Magdalena Smith Villaruz substanding pipes and reinforced by a

U-shaped G.I. pipe at the V-shaped end.

• Inventor and entrepreneur
Patented Inventions (aside from turtle power
• born 1934 tiller
• Originally a rice farmer • Rice thresher
• President, Women Inventors • Leveling device
Association of the Philippines
• Diaphragm pump
• President, SV Agro-Industries
Enterprises, Inc. • Dual diaphragm pump

• in 1988 she was a keynote speaker in • (Improved) power cultivator

the Symposium On Creativity And
Promotion Of Inventive Activities in • Household rice huller
Beijing jointly organized by World • (Improved) corn sheller
Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO) and the International Federation • (Simplified) hand tractor
of Inventors' Associations (IFIA)
• Combination harrow-leveler
• In February 1986, Villaruz was awarded
• Floating operator's seat
the WIPO Gold Medal in Metro Manila
as the Most Outstanding Inventor of the • Adjustable engine mount
Philippines
• Three-wheeled vehicle with passenger
• July 1995, she was awarded another seats
WIPO Gold Medal in Cebu, Philippines
in recognition of being the Most • (Improved) power cultivator assembly
Outstanding Woman Inventor in the
• Blower for thresher discharge ejector
Philippines.
• Two-speed transmission assembly for
• Millions of farmers in South-east Asia
power
and other parts of the world know from
experience that the preparation of their • Improved windmill
muddy watersoaked ricefields is a hard
job. Not only for the farmers themselves,
but also for their waterbufallos and,
when mechanization is applied, for the
power tillers.

Turtle power tiller

• Commonly known to Ilonggo farmers as

"ba-o ba-o".

• A utility model for a hand tractor or

power tiller

• It can plow 1.3 hectares of rice fields

submerged in water in 6-8 hours, which
normally takes a carabao three days.

• The operator handles the hand tractor

through a handle which is inclined
upwardly and supported by a pair of