Angel Alcala | |
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 Official portrait, National Academy of Science and Technology | |
| Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education | |
| In office July 1, 1998 – 1999 | |
| President | Joseph Estrada |
| Succeeded by | Ester Garcia |
| In office July 1, 1995 – June 30, 1998 | |
| President | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Gloria |
| 23rd Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources | |
| In office September 8, 1992 – June 30, 1995 | |
| President | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Umali (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Victor O. Ramos |
| 9th President of Silliman University | |
| In office 1991–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro V. Flores |
| Succeeded by | Mervyn J. Misajon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1, 1929 Cauayan, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Died | February 1, 2023 (aged 93) Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines |
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| Profession | Marine biologist |
Angel Chua Alcala ONS (March 1, 1929 – February 1, 2023) was a Filipino biologist who was named a National Scientist of the Philippines in 2014. Alcala is known for his fieldwork to build sanctuaries and to promote biodiversity in the aquatic ecosystems of the Philippines. He was the Chairman of the Board of Advisers at the Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management located in Silliman University.[1] Alcala published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and books and his biological contributions to the environment and ecosystems have made him a renowned figure of natural sciences in the Philippines.[2]
- ^ "Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management | Silliman University". Silliman University.
- ^ "Dr. Alcala is One of First Filipinos Inducted into Fulbright Hall of Fame". Silliman University. April 5, 2018.