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Senate commends Filipina scientist: Senate President Vicente Sotto III (2nd from right) hands out Senate Resolution No. 923 to Dr. Gay Jane Perez commending her for bagging the 2018 Asian-US Science Prize for Women. The first Filipino to win the award, Perez bested seven other female scientists from Southeast Asia. She was recognized for her work on using satellite data to forecast drought, its evolution over time and its impact, which would help farmers identify the ideal planting areas and seasons to improve crop yield. Also in photo are Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri (right) and Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV (left), chairman of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology (left).(PRIB Photo by Joseph Vidal/22 May 2019)