Filipinos Pride

A lot of Filipino inventors don’t get much publicity in the country. But this could not hinder Alexis Belonio, a Filipino inventor from doing it so and ceding forth. He was actually the first Filipino to get a Rolex Award for enterprise for his creation of a low-cost, environment friendly rice husk gas stove. This award recognizes initiating projects throughout the world to manifest the innovation and add to the betterment of human kind.

Belonio works as a researcher at the International Rice Research Institute and as an associate professor of agricultural engineering at Central Philippine University. He said that he was motivated by the poor farmers in the Philippines who faced with the costly amount of fuel for cooking. His invention doesn’t only help the problem on rice husk disposal, but also serves as substitute for charcoal stoves with comparatively cooking in a shorter time and lower cost. He wanted that his invention will be made used by many Filipino people, so that the country can save on costs and might as well the environment so to speak.

Being a Filipino in thought and in deeds, it was really good to know that there are still many Filipino inventors who would want to continue their passion in devising new innovative inventions for the goodness of mankind. Despite the fact that they didn’t get much attention and publicity in its country. But with their courage and aspirations they still not giving up making more creations and serving their countrymen. I salute you Sir Belonio, for doing a great job and for bringing the honour to our nation. I do hope that the government will also invest more on these creations to be of use by many people and the government might as well help these inventors of ours. We should love our own creations and be proud of it.