As DOST Secretary from 1995-1999, Padolina, campaigned for the country’s global competitiveness via technology management, actively pushing for partnerships between government, the private sector, and the academe to utilize the power of the Internet, a revolutionary concept at that time, and make the Philippines at par with the rest of the word. He was instrumental in the increase of Internet awareness in the government sector as well as the growth of e-commerce in the country.

Dr. Marina A. Alipon leads the team whose work on a locally available digital wood moisture meter has been recognized here and abroad. The said technology won in the 2010 Outstanding Utility model in the National Inventions Contest and National S&T Fora and Competitions. Aside from winning competitions and innovating, Dr. Alipon is busy helping the town community through the local Catholic Women's group's community services.

Dr. NATIVIDAD SILVA-MENDOZA
Microbiologist

Fine and hardworking scientists can be happy mothers, too. That's how her peers at the Industrial Technology and Development Institute, an agency of the Department of Science and Technology, describe Dr. Natividad Silva-Mendoza.

Dr. Gina Villegas-Pangga is a specialist in soil chemistry, farming systems, agriculture and forestry, plant nutrition, and in management of agricultural waste and waste disposal strategies.