Major Development

Programs and Personalities

in Science and Technology
in the Philippines
Balik Scientist Program
•The Balik Scientist Act of 2018 or RA
11035 signed by the President last June
2018.
•This program aims to sustain and make
the program more attractive to
Philippine scientists working and
residing abroad.
• encourages scientists, technologists, and experts
from the Philippines to return to our country, to
share their expertise for the country's
technological, agro-industrial, and economic
growth, including building human resources in
science, technology, and innovation.
• As of December 2017, 497 scientists served under
the program. Most of our National Artists came
from Asia, North America and, a few from Europe,
Australia, and Africa (Dimailig, 2019)
Order of National Scientist
 

The award Order of National Scientists

is the highest distinction for a Filipino by
the President of the Republic of the
Philippines, with exceptional scientific
and technical achievements.
•As of 2018, there are 41
National Scientists. Two of them
are engineer agriculturist
Ramon Barba and biologist
Angel Alcala.
Small and Medium Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program
(SETUP)

• A national strategy aimed at encouraging

and assisting small and medium- sized
enterprises in adopting technology
innovations to improve their operations,
thus boosting their productivity and
competitiveness.
Grants-In-Aid Program

• aims to harness the country's

scientific and technical capacities to
promote sustainable economic
growth and development.
•The program is structured by funding related
science and technology (S&T) undertakings
to contribute to Filipinos' productivity and
quality of life through the generation and
promotion of appropriate technologies.
•It also aims to reinforce participation,
transfer, use of technology, human resources
development, dissemination of information,
advocacy, and linkages.
 The GIA program offers grants for
implementing programs/projects
defined in the current DOST
priorities and thrusts and supports
S&T activities classified under the
General Appropriations Act (GAA).
Forest Products Research and Development Institute
The Forest Products Research and
Development Institute (FPRDI) researches
forest products from wood and non-wood.
It is the center of applied technologies in
the country for the utilization of forest
products.
Legal Basis:

• Executive Order No. 257 (1957). The transferred the

Forest Products Research Institute (FPRI) from the
Bureau of Forestry of the Department of Agriculture
and Natural Resources to the University of the
Philippines (as Forest Products Laboratory).
• Republic Act No. 5526 (June 21, 1969) created the
Forest Products Research and Development
Commission (FORPRIDECOM) under the National
Science Development Board (NSDB).
• Executive Order No. 784 (March 17, 1982)
renamed the NSDB to the National Science and
Technology Authority (NSTA), and the
FORPRIDECOM became the Forest Products
Research and Development Institute (FPRDI).

• Executive Order No. 128 (January 30, 1987)

reorganized the NSTA into the Department of
Science and Technology (DOST), with the FPRDI
being retained under it.
Philippine Nuclear Research Institute
• was founded on June 13, 1958. It is one of the
research institutes within the Department of
Science and Technology.
• It is authorized to perform research and
development activities on the peaceful use of
nuclear energy, aiming to lay down regulations on
these uses and enforce those regulations.
• This will help protect the health and safety of
workers and the general public
 Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational
Assessment of Hazards)
• This project designed to employ Science and
technology to produce reliable data and
meet the conditions required by national
government agencies, private sector
stakeholders, and academy to make
informed decisions on disaster risk
management activities.
• aims to fulfill its vision of disaster-free and
empowered communities by providing open
access to accurate, reliable, and timely hazard and
risk information that has been updated and
enhanced using advanced technology.
• This also undertakes research projects to develop
technology and resources that further strengthen
government capacity and help the public plan for
and respond to disasters.
Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes (PCARI) Project

• The Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes

(PCARI) project is a new approach to enhance the
skills and abilities of Philippine universities and
colleges' faculty and staff through scholarships,
training and research collaborations with leading
research universities in California, USA, in the priority
areas of information infrastructure development (IID)
and health innovation and translational medicine
(HITM).
 Philippine Space Program
• The Philippines' space program is technically
decentralized and managed under the Department of
Science and Technology (DOST) by different agencies. It
aims to set the foundation for the establishment of a
Philippine Space Agency.
• The Philippine government passed the "Philippine
Space Act" (Republic Act 11363) in 2019. It is under the
newly formed Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) to see
the integration and centralization of space research
and development.
• The development of the space program is
essential for national security, agricultural
development, environmental management,
and climate change mitigation.
• The program aims to develop technologies
such as unscrewed aerial vehicles,
microsatellites, and communication
satellites.