Orillo, Faustino T. (+)
Ph.D. Mycology
Agricultural Sciences
Academician
Dr. Orillo's researches in plant pathology helped pave the way to minimizing losses suffered by crop producers attributable to plant diseases. Noteworthy of his scientific publications are on coffee rust, blight affecting kenaf and leaf spot of maize caused by Helminthosporium maydis.
 
Birthdate: 16 February 1921
Died: 13 December 2006