Lesson 14 - President's Agenda PDF

Science, Technology and Society (STS) Philippine National Presidents’ Achievements in the field of Science and Technology  President Corazon Aquino’s Era 1986:National Science and Technology Authority was replaced by the Department of Science and Technology. August 8,...

Science, Technology and Society (STS) Philippine National Presidents’ Achievements in the field of Science and Technology  President Corazon Aquino’s Era 1986:National Science and Technology Authority was replaced by the Department of Science and Technology. August 8, 1988: Corazon Aquino created the Presidential Task Force for Science and Technology which came up with the first Science and Technology Master Plan or STMP. The goal was for the Philippines to achieve newly industrialized country status by the year 2000. President Corazon Aquino’s Era Encouraged scientists and inventors to bring the Philippines to its former position as second to only Japan in the field of science and technology. One of the goals of her administration was to achieve the status as being an industrialized country by 2000. Executive Order No.128 abolished R.A. No. 3859, also known as the "Philippine Inventors Incentive Act".  President Fidel V. Ramos’ Era Science and technology, according to him, was one of the mechanisms by which the Philippines may achieve the position of modern industrialized country. During his term, he was able to launch important programs in the sphere of science and technology. STAND (Science and Technology Agenda for National Development) was founded in 1993. The President's Council for Countryside Growth recognized the following priorities: (1) exporting winners; (2) internal requirements; (3) support industries; and (4) coconut industry development.  President Fidel V. Ramos’ Era During his time in Congress, he was able to pass legislation that had a substantial impact on the field. The Magna Carta for Science and Technology Personnel (Republic Act No. 8439); the Science and Technology Scholarship Law of 1994 (Republic Act No. 7687); and the Inventors and Inventions Incentives Act (Republic Act No. 7687) were among them (Republic Act No. 7459). President Fidel V. Ramos’ Era During Ramos' presidency, the Philippines' Intellectual Property Code (Republic Act No. 8293) was passed. Industrial property rights, copyrights and associated rights, and technology transfer arrangements are all covered by the legislation. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s Era In the area of policy advocacy, she signed into law on 23 March 2010 Republic Act 10055 otherwise known as the Technology Transfer Act of 2009. It has become a major achievement because of the law’s spirit of harmonizing all technology transfer activities in the country and expediting the commercialization of government-funded research.  President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s Era She emphasized the role of technology in future economic development. The rallying call to awaken the innovative spirit of Filipinos was sounded during the country’s first ever National Innovation Summit in 2007 wherein the National Innovation Strategy called Filipinnovation was presented to the President. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s Era She took off from the groundwork of S&T policies put in place, resulting in the accomplishment of five broad tiers of S&T programs: These programs include research and development programs, S&T human resource development programs, scientific and technological services, S&T promotion and information services, and scientific linkages and international cooperation.  President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s Era She also provided extensive support for graduate S&T scholarship programs. Through the infusion of more funds, the Accelerated Science and Technology Human Resource Development Program and the Engineering Research and Development Technology Program resulted in a five-fold increase in the number of graduate scholarship opportunities. President Benigno Aquino III Era Conferred four new National Scientists for their contribution in the Scientific field: Gavino C. Trono's contribution helped a lot of families in the coastal populations through the extensive studies he made on seaweed species.  President Benigno Aquino III Era Angel C. Alcala served as the pioneer scientist and advocate of coral reefs aside from his contribution in the fields of systematics and herpetology. President Benigno Aquino III Era Ramon C. Barba's contribution changes the seasonal supply of fresh fruits to an all year round availability of mangoes through his studies on the induction of flowering of mango and micropropagation of important crop species. Edgardo D. Gomez steered the national-scale assessment of damage coral reefs which led a national conservation. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s Era Science and technology in the country scored another milestone with the signing of the Balik Scientist law on 15 June 2018. Republic Act No. 11035, also known as an “Act Institutionalizing the Balik Scientist Program,” would give more incentives to returning Filipino experts, scientists, inventors, and engineers who would share their expertise in the country. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s Era He declared the fourth week of November every year as National Science and Technology Week. He signed Proclamation No. 780 on August 2, amending Proclamation No. 169 issued in 1993, which declared the third week of July every year as National Science and Technology Week.