Certificate No.

AJA19-0226

MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND PERSONALITIES IN

THE PHILIPPINES

Submitted by:
Tegerero, Ma.Joan C.

Submitted to:
Estelita Madriaga
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I. INTRODUCTION
Science and technology played a big part on the progress, development and innovation of
today's life and even before the Philippines was colonized by the Spaniards. Native Filipinos
has already practices that has a link on the science and technology. Where the colonizers
had contribution in its growth and development. However according to the Technology
Index of 1982 the science and technology capacity in the Philippines was very low and very
poor compared to any other countries also when it comes to technological advancements.
Due to this the government had been making moves to support and aid this insufficiency.
They created various developmental programs to support the development views of the
government. Even the Department of Science and technology is offering scholarship for
those that are good in the fields. For this students might be a tool for innovations and
enhancement of the science and technology in the Philippines through researches and
discoveries. To produce more science and engineering graduates. An example of this is the
adaptation of the K-12 education where in more subjects that are inclined in Science and
Technology are taught. Secretary Dela Peña in the Department of Science and Technology.
Year 2004 when the science and technology started to improve. This improvement
contributed to the national productivity and competitiveness of the country. The
government seems to visualize already that by the year 2020, a great improvement will
show and the development will be visible enough.

II. OBJETIVES
- to gain knowledge about the major development programs in the field of Science and
Technology in the Philippines.

- to develop the learned major target of each program established by the government.

- to identify famous individuals who contributed to the development of Science and

Technology in the Philippines.
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III. DISCUSSION
PROGRAMS

Below are the lists of major development programs in the field of Science and Technology in
the Philippines:

 ICT Ecosystem Development

The purpose of the program is to have an integrated perspective of markets, networks,

services, applications and content in determining governance, legal and regulatory
frameworks.

The major target of this program is the development of plans and policies relative to the
implementation and adoption of infrastructure, systems, and applications and other related
framework.

 National Connectivity

The connectivity in the Philippines is one of the problems needed to put an action. This
program directly addresses the network issue in the country since network is globally
perceived to build the development of the country.

Its major target is to install TV White Space (TVWS) base stations in 21,000 sites of
Elementary, High School, and rural health units in municipalities and to improve the delivery
of government services to undeserved communities.

 e-Filipino

This program aims to attain growth and development of communities in the country by
developing Community eCenters (CeCs) which holds fast to the ICT needs of various
individuals, offering alternative learning and abilities to train each community. It also
intends to set up the special needs sector through gaining employment to impact sourcing
and ITpreneurship.

The major target is to establish 1,000 new Tech4ED Centers, 10,000 new Tech4ED Centers in
barangays through a franchise model, and assign one entrepreneur per center.

 e-Government Harmonization

The intention of this program is to improve our position to 50 or higher by addressing key
issues such as interoperability and efficiency through both policy innovations and strategic
infrastructure interventions.

The major target of this program is to be at 50Th or better in the global eGovernment
ranking and to improve in the delivery of government services to undeserved communities.
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 e-Civil Servants

These are planned to run and manage ICT competency-based training programs in

collaboration with public and private training institutions and Subject Matter Experts
(SME’s) and to develop the digital competencies of the public service employees.

Its major target is to adopt technological innovations to improve products and services of
micro, small, medium enterprises.

PERSONALITIES

The following personalities are the famous individuals who contributed to the development
of science and technology in the country. They came from various field and industry in
giving solution to the problems emerged.

 Alfredo Mahar Lagmay

He is geologist and professor at the National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of

the Philippines Diliman.

He is also an executive director of the Department of Science and Technology Nationwide

Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH), a flagship program for disaster risk reduction
and management in the Philippines.

 Ramon Cabanos Barba

An invetor and horticulturist which was best known for inventing a way to induce more
flowers in mango trees regardless of season, boosting the local mango industry.

He was named a National Scientist of the Philippines in 2014.

 Julius Sempio

He is an engineer and researcher specializing in geoinformatics and remote sensing.

He is also part of developing the PHL-MICROSAT Program, also known as Diwata Program, a
Philippine microsatellite in which the Diwata-1 was launched into orbit in 2016 while the
Diwata-2 in 2018.
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 Lucille Abad

She is a nuclear scientist who developed carrageenan, a natural preservative extracted from
processed gulamang dagat, for the crops. It is an effective plant growth promoter using
irradiated seaweeds. This is a plant vitamin which can withstand strong winds and heavy
rains.

 Tetchi Cruz-Capellan

She is a pioneer of solar energy in the Philippines and CEO of Sunasia Energy.

She led the United States Agency for International Development or USAID funded rural
electrification program for remote areas in Mindanao.

 Aletta Concepcion Yñiguez

She is a biological oceanographer and an assistant professor at the Marine Science Institute,
University of the Philippines Diliman.

She contributed towards developing and protecting marine resources in our country such as
improving the Philippine sardine industry and managing red tide.

CONCLUSION

It's not deniable that science and technology play a big role in the society. This makes our
lives even better, gives more convenience, easier and faster. These can be seen through the
visible development in the country. Hence, the government always ensure and promote
safety protocol's to be followed to each one of our fellow men to make sure that everything
is under control and no life shall be put in dangered because of this developmental tasks.

The small projects and programs of the government will add up for the country to become a
successful and reliable scientific and technological hub just like our neighbors, Japan, South
Korea, China and other countries nearby the Philippine archipelago. This is mainly the goal
and aim of the Department of Science and Technology supported by the Philippine
Constitution and government that any of the Researches shall be supported as long as it
would be beneficial to the entire human race and is not against to the law of nature.
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IV. ASSESSMENT

Identify each problem. Write your answer in the space provided before the number. No
erasures.

_________1. The major target of this program is to adopt technological innovations to

improve products and services of micro, small, medium enterprises.

_________2. She is a nuclear scientist who developed carrageenan, a natural preservative

extracted from processed gulamang dagat, for the crops.

_________3. The major target of this program is to be at 50Th or better in the global
eGovernment ranking and to improve in the delivery of government services to undeserved
communities.

_________4. This program intends to set up the special needs sector through gaining
employment to impact sourcing and ITpreneurship.

_________5. PHL-MICROSAT Program also known as _____.

_________6. A National Scientist of the Philippines in 2014.

_________7. She is a pioneer of solar energy in the Philippines and CEO of Sunasia Energy.

_________8. Its major target is to adopt technological innovations to improve products and
services of micro, small, medium enterprises.

_________9. This program directly addresses the network issue in the country since
network is globally perceived to build the development of the country.

_________10. He is also an executive director of the Department of Science and Technology

Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH), a flagship program for disaster risk
reduction and management in the Philippines.
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