Marian G.

Pabraquel BSCRIM –1A

SJCSI Oct. 14, 2021

GST 11
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Instructor: Ms. Fretzell A. Actub

Full Name : Ramon Cabanos Barba.

Birth Date : August 31, 1939

Died: October 10, 2021 (age 82)
Birthplace : San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Father : Atty. Juan Madamba Barba

Mother : Lourdes Cabanos

Education
Elementary : Sta. Rosa Academy (1951)

High School : University of the Philippines

College : University of the Philippines Los Baños
Course : Agriculture major in Agronomy and Fruit Production
Master : Horticulture from University of Georgia (1962)

Doctorate : Plant Physiology from University of Hawaii at Manoa (1967)

Career Highlights
• Ramon Barba is a Filipino scientist, inventor and horticulturist who is known for his
successful experiment on the inducement of flowering of mango trees by spraying them with
ethrel and potassium nitrate.

• Dr. Ramon Barba served as consultant to different private companies including Plantek,
a biotechnology company in Singapore.
1990-present – Senior Consultant, Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB)
1975-1989 – Program Leader, Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB)

Contribution to Science
* Successful experiments on inducing the flowering of mango trees by spraying them with
ethrel and potassium nitrate.
* Research breakthroughs in banana micro propagation, tissue culture of sugarcane and
calamansi (Philippine lime)
Gavino C. Trono Jr.
Birth: November 11, 1931 (age 89)
Alma mater: University of the Philippines Diliman ok

De La Salle-Araneta University
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Known: Seaweed Farming
Award: National Scientist of the Philippines

Field: Biology
National Scientist of the Philippines for Marine Biology in 2014.
Academician by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) in 2008
Plaque of Recognition from the Asia Pacific Society of Applied Phycology in 2006
University of the Philippines Alumni Award in 1979
“Likas Yaman Award” from the Ministry of Natural Resources (now Department of Environment
and Natural Resources) in 1978.

Gavino Trono Jr., Ph.D. (born 1931) is a Filipino biologist dubbed as the “Father of
Kappaphycus farming”.[1] He was conferred the rank of National Scientist of the Philippines for
contributions to the study of tropical marine phycology, focusing on seaweed biodiversity. He is
currently working as a technical consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Aquaculture Seaweed Research and Development and is a professor emeritus of the University
of the Philippines Marine Science Institute.
 Julian A. Banzon, outstanding scientist, scholar, professor, and biophysical chemist, was
born in Balanga, Bataan on March 25, 1908. His parents were Manuel S. Banzon and Arcadia
Banzon.

After obtaining the degree of Bachelor of Science in chemistry at the University of the
Philippines in 1930, he was immediately hired as assistant instructor at the Up College of
Agriculture. He served there for one year before being promoted to instructor in agricultural
chemistry in the same college in 1931. As a UP pensionado, he began pursuing graduate studies
at the Iowa State university in the United States in 1937, and consequently obtained a doctor of
philosophy degree in biochemistry (minor in micro-biology), in 1940. His doctoral dissertation
was about the “fermentative utilization of cassava.”

Dr. Banzon was named assistant professor in agricultural chemistry at the UP College of
Agriculture, teaching as such until 1951. From 1951 to 1955, he concurrently occupied three
positions: associate professor, associate chemist, and assistant head of the Department of
Agricultural Chemistry. In 1956, he received the ICA Type A grant for his study on the use of
radioisotopes in agriculture. Two years later, he accepted his appointment as chief scientist of
the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission. He marked a milestone in his career in 1960 when he
became the first director of the Philippine Atomic Research Center. At the end of his term in
1963, he was given a plaque of appreciation for his exemplary leadership and service by the
PAEC. Renowned in the field of chemistry, Dr. Banzon gained recognition for his notable
researches on the Philippine coconut and other indigenous materials as “renewable sources of
chemicals and fuels.” He pioneered in the study not just of the coconut, but also of the sugar
cane, in the Philippines, and produced the first authoritative work on the derivation of fuels,
specifically ethyl esters, from these two crops.
Anacleto del Rosario

