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GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON ASEAN MEMBER COUNTRIES

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The Philippine government introduced and ➢In response to the ASEAN 2015
implemented programs, projects and Agenda, DOST sought the expertise
policies to boost science and technology. of National Research Council of
the Philippines (NRCP) to consult
GOAL: Prepare the whole country and its various sectors in the society to
people to meet the demands of a study how the Philippines can
technologically driven world and capacitate
the people to live in a world driven by prepare itself in meeting the ASEAN
science. 2015 goals.

GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The NRCP clustered these policies into four: 1. Social Sciences, Humanities, Education,
2. Physics, Engineering and Industrial
1. Social Sciences, Humanities, Education, International Policies and Governance
Research, Earth and Space Sciences, and
International Policies and Governance. • Integrating ASEAN awareness in basic Mathematics
2. Physics, Engineering, and Industrial education without adding to the
• Emphasizing degrees, licenses and
Research, Earth and Space Sciences, and curriculum.
employment opportunities.
Mathematics. • Emphasizing teaching in the mother
• Outright grants for peer monitoring.
3. Medical, Chemical and Pharmaceutical tongue.
Sciences. • Review of RA 9184.
• Developing school infrastructure and
4. Biological Sciences, Agriculture, and providing ICT broadband. • Harnessing science and technology as an
Forestry. independent mover of development.
• Local food security.
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
3. Medical, Chemical and • Empowering food and drug 4. Biological Sciences, Agriculture and
agencies to conduct evidence- Forestry
Pharmaceutical Sciences
based research as pool of • Protecting and conserving biodiversity by
• Ensuring compliance of drug full implementation of existing laws.
manufacturing firms with ASEAN- information. • Use of biosafety and standard model by
harmonized standards by full • Allocating two percent of the GDP ASEAN countries.
implementation of FDA. to research. • Promoting indigenous knowledge systems
• Creating an education council and indigenous people’s conservation.
• Legislating a law supporting human • Formulation of common food and safety
dedicated to standardization of
genome projects. standards.
pharmaceutical services and care.

DOST programs supported by Capacity-building programs by the

DOST programs supported the Philippine government Philippine-American Academy of
by the Philippine Science and Engineering (PAASE,
government: 2008):
• National centers of excellence.
• Providing funds for basic • more branches of the Philippine Science High
• Manpower and institutional
research and patents School System for training young Filipinos. development programs such as
related to S&T. • creating S&T parks to encourage academe and Engineering and Science Education
• Providing scholarships for industry partnerships. Program (ESEP).
undergraduate and • Balik Scientist Program. • Regional centers to support specific
industries.
graduate studies of • developing S&T parks in academic campuses.
students in the field of • Business centers.
• The establishment of the National Science • Science education at an early
S&T. Complex and National Engineering Complex through PSHS system.
within the University of the Philippines campus in
Diliman.

➢CHED and Philippine-California Advanced

Research Institutes (PICARI) project – to strengthen • These laws serve as legal framework for
➢In the field of Education STEM competitiveness in the country. S&T in the country.
• Special science classes. ➢Many other areas and fields that the country • They vary according to different themes
would like to embark such as: such as conservation, health related,
• Special science elementary schools.
• use of alternative and safe energy technology-building and supporting
• Science and math in basic education • harnessing mineral resources basic research.
were continuously improved. • finding cure for various diseases and illness • Some laws and policies are in line with
• K to 12 education program – Science, • climate change and global warming international treaties such as the
Technology, Engineering and • increasing food production
LAWS United Nations (UN), United Nations
Mathematics (STEM) – major track • preservation of natural resources Educational, Scientific and Cultural
• coping with natural disasters and calamities Organization (UNESCO), & Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
• infrastructure development
 Development of S&T Policies in the Philippines Famous Filipinos in the field of Famous Filipinos in the field of
Science Science
National Goals Caesar A. Saloma
• Internationally renowned physicist.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY • Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University
International Treaty
• Policies of the Philippines, Quezon City, 1989.
• Programs • Director, National Institute of Physics,
• Projects
CAESAR A. SALOMA - EDGARDO GOMEZ – WILLIAM PADOLINA – ANGEL ALCALA – MARINE College of Science, Quezon City, Philippines,
Legal Frameworks INTERNATIONALLY
RENOWNED PHYSICIST
FAMOUS SCIENTIST IN
MARINE SCIENCE
CHEMISTRY AND
PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL
SCIENCE
2000—2006.
ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
(NAST)- PHILIPPINES
• Dean, College of Science, University of the
Social Needs, Issues and Philippines, since 2006.
Problems

Famous Filipinos in the field of Famous Filipinos in the field of Famous Filipinos in the field of
Science Science Science
Edgardo Gomez William Padolina Angel Alcala
• Scientist in marine science. • Chemistry • Marine science
• He led the world’s first • President of National • National scientist of the
national-scale assessment of Academy of Science and Philippines in 2014
damage to coral reefs Technology (NAST) – • Marine development and
Philippines ecology concerns

Jose Bejar Cruz Jr.

Ramon Cabanos Barba
Fabian Millar Dayrit

• For his outstanding research on tissue culture in Philippine Mangoes.

Known internationally in the field of electrical engineering; was elected
as officer of the famous Institute of Electrical and Electronic • for his research on herbal medicines.
Josefino Cacas Comiso Engineering.
• for his works on observing the characteristics of Antartica by using
satellite image. Lourdes Jansuy Cruz Rafael Dineros Guerrero III
• For his research on tilapia culture.

Notable for her research on sea snail venom.

 University of the Philippines – Los Baños University of the Philippines - Visayas
• It is a science paradise for agriculture, forestry, plant and animal • A national center for marine science fisheries and other related
science, and veterinary science. sciences.

University of the Philippines - Manila University of the Philippines - Diliman In Summary

• A center of excellence and has produced many researchers, doctors, • Established a national science and engineering complex to develop
health professionals, and scientists in the area of medical and public more research and produce more scientists and engineers in the
health. country.