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- Filipino plant geneticist and agronomist
- Best known for having served as the 17th President of the University of the Philippines between 1993 and 1999. He was conferred the rank of National Scientist of the Philippines for contributions in Agriculture in August 2019.
- born September 11, 1940

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Ernesto O. Domingo (born June 28, 1930) is a National Scientist of the Philippines and professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine at UP Manila. He has received the 2013 Ramon Magsaysay Award for his work.

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Conducted investigations on liver organ particularly schistosome granuloma and its role in hepatosplenic disease and the epidemiology and control of Hepatitis B

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Dr. Ernesto Domingo is recognized for his groundbreaking studies with the schistosoma species, viral hepatitis, and liver disease. His research led to pioneering a preventive solution to liver cancer via immunization of newborns against hepatitis-B. His work finds applications in health care and immunology.

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Known as the "Father of Filipino Inventors," Benjamin Almeda Sr. in 1954 founded the Almeda Cottage Industry (now named the Alameda Food Machineries Corporation) in Manila, Philippines, which manufactures his numerous basic food-processing inventions. Carlos Almeda, Almeda Sr.'s youngest son, now runs the business. His other son, Benjamin Almeda Jr., is also an inventor with patents granted and pending for his father's company.

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- Rice grinder,

- Meat grinder

- Coconut grater.
- Ice shaver,

- Waffle cooker

- Barbecue cooker,

- Hot dog griller

- Portable toaster.

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For his inventions and electronic gadget contributions to the food industry, Almeda Sr. won not only national and international recognition but also prestigious industry awards. He received the Panday Pay Award for Skilled Technician in 1977. A few years later, Almeda Sr. was awarded a gold medal from the World Intellectual Property Organization — one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations created to "encourage creative activity" and "promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world.

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- Filipino physician and educator noted for his promotion of wider community health care and his achievements in the field of nuclear medicine for which he was dubbed as "The Father of Nuclear Medicine in the Philippines"

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- Noted for his work on nuclear medicine. As a health scientist
- Establishing the first and best known Radioisotope Laboratory in the country

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- Establishing the first and best known Radioisotope Laboratory in the country
- He first Research Laboratory in the Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines and the Thyroid Clinic of the UP-PGH Medical Center

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- Filipino engineer and physicist best remembered for inventing the first two-way video telephone
- Zara's video telephone invention enabled the caller and recipient to see each other while conversing, laying the foundation for video-conferencing
- 8 March 1902 – 15 October 1978

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- Inventing the first two-way video telephone

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- the invention of two-way television telephone, electrical kinetic resistance known as the Zara effect.
- Airplane engine using alcohol as fuel which was first flown at the Manila International Airport on September 30, 1954 and solar energy.

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- Born: November 27, 1911, Intramuros, Manila
- Died: August 6, 2011, Quezon City
- Education: Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (1940)

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- Founded the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines, then Children Medical Center, and now Fe Del Mundo Medical Center.
- Credited with studies that lead to the invention of the first incubator and jaundice-relieving device. Received the Elizabeth Blackwell Award as a “Woman Doctor of World Renown”.

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- She was the founder of the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines, and she was conferred the rank and title of National Scientist of the Philippines as well as the Order of Lakandula,
- She is also often called Harvard Medical School’s, or even Harvard University’s, first woman student.

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- Born on March 1, 1929 in the municipality of Cauayan, Negros Occidental
- A Filipino Biologist
- Known for his fieldwork to build sanctuaries and to promote biodiversity in the aquatic ecosystems of the Philippines.

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- His contributions in building sanctuaries and promoting biodiversity in the aquatic ecosystems in the Philippines
- His pioneering establishment of no-take marine protected areas (MPAs) in the 1970s helped the Philippines increase and preserve marine biodiversity, including fisheries.
- His research related to the rehabilitation of coral reefs

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- Field Museum Founders' Council Award of Merit for contributions to environmental biology (1994)
- A recipient of the Magsaysay Award for Public Service
- 2014, he was named a National Scientist of the Philippines

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- Born on May 19, 1942 in Tanza, Cavite
- A Filipino Biochemist
- She is known as the Sea Snail Venom Specialist

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- Dr. Cruz contributions to the biochemistry of conotoxins. Using the venom from Conus marine snails, her work on biologically active peptides contributed to the development of conotoxins as biochemical probes for examining the activities of the brain.

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- NAST Outstanding Young Scientist Award (1981)
- NRCP Achievement Award in Cbemistry (1982)
- Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service Award (Biochemistry) (1986)

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- Filipino inventor and horticulturist
- Best known for inventing a way to induce more flowers in mango trees using ether and potassium nitrate. Barba was proclaimed a National Scientist of the Philippines in June 2014.
- August 31, 1939 – October 10, 2021

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- He developed a process that caused the flowering and fruiting of mango trees three times a year, instead on once a year, so dramatically improving yields.

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- Developed a simple method for inducing early flowering in mango plants
- His invention, widely used today, revolutionized the Philippine mango industry, making the crop one of the country's top export earners.

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- Tropical agricultural research and crop production
- His work finds applications in agronomy, plant breeding, seed production and management of tropical grasses and legumes, and in the utilization and grazing management of native Imperata grassland.

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- TOYM in Agriculture (1975); Major Outstanding Alumnus Award from the UP Alumni Association (2000)
- ASEAN Meritorious Service Award for Science and Technology (1995).

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- Philippino volcanologist who specialized in geothermal energy development
- Born in Manila, Alcaraz is best-known as the Philippines' "Father of Geothermal Energy Development" due to his contributions to studies about Philippine volcanology and the energy derived from volcanic
- 1916-2001

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- Philippines' Father of Geothermal Energy Development
- due to his contributions to studies about Philippine volcanology and the energy derived from volcanic sources.

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- Was a Filipino volcanologist known for his work on geothermal energy. He received the 1982 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service.
- Philippines' Father of Geothermal Energy Development
- Due to his contributions to studies about Philippine volcanology and the energy derived from volcanic sources.