Filipino inventors and their inventions

            Philippine is a breeding ground for undiscovered and,more  open than not, unappreciated geniuses of many sort. We all know how is Jose Rizal is,? Aside from  being Filipino inventor. But since his demise ,how many Filipino inventors have been hailed and praised with the same intensity as what we do to Rizal?

           Sadly, the truth  that the Philippine government still lacks stern support and financial assistance for our creative Filipino inventors still haunts us up to this day. Blame it on what they call as “colonial mentality”, our very  own inventors still have a long way to go.

                Our respect and high appreciation goes to all Filipino inventors all over the country who are still struggling to make their own mark in our twisted and chaotic history. Here are our Filipino inventors.

 

1.Pedro Flores  -Yoyo   We all know “yoyo” as that rounded and stringed toy that kids play nowadays. But unbeknownst yo many, the original “yoyo” was far from what it is today, in terms of both appearance and purpose. Used by 400 years ago as a combat weapon against Spaniards and intruders. the first “yoyo” was large and had sharp edges and studs. It was also attached to thick 20ft long ropes for flinging at enemies or prey.

2.Fe del Mundo-Medical Incubator- Mundo, the first Asian to have entered the prestigious Harvard University’s School of Medicine, is also credited for her studies that led to the invention of incubator and jaundice relieving device.

3.Abelardo Aguilar-Erythromycin-This well-known medicine is an antibiotic derived from the Bacterium Streptomyces  erythreus. Not known by many, the Ilonggo doctor/scientist Aguilar is the one who discovered the said strain in 1949 using the soil in his home province.

4.Ruperta David-Patis-You’re wrong if you assumed that patis or fish sauce has been here in the Philippines since the Spanish era. Ruperta  David, also known in history as Aling Tentay  was responsible for its accidental discovery .As a matter of fact, this popular salty partner of many popular Filipino dishes was only discovered after the Japanese occupation in the 1940’s.

5.Maria Orosa y Ylagan-Banana Catsup-Filipino just love using banana catsup as condiment for almost every known dish in the Philippines.This is not surprising at all because the popular variation of tomato catsup was another brainchild of a great Filipino food technologist, Maria Orosa y Ylagan (1893-2945).

6.Rolando dela Cruz- Anticancer Cream–The “DeBCC” cream, developed from cashew nuts and other local herbs, was chosen over 1,500 entries as the “most significant invention” of the year. It is a treatment intended specifically for basal skin carcinoma(BSC),which is the most prevalent type of skin cancer worldwide.

 

7.Eduardo Sta. Ines .He built a 22-watt reflectonized circular lamp in the wooden box. The auxiliary is a plastic diffuser and a stainless steel reflector that gives a bright and wide illuminator.

8.Dr.Josefino Comiso. A Filipino physicist with NASA, he first discovered a recurring  polynya( semipermanent  areaof open water in sea ice) in the Cosmonaut Sea, south of the Indian Ocean.

9.Eugene Resos. He designed the pilot seat for Boeing 747 jumbo jet in1968.

10.Diosdado  Banatao. He invented the single chip graphical user interface accelerator. Ned Banatao, a Mapua  Institute Technology graduate, is one of  Silicon Valley’s most successful Filipino businessmen.