Dr. Vivencio R. Mamaril, director of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) emphasized the bureau’s critical role as the national research for development (R4D) coordinating agency of DA in not just making research happen but also putting these researches in a farm-level application.
This he stated during the conducted DA-BAR Annual Review and Planning Workshop on 7-8 January 2021 in Diliman, Quezon City to assess past strategies and formulate action plans under a new management.
So, to ensure continuous operation amidst current health crisis, Director Mamaril discussed salient points to consider which include continuous monitoring and implementation of R4D projects, judicious fund utilization, transition of the bureau into the three-divisional set-up, and aligning the bureau’s goals and activities to the Agriculture Secretary’s One DA approach.
With this, Director Mamaril, also acknowledged the staff bureau for their relentless efforts and support to the activities and programs of DA-BAR.
Furthermore, to supplement the director’s orders and keep the bureau abreast of the Secretary’s directives and thrusts, DA-BAR assistant director Joell Lales gave an overview of the One DA Approach and the 3R Framework. He included the discussion on what the bureau can consider during the preparation for the New Normal R4D Agenda.
Updates and upcoming initiatives for the 2021 first quarter were also laid out by the bureau’s division and unit heads: Raymond Patrick Cabrera for Research Program Development Division; Anthony Obligado for Research Coordination Division; Salvacion Ritual for the Knowledge Management and Information Systems Division; Judith Maghanoy for the Budget Unit; and Roberto Quing Jr. for the Accounting Unit.