RESEARCH 3

OCTOBER 16, 2019

MAO, JR. ABULKHAIR B.

BS CRIMINOLOGY – E

MA. CRISTINA P. BENTADAN

20 INVENTIONS OF FILIPINO
1.FLORESCENT BY AGAPITO FLORES
Agapito Flores is the reason why the world becomes brighter. A Filipino Inventor who is known
for his funnel of the Fluorescent light tube invention – one of the most commonly used lighting
device in the world.
By using Fluorescent bulbs, we can save electricity. We can not generate light of different colors
for decoration purpose. 

2. INCUBATOR  BY FE DEL MUNDO

The first Asian to have entered the prestigious Harvard University’s School of Medicine is also
credited for her studies that lead to the invention of incubator and jaundice relieving device.

3.KARAOKE BY ROBERTO DEL ROSARIO 

Roberto del Rosario is the president of the Trebel Music Corporation and the inventor of the
Karaoke Sing Along System in 1975. 

4.LUNA ROVER BY EDWARDO SAN JUAN

He is the inventor of the Moon Buggy or the Lunar Rover. This Moon buggy was the car used by
Neil Armstrong and other astronauts when they first explored the moon in 1969. 

5.VIDEOPHONE BY GREGORIO ZARA

Gregorio Zara was born in Lipa City Philippines, invented the videophone in 1955 and referred
to as a Photophone separator signal. Gregorio Zara invented 30 Patented products includingThe
Compass in 1929, Wooden Microscope, Vapor Chamber and Robot that talked, walked and
responded to a given command. Etc…

6.ERYTHROMYCIN BY ABELARDO AGUILAR

Aguilar discovered the antibiotic from the Aspergillus species of fungi in 1949 and sent samples
to Indiana-based pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly Co. The drug firm allegedly registered the
propriety name Iloson for the antibiotic in honor of Iloilo province where Aguilar discovered
it. Erythromycin, the generic name of Iloson, was reportedly the first successful macrolide
antibiotic introduced in the US.

7. ALCO-DIESEL, LAN-GAS AND SUPERBUNKER FORMULA L  BY RUDY

LANTANO SR.
In 1996, Rudy Lantano Sr., a revolutionary fuel half-composed of water. The mix burns faster
and emits pollutants, 95 percent less than those released to the air by traditional fuel products.
The inventor said his invention is a result of blending new ingredients and additives
with ordinary oil products through agitation and mixing, which is a very safe process.

8.FEMININE HYGIENE BY DR. VIRGILIO MALANG

Dr. Virgilio “Billy” Malang is one of the renowned Filipino inventors. One of his famous
inventions was the Feminine Hygiene or The External Vaginal Cleanser.
9.SINGLE-CHIP GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
ACCELERATOR BY DIOSDADO BANATAO
– introduced the first single-chip graphical user interface accelerator that made computers work a
lot faster and for helping develop the Ethernet controller chip that made the Internet possible. In
1989, he pioneered the local bus concept for personal computers and in the following year
developed the First Windows accelerator chip. Intel is now using the chips and technologies
developed by Banatao. He now runs his own semiconductor company, Mostron, and Chips &
Technology, which is based in California’s Silicon Valley.

10. QUINK INK INVENTED BY FRANCISCO QUISUMBING

an innovative ink at that time and was further developed to work with Parker Pens. Aside from
being quick drying, it was also water-resistant, did not clog the pen opening, does not blot and
will not fade. It is considered one of the best selling ink for fountain pens of the millennium.

11. MOON BUGGY BY EDUARDO SAN JUAN. Invented in 1968 by Eduardo San
Juan. He was the project leader for NASA in the buggy development: An underfunded and
underappreciated engineering success. This one has special significance to me, due to my
Grandfather working at the Cape in the early space program. The moon buggy allowed greater
exploration of the Moon, yet Eduardo San Juan’s contribution has been relegated largely to
status as a footnote.

12. VIDEO PHONE Invented by Gregorio Zara, in 1955 no less! When James Bond was
using one in Dr. No, it had already been in existence a number of years. This is the predecessor
of the camera in your mobile!

13. COMPUTER MICROCHIPS: Many types were invented by Diosdado Banatao,

beginning with the world’s first 16-bit chip in 1972, which he invented while working at
Commodore. This led to the development of GUI (The thing that makes the graphics on this
page…). Why should you care? Without GUI, you would now be looking at a page filled with
nothing but a bunch of ones and zeroes.

14. ISOLATED RICE BREEDS: In 1966, Dr. Rodolfo Aquino isolated nine specific breeds
of rice for the International Rice Research Institute. His discoveries helped prevent famine in
much of Asia, and were nearly solely responsible for Thailand and Vietnam becoming the
world’s leading rice producers (A spot once solely occupied by the Philippines.)

15. DRUG DETECTION: Dr. Enrique Ostrea developed the method for detecting drug use
by pregnant females by detecting traces in the baby’s stools. His method is used by doctors
worldwide in diagnosing drug dependency in infants.

16. JEEPNEY by Leonardo Salvador Sarao, Sr.  Immediate post-war, and the most
common form of transportation in the country today. A Filipino invention, though born from
necessity, ingenuity, and thrift.
17. PATIS by Aling Tentay Love it or hate it, I was surprised that it has only been around
for the last 60 years! Additionally, the Filipino Patis was the basis for the Vietnamese and Thai
fish sauce industries, and not the other way around. It was invented by Tentay Food and Sauces
after they discovered that their dried fish were turning into liquid when stored with salt in earthen
jars.

18. CHALLENGE 21 an award-winning game created by Leonardo Mejia Yu of Malate,

Metro Manila. As the name implies, Challenge 21 is a strategy board game that combines the
difficulties of scrabble, bingo, tictactoe, checkers, and even basketball.

19. FILIPINO MADE TRAIN by bryan yuson that was launched in Cebu will not only
solve traffic congestion but will also lessen the carbon emission since this mass transport system
will be run using renewable energy.

20. 3 in 1 FIRE TRUCK The Pinoys weren’t the first to invent “3-in-1 coffee,” but they’ve
invented something far better: a 3-in-1 truck named the Anos Fire Ambulance and Rescue
Vehicle (AFARV). Invented by the late Alfredo M. Anos Sr., this “Godfather of Filipino
Inventors” has created a rescue vehicle, fire truck, and ambulance in one.