History of Science and Technology in the Philippines

Pre-Spanish Period

medicine and therapeutic properties of plants and medicine from herbs

Pre-Spanish Period

alphabet, number system, a weighing and measuring and calendar

Pre-Spanish Period

engaged in farming, shipbuilding, mining and weaving

Pre-Spanish Period

use of mathematics (Laguna Copperplate Inscription)

Pre-Spanish Period

standard system of weights and measures is demonstrated by the use of precise measurement for gold

Pre-Spanish Period

familiarity with astronomy is shown by fixing the precise day within the month in relation to the phases of the moon

Pre-Spanish Period

shipbuilding showed geometric thinking and mastery of convexity, concavity, and the proper proportion between ship breadth and length to ensure sailing efficiency

Pre-Spanish Period

The practice of constructing as much as twelve ships and boats to fit inside each other

Banaue Rice Terraces

are among the sophisticated products of engineering by Pre-spanish era Filipinos

Spanish colonial period

introduced formal education and founded scientific institution

Parish Schools

were established where religion, reading, writing, arithmetic and music was taught

Spanish colonial period

Sanitation and more advance methods of agriculture was taught to the natives

Spanish colonial Period

established colleges and universities in the the archipelago including the University of Santo Tomas

Spanish colonial Period

astronomy was already known and practices; give the local names of constellations such as Moroporo for the Pleiades and Balatik for Ursa Major among others

Issac Newton

included an explicit reference to the Philippines in his classical Philiosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica

Leuconia

the ancient Ptolemaic name for the Philippines

Spanish colonial Period

study of medicine in the Philippines was given priority

Spanish colonial Period

contributed to the field of engineering in the islands by constructing government buildings, churches, roads, bridges and forts

Spanish colonial period

biology is given focus

Galleon Trade

accounted in the Philippine colonial economy

Spanish colonial period

agriculture and industrial development on the other hand were relatively neglected

American Period and Post Commonwealth Era

the progress of science and technology in the Philippines continued

American Period and Post Commonwealth Era

the Philippine Commission established the Bureau of Government Laboratories which was placed under the Department of Interior

Laboratorio Municipal

which was established under the Spanish colonial which was replaced by the Bureau

Bureau of Government Laboratories

study of tropical diseases and laboratory projects

Bureau of Science

the name which replaced the Bureau of Government Laboratories

American Period and Post Commonwealth Era

the National Research Council of the Philippines was established in December 8, 1933

Bureau of Science

became the primary research center of the Philippines until World War II

American Period and Post Commonwealth Era

science was inclined towards agriculture, food processing, medicine and pharmacy

American Period and Post Commonwealth Era

not much focus was given on the development of industrial technology due to free trade policy with the United States

Institute of Science

the name that replaced the Bureau of Science

American Period and Post Commonwealth Era

there is a lack of basic information which were necessities to the country’s industries, lack of support of experimental work and minimal budget for scientific research and low salaries of scientists employed by the government

President Carlos P. Garcia

passed the Science Act of 1958 which established the National Science Development Board

Marcos Era

declared that the “advancement of science and technology shall have priority in the national devleopment

Marcos Era

enacted many laws promoting science and technology

Marcos Era

declared that science was necessary for the development programs, thus directed the Department of Education to revitalize the science courses in public high schools

National Science Development Board

is organizing a project to provide selected high schools with science teaching equipment over a four-year period

Marcos Era

recognizing that technology was the leading factor in economic development, and channeled additional funds to support projects in applied sciences and science education

Marcos Era

gave a big part of the war damage to fund private universities to encourage them to create courses in science and technology and to research.

Marcos Era

he planned a project to have medical interns to do a tour of duty in provincial hospitals to arouse their social conscious and reduce the “brain drain”

Philippine Science Community

proclaimed 35 hectares in Bicutan, Taguig, Rizal

Marcos Era

the government also conducted seminars for public and private high school and college science teachers, training programs and scholarships for graduate and undergraduate science scholars, and workshops on fisheries and oceanography

Philippine Coconut Research Institute

to modernize the coconut industry

Marcos Era

Philippine textile research institute

Marcos Era

Philippine atmospheric geophysical and astronomical services administration

Marcos Era

Philippine national oil company

Philippine National Oil Company

to promote industrial and economic development through effective and efficient use of energy sources

Marcos Era

establish the National Academy of Science and Technology

National Academy of Science and Technology

which is composed of scientists with “innovative achievement in the basic and applied sciences”, to serve as a reservoir of scientific and technological expertise for the country

Marcos Era

constituted the Health and Sciences Center, as an autonomous member within the University of the Philippines System

Marcos Era

National committee on Geological Sciences

National Committee on Geological Sciences

to advice government and private entitities on matters concerning development in geological sciences

National Science and Technology Authority

to provide central direction and coordination of scientific and technological research and development

