Rodolfo Biescas Started off as a public school teacher in the 70s, Rodolfo Biescas has now about a dozen

patented inventions at hand just because he saw a need and wanted to do something about it. Being exposed in teaching and electronics for several years, it led Rodolfo to look at solutions to the problems surrounding him. So pag may nakita akong problema, dun ako nagsisimulang gumawa ng solution. (so when I see a problem, that is the time I start to creating a solution) said Rodolfo. He started off with what he calls, air ionizer. The problem: Pollutants in enclosed areas. Though there are commercial products available that solves these problems, they miss out one thing, pollutants that remain on the walls and ceilings. What happened was the air just circulates around the room, not cleaning it. Rodolfo was able to solve this problem with this invention. The air ionizer was able to clean the air including the pollutants that have been stuck on the wall for some time that made him earned his patent. ECONOLUX ENTERPRISES, is a single proprietorship duly registered with DTI under registration no. 0061346 dated April 21, 1992, organized and existing under and by virtue of the Republic of the Philippines, with principal address at Paraaque City, Metro Manila. Represented herein by its owner RODOLFO B. BIESCAS SR., a prolific, multi-awarded Filipino inventor and one of the founding members of the Filipino Multi-purpose Cooperative. Inventor RODOLFO B. BIESCAS has to date created to his name eight (8) inventions/innovations which he developed, patented and being eventually commercialized in a span of 25 years since 1982. Topping the list of those break thoughts, in terms of its impact to the economy, is the arward- winning IRONMATE, an energy-saving fire-safety device for flat iron, whose inception begin in 1998 and the patent granted in 1991. Encouraged by the string of national and international awards / recognition conferred on him and IRONMATE, Inv. Biecas ventures into technopreneurship since 1992. Through his home-base micro enterprise ECONOLUX ENTERPRISES which is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of his inventions, particularly IRONMATE. It will be recalled that at the time the country was at the height of energy crisis, so that even, the use if IRONMATE (through on a limited scale) was already contributing the national energy conservation efforts, and ready to be fully for harnessed for its business and economic potentials. ECONOLUX ENTERPRISES is now duly accredited by SM Appliances Center as a supplier of IRONMATE Economizer and also included in VENTA 5-ABC 5 live interactive TV shopping best-selling product.

Alexis Belonio Alexis T. Belonio (born January 1, 1960) is a professor, engineer, scientist, innovator, and inventor from the Philippines. He was the first Filipino to receive the Rolex Award for Enterprise in 2008 due to his creation of a lowcost and environment friendly rice husk stove. Belonio was included by the Rolex watchmaking company on its list of 10 model innovators in November 2008. Belonio, who is an associate professor in agricultural engineering at the Central Philippine University of Iloilo City, received $50,000 and a chronometer from the Rolex company for being included in the five Associate Laureates of the Rolex Award. Belonio was 48 years old when he received the award, and said that he would use the money he received in promoting and disseminating his technology to other people without asking anything in return, by publishing information about the invention[4] and establishing a Center for Rice Husk Technology in his hometown at Iloilo, Philippines.[5] The actual formal recognition of Belonio by Rolex as the first Filipino Associate Laureate of the Rolex Award was held at The Manila Peninsula in the City of Makati on January 21, 2009. Belonio's invention History Belonio started work relating to rice husks in 2003, at a time when there were high fuel prices. As an expert, he had already designed thirty devices such as paddy dryers and water pumps which can be used by lowincome Filipino farmers. Belonio concentrated on innovating the rice husk oven even though the concept was not a new one, because there was already the so-called Lo Trao from Vietnam. The difference was that Belonio's invention does not produce smoke and has a stable fire without a tar-like residue. Belonio used good engineering and ample ventilation for his stove, which is characterized by a small fan that is powered either by electricity or batteries, producing a more efficient burn of the rice husks. Belonio's first ovens cost $100 (or around 5,000[1]) each, but due to further development and research, he was able to lower the price to $25 (or around 1,250) each. The only expected expense for the user of the oven would be 20 cents per day for running the built-in fan inside the stove. The invention is currently being produced by companies in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Cambodia, all cooperating with Belonio's works. According to Belonio his stove would be able to save a family of rice farmers $150 per year in fuel expenses. He also added that a ton of rice husk contains energy equal to 415 liters of petroleum (or 378 liters of kerosene). Belonio's stove lessens toxic fumes and smoke that affect the environment, and reduces greenhouse gases. The burnt remnants of the rice husks can later be used as soil fertilizers or in making small blocks of coal substitute. Description Belonio's rice husk stove is a small cylinder equipped with a fan in its base, which provides air during the conversion of rice hulls into gas. It was designed as an apparatus that can be easily operated. Fish can be fried in fifteen minutes using the stove. The stove consumes 2 kilograms of rice husks per hour. It does not produce any smoke, and the burnt rice husks can still be used as coal and also as insulating cement for traditional stoves fueled by wood. Plans for the stove are available free of charge from the internet.

