THERE is a record-breaking increase in human and financial resources supporting research and development (R&D) from 2015 to 2018, a study by the Department of Science and Technology (DoST), the Philippine Statistics Authority and the University of the Philippines Los Baños showed.

DoST Assistant Secretary for Finance and Strategic Planning Maridon Sahagun reported that the number of R&D personnel has tripled, from a headcount of 25,000 in 2015 to 75,000 in 2018.

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