Arturo Alcaraz. Doctor Arturo Alcaraz is a volcanologist specializing in geothermal energy development. In 1967, Arturo Alcaraz and team powered an electric light bulb using steam-powered electricity. Power coming from a Volcano near the town of Tiwi. This was the first geothermal power generated in the Philippines. 

Benjamin Almeda. Benjamin Almeda designed a food-processing machine. In 1954, Benjamin Almeda found ved the Almeda Cottage Industry (now the Almedah Food Machineries Corporation) which manufactured his basic food processing inventions including his rice grinder, meat grinder and coconut grater. 

Julian Banzon. Filipin o chemist, Julian Banzon researched methods of producing alternative fuels. Julian Banzon experimented with the production of ethyl esters fuels from sugarcane and coconut, and invented a means of extracting residual coconut oil by a chemical process rather than a physical process. BS in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines - 1930 and Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry from Iowa State University - 1940. 

Ramon Barba. Ramon Barba invented practical flower induction treatments. Filipino scientist, Ramon Barba is best known for his advancements in mango farming research and tropical tree physiology. Ramon Barba invented techniques to promote crop flowering using a potassium nitrate spray. The Philippines is a leading exporter of mangoes and mango products. B.S. Agronomy (Fruits) University of the Philippines - 1958 and M. Sci. Horticulture, University of Georgia - 1962

Benjamin Cabrera. Doctor Benjamin Cabrera has developed innovations in drug treatments against diseases caused by mosquitoes and agricultural soil. Doctor Benjamin Cabrera has written more than a hundred scientific publications on medical

parasitology and public health - in particle research on filariasis. 1945 - M.D. at the University of the Philippines and 1950 -M.P.H.in Medical Parasitology and Public Health at TulaneUniversity 

Paulo Campos. Filipino scientist, Paulo Campos built the first radioisotope laboratory in the Philippines. Doctor Paulo Campos is a specialist in nuclear medicine and the

award winning writer of over seventy-five scientific papers including: Observation of Some Parameter of Insulin Action; Cr-51 Tagged Red Cell Studies; and The Genetic Factor in Endemic Goiter 

Magdalena Cantoria. Magdalena Cantoria is a noted Filipino botanist who is known for her research in the morphology, physiology, and biochemistry of drug plants, in pa rticular agar, rauwolfia, datura, mint and Piper. 1954 - Edwin Leigh Newcomb Award in pharmacognosy given by the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education, 1962 - Edwin Leigh Newcomb Award (for research on the growth and development of Daturia strasmodium L.), and 1977 - Most Outstanding Phi Sigman

Josefino Comiso. Filipino Physicist Josefino Comiso has been warning the world about global warming. Josefino Comiso is a Filipino physicist working at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center studing global warming in the Arctic. Josefino Comiso was the first person to discover a recurring polynya in the Cosmonaut Sea, south of the Indian Ocean. A polynya is a semipermanent area of open water in sea ice. 

Lourdes Cruz. Doctor Lourdes Cruz has made scientific contributions to the biochemistry field of conotoxins, in particular the toxins of the venom of the marine snail Conus geographus. Lourdes Cruz documented the biochemical characterization of the homologous highly toxic monomeric peptides with internal disulfide bonds including: Conotoxin GI, Conotoxin GIA and

Conotoxin GII. Lourdes Cruz has helped develop conotoxins for the purpose biochemical probes for examining the activities of the human brain. Lourdes Cruz -

Awards: NAST Outstanding Young Scientist Award 1981, NRCP Achievement Award in Chemistry 1982, and Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service Award (Biochemistry) 1986. B.S. Chemistry, University of the Philippines, 1962, M.S. Biochemistry, University of Iowa, 1966 and Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of Iowa, 1968 

Rolando De La Cruz. Filipino scientist Rolando De La Cruz invented an anti cancer skin cream. Rolando de la Cruz invented DeBCC an anti-cancer skin cream made from cashew nuts and o ther local herbs from the Phillipines. Rolando de la Cruz's cream combats basal cell carcinoma or skin cancer without causing any side effects. 

Emerita De Guzman. Filipino scientist Emerita De Guzman researched the

propaga tion of pure makapuno trees. In particular, she studied the growth and development, in vitro, of the makapuno coconut embryo. Emerita De Guzman research led to the faster propagation of pure macapuno trees and increased makapuno nut production from 3-5 makapuno nuts to 14-19 nuts. Emerita De Guzman also invented tissue culture techniques for the rapid propagation of abaca and banana plants. Emerita De Guzman - Awards: Rizal Pro Patria award 1976, SEARCA professional Chair in Plant Physiology 1974-1976, Outstanding Scientist Award of the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science 1976, and Professional Award for agriculture of the UP Alumni Association, 1977. Bachelor's degree in Botany from the University of

the Philippines in 1953, MS degree in Plant Physiology from Cornell University in 1956, Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from Cornell University in 1961. 

Fe Del Mundo. Filipino Doctor, Doctor Fe Del Mundo is credited with studies that lead to the invention of an improved incubator and a jaundice relieving device. She has dedicated her life to the cause of pediatrics in the Philippines. Fe Del Mundo - Awards: In 1966, Fe Del Mundo received the

Elizabeth Blackwell Award for "outstanding service to mankind"; In 1977, Fe Del Mundo received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for outstanding public service; and She also received the 15th International Congress of Pediatrics award as most outstanding pediatrician and humanitarian in 1977. 

Anacleto Del Rosario. Filipino chemist, Anacleto Del Rosario won the first prize at the World Fair in Paris in 1881 for his formula for producing a pure kind of alcohol from tuba of a nipa palm. His research also led to the extraction of castor

oil from a native plant called palma christi. 

Ernesto Del Rosario. Filipino chemist, Ernesto Del Rosario is best known for his achievements in biotechnology and applied physical chemistry. He has invented methods of alcohol production from c ellulosic and starchy materials, a method of continuous-flow alcohol fermentation process, and a method of yeast production from waste coconut water.