American Regime

1898-1946
GROUP 9
Zacarias, Cecile
Leal, Gideon Faith
Importante, Honey Jane
Nalas, Marcel Earl
Pablo, Ricardo
Historical Background

The Filipino Revolutionists won against the Spaniards who colonized us for
more than 300 years. Our flag was hoisted on June 12, 1898 as a symbol
of our independence. Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was elected the first
President of the Philippine Republic but this was short-lived. The Fil.-
American was resulted in the defeat of Gen. Miguel Malvar in 1903. The
peace movements started as early as 1900.
Science and technology in the Philippines
advanced rapidly during the American regime.
This was made possible by the simultaneous government encouragement
and support for an extensive public education system;

The granting of scholarships for higher education in science and

engineering;
The organization of science research agencies and establishment of
science-based public services.

On 21 January 1901, the Philippine Commission promulgated Act No. 74

creating a Department of Public Instruction in the Philippines. It provided for
the establishment of schools that would give free primary education, with
English as the medium of instruction .
The Philippine Medical School was established in 1905 and was followed by other
professional and technical schools. These were later absorbed into the
University of the Philippines. The old Laboratorio Municipal was absorbed by the
Bureau of Government Laboratories created by the Philippine Commission in 1901.
In 1905, the latter was reorganized and renamed Bureau of Science. It remained the
principal government research establishment until the end of the second World
War. It had a biological laboratory, a chemical laboratory, a serum laboratory for the
production of vaccine virus, serums and prophylactics, a library. In 1935, the
Philippine Commonwealth was inaugurated and ushered in a period of
transition to political independence. The Constitution acknowledged the
importance of promoting scientific development for the economic development of
the country by incorporating a provision (Article XIII, Section 4) declaring that "The
State shall promote scientific research and invention, Arts and Letters shall be under
its patronage...
"In 1947, the Bureau of Science was reorganized into an Institute of Science.
In the same year, an Institute of Nutrition, and in 1952, the Science Foundation
of the Philippines (SFP) were created and placed (along with the Institute of
Science) under the Office of the President. In the 1960s additional science
agencies were created by law which thereby expanded NSDB's organization
and functions. In 1982, NSDB was further reorganized into a National
Science and Technology Authority (NSTA) composed of four research and
Development Councils;
Philippine Council for Agriculture and Resources Research and
Development;
Philippine Council for Industry and Energy Research Development;
Philippine Council for Health Research and Development
During American Period science was inclined towards
agriculture, food processing, medicine and pharmacy.
Development of industrial technology has not been given focus
due to free trade policy with the United States which nurtured
an economy geared towards agriculture and trade.

American
Regime
Activities that lay the foundations for
the development of science and
technology in different sectors of the
Philippines.

Secularized public education

Development of Public Instruction to produce
schools that offers free primary education
with English as the medium of instruction.
Philippine Normal School served as training
ground for Filipino teachers.
The following offices were
organized in the country and had
contributed to the development
of its scientific researches.
Bureau of Health
Bureau of Mines
Bureau of Forestry
Bureau of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey
Bureau of Plant Industry
Bureau of Animal Industry
 TRANSPORTATION

Submarines were used in trading, war and

transportation to other counties through the
water during the American Period.

Carretela also know as kalesa, is a horse-drawn

two-wheeled cart used commonly by illustrators
for personal travels. During the American
period, the city of Manila was teeming with
carretelas but these declines in popularity after
the devastation of WWII
 TRANSPORTATION

Railways that trains goes to and from

different points in the Philippines to carry
people, their goods, trade and livelihood.

Aircraft was introduced by Americans. The

first use of aircrafts in the Philippines were
during wars especially against the
Japanese.
 Communication
Communication devices like the wireless telegraph, telephone,
radios and movies were also introduced by the Americans
The American regime in the Philippines ended with
it's economy having remained agriculturally defined.
Philippine and United States relations continue even
after the country attained its independence in 1946.
Philippines remained an exporter to the United
States of various agricultural crops and raw materials
and an importer of U.S. manufactured products.
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