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Juan Sanchez Salcedo Jr. (September 23, 1904 – October 20, 1988) [1] was a Filipino physician and scientist who specialized in biochemistry, nutrition and public health. [2] He was secretary of health from 1950 to 1953 and chairman of the National Science Development Board (now reorganized as the Department of Science and Technology ) from ...
Pedro B. Escuro (2 August 1923 – 8 September 2000) was a Filipino scientist who specialized in genetics and plant breeding. [ 1] As a plant breeder, he made significant contributions to rice breeding. He provided guidance for the development, isolation, and release of nine Seed Board rice varieties: Milpal 4, HBD-2, Azmil 26 and C-22 for ...
Juan de Salcedo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan de salˈθeðo]; 1549 – 11 March, 1576) was a Spanish conquistador. He was the grandson of Spanish general Miguel López de Legazpi . Salcedo was one of the soldiers who accompanied the Spanish conquest to the Philippines in 1565.
Website. www .nfp .org .ph. The Nutrition Foundation of the Philippines, Inc. (NFP) is a Philippine private, non-stock, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting good nutrition in Filipino communities. The NFP was founded by National Scientist, Dr. Juan Salcedo Jr. The NFP was founded on December 28, 1959, registered at the Securities and ...
History. The establishment of the National Academy of Science and Technology was a proposal of several professors from the University of the Philippines. It was endorsed by the National Science Development Board (now Department of Science and Technology) to the President of the Philippines. NAST was created through Presidential Decree 1003-A ...
Dioscoro L. Umali. Dioscoro Lopez Umali (November 17, 1917 – July 1, 1992) was a Filipino agriculturalist and National Scientist of the Philippines awardee, known as "the Father of Philippine Plant Breeding." [ 2][ 3][ 4] He was awarded several international honors and distinctions for his outstanding achievements and improvements of rice ...
Ribbon bar of the order. The Order of National Scientists of the Philippines ( Tagalog: Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Agham ng Pilipinas ), abbreviated as ONS, is the highest award accorded to Filipino scientists by the Philippine government. Members of the order are known as National Scientists . The award was created on December 16, 1976 ...
Ramon Barba. Ramon Cabanos Barba ONS (August 31, 1939 – October 10, 2021) was a Filipino inventor and horticulturist [ 1][ 2] best known for inventing a way to induce more flowers in mango trees using ethrel and potassium nitrate. [ 3] Barba was proclaimed a National Scientist of the Philippines in June 2014. [ 4][ 5]