 We're here for the unveiling ceremony of the historical Marcus to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Rise Research Institute. Now, to start things off, for those of you not standing, if you'd like to be upstanding for the Philippine National Anthem. Fox, may I please introduce Dr. Robert Siegler, the Director-General of Erie for his welcome and opening remarks. Sophie, that's here today for this historic occasion, this unveiling of a historical marker presented by the National Historical Institute. I would like first to recognize our guests of honor, Mr. and Mrs. Patino Sarko. Guests of honor, please. Very early, we're supporters of Erie, Mr. Ludovico Padoy, Executive Director of the National Historic Institute. There you go, please. Mr. Hector Julia Nueva, the Postmaster in General and Chief. Welcome, please. Other guests from the Historical Society and the Philippine Postal Corporation, welcome as well. Especially our special guest from Korea, headed by Dr. Jisoo Kim, Director of Administrator of the World Development Administration of Korea, Dr. Chun, Director-General of the National Institute of Prop Sciences and their colleagues. And of course Dr. Elizabeth Woods, Chairman of Board of Trustees and the members of the Board of Trustees, the many Erie alumni who have come to witness this historic event, the Erie staff and of course all of our other guests. It is an honor for Erie to be recognized by the historical society of the Philippines. We have had a tremendous relationship with the government of the Philippines, with the University of the Philippines. And I note that I have made two serious errors in my recognitions here. First, I've neglected to recognize the President, Secretary Arthur Yap, former Secretary of Agriculture and Mayor César Pérez of Los Baños, a great colleague, friend and host. I hope I've recovered somewhat from my diplomatic and protocol error, which those of you who know me and Secretary Mondo Diaz. So I have, my reputation is now intact as something that is, who is comfortable with loose protocol. That was notwithstanding, I think that this is a historical event for something we should not underestimate. We should look back to the 1950s, look at the situation in Asia, look at the situation where food security was a major challenge, where there were many predictions that Asia would starve, that we should forget about investing in Asia and that we should turn, the world should turn to three sources elsewhere that Asia was a bastard case. There were those who believed that this was one view of the future that did not necessarily have to come true. They felt that by investing in science, investing in research and investing in human ingenuity, that we could overcome what appeared to be insurmountable challenges to the issue of food security and poverty alleviation. The creation theory was a representation of that optimism, a representation of that hope and the history bore out the wisdom of these visionaries in that we have demonstrated that the application of science, of technology, of human engineering, through partnerships across the world have enabled us to overcome some of these great challenges. So in that sense, this historical marker that we will be unveiling for Erie in the Philippines, in fact, represents achievement of global proportions. And for that, I would like once again to extend on behalf of Erie and the Board of Trustees, our gratitude to the government of the Philippines and the people of the Philippines. So thank you very much. Thank you, Dr. Ziegler. Please take advantage of the umbrellas that are coming out for us. We won't be too long, but we're just about to move to the important part of the ceremony where we will be unveiling the markers. Now the unveiling of the markers will be led by Executive Director Ludovico Badoi of the National Historical Institute and Mr. Salsino Salaca, the second Filipino to be employed at Erie. This is Dr. Robert Ziegler, Professor Elizabeth Woods, the chair of Erie's Board of Trustees, and NHI Deputy Executive Director Emelita Palmasora. So we'll start by unveiling the Filipino version of the marker. Now it invites Executive Director Badoi for a short presentation about the markers followed by the signing of the Certificate of Transfer of the Markers to Erie. Allow me just to read the International Rice Research Institute established to the cooperation of Ford and Rockefeller Foundations and the Philippine Government to launch an intensive research and development for new methods of rice production in 1960. Dr. Robert F. Chandler, First Director General, 1960 to 1971, played a major role in initiating the Green Revolution in Asia, successfully bred a new type of rice, IRA, or Miracle Rice that improved the production of rice in the Philippines, 29 November 1966. It is a major world center of scientific research on rice. Let's give a big clap on that. I will go directly into what you will be witnessing in a little while. We'll be the transfer of the historical marker from the National Historical Institute to the International Rice Research Institute.