8 of the leading Filipino scientists

Lucille Abad 
Senior science research specialist and chief of the Chemistry Research Section, Philippine
Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)
She developed a plant vitamin – an effective plant growth promoter using irradiated seaweeds.
This research has also been recognized by the Japan-based Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in
Asia.
Phillip Alviola
Curator at the Museum of Natural History, University of the Philippines (UP) Los Baños
Alviola helped develop methods to monitor biodiversity in protected areas. He's been studying
mammals, the diversity of cave-dwelling bats, and bat viruses, which earned him the moniker
"Bat Man."
Nathaniel Hermosa II
Associate professor at the National Institute of Physics, UP Diliman
Physicist Hermosa's breakthrough research "twisted" light and "slowed" it down.
Mario Antonio Jiz II
Senior science research specialist, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM)
Jiz significantly contributed to the study of schistosomiasis and the development of a vaccine
against this disease. Schistosomiasis is a chronic disease caused by parasitic worms.
Lanndon Ocampo
Associate professor, Cebu Technological University
Ocampo developed guidelines for strategic sustainable practices in manufacturing companies. He
significantly contributed to how industries could help address climate change.
Jeffrey Perez
Supervising science research specialist, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(Phivolcs)
"Faultfinder" Perez contributed largely to the better understanding of fault lines and earthquakes
in the Philippines.
Rogel Mari Sese
Program leader,  National Space Development Program 
Sese is an astrophysicist and an advocate of space research and development. He is spearheading
what could be the Philippines' space research agency.
Aletta Concepcion Yñiguez
Assistant professor at the Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman
Yñiguez's studies contributed significantly to improving the Philippine sardine industry and
managing red tide.