Born 13 July 1860 Santa Cruz, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died 2 May 1895 (aged 35)

Nationality Filipino
Alma mater Ateneo de Manila University, University of Santo Tomas
Occupation Chemist, notably in Biochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, pharmacist
Parents Eugenio del Rosario (father)

Casimira del Rosario (nee. Sales) (mother)

Anacleto Del Rosario was born in Santa Cruz, Manila. Born to a native Filipino family, he
gained high honors in Ateneo de Manila University and University of Santo Tomas, from Ateneo
de Manila University he met Dr. José Rizal. He was known to be the first homegrown scientist of
the Philippines by becoming the first Director of the Manila City laboratory. His position lead
him to establish the beginnings of Science and technology in the Philippines by increasing the
standards for quality control on essential items and investigation of natural resources. He
married once and had three children.

Anacleto Del Rosario (13 July 1860, Santa Cruz, Manila – 2 May 1895) was a leading chemist
in the Philippines during the Spanish era in Philippine history. Regarded as the “Father of
Philippine Science and Laboratory”, del Rosario invented the formula for producing a pure kind
of alcohol from tuba in a nipa palm. This formula won for del Rosario the first prize during the
World Fair in Paris, France in 1889. Del Rosario extracted castor oil from the palma christi,
literally the “palm of Christ” (castor bean), a native plant in the Philippines.
Manuel Guerrero
Was: Physician

From: Philippines
Type: Healthcare
Birth: 8 January 1877
Death: 4 January 1919 (aged 42 years)
Star sign: Capricorn

Education: Ateneo de Manila University

University of SantPhilippine
Manuel S. Guerrero (8 January 1877 – 4 January 1919) was a Filipino medical doctor who
studied beriberi in infants in the Philippines.

Guerrero was born in Ermita, Manila then became part of the Captaincy General of the
Philippines in 8 January 1877. He achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree at the Ateneo Municipal in
the year 1894 and a Doctorate on Medicine at the University of Santo Tomas in Leche

He was also a writer for the publications “La Republica Filipina, La Independencia, and La
Patria”. In addition he was a staff member of the Revista Filipina de Medicina y Farmacia.
Guerrero was also a member of the Colegio Medico-Farmaceutico, Asamblea de Medicos y
Farmaceuticos de Filipinas, and the Sanggunian ng Kalusagan. He was also one of the founders
of t La Infancia and Gota de Leche.

Guerrero was also conferred with a silver medal at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and
the Panama Pacific Exhibition.
Activity 6.

Impact of society and the Filipino People.

1. How did these inventions and discoveries impact the society?

We live in a civilization that is based on knowledge. Knowledge is becoming an increasingly
essential resource, alongside mineral resources, capital, and physical activity. It aids countries’
global competitiveness by contributing to the functioning of democracies and innovation.
However, science, which makes a significant contribution to knowledge creation, faces new
problems.Humanity’s wide range of technological and scientific discoveries has aided in the
construction and development of civilizations throughout history, boosting economic growth,
raising people’s living standards, encouraging cultural development, and having a profound
impact on religion, thought, and many other aspects of human life.

2. How were these inventions and discoveries supported by the government?

Despite the fact that Congress passed Republic Act 7459 in 1992, which provides incentives
to Filipino investors, expands the functions of technology application and promotion, and
appropriates a fund of PHP10 million annually, Dono claims that Filipino inventors are still left
behind due to a lack of government support.In fact, there are plenty of Filipino inventors asking
for government assistance to mass produce.

3. Did these inventions and discoveries serve the public good?

The inventions and discoveries of the Filipino Scientist serves a great job in the public. Most
of their inventions or discoveries help the society to lessen their works or smooth their works.
They developed something for us to have a brighter future, for us to have a easier life. Their
inventions and discoveries help us to grown and serves as rights, as what their intentions
before they decide to go for that project.