Engr. Mark Kennedy E. Bantugon is the first Filipino to receive the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - National Award for Inventor, the highest recognition given by the esteemed World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Youth achiever S&T illustrations by Franchezka Cardiño, 17 Multiple Intelligence International School Engr. Mark Kennedy E. Bantugon, 25, is a licensed Aeronautical Engineer, the inventor of Pili Seal®, a sustainable aviation sealant and adhesive derived from the waste of Pili Tree Resin, and the CEO and president of startup, Pili AdheSeal Inc.

He is the first Filipino to receive the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - National Award for Inventor, the highest recognition given by the esteemed World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. His work has been recognized both locally and globally including being one of National Geographic Society’s Young Explorers 2023 - Human Ingenuity category Invention/business startup Pili Seal/Pili AdheSeal Inc. Pili Seal, which is locally and globally patented, is a sustainable sealant + adhesive that repurposes 155-million-kilogram annual agricultural waste (specifically the Pili Tree waste resin) as the base ingredient of the product formulation while ensuring cost-effectiveness, safety, and non-toxic effects on user's health and environment (based on Toxicity Test).

Its use reduces carbon emissions by 40% compared to commercial ones a.