hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə hoʊsˈeɪ ɹˈɪzəl mˈɛdəl ɪn ˌɑːfθɐlmˈɑːlədʒi fɹʌmðɪ ˈeɪʒə pɐsˈɪfɪk ɐkˈædəmi ʌv ˌɑːfθɐlmˈɑːlədʒi ænd wʌz nˈeɪmd nˈæʃənəl sˈaɪəntɪst ʌvðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
He received the Jose Rizal Medal in Ophthalmology from the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology and was named National Scientist of the Philippines in 1982.