The entries four individual and two team science projects were among the 24 national winners in the recently concluded Intel Philippine Science Fair (IPSF) 2002-2003 organized by Intel Phils., the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute and Department of Education.
The projects researchers come from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) in Diliman, Quezon City; Agusan del Sur National High School (ADSNHS) in Agusan del Sur; Cagayan National High School (CNHS) in Tuguegarao City; and Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) in Iligan City.
The entries for the individual category are:
Wonder Drug: A Broad Spectrum Bioactive Substance Obtained from Sibukao Tree Eigen Israel Rara, MSU-IIT Integrated Development School.
Anti-bacterial Agent Obtained from the Midgut of Cattle Leeches Efrellene Galula, ADSNHS.
The Biological Remote Thermometer and Sensor: Its Past, Present, and Future McAllen Reonel Cacacho, CNHS.
SMS Link-Interactive: Secured Data Transmission and Modification through SMS Roy Vincente Canceco, PSHS.
The entries for the team category are:
Anti-Neurotoxic Effect of Cobra Vine Seeds: A Potential Therapy for Snake Bites Eunice Aparente, Auris Kimmy Bureros and Shaira Nadine Gegato, Bayugan National High School, Agusan del Sur.
Ectomycorrhizal Inoculation of Anisoptera thurifera and Shorea guiso in Philippine Soil: Growth and Phosphorus Dynamics Jenny Aggangan, Cheryll Anne Limos and Joy Charisse Bulan, PSHS.
Last years Philippine delegates to the ISEF held in Louisville, Kentucky, won two major awards first prize in Physics in the team category, and second prize in Microbiology in the individual category.
Dr. Josette Biyo of PSHS-West Visayas campus in Iloilo City won the Intel Excellence in Teaching Award, the most prestigious prize for science research advisers given in the ISEF.