NARCISO MOSUELA

Narciso Tata Mosuela is not an engineer,

mechanic nor a mathematician. In fact, he did
not even finish high school due to poverty.

He has received citations from different

categories such as for excellence,
entrepreneurship and invention.
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Filipino Inventor Society Inc.s national award in
1984, top seller in the Ramot ti Aminanan (Root
from the North) Exposition in 2003, the
Department of Trade and Industrys
Outstanding MSME (micro, small and medium
enterprise) in 2008, and Globes top Masigasig
Award in 2008 are only some of the awards he
has received for his many years of innovating
things that could help his people.
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Mosuela did not begin his career as an inventor-
entrepreneur. He was the supervisor of the
maintenance department of Ford Philippines for
eight years in the 1970s.

While working for Ford, he also supported his

young family by making wiring harness for cars
on the side. His model worked so well that Ford
began using his version on the Ford Fiera.
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He asked his bosses at the plant to allow him to
subcontract his invention, but they claimed the
gadget as their own before Fords home office in
Detroit, Michigan. Feeling betrayed, Mosuela
quit his job and struck out on his own.
 RICE THRESHER
The rice thresher was the first product he
marketed. He was helped by a financier from
Narvacan, Ilocos Sur. It can clean 100 sacks of
palay a day compared with two people manually
dehulling 50 sacks of palay grains also in one
day.
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The "superkalan", a novelty stove that can be
fired with anything that burnswood, paper,
dried dung and leaves, corn cobs, and coco
shells. The body of this stove is made of
aluminum alloy, with a cast iron heat intensifier.
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For his invention, the Food and Agricultural
Organization (FAO) bestowed on Mosuela the
"best design award" for Third World country
category in 1987.

The superkalan came into being while Mosuela

was selling his dehuller in a remote area
somewhere near Quezon and Nueva Ecija. He
spent the night in the house of an older couple
whose hospitality touched him..
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The elderly wife was cooking in a hole on the
ground and commented on how hard it was to
cook because of the rationing of firewood in
their sitio. She had to constantly blow on the
sticks she was using as firewood and tears were
streaming down her face because of the smoke.
Mosuela promised the older lady he would make
her a stove that would make it easier for her to
cook
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True to his word, Mosuela fashioned a portable
stove with feet and a chimney made of cement
and steel and gave the prototype to her. He took
a long way to being perfect with his superkalan.
He made some adjustments and rechanneled the
smoke directly out the chimney attachment until
it works well.
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To date, the superkalan inventor thinks he has
sold 20,000 stoves. His superkalan which sold
for P2,000 in the early days now sells for P4,600.

With this prize, he guarantees the longevity of

his products by giving a lifetime warranty for
repairs; replacement parts are extra.
Mosuela did not begin his career as an inventor-entrepreneur. He started with different
careers before he made it to the top. What makes him successful with his innovations is
his passion to create new things which began in his childhood years.

His inventions not only give him honors but also help people in his community by
employing them manufacturing his crafts