Section 20Sec./Art. 20

Establishment of Research Centers. -In order to effectively carry out its mandate, there are hereby established the following research facilities:

(a)Fisheries and Aquamarine Resources Research Center shall primarily focus on the creation of knowledge and technologies that will contribute to the responsible use as well as the protection of the aquamarine resources;

(b)Forest Advancement and Resources Management Research Center shall focus on the protection and preservation, as well as the creation of research-based policies for the preservation, of local flora and other forest resources;

(c)UIP Center for Rural Health Research, Reform and Policy shall primarily focus on the creation of knowledge, policies, innovation, and technologies that will redound to the health benefits of the local, national, and global communities;

(d)Animal Research Center shall focus on the generation of knowledge and adoption of technologies that will promote an effective generation and management of veterinary resources;

(e) Tobaccoand Agricultural Research Center shall primarily focus on the generation of knowledge and adoption of technologies that shall enhance the tobacco industry, and the agriculture industry as a whole, that will redound to the benefit of the tobacco growers and the farmers in general;

(f)Indigenous People Education Research Center shall focus on the preservation and protection of indigenous peoples and communities by undertaking studies and activities towards this end; and

(g)Public Administration and Governance Policy Research Center shall primarily on the generation of knowledge and the creation of policies to improve the public service sector of the society.

Whenever necessary, the University shall create consortia to promote a wider scope of operation and ensure a bigger community of beneficiaries of the research center herein created.