Senator Edgardo J. Angara has recommended the allocation of P50 million from the Commission on Higher Education's (CHED) proposed 2012 budget of P2.207 billion to support the immediate implementation of five innovation clusters. Angara, Chair of the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, made the proposal during the budget hearing of the CHED and the State Universities and Colleges (SUC's) yesterday.

Leaders and professionals focused on building an ecosystem of science and technology-based entrepreneurship and innovation for social and economic development in the Philippines. They also generate resources from US-based donors for non-profit organizations in the Philippines as part of their commitment to diaspora philanthropy.