AMERICAN REGIME

American period marked the rapid advancement of

science and technology
in the Philippines.
 Contributing Factors

• Government’s • Organization and

support for the establishment of
extensive public science research
education agencies

• Scholarship • Establishment of
grants in science-based
science and public services.
engineering
Activities paved the way for development of science and technology in
different sectors of the country
• Secularized public education was introduce by the
Americans to the country.
• The Department of Public Instruction was
established in the country to produce free primary
education with English as a medium of instruction.
• Philippine Normal School was put up to serve
as training ground for Filipino teachers.
• Secondary schools and other establishment of
professionals and technical institutions were
opened in 1902, which later became part of UP.
• Advanced training abroad was availed by
qualified Filipinos.
• An Act which supports student who would take
engineering, medical, and law courses in the United
States was passed by Philippine Commission in
exchange of their service to be rendered in the
country upon their return.
• The demand for professional education
increased. However, UP was not able to handle
this increasing demand. This made private
education an alternative.
• The Private School Act (Act No. 2076) was
enacted.
• The Office of Private Education was
establish to look into such matters that
would improve its educational machinery.
• The Bureau of Government
Laboratories was created in 1901 by the
Philippine Commission.
 Offices that were organized in the country and had
contributed to the development of its scientific researches.

• Bureau of Health
01
• Bureau of Mines

• Bureau of Forestry 04
• Bureau of Agriculture

• Weather Bureau
03
• Bureau of Cost and Geodetic Survey

• Bureau of Plant Industry 02

• Bureau of Animal Industry
05
• The National Research Council of the Philippine Islands (NRCP) was established in 1933.
This was responsible for the promotion of scientific research in the country and in the
deliberation and drafting in 1934 Constitutional Convention of provisions relating to the local
science and industry.
 The American Regime in the Philippines ended its economy having remained
agriculturally defined. This was despite the higher education opportunities given to
Filipino people in the fields of science and engineering. However, it must be realized
that the Philippines-United States relations continued even after the Philippines
attained its independence in 1946.
Thank You!!!