• Birthplace : Philipppines
• Birth Date : January 8, 1933

• College : University of the Philippines (1954)
• Course : Agriculture
• Post Graduate (Masteral) : Plant Breeding, North Carolina State College (1956)
• Post Graduate (Doctorate) : Genetics, Iowa State University (1961)

• Conducted research in plant breeding which resulted in the production of new plant varieties of mungbean, soybean and peanut
• Became director of research of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and of the Institute of Plant Breeding, UPLB
• Served as Undersecretary for R&D of the Department of Science and Technology
• Long time professor of agronomy and plant breeding

1. 2005 - National Scientist Award

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