Filipino Scientists and Inventors

He was conferred the rank of National Scientist of the Philippines for contributions to the study of tropical marine phycology, focusing on seaweed biodiversity.

• Paulo Campos

• Angel Alcala

• Ame Garong

• Gavino Trono

He discovers LUNASIN, a peptide found in the seeds of common crops that have an uncommon function to prevent cancer.

• Raymundo Punogbayan

• Gavino Trono

• Proceso Alcala

• Benito Lumen

First Filipino scientist to engage incomprehensive studies concerning Philippine reptiles and amphibians.

• Paulo Campos

• Proceso Alcala

• Angel Alcala

• Alfredo Galang

Father of Nuclear Medicine in the Philippines

• Paulo Campos

• Dioscoro Umali

• Diosdado Banatao

• Raymundo Punongbayan

He was the first to report the occurrence of "ice-ice" disease which has caused tremendous loss of biomass in seaweed farms.

• Gavino Trono

• Ricardo Sigua

• Raymundo Punongbayan

• Proceso Alcala

He created the first radioisotope laboratory in the Philippines.

• Angel Alcala

• Raymundo Punongbayan

• Dioscoro Umali

• Paulo Campos

He was known by many as the "Bill Gates of the Philippines."

• Diosdado Banatao

• Dioscoro Umali

• Ame Garong

• Ricardo Sigua

He is known for his exceptional research knowledge and skills in mitigating natural hazards involving volcanoes and earthquakes, and in helping save thousands of lives during the explosive eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1992.

• Diosdado Banatao

• Ricardo Sigua

• Gavino Trono

• Raymundo Punongbayan

He pursued relentlessly on his advocacy for and dedication to agricultural development, particularly organic agriculture in the Congress.

• Ricardo Sigua

• Proceso Alcala

• Alfredo Galang

• Baldomero Umali

Investigates the use of banana flour as a wheat flour extender in pandesal and doughnut.

• Ame Garong

• Maria Ligaya Braganza

• Diosdado Banatao

• Benito Lumen