H.E. Sec. Fortunato dela Pena

H.E. Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña is the Secretary of Science and Technology at the Department of Science and Technology in the Philippines. Before he assumed leadership of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), he was the Undersecretary for Science and Technology Services from 2001 to 2014. Except for his brief retirement from 2014 to 2016, he has been with the department since 1982. De la Peña has also served as the president of the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (PhilAAST) and is also a former chairman of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development.