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Published April 17, 2021, 6:36 PM For those who want to try  the Ivatan Beer,  you may have to fly to Batanes to avail the beverage product as there is no plan yet to expand its market. This was disclosed by Nora T. Garcia, provincial director of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) during the weekly report of DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña  on Friday, April 17.  “The commercialization of the Ivatan beer locally sa Batanes muna (will be first locally available for Batanes)  and for our tourists is enough ...

(UNSPLASH / FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the Ivatan Beer “is now ready for commercialisation” in Batanes, as the agency extended P100,000 in assistance to Tawsen Agri-Ventures, a beneficiary of Small Enterprises Upgrading Technology Program (SETUP), to support the commercialization of the product. “This April, locals from Batanes should expect to have a taste of their very own beer,” he said in his report.  “This would be the very first batch of Ivatan Beer to be produced, since the transfer of technology from the DOST Region 2 last March,” h...