What is science and technology policy?

Science and Technology policy is one of the public policies that promotes
appropriate founding to advance science and technological research and
education, studies the impact of science and technology upon in citizenry, and
prescribes regulation, if necessary.

Science and technology in the Philippines

National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Building at UP

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Science and technology in the Philippines describes scientific and technological

made by the Philippines and analyses related policy issues. The main agency
responsible for managing science and technology (S&T) is the Department of
science and Technology (DOST). There are also sectorial councils for forestry,
Agriculture and Aquaculture, the Metal Industry, Nuclear Research, Food and
Nutrition, Health, Meteorology, Volcanology and Seismology.

Among the men and women who have made contributions to science are Fe del
Mundo in the field of pediatrics, Edurado de Quisumbing in plant taxonomy,
Gavino Trono in tropical marine phycology and Maria Orosa of food technology.

Pre Spanish Period

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The Banaue Rice Terraces

Even before the colonization by the Spaniards in the Philippines islands, the
natives of the archipelago already had practices linked to science and
technology. Filipino were already aware of the medical
 And the properties of plants and the methods of exacting medicine from
herbs. They already had an alphabet, number system. A weighing and
measuring system and a calendar. Filipinos were already engaged in farming,
shipbuilding, mining and weaving. The Banaue Rice Terraces are among the
sophisticated products of engineering by the Spanish era Filipinos.

Spanish Colonial Period

The colonization of the Philippines contributes to growth of science and

technology in the archipelago. The Spanish introduced formal education and
founded scientific institution. During the early years Spanish rule in the
Philippines. Parish school were established where religion, reading, writing,
arithmetic and music was taught. Sanitation and more advance methods of
agriculture was taught the native. Later the Spanish established colleges and
university in the archipelago including the University of san Tomas.

The study of medicine in the Philippines was given priority in the Spanish era,
especially in the later years. The Spanish also contributed to the field of
engineering in the islands by constructing government building churches,
roads, bridge and frost. Biology is given focus. Contributors to science in the
archipelago during the 19th century were botanist, Dr. Ignacio Mercado, Dr.
Trinidad Pardo de Tawera and Dr. Guerrero Anaciento Del Rosario, and
medicine schools Dr. Manuel Guerrero Dr. Jose Montes and Dr. Elrodario
Mercado.