The Philippine-Sino Center for Agricultural Technology (PhilSCAT), together with other organizations dealing with rice crop (like PhilRice, CLSU, ATI, GMA-Rice Program, etc) participated actively in the SL Agritech Corporation' s Search for Highest Yielder among SL-8H farmers. PhilSCAT, during the Awarding Ceremonies held in NE Convention Center, Palayan City (Nueva Ecija) on May 28, 2009, was represented by the Center's Technology and Product Promotion Division (TPPD) staff Dr. J. Falla, Ms. R. Bumanlag and Ms. L. Barroga.SL-8H is one of the many hybrid rice variety commercially available in the Philippines developed and promoted by the private organization SL Agritech. Most government-develope d hybrid varieties were nicknamed "Meztizo's".VIP's spotted during the ceremonies include the Philippine rice czar Dr. Santiago Obien, GMA-Rice Director Dr. Frisco Malabanan, DA-RFU III Director Dr. Redentor Gatus, NE-PA Serafin Santos, and many more. Members of the SL Agritech Corporation were also in attendance led by its Chairman and CEO Mr. Henry Lim. This Awarding Ceremonies of the "Search for Hybrid Rice highest Yielder" coincided with the "Mass Graduation of Palaycheck Field Schools" of Nueva Ecija. The occasion also served as a promo-fair for SL-8H hoping to neutralize the negative feedbacks about it which spread sometime in February 2009 due to the alleged "pre-mature" booting brought about by cold spell during the seed production.Testimonies of the winners as to how they attained 200 -300 bags per hectare highlighted the Ceremonies. They received handsome prizes in cash and in kind. Similarly, concerned municipal agriculturists and technicians were recognized during this occasion. The LGU-Nueva Ecija Office of the Provincial Agriculturist hosted this event. (30)
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