22/08/2026
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Driven by curiosity about the countryโs rich flora, Dr. Luz Oliveros-Belardo, a Filipina chemist and National Scientist, dedicated more than ๐๐๐๐ ๐
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Her work led to the ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ 33 ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, helping expand knowledge of the countryโs botanical resources and their potential applications in ๐๐๐
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Through her research, Dr. Belardo demonstrated how ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ could serve as a foundation for ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. Her work continues to inspire young Filipinos to pursue chemistry, pharmacy, botany, and other STEM fields in the ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
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From plants rooted in ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ to ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ that ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐, Dr. Belardoโs legacy continues to grow.
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