Julian Banzon
NATIONAL SCIENTISTS
Dr. Banzon has done a great deal
of work on local materials
especially coconut as the
renewable source of chemicals
and fuels. His work on the
production of ethylesters from
sugarcane and coconut is the
first study on fuels from these
crops. He also devised some
novel processes noteworthy
among these is the extraction of
residual coconut oil by chemical,
rather than by physical
processes
 
For these and many more signific
ant scientific works, Dr. Banzon 
has beenaccorded honors and cit
ations notably: Distinguished Se
rvice Award, Integrated Chemist
of the Philippines,Inc. (1980),
Chemist of the Year Award,
Professional
Regulation Commission (1978) a
nd the PHILSUGIN
 Award for research, Crop
Society of the Philippines,
(1976).
Filipino
Chemist:
Filipino chemist, Julian Banzon
researched methods
of producing alternative fuels.
Julian Banzon experimented
with the production of ethyl
esters fuels from sugarcane and
coconut, and invented a means
of extracting residual
coconut oil by a chemical
process rather than a physical
process.
Career:
Banzon's commitment to the use
of renewable resources in fuel
production was a real step
forward in the development of
feasible alternatives to burning
fossil fuels. Julian was keen to
make use of raw materials in the
Philippines and so made it
his career goal to interest others
in what the natural world had to
offer in terms of renewable fuel
resources. To an extent, he
succeeded in realizing these
ambitions.
Geminiano
De Ocampo
NATIONAL SCIENTISTS

Filipino
Chemist:
He established the first eye
Geminiano T. de Ocampo was a
hospital in the Philippines, De Filipino ophthalmologist known
Ocampo Eye Hospital (1952) and to some as the "Father of
the first Filipino President of the Modern Philippine
Philippine Ophthalmological Ophthalmology". He was the
Society (1958). He was the first founder of the Philippine Eye
Filipino to design a corneal Bank.
He graduated valedictorian of
dissector that was manufactured
his class at the Bulacan High
in the US. He received the Jose School in 1926.
Rizal Medal in Ophthalmology
from the Asia Pacific Academy of
Ophthalmology and was Career:
named National Scientist of the
Dr. De Ocampo was a Man of
Philippines in 1982.
Firsts, a Visionary who created
and realized the future of
medicine in the country through
his ground-breaking and
pioneering efforts in clinical
practice and in research,
inspiring other doctors to pursue
the same.
Dioscoro Umali
NATIONAL SCIENTIST

Filipino
Contribution
Scientists:
For bringing world-class modern
science to empower small
farmers in the Philippines and
other parts of the world and for was a National Scientist of the
his contributions to enhancing Philippines awardee and is
the productivity of the known as "the Father of
agriculture and food processing Philippine Plant Breeding." He
sectors, Dr. Ramon C. Barba is was awarded several
awarded the 2011 Dioscoro L. international honors and
Umali Achievement Award in distinctions for his outstanding
Agricultural Development. achievements and improvements
of rice, corn and other economic
Career plants. His research studies on
upland agriculture, forestry, and
Umali Award is named in honor environment conservation have
of the late National Scientist helped many people, especially
Dioscoro L. Umali, the first farmers, improve the quality of
Director of SEARCA and former their crops.
Assistant Director General of
the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization. The
award is given to living
Southeast Asians whose work
have exceptionally provided
significant positive impact on
the development of agriculture
and the improvement of the
quality of life in rural
communities in the region.