(FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said several new species were unearthed in Mindanao as part of the three-year biodiversity research project implemented by Central Mindanao University (CMU) and supported by the DOST-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD).
“We would also like to report that over in Davao Oriental, PCAARRD reported that their Biodiversity S&T (science and technology) program recently has yielded the discovery of several news species that were discovered as part of their project and these are mostly in Mount Hamiguitan, Davao Oriental,” he said during his weekly report on Friday, April 16.