Press Secretary Trixie Cruz- Angeles confirmed on Friday, Aug.12, the appointment of Renato Umali Solidum Jr. as the new secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
“He is a geologist who has worked with Phivolcs and is currently Undersecretary of the DOST for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation,” Angeles said in a statement.
KAPAPASOK NA BALITA: Kinumpirma ni Press Secretary Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles ang pagkatalaga kay Renato Umali Solidum Jr. bilang bagong kalihim ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
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Solidum served as the director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. –KC/ag
