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Teódula Kalaw África: The Unsung Filipina Chemist Behind Nata De Coco

The Lipa-born chemist worked for the Philippine National Coconut Corporation when she had the ingenious idea to make the most out of coconut waste.

Ah yes, what would we do without our beloved nata de coco? It's arguably one of our most important delicacies, a very Filipino one at that. We can find it in our candies, drinks, desserts (the thing that quietly binds halo- ...

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