.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc53377 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc53377\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ca465c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ca465c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PAGTANAW 2050 MILESTONE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f028b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6f028b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"milestone_section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31657d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31657d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/History-Timeline-v3-1536x864.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-4510\" alt=\"history timeline v3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/History-Timeline-v3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/History-Timeline-v3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/History-Timeline-v3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/History-Timeline-v3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/pagtanaw2050.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/History-Timeline-v3-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\"  title=\"About\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Summary Organization Milestone EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At the initiative and leadership of DOST Secretary Fortunato T. de la Pena and as commissioned by the Department of Science and Technology, PAGTANAW 2050 which literally translates to \u201clooking ahead\u201d is the first inter-disciplinal and trans-disciplinal project on Philippine-focused Science, Technology, and Innovation (ST&amp;I) Foresight and Strategic Plan. The main goal of the Foresight document is to chart a strategic path by anticipating the factors that will influence the development of the Philippines\u2019 scientific capital in the years leading up to 2050. It is meant to serve as a planning device towards achieving concrete goals and designing strategic plans that shall transcend political periods whilst aiming for inclusive growth, sustainability, and competitiveness in STI. The document also suggests significant drivers of change and provides insights and reflections on plausible STI development paths that will impact on the aspirations of the Filipino people and development of the nation towards 2050. PAGTANAW 2050 Download ORGANIZATION The DOST ST&amp;I Foresight Development Program The general objective of this endeavor is to strengthen the ST&amp;I Foresight within and beyond DOST through the operationalization of PAGTANAW 2050, the Philippine ST&amp;I Foresight toward a future-oriented S&amp;T innovation system. Specifically, this program aims to develop the PAGTANAW 2050 indicators; integrate the PAGTANAW 2050 into the DOST Foresight Framework; develop the Philippine ST&amp;I Foresight Training Series; and mainstream PAGTANAW 2050 through the development of a strategic communication plan. UPDATING OF THE PAGTANAW 2050: THE PHILIPPINE ST&amp;I FORESIGHT This project focuses on updating and \u00a0enhancing the PAGTANAW 2050 foresight document by 2027, incorporating diverse insights, best practices, and critical analyses to strengthen its relevance and effectiveness as a roadmap for Philippine ST&amp;I in addressing future challenges. As part of the initial phase, NAST PHL invited various organizations within the scientific community with the expertise and capacity to conduct an external review. This review aims to provide an independent and comprehensive assessment to guide the enhancement of PAGTANAW 2050 and ensure its continued relevance in realizing the aspirations of the Filipino people for a prosperous, archipelagic, maritime nation. Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4 Updating of the PAGTANAW 2050 Academician Glenn B. Gregorio Project Leader Member, Agricultural Sciences Division, NAST PHL Academician Glenn B. Gregorio Project Leader Academician Gregorio is a distinguished agricultural innovator renowned for developing over 15 climate-resilient rice varieties through pioneering genetics and for championing agricultural transformation by fostering a new generation of scientists as the former Director of SEARCA. Dr. Napoleon K. Juanillo Jr. Co-Project Leader Assistant Secretary, Technology Transfer, Communications, and Commercialization Unit, DOST Dr. Napoleon K. Juanillo Jr. Co-Project Leader Assistant Secretary Juanillo is a distinguished innovation leader who has shaped the Philippines&#8217; national technology and competitiveness agenda through high-level government roles at the DOST and DTI, his entrepreneurial founding of The Institutes for Research, Innovation and Scholarship (The IRIS), and his key advisory role in crafting the Philippine Development Plan. Engr. Ni\u00f1aliza H. Escorial Co-Project Leader Executive Director, DOST-PCIEERD Engr. Ni\u00f1aliza H. Escorial Co-Project Leader Engr. Escorial is one of the longest-serving employees of DOST-PCIEERD, being the Division Chief of the Industrial Technology Development Division (ITDD) since 2010. She was involved in the conceptualization of DOST Philippines\u2019 high-impact projects like One Lab, Food Innovation Center, Smart Food Value Chain, and researchers on packaging and metrology. A registered chemical engineer, she holds a Master\u2019s degree in Chemical Engineering from Dela Salle University and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Santo Tomas. Dir. Cezar R. Pedraza Co-Project Leader Chief Information Officer and Head of Planning, DOST Dir. Cezar R. Pedraza Co-Project Leader As the Chief Information Officer and Head of Planning for the DOST, Director Pedraza is a key architect of the country&#8217;s innovation ecosystem who drives national technological advancement by applying decades of IT and agile project management expertise while shaping technology policy through his involvement in over 80 government technical working groups. Dr. Rico C. Ancog Co-Project Leader 2019, Outstanding Young Scientist Deputy Director for Administration, SEARCA Dr. Rico C. Ancog Co-Project Leader As an Outstanding Young Scientist and Dean of the UPLB School of Environmental Science and Management, Dr. Ancog is a leader in environmental innovation, instrumental in creating pioneering national frameworks for valuing natural resources and integrating climate change adaptation into the government&#8217;s high-level project evaluation system. Academician Rhodora V. Azanza Project Leader Member, Biological Sciences Division, NAST PHL Academician Rhodora V. Azanza Project Leader A pioneering marine scientist, Academician Azanza drives innovation by leading the development of the UNESCO-backed HABSEA digital platform, advancing seaweed farming technologies, and championing the strategic development of the Philippine Blue Economy. Academician William G. Padolina Co-Project Leader Member, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division, NAST PHL Academician William G. Padolina Co-Project Leader Pivotal in shaping the Philippines&#8217; national innovation agenda as the former DOST Secretary, Academician Padolina has dedicated his career to innovation by creating novel derivatives from coconut and medicinal plants and pioneering the conversion of agricultural waste into valuable resources like biogas. Academician Jaime C. Montoya Co-Project Leader Member, Health Sciences Division, NAST PHL Academician Jaime C. Montoya Co-Project Leader As a chief architect of the Philippines&#8217; health innovation landscape, Academician Montoya leads the development of novel health solutions in his roles as Executive Director of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) and President of NAST PHL, a capacity recognized globally by his UN appointment to co-author the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report. Academician Fortunato T. de la Pe\u00f1a Co-Project Leader Member, Engineering Sciences and Technology Division, NAST PHL Academician Fortunato T. de la Pe\u00f1a Co-Project Leader Academician de la Pe\u00f1a is recognized for his significant contributions to the field of engineering and the development of science and technology in the country. 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