Pinoy Planets

3 minor planets named after Pinoy students — DepEd 


Donna Magsino
GMA News
09 April 2019

An out of this world recognition was literally given to three outstanding Filipino students, as three minor planets in the universe were named after them after bagging an award from an international science fair, held in the United States.

According to a Facebook post of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, the young scientists — Eugene Rivera, Joscel Kent Manzanero, and Keith Russel Cadores —from Camarines Sur National High School will forever have their names up in the sky, after their work in the design and development of Solar-Tracking Arduino-Rooted PV Panels won the second place award in the "Energy: Physical" category of the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

"Each received a certificate identifying their very own minor planet and an orbital plot showing its current location," DepEd said in a statement.

Since 2001, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory has recognized high school students with exceptional knowledge in science by using their names as identifiers of the asteroids discovered by the laboratory.

Congrats, Eugene, Joscel, and Keith! Continue to reach for the sky!