Carrying the spirit of innovation and sustainability, 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗿. 𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗷𝗮, co-founder of GETIC and Associate Professor at the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, delivered an outstanding pitch at the 2025 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒖𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒚 30, 2025, 𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝒄𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒂 𝑯𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒍 𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒈, 𝑴𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒍𝒖𝒑𝒂 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚.

Representing USeP AGILab TBI’s spin-off incubatee, GETIC showcased its groundbreaking technology, 𝗖𝗢𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗔𝗞𝗔 – 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲, designed to address labor challenges in the Philippine coconut sector.

We are proud to share that GETIC received:

𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 – 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡
𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 – 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞r

This milestone would not have been possible without the generous financial support from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through a ₱2.2 million funding grant from October 2019 to September 2020, which enabled the development of this innovation.

We also extend our heartfelt appreciation to the brilliant team behind the project:

Dr. Roger C. Montepio, Vice President for Research, Development, and Extension

Engr. Ruel F. Tuyugon

Engr. Roland Bayron

Engr. Lourenze Karl Lanticse

Organized by the 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 – 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, this year’s congress, themed “𝗖𝗢𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘: 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆”, gathered the country’s top minds in coconut R&D.

This success is a testament to the power of research-driven innovation and the strength of university-industry collaboration.

To a more sustainable coconut industry—Mabuhay ang makabagong inobasyon mula sa Mindanao!

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