STS reviewer Quizzes

Science?

is a systematic and logical process of discovering how the universe works. It involves observation, experimentation, and evidence-based conclusions to explain natural phenomena.

Technology

is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. It includes tools, machines, systems, and processes that solve problems or improve human life

Society

is a group of individuals living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values. It provides the context in which science and technology are developed and used.

Science, Technology, and Society (STS)

STS is an interdisciplinary field that studies how science and technology affect society and how society, in turn, influences scientific and technological development.

Anacleto del Rosario

Who: Chemist; Father of Philippine Science.

Contribution: Improved alcohol distillation.

How/Source: Used tuba (coconut wine) to produce high-grade ethyl alcohol.

Where: Conducted experiments in Manila; won an award in Paris (1881).

Abelardo Aguilar

Who: Doctor and researcher.Contribution: Discovered antibiotic using erythromycin.

How/Source: Isolated from Streptomyces erythraeus in Iloilo soil.

Where: While working for Eli Lilly pharmaceuticals.

Fe Del Mundo

Who: Pediatrician; doctor of WWII; first woman in Harvard Med. Founder of Pediatric Hospital namely Children Help Medical Center change to Fedel Mundo Medical Center

Contribution: Invented bamboo incubator.

How/Source: Used bamboo and hot water bottles for infant care without electricity.

Where: Rural hospitals in the Philippines.

Maria Orosa

Who: Food chemist and war hero.

Contribution: Invented banana ketchup and Soyalac.

How/Source: Used native bananas and soybeans to create nutrient-rich alternatives.

Fransisco Quisumbing

Who: Chemist and botanist.

Contribution: Invented Quink ink.

How/Source: Made from Philippine plant extracts (like tannins).

Where: Later adopted by Parker Pens.

Gregorio Zara

Who: Engineer and physicist.

Contribution: Invented two-way video phone in 1955 as photo phone signal separator

network ; airplane engine (solar powered heater , alcohol fuel); discovered Zara Effect.

How/Source: Used radio and electrical tech for two-way video communication.

Manuel Guerrero

Who: Doctor and writer.

Contribution: Researched beriberi and child health.

How/Source: Promoted awareness of Vitamin B1 (thiamin) deficiency.

Ignacio Mercado

Who: first local botanist to record more than 200 plants that thrived in the Philippines

Contribution: Documented medicinal plants using cacao tree

How/Source: Studied and recorded indigenous healing practices.

Pansit-Pansit recently approved medicinal plant.

Trinidad Pardo de Tavera (Trinidad Hermenegildo Jose Maria Francisco Pardo de Tavera y Gorricho)

Who: Physician and historian. Known as man of his time, man ahead of his time

Contribution: Translated and promoted Filipino medicine.

Plantas Medicinales de Filipinas (1892)

How/Source: Studied native cures and combined them with Western science.

Ramon Barba

Who: Horticulturist.

Contribution: Made mangoes fruit year-round.

How/Source: Used potassium nitrate spray.

Where: Ilocos region farms.

Agapito Flores

Who: Electrician.

Contribution: Allegedly developed fluorescent lamp concept.

How/Source: Used fluorescent gases; recognition remains debated.

Juan Salcedo Jr.

Who: Health and nutrition expert.

Contribution: Introduced enriched rice.

How/Source: Added vitamins A, B1, iron to combat malnutrition.

Paulo Campos

Who: Doctor; Father of Nuclear Medicine in PH.

Contribution: Built first radioisotope lab.

How/Source: Used nuclear tech for diagnosing diseases.

Angel Alcala

Who: Marine biologist.

Contribution: Built artificial coral reefs.

How/Source: Used concrete reef balls to restore ecosystems.

Where: Apo Island.

Ricardo Sigua

Who: Civil engineer.

Contribution: Developed road safety tools.

How/Source: Used accident data and engineering models.

Maria Ligaya Braganza

Who: Educator.

Contribution: Improved chemistry education.

How/Source: Developed science manuals and lab activities.

Baldomero Olivera

Who: Molecular biologist.

Contribution: Studied cone snail venom.

How/Source: Extracted conotoxins for painkiller research.

Dioscoro Umali

Who: Plant breeder.

Contribution: Created high-yield crops.

How/Source: Used selective breeding in rice and corn.

Diosdado Banatao

Who: Tech inventor.

Contribution: Created graphics microchip.

How/Source: Invented the first single-chip graphics accelerator.

Where: Silicon Valley (from Cagayan Valley).

Ame Garong

Who: Archaeologist.

Contribution: Studied ancient artifacts.

How/Source: Researched burial sites, pottery, and tools.

Raymundo Punongbayan

Who: PHIVOLCS director.

Contribution: Promoted volcano disaster awareness.

How/Source: Led hazard mapping and public education.

Gavino Trono

Who: Marine scientist. NATIONAL SCIENTIST OF THE PHILIPPINES; FATHER OF KAPPAPHYCUS

Contribution: Boosted seaweed farming.

How/Source: Cultivated Kappaphycus and Eucheuma.

Prospero Alcala

Who: Agriculture Secretary. FATHER OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Contribution: Advocated organic farming.

How/Source: Created eco-friendly policies.

Alfredo Galang

Who: Inventor.

Contribution: Created low-cost irrigation tools.

How/Source: Designed water-saving tech for farmers.

Benito Lumen

Who: Filipino American Scientist

Contribution: Discover the Cancer Preventive Peptide Lunasin

Co-founded a biotech company to commercialize lunasin

How/Source: Lunasin present in soybeans and other crops inhibits cancer cell growth