BATANGAS CITY: Dr. Tirso Ronquillo, president of Batangas State University (BatStateU), The Philippines' National Engineering University, has pledged to be at the forefront of driving innovation as he officially took oath as an executive member- academe representative of the National Innovation Council (NIC) in accordance with R.A. No. 11293, the Philippine Innovation Act.

The oath was officiated by National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Ronquillo's formal assumption of the role. The oath-taking ceremony took place on July 6 at BatStateU's innovation hub, the Knowledge, Innovation, Science and Technology (KIST) Park Center, in the STEER Hub Building at BatStateU Alangilan.