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Science & Technology in the  DOST Department of Science & Technology Main managing agency responsible for science & technology in the Philippines  DOS & T Includes Forestry, Agriculture Aquaculture, Metal Industry, Nuclear Research, Food &...

Science & Technology in the  DOST Department of Science & Technology Main managing agency responsible for science & technology in the Philippines  DOS & T Includes Forestry, Agriculture Aquaculture, Metal Industry, Nuclear Research, Food & Nutrition, Health, Meteorological & the Volcanology & Seismology Fe Del Mundo – Pediatrics  Dr. Eduardo Quisumbing is pioneer in the study of Philippine medicinal plants where he made tremendous contribution. Eduardo Quisumbing – Plant taxonomy  “ice ice disease" Gavino Trono – tropical marine Phycology "Father of Kappaphycus farming"  Filipino scientists that contributed Gavino Trono – tropical marine in different fields Phycology Maria Orosa – Food technology  Pre- Spanish Period  Pre-Spanish Period Natives of the archipelago already had practices linked to science & technology before Already the colonization aware of medicinalof&Spaniards therapeutic Filipinos engage in farming, shipbuilding, properties of plants & methods of extracting mining, & weaving medicine from herbs Banaue Rice Terraces – a sophisticated product of engineering by Pre-Spanish era Filipinos Spanish Period  Spanish Period Introduced formal education & founded scientific institution Sanitation Early years of&Spanish more rule advanced – parish methods schools taughtofreligion, agriculture reading, were writing, taught to the arithmetic, natives & music  Spanish Period Establishment of colleges & universities including UST Also Study contributed of medicine in the wasfield given of engineering priority by constructing buildings, churches, roads, bridges, & forts  Spanish Period Biology was given focus; contributors during the 19th century were botanists, Fr. Ignacio Mercado, Dr. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera, & Dr. Leon Ma. Guerrero Chemist Anacleto del Rosario, medicine scholars, Dr. Manuel Guerrero, Dr. Jose Montes, & Dr. Elrodario Mercado  Spanish Period Galleon Trade accounted the PHL economy; trade was given more focus due to prospects of big profits; agriculture & industrial development were neglected Opening of Suez Canal saw the influx of EUR visitors to the country; some Filipinos were able to study in EUR American & Post- Commonwe alth  American & Post- Commonwealth 1901 – PHL Commission est. Bureau of Government Laboratories w/c replaced the Laboratorio Municipal; dealth w/ studies of tropical 1905 – diseases Bureau &oflabScience projects replaced BGL; primary research center until WWII 1933 –National Research Council of the PHL was established  American & Post- Commonwealth Science during the era was inclined towards agriculture, food processing, forestry, 1946 – Institute of Science medicine, & pharmacy replaced BOS 1950 – according to the report of US Economic Survey, there is a lack of basic information w/c were necessities to country’s industries  American & Post- Commonwealth Lack of support of experimental work & minimal budget for scientific research, & low salaries of scientists employed by the 1958 – C.P. Garcia regime, Science Act government of 1958 that established the National Science Development Board Marcos Era  Marcos Era Science was given importance; 1973 Constitution, Art. 15 Sec. 9, “..advancement of science & technology shall have priority in the 2 terms of presidency national & during the Martial development..” Law, he enacted many laws promoting science & technology 1967 – 2nd SONA, science was necessary for development programs, directing DepEd to revitalize science courses in public HS  Marcos Era 3rd SONA – recognized technology as a leading factor in economic development; channeled additional funds to support projects in applied sciences & science education 4 SONA – a big part of the war damage th fund was given to private universities to encourage them to create courses in science & technology in research  Marcos Era 5th SONA – upgrade of science curricula & teaching equipment is crucial to science development program Establishment of the ff.: Philippine Coconut Research Institute Philippine Textile Research Institute Philippine Atomic Energy Commission – uses of atomic energy for economical development  Marcos Era 7th SONA – major development projects in reforming education sectors; research & development schools, technical institutes, science education centers & agricultural National Grains&Authority colleges, – to vocational HSprovide development of rice & corn industry Philippine Council for Agricultural Research – support the progressive development of agriculture, forestry & fisheries  Marcos Era PD No. 49, s. 1972 – protection of intellectual property for the creator/publisher of the work Establishment of the ff.: Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) – to provide environmental protection & utilize scientific knowledge to ensure safety  Marcos Era Philippine National Oil Company – promote industrial & economic development through effective & efficient use of energy resources National Academy of Science & Technology – to serve as a reservoir of scientific & technological expertise for the country  Marcos Era 1982 – reorganization of NSDB & its agencies into National Science & Technology Authority to provide central direction & coordination of scientific & technological research & 1986 – establishment of Philippine Science HS development campuses in Visayas & Mindanao to encourage careers in science & technology  Fifth Republic  Aquino Term 1986 – DOST replaced NSDB, giving science & technology a representation in the cabinet Creation of Pres. Task Force for Science & Technology – newly industrialized country status by 2000 Former DOST Sec. Ceferin Follosco – budget allocation for science & technology was increased to 1.054B in 1989  Aquino Term Due to Asian financial crisis, budget allocation was trimmed down to 920M & 854M (1990-1991) Encouraged scientists & investors to bring PHL to its former position as 2nd to JPN in the field of science & technology RA 6655 – Free Public Secondary Act of 1988 – free education up to secondary level, “Science for the Masses Program”, providing ST literacy among Filipinos  FVR Term Established programs significant to the field of ST Laws enacted: RA No. 8439 – Magna Carta for ST Personnel RA No. 7687 – ST Scholarship Law of 1994 RA No. 7459 – Inventors & Inventions IncentivesProperty RA No. 8239 – Intellectual Act Code of the PHL – provides industrial property rights, copyrights & related rights, technological transfer arguments  Estrada Term RA No. 8749 – PHL Clean Air Act – to protect & preserve the environment & ensure sustainable development of natural resources RA No. 8792 – Electronic Commerce Act of 2000 (E-Commerce) – outlaws hacking & provides opportunities for new businesses emerging from Internet-driven new economy  GMA Term ST sector dubbed as the “golden age” by then Sec. Estrella Alabastro Filipinnovation – a coined term used helping the PHL to be an innovation hub in Asia STI (Science, Techology, & Innovations) – developed to strengthen schools & education systems such as the PHL Sci HS  GMA Term RA No. 9367 – Biofuels Act – promotes the development & usage of biofuels w/c enables a cheaper alternative to gasoline Aquino (III) Term Gavino C. Trono – helped the families in coastal populations through extensive studies on seaweed species Angel C. Alcala – served as the pioneer scientist & advocate of coral reefs  Aquino (III) Term Ramon C. Barba – studies on the induction of flowering of mango & micropropagation of important crop species Edgardo D. Gomez – national-scale assessment of damage coral reefs w/c led a national conservation