Mr. Lim is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the SL Agritech Corp. (SLAC), the leading research development and production of superior hybrid rice in the country.
He will address the 415 graduating University students at the Sofia Soller Sinco Hall at 3 p.m., which will be covered live on SkyCable and Fil Products Cable TV.
This year’s batch has one Magna Cum Laude in the person of Christopher Marco, from the College of Business Administration’s B.S. Accountancy program.
There are also 14 Cum Laudes this year. They are Michael John Sola, Lynn Francine Batalan, Raymark Anthony Saloria, Merazil Gabutero, Cristine May Delan, Je-Ann Carias, Margie Lorejo, Leigh Ann Torres, Jemarie Murallo, Hyagrace Tolero, Radhiya Ababon, Pureza Nema Catalonia and Jela Mae Tanilon.
Mr. Lim’s address is expected to touch on modern trends in business and agriculture.
With farmers getting as much as 12 tons per hectare with SLAC’s hybrid rice variety SL8H, agriculture experts see the country gaining self-sufficiency in rice by 2013.
The government has a goal of expanding hybrid rice coverage of 500,000 to 700,000 hectares by 2013 from the current coverage of 375,000 hectares.
