03 eLMS Activity 3

Science, Technology,
and Society
 The 5 Flipinos that break into the top 100 Asian
scientist lists

Ramon Cabanos Barba Nelly S. Aggangan​ Angel C. Alcala Edgardo Gomez Edgardo Gomez

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Ramon Cabanos Barba
A National Scientist (3rd Place)
 Ramon Cabanos Barba

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Dr. Ramon C. Barba is recognized for his significant
contributions to Philippine Agriculture through horticulture.
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. His work found
applications in advancing the mango export industry. His
research on tissue culture of many horticultural crops,
bananas, cassava, and sugarcane among others, enabled the
development of methodologies in physiology and plant
breeding. In 2013 Ramon Barba became National Scientist
in the Philippines for his “distinguished achievements in the
field of plant physiology, focusing on induction of flowering
of mango and on micro propagation of important crop
species.”
 Education of Dr.Ramon Field of Specialization

University of Hawaii, 2500 Campus Rd, Honolulu, Horticulture, Tissue Culture, Physiology
HI 96822, United States, Doctor of Philosophy in
Horticulture, 1967 University of Georgia, Athens,
of Growth and Flowering, Plant Growth
GA 30602, United States, Master of Science in Regulator, Weed Control, Plant
Horticulture, 1962 University of the Philippines Propagation, Fruit and Ornamental
Los Baños, College, 4031 Los Baños, Laguna, Crops
Bachelor of Science in Agronomy (Fruits), 1958

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Nelly S. Aggangan
A National Scientist
Nelly S. Aggangan
Dr. Nelly S. Aggangan has been a researcher of the National Institute of
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BIOTECH), University of the
Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines since 1980. She is
Scientist 1 under the Science Career Service of the Department of Science
and Technology. She holds a PhD degree in Forest Biotechnology from
Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia; MS and BS degrees in
Forestry from UPLB. She also had a two year Postdoctoral Fellowship at
the National Institute of Forest Sciences (NIFoS, formerly Korea Forest
Research Institute) in Suwon, South Korea where she developed protocol
on mycorrhizal inoculation of somatic embryogenesis derived microplants.
Currently, she is doing similar researches on the application of selected
mycorrhizal fungi in combination with other beneficial microorganisms on
micro and macropropagated plants (fruit crops and reforestation species)
and on raised seedlings. Dr. Aggangan’s research activities address
ecosystem renewal and sustainable productivity through the development
and commercialization of various microbial-based (bio)fertilizers and
related studies. She worked mainly on producing and commercializing
mycorrhizal fungi that are effective in promoting plant growth, survival and
 Education of Dr. Nelly Field of Specialization

Murdoch University, Perth Western, Agriculture, Forestry, Plant Nutrition,

Australia, Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Bioremediation, Forest Biotechnology,
Pathology, 1996 Mycorrhiza Technology for Agriculture
and Forestry, Phytoremediation

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Angel C. Alcala
A National Scientist (7th Place)
Angel C. Alcala
During his 30 years of experience as a biologist, Alcala made major
contributions to marine biology research efforts in the Philippines and
authored over 160 scientific papers as well as books. Alcala was the
first Filipino scientist to engage in comprehensive studies concerning
Philippine reptiles and amphibians. He also made contributions for
mammals and birds. From the 400 already known species of reptiles
and amphibians, 50 more species were identified due to his efforts.
Because of his work, conservation programs in the Philippines are
now well established. In 1977 Acala set up the first artificial reef in
the Philippines in Dumaguette in 1977 when he worked for the
Philippine government as Secretary of Environment and National
Resources.In 1994, he was given the Field Museum Founders’
Council Award of Merit for contributions to environmental biology.
He is a recipient of the Magsaysay Award for Public Service. In 2014,
he was named a National Scientist of the Philippines. Alcala is
currently Trustee of Silliman University and is also Professor
 Education of Angel Career and Achievements
Walter C. Brown, a Fulbright professor at Stanford University, arrived at
Silliman University. Brown took the young Acala under his wing and
they worked together on several biology publications. They also went on
In 1948 Alcala began an undergraduate degree in numerous field trips, collecting data for their research and publications.
Walter Brown helped Angel Alcala to begin his herpetology-related
biological studies at the private Silliman works. Herpetology is concerned with the study of amphibians and
University, in Dumaguete in the adjoining reptiles. Together, they became the authors of “Observations on the
Amphibians of the Mount Halcon and Mount Canlaon Areas,” a paper
Negros Oriental province. Because of his which was published in the 1955 edition of the Silliman Journal. Four
promising potential and evident intelligence, he years later, Alcala was on his way to Stanford University. Through the
support of Walter Brown, Alcala was granted a well-deserved
was accepted to be a student of the University of Fulbright/Smith-Mundt Fellowship and he earned his master’s degree in
the Philippines’s College of Medicine in Manila. biology in 1959. In 1964, Alcala returned to Stanford for doctoral studies
and two years later, he became an associate professor of Silliman
University. Around that time, he gained recognition for his herpetology
work. In 1988, having reached the position of vice president for research,
Alcala resigned from his post at Silliman University. Three years later, he
returned to the university as their president. In the intervening years, he
had served as the Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research
and Development or PCARMD as an executive director.

