STS - Chapter 3: Present State of S&T

Philippine Coconut Research Institute

PHILCORN

Philippine Textile Research Institute

PTRI

Forest Products Research and Industries Development Institute

FPRIDI

Philippine Science High School

PSHS

Metals Industry Research and Development Center

MIRDC

Philippine Council for Agriculture and Resources Research

PCARR

Department of Science and Technology

DOST

DOST

was responsible for establishing this following institutes:
1.Technology Application and Promotion Institute(TAPI)
2. Science Education Institute(SEI)
3.Science and Technology Information Institute
4. Industrial Technology Development Institute
5. Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI)

Science and Technology Master Plan

states that the development of S&T should be given priority to aid in the country's economic recovery after martial law.

Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

PAGASA

President Fidel V. Ramos

- Inventor's Incentives Act ( RA No. 3850) and the S&T Scholarship Act (RA No. 7687)
- Magna Carta for Scientists, Engineers, Researchers and Other S&T Personnel in the Government (RA No. 8439)

President Joseph Estrada

- Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 (RA No. 8749)
- Electronic Commerce Act of 2000 ( RA No. 8792)

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Philippine Technology Transfer Act of 2009 (RA No. 10055)

President Benigno Aquino III

Fast-Tracked S&T Scholarship Act of 2013 (RA No. 10612)

Harmonized National Research and Development Agenda (HNRDA)

aligned with the AmBisyon Natin 2040 and founded on the three pillars of Malasakit, Pagbabago, and Kaunlaran.

NEDA or the National Economic and Development Authority

country's premier social and economic development planning and policy coordinating body primarily responsible for formulating continuing coordinated and fully integrated social and economic policies, plans and programs.

Patent Incentive Package (IPR)

supports the protection of intellectual property.

Smarter Philippines

the latest project set out by the DOST in cooperation with the DICT which aims to use ICT to bolster country's development.

Project National Operation Assessment of Hazards

most commonly known as "Project NOAH", a disaster risk management program

Integrated Government Philippines Program (iGovPhil)

a project that seeks to integrate ICT in government operations.

Dr. Alfredo C. Santos

- He is a renowned Filipino Chemist
- One of his primary discoveries was the isolation of many plant-based alkaloids such as phaeanthine and phaentharine.
- Phytochemistry

Dr. Julian A. Banzon

- He is a Biochemist.
- He was the first to document the derivation of ethyl esters from coconut and sugar cane as alternative fuel sources.

Dr. Luz Oliveros-Belardo

- She is a pharmaceutical chemist.
- She discovered essential oils that was fund in native plants that led her to extract 33 different oils from various plants.

Dr. Solita Camara-Besa

- She is known as the first Filipina Biochemist.
- Focused on understanding the Filipino diet and nutrition pattern.

Dr. Amando Kapauan

- Chemistry and Technology
- He was one of the first to look into the dangers of exposure to mercury.

Dr. Angel C. Alcala

- He is a prominent biologist.
- He is known for discovering 50 species of reptiles and amphibians on top of the 400 known species.
- He is credited for the creation of the country's first artificial reef.

Dr. Asuncion K. Raymundo

- She is a biologist who focuses on microbial genetics and biotechnology.
- One of the country's leaders in microbial genetics and has largely contributed to how science is taught in Philippine schools.

Dr. Baldomero M. Olivera

Discovered a snail toxin that can be used as a painkiller for patients who have become tolerant to morphine.

Dr. Abelardo Aguilar

A biologist who discovered erythromycin

Dr, Eduardo San Juan

- A mechanical engineer from NASA
- Conceptualized the design of the Moon Buggy or Lunar Rover.

Dr. Diosdado Banatao

- A Silicon Valley visionary.
- He intoduced the single-chip graphical user interface accelerator.
- He helped to developed the Ethernet controller chip

Dr. Arturo Pineda Alcaraz

- A prominent volcanologist in the Philippines.
- '' Father of Geothermal Energy Development''
- He was the one who pioneered the development of geothermal energy in the Philippines.

Philippine Science High School

- An attached agency to the DOST which gives oppurtunities to students who would like to pursue careers in line with science and technology
- Has 16 schools in the country, with its main branch in Diliman, Quezon City

Fidel V. Ramos

signed R.A. 8496, which establish Philippine Science High School System

K to 12 Program

- covers 12 years basic education
- Regulated by DEPED
- R.A. 10533: "Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013"
- consist of Academic Track and Tech-Voc Track
- Uses Spiral Progression

Dr. Angel de Dios

cited the lack of formal science form K-2

Government Intervention

- an action carried out by the government or public entity that affects the market economy.
- It advocates defend and the use of different economic policies to compensate the flaws of the ecomic system that leads to economic imbalances.

Government Intervention

- alters the competitive landscape by hindering or helping the ability of firms to compete internationally.
- an important dimension of country risk.

Government Intervention

- Government intervene in trade and investment to achieve political, social or economic objectives
- Impose trade and investment barriers that benefit interest groups such as domestic firms, industries and labor unions.

Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda (BESRA)

- A policy reform package that seeks to improve the institutional, structural and financial
- resulted in an increase in public education spending that improved the basic education services being offered to the less priviledge elementary students.