Maria Orosa: Pioneering food technologist and inventor, Maria Orosa (aka Maria Y Orosa) invented Calamansi Nip, a powdered form of Calamansi fruit which could be made into juice, invented Soyalac, a powdered preparation of soya beans, and is the proud inventor of the Orosa Palayok Oven. She co-invented Oroval and Clarosa with her co-workers at the Bureau of Plant Industry. Maria Orosa - Other Food Preparations: Maria Orosa also invented recipes for banana ketchup, wines from native fruits (casuy and guava), pineapple vinegar, banana starch, soyamilk, banana flour, cassava flour, guava jelly, santol, and rice cookies. Maria Orosa taught Filipinos how to preserve the native adobo, dinuguan, kilawen and escabeche fruits.

Maria Orosa - Education: Bachelor of Science in pharmaceutical chemistry from the

University of Seattle, 1917 Bachelor of Science in food chemistry from the University of Seattle, 1918 Bachelor of Science in pharmacy from the University of Seattle, 1920 Master of Arts in pharmacy from the University of Seattle, 1921

Maria Orosa - Other Achievements: In 1922, and Maria Orosa began teaching home economics at Centro Escolar University in the Philippines. In 1923, she started working for the Bureau of Science as a chemist, who was sent throughout the Philippines to promote better nutrition. In 1923, she helped organize the food preservation division under the Bureau of Science, and in 1927, became the acting division head. In 1929, she was appointed the head of the home economics division of the Bureau of Science. On January 1, 1933, she became the head of the bureaus food preservation division.

Benjamin Almeda

Benjamin Almeda. Benjamin Almeda designed a food-processing machine. In 1954, Benjamin Almeda founded the Almeda Cottage Industry (now the Almedah Food Machineries Corporation) which manufactured his basic food processing inventions including his rice grinder, meat grinder and coconut grater earning him the title of Father of Filipino Inventors. In 1954, Benjamin Almeda founded the Almeda Cottage Industry (now the Almedah Food Machineries Corporation) which manufactured his basic food processing inventions including his rice grinder, meat grinder and coconut grater.

Stainless steel construction, self contained boiler or can be connected in an independent boiler. Comes with counter rotating scraper / mixer. Good for cooking different types of food products such as: ube, strawberry jam, banana catsup, all types of pastillas, spaghetti and palabok sauce. Available from 8 gallons to 500 galoons.

Carmen Intengan

Food and nutrition researcher, Carmen Intengan (aka Carmen Llamas Intengan and Carmen L. Intengan) was a pioneer that helped improve the Filipino diet. She has conducted research studies in food analysis, enzyme work, and glass paper chromatography techniques. Carmen Intengan - Education: B.S in Pharmacy A.B in Chemistry ]M.S in Food and Nutrition Ph.D in Nutrition from Columbia Universtiy Carmen Intengan - Awards: Presidential Award for outstanding contribution in basic nutrition research in the past decade 1957 FIDA Ten Outstanding Women Award 1967 Presidential Award for Merit for Science 1968 NRCP Achievement award 1983 Carmen Intengan - Director of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute: Carmen Intengan served as the director of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute in the Philiines from 1974 to 1980.{p] Intengan has also been a lecturer at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine. Food and nutrition researcher Carmen Intengan was a pioneer that helped improve the Filipino diet. Food and nutrition researcher, Carmen Intengan (aka Carmen Llamas Intengan and Carmen L. Intengan) was a pioneer that helped improve the Filipino diet. She has conducted research studies in food analysis, enzyme work, and glass paper chromatography techniques.

Dolores Ramirez

Biochemical geneticist, Dolores Ramirez promoted the development of genetics in the Philippines as a teacher, author, and researcher. She researched the cytogenetics of Philippine food crops: rice, coconut, banana, sugarcane, ornamentals, legumes, durian, lanzones, santol and balimbing. Biochemical geneticist, Dolores Ramirez promoted the development of genetics in the Philippines as a teacher, author, and researcher. She researched the cytogenetics of Philippine food crops: rice, coconut, banana, sugarcane, ornamentals, legumes, durian, lanzones, santol and balimbing. Dolores Ramirez - Education:

Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from the University of the Philippines 1956 Masters degree in cytogenics from the University of Minnesota 1957 Doctorate degree in biochemical genetics from Purdue University 1963

Dolores Ramirez - Awards:

Professorial Chair of SEARCA 1974-76 Gregorio Y. Zara award in basic research 1976 Rizal Pro-Patria award for outstanding achievement in biochemical genetics 1981 UP Professorial Achievement award in agriculture 1985 Dolores Ramirez was named a National Scientist, the highest honor given to a scientist in the Philippines by President Fidel V. Ramos in March 1998.

Dolores Ramirez - Published Research:

The genetic systems of controlling the makapuno endosperm of coconut The genetics of chemical resistance factors against Cercospora kex leaf spot The cytogenetics of hybrids of rice with related wild species