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Edgardo Gomez
A National Scientist (9th Place)
Edgardo Gomez
NS Gomez was a known researcher, scientist, conservation advocate,
and mentor in invertebrate biology and ecology, giant clam culture
and restoration, and coral reef assessment and conservation. He was
also recognized for his outstanding contributions and researches on
marine ecosystems which became the bases for management of and
the conservation programs for the country’s marine resources. The
DOST said worldwide conservation initiatives, such as the Global
Reefs and Risk Analysis, Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, and
the International Coral Reef Action, were launched through his
pioneering research. Gomez was able to steer the world’s first
national-scale assessment of damage to coral reefs that led to the
widespread concern over the status of coral reefs. He served as a
member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,
Western Society of Naturalist, World Mariculture Society, National
Research Council of the Philippines, and the International Society for
Reef Studies.
 Education of Edgardo Career and Achievements
He served as a member of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science,
Outstanding Science Administrator by Western Society of Naturalist, World Mariculture
the Department of Science and Society, National Research Council of the
Philippines, and the International Society for Reef
Technology in 1996, the Presidential Studies. He was awarded the Global 500 Roll of
Lingkod Bayan Award by the Philippine Honour by the United Nations Environment
Civil Service Commission in 2000, Programme in 1989, The Outstanding Filipino
among others. (TOFIL) in Science (Marine Biology) by the
Philippine Jaycee Senate in 1992,

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Alfredo Mahar Francisco A. Lagmay
A National Scientist (10th Place)
Alfredo Mahar Lagmay
Dr. Alfredo Mahar Francisco A. Lagmay was recognized for his
significant and pioneering research contributions toward
understanding the multi-faceted aspects of natural hazards, including
volcanic hazards, tectonics, persistent scatter interferometry of faulted
regions, and natural hazards management, particularly as they apply
to the Philippines. For his research on the relationship of strike-slip
faults and deformation of volcanoes that made volcanologists around
the world realize that underlying faults contribute to the evolution and
behavior of stratovolcanoes; for his research that led to the
understanding that the eruptive behavior of volcanoes and the
character of the land where they have grown are interconnected; and
for his published articles on the Philippine plate boundaries which
have served as technical basis for the Philippine claim in the Benham
Rise region, a sea bed territory equivalent to nearly half the size of the
archipelago, approved by the UN Commission on the Law of the Sea.
 Education of Dr. Alfredo Career and Achievements

B.Sc - University of the Philippines Academician, National Academy of Science and

Technology (2016). Top Smart City Initiative for Public
Diliman 1987 M.Sc. - University of the Safety in IDC Smart City Asia/Pacific Award for 2016.
Philippines Diliman 1993 Ph.D Earth Award given to Project NOAH (2016). USAID FHI360
Harnessing Data for Resilience Recognition (USAID and
Science - University of Cambridge 2001 FHI360). Awardgiven to Project NOAH (2016) Asia’s
Top 100 scientists – ranked number 10 in 2016. The
Asian ScientistMagazine (ASM)

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