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		⚫	'''Estrella Fagela Alabastro''' (born February 19, 1941) is a Filipina ] who served as ].

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Filipino engineer and government administrator

Estrella Alabastro


Secretary of Science and Technology
In office March 12, 2001 – June 30, 2010
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr.
Succeeded by	Mario G. Montejo

Personal details
Born	Estrella Fagela (1941-02-19) February 19, 1941 (age 83)
Nationality	Filipino
Spouse	Edgardo Garcia Alabastro
Children	3

Estrella Fagela Alabastro (born February 19, 1941) is a Filipina chemical engineer who served as Secretary of Science and Technology.

Early life and education

She obtained a BS in chemical engineering from University of the Philippines Diliman. She obtained an MS and PhD in chemical engineering from Rice University.

She is married to Edgardo Garcia Alabastro and they have three children.

Career

She researched thermal processing of Philippine food products and irradiation to extend the shelf life of mangoes. She created the Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading Program, which prolonged tinapa preservation from a week to 6 months.

She was responsible for the Food Science Doctoral Program at the University of the Philippines Diliman.

Alabastro was appointed Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) March 12, 2001, serving until June 30, 2010. She was the first woman DOST Secretary.

In 2015, she was named Academician of National Academy of Science and Technology in Chemical Engineering.

References

^ "NAST Members". members.nast.ph. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
"'Tinapa' can now last for 6 months". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
Parnala, Adam (2022-08-21). "LIST: All the DOST Secretaries in the Philippines". NoypiGeeks. Retrieved 2025-01-04.

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