Early Childhood Care and Development

ECCD

Alternative Learning System

ALS

Accelerated Science and Technology Human Resource Development Program

supports the graduate studies in DOST and accredited universities

Balik Scientist

a program that encourages Filipino scientists working abroad to return to the Philippines.

Scientific Career System

it recognizes and compensates scientist with accomplished works.

National Science Consortium

enhance the capability of HEIs to produce technically competent PhD and MS graduates by providing graduate scholarships.

Socioeconomic

The country's \__ status is dependent on the progress of science and technology

55

Out of 60 countries what rank does the philippines belong to being technologically ready?

4.3

The global competitiveness report of 2016-2017 conducted by the world economic forum showed that the philippines only got \__ out of 7.0 on the 9th pillar of global competitiveness, which is technological readiness.

Switzerland

What country contain the highest ranking in all global competitiveness aspects with a rating of 6.4 in technological readiness?

lack of funding and financial support for scientific R&D projects

Why do most filipino scientist opt to pursue further studies and work abroad?

Department of Science and Technology

DOST

DOST

It was mandated to continue providing central direction, leadership and coordination in the formulation and implementation of policies, plans, programs and projects for S&T development?

Technology Application and Promotion Institute

TAPI

TAPI

Involved in commercializing technologies and marketing the technologies and marketing the technology services of other operating agencies of the department.

Science Education Institute

SEI

SEI

Undertakes and formulated plans for the development of education and training in S&T

Science and technology information Institute

STII

Information arm of the department that manages the development and maintenance of an S&T databank and information networks.

STII

National Institute of science and technology

What was the former name of Industrial Technology development Institute?

Industrial technology development institute

Undertakes applied R&D, transfers R&D results to end users, and provides technical l, advisory, and consultancy services in the fields of industrial manufacturing, mineral processing, and energy.

Advanced science and technology institute

ASTI

ASTI

Involved in the R&D advanced S&T such as microelectronics, artificial intelligence and space technology

Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development

PCAARRD

Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development

PCAMRD

Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development

PCIEERD

Philippine Council for Health Research and Development

PCHRD

Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development

PCASTRD

Former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos

Who's administration that science and technology was given the limelight?

Philippine Coconut Research Institute and Philippine Textile Research Institute.

During his time these were created to improve on industries that were beneficial to philippine communities using abundant resources.

Philippine Council for Agriculture and Resources Research

PCARR

Malasakit
Pagbabago
Kaunlaran

The three pillars which HNRDA is founded on?

Harmonized National Research and Development Agenda

HNRDA

19.6B

How much budget did DOST receive last 2019?

Patent Incentive Package

One of the acts of the government referring to STI is to strengthen the implementation of what?

Smarter Philippines

The latest project set out by DOST

Integrated Government Philippines Program

iGovPhil

Integrated Government Philippines Program

It is a project under Smarter Philippines that seeks to integrate ICT in government operations?

Project National Operation Assessment of Hazards

A disaster risk management program under Smarter Philippines?

Project National Operation Assessment of Hazards

Project NOAH

Dr. Alfredo C. Santos

He is a renowned Filipino chemist, who researched on medical properties of chemical found in indigenous plants.

Phytochemistry

What do you call the study of plant-derived chemicals?

Dr. Julian Banzon

A biochemist most noted for his work of renewable sources of chemical and fuels from indigenous products.

Dr. Luz Olvieros-Belardo

A pharmaceutical chemist who specializes in the filed of photochemistry. Her researched focused on discovering exxential oils found in native plants that led her to extract 33 different oils.

Department of Science and Technology

It is the country's leading government institution for R&D which received the highest budget?

K to 12 program

The current educational system that the country follows that aims to provide better quality of education and prepare graduates to be competent for global employment opportunities.

Department of Education

Regulates basic education and curricular

Department of Education

DepEd

Comission on Higher Education

Supervise and regulates higher education institutions (HEIs)

Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013

Rebuplic Act. No. 10533 is also known as _.

Commission on Higher Education

CHED

Spiral Progression

Allows student to learn topics and skills appropriate to their cognitive stages.

use of Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education

Was deemed by many to be demanding because it would require teachers to use the mother tongue to teach math or science, two subjects which have been predominantly taught in English.

Mother Tongue-Bases Multilingual Education

MTB-MLE

Bernido and Carpio-Benido

Make a study entitled Low-Budget Large Scale High-Impact Science Learning Program for Philippine Schools

The UNESCO(2010) publication Current Challenges in Basic Education

Shows the various factors that cause basic education students' low interest in the sciences

National Science Eduacation Teaching Standards

Help address the challenges in science education

US National Academy of Sciences

Established National Science Education Technology Standards

Dr. Amando Kapauan

Who was the first to look into the dangers of mercury and designed the equipment that can analyze mercury content in water, fish, soil, and other areas where it may cause harm?

Dr. Angel C. Alcala

He is known for discovering 50 species of reptile and amphibians on top of the 400 known species. Also known for the creation of the country's first artificial reef that became a model for the creation of similar reefs around the world.