IPRPOLICYISSUESAFFECTINGPLANTVARIETIES* ManuelM.Lantin" ,¢,PaporpresenteddudngtheDOST-PIDSSeminar-DiscuSsion on"intellectualp ropertyRights:PolicyIssuesand Perepecllves,"attheExecutiveLounge,OOSTCompound,Bicutsn,T_uig, MetroManila,13December1991, iAssistantSecretaryforResearchTrainingandExtension,DepadmentofAgriculture. JOURNALOFPHILIPPINEDEVELOPMENT 192