Science &

Technology
& Nation-
MARIONE LESLIE D. BAGUI
 Science and
Technology Agenda
Aligned with the national goals
and plans and practices, the
Department of Science and
Technology (DOST) Strategic
Plan for 2017-2022 supports the
call for “Science for the People.”
 Science in Industrial
Development
Science is quite a vast field that
embraces almost all aspects of
human endeavor and progress.
 The Benefits of
Science
The countless benefits
and comforts that
science contributes to
well-being of man are
shaped by how man
himself can effectively
harness it for his
 Well-endowed
The Philippines
Philippines is richly
endowed with abundant natural
resources, as well as manpower
resource.
 Spurring Industrial
Research
The Philippines has a very vast
industrial field, but its unexplored
frontiers have yet to be exploited
further.
 Science research and
Economic Development
No longer are these countries
just satisfied with maintaining a
few agricultural export industries,
some subsistence agriculture for
home consumption, and the
importation of most consumer
 Filipino Scientist, Inventors,
and Technologist
1. Filipe F. Ciron, sr.
2. Eduardo Carrion San Juan
3. Oscar B. Varona
4. Roberto V. Celis
5. Sofronio M. Sian
 Science in Education
The role and goal of
Science in Education should
always be the same. Since
science is considered both
knowledge and method,
operating independent of time
and place, the benefits of
 Education under Spain
and America
The Spanish system of education,
which focused more on College
Education give more emphasis to
the humanities.
The coming of the Americans, with
the corresponding introduction of
their system of education, put
greater emphasis on science and in
 Failure of Education
But science does not dictate
the choices of man: Man
decides that for himself. It is
here where education can
utterly fail not because of
science but because education
lacks a philosophy; it motive is
sometimes ill-defined or
 Science and
InGovernment Policy
the view of the current “war
on drugs,” forensic science plays
an important role in the
prosecution of cases involving
illegal drugs to ensure that no
innocent individuals are ever
wrongfully convicted.
 Role of Forensic Chemists in
the Prosecution
Under Philippines law, all seized
or confiscated or surrendered
dangerous drugs, plant sources,
controlled precursors, and any
other essential chemicals must be
given to the PDEA Laboratory
Service for quantitative analysis
within 24 hours from confiscation,
seizure, or surrender (Section 21,
Current Forensic Capabilities
in Drugs Trade
Forensic examination of
illicit drugs seized or
surrendered to authorities
are jointly undertaken by
the Crime Laboratory of
the Philippine National
Police (PNP) and the
 Current Forensic Capabilities in
The Dangerous
UNODC’S Drug Cases
Global
Synthetics Monitoring: Analysis
Reporting and Trends (SMART)
program evaluated the forensic
infrastructure of 11 countries in
Asia and sent missions to such
countries as Cambodia,
Vital Role of Forensics in
These Drug
findings Control
point not
only to the need support and
enhance Philippine forensic
capabilities but, more
importantly, to the need to
recognize, understand, and
appreciate the vital role of
forensic laboratories in the