Glenda B. Obra
Currently, a Supervising Science Research Specialist at the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology. Specializing in entomology, she has devoted research to studying the applications of radiation against pests that damage crops, which include controlling the infestation of mangoes, a technique that made fruit flies in Guimaras Island sterile to prevent their reproduction. She was among the winners of the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award for her role in the development of irradiation as a quarantine treatment for the mango pulp weevil, which is now certified under the US Federal Register. Her team is currently developing techniques that sterilize mosquitos such as Aedes aegypti, the vector for the dreaded dengue virus. Ms. Obra was conferred the rank of Career Scientist I by the Civil Service Commission.