Benjamin Almeda got the title father of Filipino Inventors, because he invented the rice grinder and a coconut grater. He is a very fine person i had the opportunity to have interacted with him alot.
Almeda invented most of the food processing devices seen all over the Philippines, including the rice grinder, the coconut grater, and the meat grinder. In 1954 he started the Almeda Cottage Industry, which manufactured his inventions. The company prospered and later changed its name to Almedah Food Machineries, Inc. Benjamin's youngest son, Carlos Almeda, a physician, now leads the business, as it continues to produce more food processing machines (: