SEARCA honors 5 outstanding Filipino alumni

A Filipino United Nations global manager and a Filipino microfinance program founder are among five Filipinos topping the list of 10 oustanding scholarship alumni of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), the multinational research organization announced.

Dr. Delfin J. Ganapin, global manager of the United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP) Global Environment Facility-Small Grants Program (GEF-SGP), and Dr. Generoso G. Octavio, who founded microfinance program Ahon sa Hirap Inc (ASHI) were the top awardees.