Department of Science and Technology(DOST)

March 7, 2022 Dear AMMIELOU GADUENA, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Mar 01, 2022 02:53:24 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Scientific Infrastructure Data. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of the information you requested In response to the data request of AIM via the FOI portal, below is the latest DOST 2018 data on R&D: (Answers underlined). TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON R&D = P 58,854 million BUSINESS R & D EXPENDITURE = P 32,604 million TOTAL R&D PERSONNEL NATIONWIDE, Fulltime Equivalent (FTE) = 45,270 TOTAL R&D PERSONNEL IN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE. Fulltime Equivalent (FTE) = 20,905 RESEARCHERS IN R&D, Fulltime Equivalent (FTE) = 18,518 Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary Fortunato T de la Peña at [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker FOI Receiving Officer