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The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) is the primary research arm of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) under the Department of Agriculture. Established by the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 (RA 8550), the institute is mandated to raise the yield and productivity of Philippine fisheries through cutting-edge research, technology development, and policy recommendations. By managing a network of specialized centers across the country, NFRDI focuses on ensuring food security, conserving aquatic biodiversity, and improving the socio-economic status of Filipino fisherfolk. Its work encompasses diverse fields, including aquaculture, capture fisheries, and post-harvest technology, translating scientific data into sustainable management practices for the nation's marine and inland water resources.

The Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI) serves as the lead agency for agricultural and fisheries extension services under the Department of Agriculture. It is responsible for training agricultural extension workers, farmers, and other stakeholders across the Philippines to ensure the effective transfer of modern farming technologies and sustainable practices. Through its nationwide network of training centers and its innovative e-Extension program, the ATI plays a pivotal role in professionalizing the agricultural sector and enhancing food security by empowering rural communities with the technical skills and leadership needed for a globally competitive industry.

De La Salle Araneta University is a private Catholic educational institution and the seventh member of the De La Salle Philippines system, distinguished as the only Lasallian school in the country specializing in agriculture, veterinary medicine, and food technology. Originally founded in 1946 as the Araneta Institute of Agriculture in Bulacan, it was later relocated to its current "green campus" in Malabon and officially integrated into the De La Salle network in 2002. Today, the university offers a comprehensive range of programs—from basic education and senior high school to specialized doctoral degrees—and maintains the Agrivet Sciences Institute in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, as a satellite campus and demonstration site for its agricultural research and sustainable food science initiatives. 

The Department of Education (DepEd) formulates, implements, and coordinates policies, plans, programs and projects in the areas of formal and non-formal basic education. It supervises all elementary and secondary education institutions, including alternative learning systems, both public and private; and provides for the establishment and maintenance of a complete, adequate, and integrated system of basic education relevant to the goals of national development.

The Department is mandated by RA 7638 (Department of Energy Act of 1992) to prepare, integrate, coordinate, supervise and control all plans, programs, projects and activities of the Government relative to energy exploration, development, utilization, distribution and conservation.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) shall be the primary policy, planning, coordinating, implementing, and administrative entity of the Executive Branch of the government that will plan, develop, and promote the national ICT development agenda. (RA 10844)

The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) is mandated to formulate and develop strategies, policies, plans, and programs for science and technology in health. As the national body responsible for funding, coordinating, and monitoring health research activities in the country, the DOST-PCHRD supported and implemented the Traditional Knowledge on Health Program (TK on Health) to document and preserve the traditional knowledge and healing practices of indigenous peoples and cultural communities in a digital library also known as the Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health (Philippine TKDL).

DOST-ASTI as one of the government’s focal agency for R&D in ICT and Microelectronics, has been mandated to undertake long-term researches to strengthen and modernize the Philippine’s science and technology infrastructure; conduct R&D work in the advanced fields of studies; and complement the overall endeavor in the scientific field with intensive activities in the computer and information technologies.

The Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), the principal research arm of the government in food and nutrition, is one of the research and development institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). It was created under Executive Order No. 128 signed on January 30, 1987. As such, the Institute is committed to pursue the goals and objectives of the National Science and Technology Plan (NSTP) and the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN).

The Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) was created in 1954 as the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) under the then Bureau of Forestry. It was located, as it is now, in the campus of the University of the Philippines Los Baños – College of Forestry and Natural Resources (UPLBCFNR). The Laboratory was established in response to the need for information and technology on the utilization of timber resources as well as non-wood forest products.