Author:GMANETWORK.COM Release Date: February 28, 2024 11:40am
The Australian Embassy in the Philippines has recognized several Filipinos who were educated in Australia for their exceptional achievements in various fields.
In a statement, the Australian Embassy said the following alumni were awarded during the annual Australia Alumni Excellence Awards.
Dr Dexter dela Cruz (PhD in Marine Biology, Southern Cross University, 2019) was awarded as Alumnus of the Year for leading the development of groundbreaking coral reef restoration techniques used in the Philippines and Australia that have helped improve climate change resilience. His reef experiments and studies in the Philippines assisted in the restoration of degraded reef areas, and have since been used in the Great Barrier Reef. Dr dela Cruz is a recipient of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research’s prestigious John Allwright Fellowship.
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