National Research Council of the Philippines 71st Annual Meeting to Be Held at the Manila Hotel

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CREATED by Act No. 4120, passed on December 8, 1933, by the Ninth Philippine Legislature, the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) has been tasked to take charge of the promotion of science advancement through research.

In 1982, the NRCP saw a significant reorganization when the then National Science and Technology Authority (NSTA), by virtue of Executive Order No. 784, was directed to serve as a Sectoral Council to engage primarily in supporting research of a more basic and fundamental nature, in contrast to the applied research orientation of the other councils under the NSTA System.

In 1990, the NSTA was further reorganized and the original name of …