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Module 2

Learning Activities

Activity/Assessment

1. Prepare a listing with brief explanation of government policies in relation to the development and
function of science and technology.

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2. Write your personal/reaction to the major accomplishments of the Dueterte administration on its
plan for developments. Attach clip[pings newspaper or magazine to support your views.

The goals of the program are to reduce poverty, encourage economic growth and reduce congestion
in Metro Manila. In November 2019, the government revised its list of flagship infrastructure projects
under Duterte's "Build, Build, Build" program, expanding it to 100

In November 2019, the government revised its list of flagship infrastructure projects under Duterte's
"Build, Build, Build" program, expanding it to 100. [5][6] It was revised again in August 2020, bringing the
total number of projects to 104, expanding its scope included health, information and communications
technology, as well as water infrastructure projects to support the country's economic growth and
recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of September 11, 2020, 24 projects are still in
the approval & planning stages, while 80 were under implementation. [7]

In November 2019, since Duterte assumed position in June 2016, a total of 9,845 kilometres (6,117 mi)
of roads, 2,709 bridges, 4,536 flood control projects, 82 evacuation centers, and 71,803 classrooms
under the “Build! Build! Build!” program were completed. [8]

As of July 2021, 214 airport projects, 451 commercial social and tourism port projects, 29,264 kilometres
(18,184 mi) of roads, 5,950 bridges, 11,340 flood control projects, and 150,149 classrooms had been
completed under the infrastructure program. [9]
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X. Self-Evaluation ( Synthesis of the module)

Answer the following question:

1. How did these invention and discoveries impact the society?

Paulo Campos constructed the first radionuclide, radioisotope laboratory in the Philippines. As a result,
it was made possible for the first time in the Philippines to conduct such procedures as the basal
metabolism test and radioactive iodine therapy. Then he conducted a research titled: The Genetic Factor
in Endemic Goite. His research on whether there was a genetic factor that contributed to endemic
goiter. He proposed that the iodine intake deficiency thought to be the main cause of goiter and was
just one of the triggering factors of the disease. His research helps us to understand better the illness
called goiter which we can prevent.

2. How were these inventions and discoveries support by the government?

With funding provided by the International Atomic Energy Authority and other Philippine institutions
Paulo Campos constructed the first radionuclide, radioisotope laboratory in the Philippines. And with
the funding’s from the IAEA and the World Health Organization, Paulo Campos conducted significant
research on goiter, a common medical problem in the Philippines. His team first suggested the injection
of iodized oil (see poppy seed oil) to goiter patients, a treatment later advocated by the WHO.

3. Did these inventions and discoveries serve the public good? Explain your answer

Paulo Campos first radionuclide, radioisotope laboratory in the Philippines, this invention serve the
public good which help the Philippine society to conduct procedures like the basal metabolism test and
radioactive iodine therapy. And with his research titled: The Genetic Factor in Endemic Goiter, this
research help us to understand better the common factor that effects, cause and treatment of goiter so
that we can lessen or prevent this illness to occur.

XI. Test

Write down the names of the following agencies linked to Dost and identify their functions.

1. PCHRD - Philippine Council for Health Research and Development

2. FNRI - Food and Nutrition Research Institute

3. FPRDI - Forest Product Research and Development Institute

4. ITDI - Industrial Technology Development Institute

5. MIRDC - Metals Industry Research and Development Center

6. PNRI - Philippine Nuclear Research Institute

7. PTRI - Philippine Textile Research Institute

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8. PAGASA - Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

9. PHIV0LCS - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

10. NSTA - National Science and Technology Authority