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The Technology Resource Center (TRC) is a Philippine government-owned and controlled corporation responsible for the central databanking and compilation of technology information in the Philippines, and then either popularizing, disseminating or commercializing local technologies in its databank for public use.

Since 2007, TRC has been operating under the administrative supervision of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as its corporate arm and one of its service institutes.

History
The Technology Resource Center was created through Presidential Decree 1097, issued in February 23, 1977 by President Ferdinand E. Marcos being part of the Philippine government's commitments during the international conference "Survival of Humankind: The Philippine Experiment" held in Manila that same year and attended by scientists and economists from various countries.

EDSA Revolution
Upon the assumption of President Corazon C. Aquino in 1986, her revolutionary government undertook a wide reorganization of the Philippine bureaucracy. With the abolition of TRC's mother department, the Imelda Marcos-controlled Ministry of Human Settlements, Executive Secretary Herminio Aquino issued Memorandum Order No. 1 which placed TRC under the Office of the Secretary for Development

Rationalization
In 2005, TRC was the first agency to implement a rationalization ordered by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo through Executive Order 366.

Realignment under DOST
In 2007, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered the unloading of TRC from the Office of the President and lodged it under the administrative supervision of the Department of Science and Technology.

Functions
TRC's rationalization in 2005 trimmed down its functions into two core items. The first one being Technology Utilization and Commercialization and the second Technology and Livelihood Information Dissemination.

Structure and Current Officers
TRC is composed of three Groups, the Technology Utilization and Commercialization Services Group (TUCSG), the Technology and Livelihood Information Dissemination Services Group (TLIDSG) and the Corporate Support Services Group (CSSG).

Director General
P.D. 1097 provides for a Director General as the highest official of the Center to manage its day to day operations and acting as Chief Executive Officer. The Director General is appointed directly by the President of the Philippines and sits as the Vice Chairman of the TRC's Board of Trustees. Since its creation in 1977, TRC has had ___ individuals occupying the position:

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