TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY I (ICT I)

SECOND GRADING PERIOD - MICROSOFT WORD (CHAPTERS 1-2_
S.Y. 2014-2015
Manila Science High School (Filipino: Mataas na Paaralang Pang-Agham ng Maynila) (colloquially MaSci) is
the Pilot Science High School of Manila. It is located on the corner of Taft Avenue and Padre Faura Street in
Ermita, Manila, and was established on October 1, 1963, now celebrating 51 years of excellence.....51 years
of Gods Faithfulness!!!
Former President of the Philippines Ramon Magsaysay was the first to envision a Science High School in
the Philippines in his 1956 State of the Nation Address where he underscored the great need of stepping up
the development of fundamental and applied research in science and technology which has long been
neglected.
Taking action, the Philippine Congress passed Republic Act 1606 creating the National Science
Development Board to work with the Science Foundation of the Philippines in advancing scientific and
technological research. This was closely followed by Republic Act 2067, known as the Science Act of 1958
which proposed to integrate, coordinate, and intensify scientific and technological research and
development to foster invention. In conjunction, the Department of Education implemented RA 1606 by
issuing Department Orders 1 and 5, series of 1958, for the launching of Science Talent Research.
November 25, 1959 marked the evolution of the first pilot science high school in Manila. With 36 students
screened through a competitive examination, this nucleus of a science high school had its beginnings in a
single-storey building in Intramuros. On its second year, this nucleus was called the Special Science Class.
March 28, 1963, witnessed each of the 32 graduates of the Special Science Class receive a gold medal. It is
the first time in the history of Philippine education wherein each member of the graduating class is a gold
medalist.
On October 1, 1963, the Manila Science High School was born by virtue of Municipal Resolution 426 signed
by Mayor Antonio J. Villegas. Credit for the school's early success goes to the Manila Science High School
Principal Augusto Alzona the "Father of Manila Science High School". Modeled after the Bronx High
School of Science, the special science curriculum is designed to meet the needs of scholars gifted in
science and mathematics. However, opportunities, training, and experiences in varied fields are also
available.
After five years in Intramuros, the Manila Science High School moved to its present site in 1966 with its
second principal, Mr. Honesto Valdez (19631977). By 1977, Phase I of the Main Building was completed
while the construction of Phase I was completed while the construction of Phase II was ongoing.
In September 1977, Mrs. Evelina P. Barotilla (19771988), the third principal, saw the completion of the
Manila Science High School Complex and the renovation of the H.A. Bordner Building. The Home
Economics Building was built in 1980. The whole construction project was financed by the Special
Education Fund under the chairmanship of Dr. Josefina Navarro, Superintendent of City Schools, Manila.
The construction of the Php 7.5 million Technology Creativity Laboratory began in 1998 during the
administration of Mrs. Daisy H. Banta, (19882000), fourth principal. The project was made possible by the
Special Education Fund through the joint efforts of Mayors Gemiliano Lopez and Alfredo Lim, together with
DECS-Manila Superintendent, Dr. Erlinda G. Lolarga.
The new millennium ushered in the arrival of Mrs. Susan A. Yano, fifth principal, the completion of the

Antonio Maceda Building and the revival of the Manila Science High School Alumni Association. Mrs. Susan
A. Yano opted for an early retirement. Ms. Edna P. Parcon, Mathematics Department Head III, was then
assigned Officer-in-Charge from July 18, 2002 to January 13, 2003, together with Ms. Betty dela Cruz,
assigned Supervisor-in-Charge from October 13, 2002 to January 13, 2003. Mrs. Rosita C. Herson became
the principal in 2003 until 2006. After that, the Manila Science High School was under the leadership of Mrs.
Salud S. Sabado from 2006 until November 15, 2008.
Manila Science has been under the leadership of Mrs. Flora A. Valdez for less than a year until her
retirement on January 21, 2010. Before the retirement, a government project has started: the construction of
the Amadome by Manila 5th District Congressman Amado Bagatsing, which was completed in time for the
new school year and has been formally inaugurated and turned over by Congressman Bagatsing on
September 8, 2010.
Due to implementing laws for the May 2010 polls, Manila Science did not have a principal until such time
that the elected Mayor of Manila appoints new school administrators. The school, at the last half of SY 20092010 and on the first quarter of SY 2010-2011, was under the leadership of Ms. Edna P. Parcon, the
school's Mathematics Department Head until August 26, 2010 which welcomed the arrival of the eighth and
second male principal, Mr. Fernando B. Orines. At the start of S.Y. 2014-2015, last May 2015, we welcome
aboard the ninth principal, Mrs. Ma. Pura Talattad.