DuPont Philippines supports Family Farm School in Dagatan & Batangas
26 Jul '05
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Science company DuPont's Ramon Abadilla, managing director, DuPont Philippines, was a guest speaker at the recent commencement exercises for the Family Farm School in Dagatan and Balete Batangas, Philippines.
The Family Farm School was established to support the education of the children of less-privileged farmers. It is a unique agricultural school concept where students spend a week in a classroom and two weeks on the farm.
As part of the DuPont commitment to the communities in which they operate, DuPont Philippines granted six children a three-year secondary scholarship.
Ramon said, "They will secure the future of the Filipino people through research and development excellence in agriculture. They need to put science to work to support the growing food demand."
DuPont has long recognized the importance of the Asia-Pacific region. In the Philippines, DuPont established its office in 1973. Since then, DuPont Philippines has continued to grow by offering wide range of high quality products and creating customer solutions into the local marketplace.
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