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Panabas is a curved-blade weapon. The panabas is a large, forward-curved sword, used by certain ethnic groups in the southern Philippines. Its length varied from two to four feet, and was either wielded with one hand or with both. It was used as a combat weapon, as an execution tool, and as a display of power.
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]
Gregorio Ynciong Zara (8 March 1902 – 15 October 1978) [1] was a Filipino engineer, physicist, a National Scientist, and inventor. He was known as the father of videoconferencing [2] for having invented the first two-way videophone. [2] [3] [1] He was also one of the country's pioneer aeronautical engineer having invented an airplane engine ...
Leonardo S. Sarao. Leonardo Salvador Sarao (13 April 1921 – 31 July 2001) was the founder and owner of the Sarao Motors, a company known for designing, manufacturing and selling the jeepney, the most popular mode of transportation in the Philippines. He is not the first person to alter the surplus jeeps left behind by the United States Army ...
Angel Chua AlcalaONS(March 1, 1929 – February 1, 2023) was a Filipino biologist who was named a National Scientist of the Philippinesin 2014. Alcala is known for his fieldwork to build sanctuariesand to promote biodiversityin the aquatic ecosystemsof the Philippines.
Pages in category "Filipino inventors". The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . List of Filipino inventions and discoveries.
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 ...
Gavino Trono Jr.(born November 11, 1931) is a Filipino marine biologist dubbed as the "Father of Kappaphycusfarming".[1] He was conferred the rank of National Scientist of the Philippinesfor contributions to the study of tropical marine phycology, focusing on seaweed biodiversity. He is currently a professor emeritus of the University of the ...