English: "So to me, hindi lang ito manifestation of support sa isang career official who worked his way up, but also a plea na maybe in 2023 as we monitor how they are doing, in 2024 we can really support a bigger budget for the DOST," he added.
Filipino: "So to me, hindi lang ito manifestation of support sa isang career official who worked his way up, but also a plea na maybe in 2023 as we monitor how they are doing, in 2024 we can really support a bigger budget for the DOST," dagdag pa niya.