BAGONG BAYANI AWARDS 2023 NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATION

THE Philippine Em bassy in London inform s t he Filipino com m unit y in t he UK and Ireland t hat t he Bagong Bayani Foundat ion, Inc (BBFI), has announced t hat t he nom inat ion for t he 2023 Bagong Bayani Aw ards is now open

The Bagong Bayani Awards or BBA is a worldwide search for the country?s outstanding and exemplary overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) There are five (5) award categories, namely Bagong Bayani Award for Outstanding Employee, Community and Social Service, Culture and Arts, Capt Gregorio S Oca Achievement Award, and the Blas F Ople Award para sa ?Natatanging Bagong Bayani ?

The deadline for submission is on 30 April 2023

For further inquiries, you may directly contact the BBFI Secretariat through bagong bayani awards@yahoo com, bagong bayani inc@gmail com or their website at http://www bbfi com ph/

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25 M a rc h 25, 1935, Fla sh Elorde wa s born in Bogo, Cebu

On 25 March 1935, Gabriel "Flash" Elorde, one of the greatest Filipino boxers along with seven-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and flyweight champion in the 1920s Pancho Villa, was born in Bogo, Cebu

Left-handed Elorde won his first world title (lightweight division) in 1960 against Harold Gomes and defended it successfully for seven and a half years He also won other titles in the bantamweight and featherweight categories in the Orient In 1963, he was inaugurated as World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) champion

Elorde retired with a record of 88 wins (33 KOs), 27 losses and two draws

He died on January 2 1985 at the age of 49 29 M a rc h 1870, M a nuel Za mora wa s born in St a Cruz, M a nila

On 29 March 1870 Manuel Zamora popularly known as the discoverer of the "tiki-tiki" , a formula against beri-beri, was born in Sta Cruz, Manila

After finishing his primary education at the Ateneo Municipal, Manuel enrolled in Pharmacy at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and graduated in 1896 During his student days, he already earned awards for

Gabriel "Flash" Elorde

his research works

His "Estudio Farmacologico dela Areca Cateru y Determinacion deUno o Variosdesus Alkaloides" and "Purificacion de mil Granosdel Acido Sulfurico del Comercio" were presented before his graduation in 1896 and obtained for him the licentiate in pharmacy, sobresaliente

As a student, he apprenticed in the old drugstore of Ocampo y Arevalo known as Botica de Quiapo where he trained to efficiently compound and dispense medicines

In 1908, he established a drugstore and a small laboratory at 928 R Hidalgo Street, where he spent much of his time studying what would become the tiki-tiki

TheTiki-tiki bottlein1909

At one time, he was a member of the Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners In 1921, the Centro Escolar University (CEU) opened its college of Pharmacy with Zamora as its first dean, a position he held until his death

Along with his long stint at the CEU was his active involvement with scientific organisations like the Colegio Medico Farmaceutico and the Philippine Pharmaceutical Association, which he helped establish in 1920

His most outstanding achievement was the discovery of an effective method of producing a stable "tiki-tiki" extract in 1909 Parke Davis of New York offered him a good sum for this formula, but he refused to sell his rights

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