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    The history of science and technology in the Philippines dates back to pre-colonial times when early Filipinos used science for agriculture, astronomy, and tool-making and built houses and irrigation systems. During Spanish colonization, formal education in science and technology began with the establishment of schools. Under American rule, science education expanded further. Since independence, the Philippine government has implemented programs and policies to develop science and technology through education, research, and international cooperation to prepare the country for a technology-driven world. Notable Filipino scientists have contributed to fields like physics, engineering, medicine, and biology.

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    The history of science and technology in the Philippines dates back to pre-colonial times when early Filipinos used science for agriculture, astronomy, and tool-making and built houses and irrigation systems. During Spanish colonization, formal education in science and technology began with the establishment of schools. Under American rule, science education expanded further. Since independence, the Philippine government has implemented programs and policies to develop science and technology through education, research, and international cooperation to prepare the country for a technology-driven world. Notable Filipino scientists have contributed to fields like physics, engineering, medicine, and biology.

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    The history of science and technology in the Philippines dates back to pre-colonial times when early Filipinos used science for agriculture, astronomy, and tool-making and built houses and irrigation systems. During Spanish colonization, formal education in science and technology began with the establishment of schools. Under American rule, science education expanded further. Since independence, the Philippine government has implemented programs and policies to develop science and technology through education, research, and international cooperation to prepare the country for a technology-driven world. Notable Filipino scientists have contributed to fields like physics, engineering, medicine, and biology.

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    Science, Technology, and Nation-Building

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    The history of science and technology in the Philippines dates back to pre-colonial times when early Filipinos used science for agriculture, astronomy, and tool-making and built houses and irrigation systems. During Spanish colonization, formal education in science and technology began with the establishment of schools. Under American rule, science education expanded further. Since independence, the Philippine government has implemented programs and policies to develop science and technology through education, research, and international cooperation to prepare the country for a technology-driven world. Notable Filipino scientists have contributed to fields like physics, engineering, medicine, and biology.

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    The history of science and

    technology in the Philippines started


    way back before the country gained
    its independence from the American
    colonizers.
     Itis observed in the way they plant their
    crops that provide them food.

     Intaking care of animals to help them in


    their daily tasks.
     For food production.
     Science is observed in the way they
    interpret the movements of heavenly
    bodies to predict seasons and climates.
     They use science in preparing the soil for
    agricultural purposes; they discovered
    the medicinal use of plants.
     Technology is used by people in building
    houses, irrigations, and in developing
    tools that they can use in everyday life.
     The different
    archaeological
    artifacts
    discovered in
    different parts of
    the country also
    prove that the
    Metal Age also
    had significant
    influences on the
    lives of early
    Filipinos.
     When the Spaniards colonized the
    country, they brought with them their own
    culture and practices.
     They established schools for girls and
    boys and introduced the concept of
    subjects and discipline.

     Itwas the beginning of the formal


    science and technology in the country,
    known now as school of science and
    technology.
     Life
    during the Spanish Era slowly
    became modernized.

     The galleon trade has brought additional


    technology and development in the
    Philippines.
     They established the following:
    • Public education system
    • Improved the Engineering works
    • Improved health conditions of the people.
    • Established a modern research university,
    University of the Philippines.
    • Created more hospitals than the former colonial
    master.
     Americans did everything to
    “Americanize” the Philippines.
     They recognized the learning of science
    and introduced it in public and private
    schools.
     The desire of the Americans to develop
    the human resources of the Philippines is
    somehow, beneficial in the country.
     Since the establishment of the new
    republic, the whole nation has been
    focusing on using its limited resources in
    improving its science and technological
    capabilities.
     It has explored the use of ODA or
    Overseas Development Allocations to
    help the countries improved its scientific
    productivity.
     introduced and implemented several
    programs, projects, and policies to boost
    the area of science and technology.

     GOAL: prepare the whole country and its


    people to meet the demands of a
    technologically driven world and
    capacitate people to live in a world
    driven by Science.
    1. Social Sciences, Humanities, Education,
    International Policies and Governance.
    2. Physics, Engineering and Industrial
    Research, Earth and Space Sciences,
    and Mathematics.
    3. Medical, Chemical and Pharmaceutical
    Sciences.
    4. Biological Sciences, Agriculture, and
    Forestry.
     There are also other existing programs
    supported by the Philippine government
    through the DOST. Some of these projects
    are the following:
    • Providing funds for basic research related to
    science and technology.
    • Providing scholarships for undergraduate and
    graduate studies of students in field of Science
    and Technology.
    • Establishing more branches of the Philippine
    Science High School System

    • Creating a Science and technology parks


    • Balik Scientist Program

    • Developing science and technology parks


    • Establishment of the National Science Complex
    •
    1. Ramon Cabanos Barba- for his
    outstanding research on tissue in
    Philippine mangoes.
    2. Josefino Cacas Comiso- for his works on
    observing the characteristics of
    Antartica by using satellite images.
    3. Jose Bejar Cruz- known internationally
    in the field of electrical engineering
    4. Lourdes Jansuy Cruz- notable for her
    research on sea snail venom.
    5. Fabian Millar Dayrit- for his research
    herbal medicine.
    6. Rafael Dineros Guerrero III- for his
    research on tilapia culture.
    7. Enrique Mapua Ostrea Jr. – for inventing
    the meconium drugs testing
    8. Lilian Formalejo Patena- for doing
    research on plant biotechnology
    9. Mari-Jo Panganiban Ruiz- for being an
    outstanding educator and graph theorist.
    10. Gregory Ligot Tangonan- for his
    research in the field of communications
    technology.
     There are other outstanding Filipino
    scientists who are recognized here and
    abroad;
    • Caesar A. Saloma- an internationally renowed
    physicist.
    • Edgardo Gomez- famous scientist in marine
    science
    • William Padolina- chemistry and president of
    National Academy of Science and Technology
    (NAST)- Philippines
    • Angel Alcala- Marine science

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