Inanglupa

MANILA, Philippines -  Former Agriculture Secretary Dr. William D. Dar (5th from left) leads the unveiling of a logo of ‘Inanglupa,’ a social movement which he founded, during its launch and media briefing last April 10, at the DA-Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), in Quezon City. Inanglupa advocates for an inclusive, science-based, climate-resilient and market-oriented Philippine agriculture by the year 2020 and beyond. Dar is serving his third and last five-year term as Director General of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), based in India. Joining him (from left) are: Zosimo Battad (chancellor, Univ. of the East Caloocan); Romeo Quilang (president, Cagayan State Univ.); William Medrano (vice president, Isabela State Univ.); Vicente Domingo (president, KAMMMPI; and vice president, Inanglupa); Fortunato Battad (Board of Agriculture chairman, PRC); Suhas P. Wani (ICRISAT); Samuel Contreras (DA-BSWM); Ching Natividad Caballero (UP Diliman); and Rosanna Mula (ICRISAT).