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Science

refers to a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe

Technology

the product of science

society

group of individuals who share common interests, cultural practices and institutions

society

community that interacts with and is influenced by scientific and technological developments

science technology and society

interdisciplinary field that examines the creation, development and consequences of science and technology in their cultural and social contexts

abelardo aguilar

discovered erythromycin in 1949 which lead to the development of the antibiotic

fe del mundo

a pediatrician, authored textbook of pediatrics and made aa incubator made of bamboo. she also founded the children’s medical hospital

rolando dela cruz

developed a formula in which extract from cashews nuts can remove warts, moles and other basal cells

maria orosa

humanitarian during the world war 2 era, inventor of banana ketchup, soyalac and darak

anacleto del rosario

chemist during the spanish era that formulated a pure kind alcohol from tuba in a nipa palm ( niyog ), extracted castor oil from a native plant called palma christi

jatropha curcas

scientific name for tuba

canarium ovatum

scientific name for tungkaw

francisco quisimbing

invented quink ink, also known as quisimbing ink which means quick and ink

gregorio zara

invented the two way videophone, the zara effect and a propeller cutting machine, made an airplane engine that ran on plain alcohol, solar powered water heater

photo phone signal seperator network

invented and patented by zara enabling visual communication over telephone lines

zara effect

physical law of electrical kinetic resistance discovered by gregorio zara

julian banzon

pioneered research in alternative fuel, focuses on the producation of ethyl fuels from sugarcane and coconuts

manuel guerrero

medical doctor which contributed to the study of infantile beriberi which led to several breakthroughs to the first basic symptom of beriberi

beriberi

a disease caused by thiamine deficiency ( vitamin B1 )

ignacio mercado

botanist during the spanish era that record more than 200 plants that thrived in the philippines

trinidad pardo de tavera

considered a man of his time and man ahead of his time, documented philippine traditional medicine through his book “ plantas medicinales de Filipinas” in 1892

plantas medicinales de filipinas

documentation of trinidad pardo de tavera, which it consists of meticulous work of recorded traditional medicinal plants and herbs

ramon barba

horticulturist that caused flowering and fruiting of mango trees thrice a year than once a year making the philippine the second largest mango exporter in the world

agapito flores

credited to be the inventor of the flourescent lamp

juan salcedo jr

develop enriched rice that is fortified with vitamin b1 to prevent beriberi

paulo campos

considered the father of nuclear medicine, initiated the construction of EAC, built the first radioisotope laboratory, researched goiter and thyroid which lead to the creation of iodine injectables to combat the said disease

angel alcala

marine biologist , discovered 50 new species of reptiles and amphibians, establish the Philippine first artificial coral reef system

ricardo sigua

made significant contributions in transportation engineering and traffic engineering, authored a book called fundamentals of traffic engineering

maria ligaya braganza

banana flour as an extender for wheat flour in making pan de sal and doughnuts which impacats a cost effective in baking supporting the local banana industry

baldomero olivera

biochemist used cone snails to the discovery of conus peptides which in various phases of clinical trials , also known conotoxins, discovered also the characterization of E coli DNA ligase

dioscoro umali

considered the father of philppine plant breeding, which provided in improving crop varieties such as rice, corn abaca and coconut to suit ph environment, enhanced their resistance and improving their quality

diosdado banatao

credited in developing the first 10-Mbit ethernet cmos with silicon coupler, alsi developed logic chip set for IBM’s PC-XT and PC-AT, also known for his invention of the first single-chip graphical user interface

ame garong

authored the ancient filipino diet in which connects the diet of the past to the present

raymundo punongbayan

director of phivolcs, , contributed to the understanding and mitgating natural hazards particularly those related to volcanoes and earthquakes, pioneered remote sensing technology, predicted the 1991 eruption of mt. pinatubo

gavino trono

father of kappaphycus farming, published 120 papers that benefitted seaweed farmers across the country, discovered 1971, published his work i 1972

proceso alcala

longest serving secretary of Dept of agriculture, aquatic ecosystem biodiversity and the development of artificial coral reefs, proposed the marine rehabilitation

alfredo galang

pione

benito lumen

discovered lunasin, a cancer preventative peptide found in common crop sseds which has potential applications in health and nutrition

trinidad hermenigildo jose maria francisco pardo de tavera y gorricho

full name of trinidad pardo de tavera