- Recognized for his pioneering work on tilapia sex reversal technology that contributed significantly to world aquaculture.
- Awarded by Heine and World Aquaculture Society President Kevin Fitzsimmons during the 6th International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture recently held in Manila.
- Began his initial studies on tilapia sex reversal process for his doctoral dissertation at Auburn University in the USA in early 1970s
- Served as the First Dean of its college of fisheries at the Central Luzon State University in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.
- Received national awards (Rizal Pro Patria, Ten Outstanding Young Men, and IBM Science and Technology) for his outstanding contributions to fisheries and aquaculture
- An Academician of the National Academy of Science and Technology
- 1978 TOYM Awardees for Fisheries and Aqua Culture
- Currently Co-Proprietor of Aquatic Biosystems at Bay, Laguna