Marcos Era

established the Mindanao and Visayas campuses of hte Philippine Science High School, to encourge careers in science and technology and to be more accessible to the talented students

Department of Science and Technology

current name of National Science and Technology Authority

Marcos Era

Free Public Secondary Education

Science for the Masses Program

which aimed at scientific and technological literacy among filipinos

Marcos Era

recognized the importance of science and technology in the development of the Philippines into a newly industrialized country

Aquino Corazon

The Science and Technology Master Plan

Science and Technology Master Plan

was formulated which aimed at the modernization of the production sector, upgrading research activities, and development of infrastructure for science and technological purposes

Aquino Corazon

research and development plan

Research and development plan

Formulated to examine, and determine which areas of research needed attention, and must be given priority

Ramos

Doctors to Barrio program

Doctors to Barrio Program

Healthcare services rep promoted through local programs were innovative and effective as shown by the change in life expectancy

Ramos

Magna Carta for science and technology personnel

Magna Carta for Science and Technology Personnel

Was published in order to give incentives and rewards for people have been influential in the field of science and technology

Ramos

Science and technology agenda for national development

Ramos

1. Exporting winners identified by the DTI

2. Domestic needs identified by the president counsel for side development

3. Support industries

4. Coconut industry development

Estrada

philippine clean air act

Philippine Clean Air Act

Which was designed to protect and preserve the environment, and ensure the sustainable development of its natural resources

Electronic Commerce Act

Which outlaws computer, hacking, and provide opportunities for new businesses, emerging from the Internet, driven new economy

Estrada

Launched a full scale program based on cost-effective irrigation technologies

Estrada

pushed advancement of industries and schools into the Internet age

Estrada

Announcement of the passage of the e-commerce act

Macapagal Arroyo

Filipinnovation

Filipinnovation

was the coined term used in helping the Philippines to be an innovation hub in Asia?

Macapagal Arroyo

What is the developed further best strengthening the schools and education system such as the Philippine science high school

Phiilppine Science High School

Which focuses in science, technology, and mathematics in their curriculum

Macapagal Arroyo

Bio fuels act

Biofuels Act

Promote the development and usage of bio fuse throughout the country.

This potentially enables a cheaper alternative to gasoline as a medium, introducing energy

This benefits the environment, since it most cleaner emission compared the regular fuel

Macapagal Arroyo

improves the agriculture and fisheries sector through mechanization

Pnoy

convert four new national scientist for their contribution in scientific fields

Trono

helped a lot of families in the coastal population through the extensive studies he made on seaweed species

Alcala

Served as the pioneer scientist and advocate for coral reefs aside from his contribution in the fields of systematics, secology and

Barba

he studies on induction of flowering of mango and micro propagation of important crop species

Gomez

The national scale assessment of the damage, coral reeves, which led to a national conservation

Pnoy

National disaster, risk, reduction, and management council

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

Responsible for ensuring the protection and welfare of the people during disasters or emergencies.

The plants and leads activities in the field of communication, warning, signals emergency, transportation evacuation rescue engineering health and rehabilitation, public education and auxiliary services, such as firefighting and the police in the country

Duterte

Balik Scientist Law

Balik Scientist Law

Effort to draw Filipino scientist back home by funding them to set up their own research lab, aiming to solve the countries, most pressing problems, such as climate change, mitigation

Duterte

Philippines space agency

Philippine Space Agency

Using space, science and technology to manage and mitigate the disasters that periodically ravage major areas of the country and caused the displacement of hundreds and thousands of people, the destruction of countless crucial critical infrastructures and major economic losses

Marcos Jr

Open the countries first fuel salary, research, and development and testing center which seeks to provide the industries with support on basic and applied research and technology development

Marcos Jr

Conduct of research and development of fuel technology, focusing on materials, development and innovation for specific cell components

Harmonized Research and Development Agenda

Initiated by DOST as part of Philippine development plan to increase investment in research and development

Harmonized Research and Development Agenda

What’s developed to promote complementation in R&D, avoid duplication of R&D efforts, and serve a basis for R&D capability building initiatives

Harmonized Research and Development Agenda

Is organized into five sectors: basic research; agriculture, aquatic, and natural resources; Health; industry, energy, and emerging technology; and disaster, risk reduction, and climate change adaptation

Harmonized National Research and Development Agenda

Covers renewable energy, sustainable, and healthier alternative food products using local resources, solid with management and environmental quality concern among others

Harmonized National Research and Development Agenda

Includes programs and projects, dealing with improved agricultural productivity and management practices, such as optimization of nutrient and water management, integrated best disease management, organic agriculture, and smart farming approaches among others

Harmonized National Research and Development Agenda

it covers the conservation, sustainable utilization and management of endangered, threatened and endemic, terrestrial and aquatic species valuation of ecosystem, services and control and management of risks and hazards in water ecosystem among others