If we have people who are inventive and creative we need not worry about poverty and underdevelopment. The problem is that people who exhibit these characteristics are termed either:
"nasisiraan ng bait," or "namamaligno" or "mahika lang yan." In other words, in our society so many factors have to be considered when raising the consciousness of our people towards being inventive and creative.
We have lots of inventors in our midst.
I know one inventor who looks like Abraham in the Bible, sporting a long white hair but he is a very successful businessman with his own invention, the Green Leaf, a liniment that can ease feelings of anxieties, destress anyone, and raise one's feelings of self-worth. His products are sold at Centris every Sunday from 7 to 1 pm. I am talking about Mr. Joe Ingles who has gone around the world before settling to being an alchemist.
The Women Inventors Association of the Philippines headed by Dr. Edinell Carvalhio boasts also of many women who have come up with products that help our society like herbal teas produced by Erlinda Sanqui now being managed by Carmela and Larry her daughter and son-in-law; Carlita Rex-Doran whose gugu shampoo was a pioneering product in hair care has been replicated by others already, Maja Prevendido who invented soapmate for saving soap up to the last slice, and propagates the invention of Panfilo Rieta, the laser light for curing many diseases of the human body including TB, stomach ache, arthritis, for a very minimal cost.
Many young inventors can be found in Tondo High School under the encouraging mentorship by Mr. Sonny D. Valenzuela, the principal. The Indian Innovacome tors Association, under Mr. A.S. Rao hails the the exhibit and says:
Learning gives creativity. Creativity leads to thinking. Thinking provides knowledge and Knowledge makes you great. Courage to think different. Courage to invent, Courage to travel into an unexplored path. Courage to discover the impossible, Courage to combat the problems and succeed are the unique qualities of the youth."
Their book, INVENTONDO held in 2018, contains many products and services by high school students which could rival the output of adult inventors. Many of the inventions use local materials like seashells for tile-making (Ethan Carlo Repollo, Sheila P, Tolentino, et al); cucumber for hair spa (Muhammad Alawi, et al); banana stalks as alternative source for making eo-bags and hand bags (Gianna Nicole S. Palma); santolw peelings for making corkboard instead of cork itself (Angela Nicole R. de la Cruz and Jenizon M. Cruz), Werpa Bank, an alternative power supply for gadgets and other smartphones (Norhasan Marangit); among others.
The Philippine Science High School will be conducting an entrance exam soon for incoming students. It is so pathetic that there are thousands who have applied but only a thousand will be accepted coming from different parts of the country. The scholarship includes free tuition and even allowances, hence its popularity as an educational choice.
Quietly and without much fanfare our educational institutions are coming up with inventors and creators but how sound is our society in nurturing them to further their work into adulthood?
Indonesia is like the Philippines which has lots of agricultural areas. She has exported many FOOD products using the country's resources. Erricha Insan Pratisi, President of Indonesian Invention and Innovation Promotion Association said in her greetings to the trade exhibit that their group is committed to helping their young inventors and help them to "MARKET THEIR INVENTION TO THE WORLD, in order to change the paradigm of Indonesia (from) a consumptive country to a productive one."
Mr. Valenzuela, meanwhile aims to make Tondo a progressive community and make her competitive in the computer and industrial world. His plans include holding invention exhibitions yearly.
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