Juliana Chan, Asian Scientist editor-in-chief, told Rappler in an email: "I am very happy to hear that Senator Leila de Lima has filed Senate Resolution No. 714 in honor of the 8 Filipino scientists on the 2018 edition of our Asian Scientist 100 list. These 8 scientists have brought great pride to the Philippines and they deserve recognition at the national level. I hope that the [resolution] receives popular support and that it gets ratified by the Senate."