Dado Banatao, tech trailblazer and Silicon Valley veteran, dies at 79

MANILA, Philippines — Diosdado “Dado” Banatao, a decorated electrical engineer and Silicon Valley pioneer who became one of the most influential Filipinos in global technology, died on Christmas Day after complications from an undisclosed neurological disorder. He was 79.  Banatao’s family announced his passing on Friday on a website dedicated to him.  “We are mourning