Science, Technology and Nation Building

• discuss the role of science and technology in

Philippine nation-building
• evaluate government policies pertaining to
science and technology in terms of their
contributions to nation; and
• identify actual science and technology
policies of the government and appraise their
impact on the development of the Filipino
nation
Internal Influences
• Survival
• Culture
• Economic Activities

Development of
External Influences Science and
• Foreign Colonizers Technology in the
• Trades with Foreign Philippines
Countries
• International
Economic Demands
 Pre-Colonial Period
• use of certain plants and herbs as medicines
• implementation of systems of farming and
animal raising
• development of different modes of
transportation (terrestrial and maritime)
• rice terraces were built by hand
• Incorporation of an irrigation system that uses
water from the forest and mountain tops
• interpreted the movements of the heavenly
bodies to predict seasons and climates
• development of tools for everyday use
• developed technologies in creating musical
instruments
• sophisticated designs of jewellery, ceramics and
metal tools
• trading with China, Indonesia, Japan and other
neighboring countries
 Colonial Period
Spaniards
• modern means of construction (walls, roads,
bridges and other large infrastructures)
• developed health and educations systems
• beginning of formal science and technology in the
country
Americans
• Established a government agency , The Bureau of
Science.
• establishes the public education system
• improved engineering works and health of people
• established a modern research university (UP)
• created more [public hospitals
• mineral resources were explored and exploited
• transportation and communication were improved
• researches were done to control tropical diseases
 Post-Colonial Period
• Continued to pursue programs in science and
technology
• Ferdinand Marcos- PAGASA, The National
Academy of science and Technology, and the
national Science and technology Authority
now the DOST
Development of Science and Technology
Policies in the Philippines

National Goals

International
Treaties SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
• POLICIES
Legal Frameworks • Programs
• Projects

Social Needs. Issues

and Problems
Famous Filipinos in the Field of Science
• Ramon Cabanos Barba – tissue culture in Philippine
mangoes
• Josefino Cacas Comiso – observing the characteristics
of Antarctica using satellite images
• Jose Bejar Cruz Jr. – known internationally in the field
of electrical engineering
• Lourdes Jansuy Cruz – research on sea snail venom
• Fabian Millar Dayrit – research on herbal medicine
• Rafael Dineros Guerrero III – research on tilapia culture
• Enrique Mapua Ostrea Jr. – inventing the meconium
drugs testing
• Lilian Formalejo Patena – research on plant
biotechnology
• Mari-Jo Panganiban Ruiz – outstanding educator and
graph theorist
• Gregory Ligot Tangonan – research in the field of
communication technology
• Ceasar Saloma – physics
• Edgardo gomez – marine science
• Willaim Padolinoa – chemistry
• Angel Alcala – marine science