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Invention/Discovery No.
Invention/Discovery
Inventor Impormation
Known as the "Father of
Filipino Inventors,"
Benjamin Almeda Sr. in
1954 founded the
Almeda Cottage Industry
(now named the
Alameda Food
Machineries Corporation)
in Manila, Philippines,
which manufactures his
numerous basic food-
processing inventions.
Carlos Almeda, Almeda
Sr.'s youngest son, now
runs the business. His
other son, Benjamin
Almeda Jr., is also an
inventor with patents
granted and pending for
his father's company.
Jayme Navarro, a
Filipino inventor from
the town of Bacolod,
has found a useful
method to turn plastic
trash into usable fuel,
such as gasoline,
diesel, and kerosene.
Navarro made this
discovery while trying
to convert plastic
waste, such as plastic
bottles, bags, utensils,
and such back into
their original form.
Narciso Mosuela, 76, has
received citations from
different categories such
as for excellence,
entrepreneurship and
invention. Filipino
Inventor Society Inc.’s
national award in 1984,
top seller in the Ramot ti
Aminanan (Root from the
North) Exposition in
2003, the Department of
Trade and Industry’s
Outstanding MSME
(micro, small and
medium enterprise) in
2008, and Globe’s top
Masigasig Award in 2008
are only some of the
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awards he has received

for his many years of
innovating things that
could help his people.

Daniel Dingel (1928–

2010) was a Filipino
engineer who claimed to
have invented a
"hydrogen reactor" that
could power a water-
fuelled car. Dingel said he
began working on his
hydrogen reactor in
1969, and claimed to
have used the device to
power his 1996 Toyota
Corolla. Dingel explained
that his invention splits
from water in an
onboard water tank,
producing hydrogen[2]
and does not produce
any carbon emissions.
However, he never
revealed the secret to his
invention.[3] In an
interview with the
Philippine Daily Inquirer,
Dingel said that he would
be willing to reveal the
secret of his invention if
the buyer would hire 200
Filipinos and their
families
Born in Manila,
Alcaraz is best-
known as the
Philippines'
"Father of
Geothermal
Energy
Development" due
to his
contributions to
studies about
Philippine
volcanology and
the energy derived
from volcanic
sources. His main
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contribution was
the study and
establishment of
geothermal power
plants in the
Philippines.