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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." [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He was awarded several international honors and distinctions for his outstanding achievements and improvements of rice , corn and other ...
The Department of Agricultural Information and Communication building (now College of Development Communication) was built under Umali's Five-Year Development Program. [19] On July 1, 1952, UPCA signed a contract with Cornell University regarding assistance for post-war development. Cornell sent 51 professors, 35 of which were from Cornell, to ...
The 1,098 ha (2,710-acre) Los Baños campus houses UPLB's academic facilities, as well as experimental farms for agriculture and biotechnology research. [5] The more prominent buildings in the Los Baños campus, such as the Dioscoro L. Umali Hall, Main Library, and Student Union were designed by National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin. [40]
Professor of Literature and Social Sciences; poet; founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines: Jessica Soho: broadcast journalist Auraeus Solito: film director Shamcey Supsup: Miss Universe 2011 3rd runner-up Jerrold Tarog: film director Mel Tiangco: broadcast journalist, anchor and host, GMA Kapuso Foundation chair Jeeca Uy
He writes poetry and short stories for children and is engaged in literary translation. His critical essays on language and literature have been published in national and international journals such as Kritika Kultura, Philippine Studies, Unitas, Tomas Literary Journal, Bulawan Journal of Arts and Culture, Daluyan, Loyola Schools Review, Katipunan Journal, Hasaan, and the Malay Indonesian Studies.
Its first project was a literary seminar-workshop in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur. After a few years, Juan S.P. Hidalgo, Jr. , a staff member of Bannawag, suggested a change in name to Gunglo dagiti Mannurat nga Ilokano to enable Ilokano writers in Iloko , English, Spanish and other languages to become members.
Angel Chua Alcala ONS (March 1, 1929 – February 1, 2023) was a Filipino biologist who was named a National Scientist of the Philippines in 2014. Alcala is known for his fieldwork to build sanctuaries and to promote biodiversity in the aquatic ecosystems of the Philippines.
In 2007, his second novel, Soledad's Sister, was shortlisted for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize in Hong Kong. He has received Hawthornden Castle, British Council , David T.K. Wong , Rockefeller ( Bellagio ), and Civitella Ranieri fellowships, and has held the Henry Lee Irwin Professorial Chair at the Ateneo de Manila University ; and ...