Juan Salcedo, Jr.

Other publications and researches Here are some of the notable publications and researches by Salcedo:

Medical Services Salcedo, J. S. Jr., (1949 Ja - Mr ) The role of nurses in the national nutrition program, Filipino Nurse Volume 18/3 Salcedo, J. S. Jr., (1949 Mr) The medical practitioner and our nutrition problems, Philippine Medical World Volume 4/3 Salcedo, J. S. Jr., (1949 Ap ) The publlc health approach to our nutrition problems, Journal of the Philippine Medical Association Volume 25/4

Nutrition Salcedo, J. S. Jr., (1943) Studies on vitamin A deficiency. I. Dark adaption test in 997 cases, Abstracts of Scientific Papers Presented before the Conference on Medical Sciences in Commemoration of the Establishment of the Republic of the Philippines Salcedo, J, S. Jr., et.al., (1944 N) The source of the extra liver fat in various types of fatty liver, Journal of the Biological Chemistry Volume 156/1 Salcedo, J. S. Jr., (1937 F) Studies on the pulse rates and blood pressures of the male Filipino Olympic athletes of 1934, National Research Council of the Philippine Islands.

Recognition Public service By 1950, his publications was cited by numerous scientific papers, reviews and textbooks. This recognition of his works led to his appointment as the Secretary of Health by Philippine President Elpidio Quirino from 1950 to 1953. He was appointed Chairman of the National Science Development Board, now the Department of Science and Technology, from 1962 to 1965 by President Diosdado Macapagal, and reappointed under President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. from 1966 to 1970.

Awards and other recognitions He was given the highest award to a Filipino citizen namely the 1966 Republic Cultural Heritage Award in Science and the 1969 Presidential Pro Patria Award. In 1978, he was named a National Scientist. He was also named “Scientist Par Excellence and Scholar Meritissimus” by the International Academy of Leadership in 1969.

He received the William J. Gies Fellow in Biochemistry at Columbia University, and was President of the 5th World Health Organization Assembly. He also served as First Vice-Chairman at the UNICEF Conference on Children and Youth in National Planning and Development.

As Health Secretary In 1951, Salcedo extended rice enrichment to North Luzon, increasing rice prices slightly due to enrichment costs. Local ordinances banning unenriched rice were poorly enforced. As health secretary in 1952, Salcedo enacted National Rice Enrichment Act 832, making enrichment mandatory. This faced resistance from rice millers due to the additional cost and potential for increased tax scrutiny, as many small millers evaded taxes. Provincial millers formed a union to oppose the Act.

Lack of support from the government In writing his biography, Salcedo recalls that President Ramon Magsaysay had promised support for rice enrichment but ultimately did not deliver. Magsaysay even sought to repeal the Rice Enrichment Act in 1955. Salcedo was disappointed by the law's lack of implementation. Before Magsaysay's death in March 1957, he planned a national conference to address issues with the rice enrichment program. His successor, Carlos P. Garcia, established a committee to study the act's implementation, but its work was delayed and eventually stalled due to opposition and lobbying from influential rice millers.