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Science, Technology, and Society

CHAPTER I:
General Concepts and Historical Events in Science,
Technology, and Society
Lesson 2:
Science, Technology, and
Nation Building
• Brief Historical Background of Science and Technology in the
Philippines
• Government Policies on Science and Technology
• Famous Filipinos in the Field of Science
Lesson 2:
Science, Technology, and
Nation Building

Brief Historical
Background of
Science and
Technology in
the Philippines
Pre-Spanish American New
Spanish Era
Era Era Republic
 Pre-Spanish
Era

Indigenous/Folk
Science
- Agriculture and
Food production
- Predict climate
by observing
heavenly bodies
- Medicinal plants
- Irrigation
- Tools for
everyday tasks
- Musical
instruments
- Use of metals in
jewelries and
tools
 Spanish Era

- Schools for boys

and girls
- School of science
and technology
- Galleon trade
- Catholic
doctrines halted
the growth of
science
 American New
Era Republic

- Public education
system
- University of the
Philippines
- Transportation
- Overseas
and
Development
communication
Allocations
- Researches on
malaria, cholera,
tuberculosis
- Protestant
church missions
 Influences in the Development of
Science and Technology in the Philippines

INTERNAL EXTERNAL

Survival Foreign Colonizers

__________________ __________________

Culture Trades with Foreign Countries

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Economic Activities International Economic Demands

Lesson 2:
Science, Technology, and
Nation Building

Government
Policies on
Science and
Technology
 The United Nations Commission on
Science and Technology for Development
(CSTD) is a subsidiary body of the
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It
holds an annual intergovernmental forum
for discussion on timely and pertinent
issues affecting science, technology and
development.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific

and Cultural Organization is a specialized
agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at
promoting world peace and security through
international cooperation in education, arts,
sciences and culture.
DOST
Department of Science and Technology

the executive department of the Philippine

Government responsible for the coordination of
science and technology-related projects in the
Philippines and to formulate policies and projects
in the fields of science and technology in support
of national development.
 DOST Attached Agencies

Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI)
Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD)
Philippine Council for Health Research and Development Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical
(PCHRD) Services Administration (PAGASA)
Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Philippine Institute of Volcanic and Seismology
Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) (PHIVOLCS)
Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) Philippine Science High School (PSHS)

Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) Science and Technology Information Institute (STII)

Forests Product Research and Development Institute Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI)
(FPRDI)
Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) Technology Resource Center (TRC)

Metal Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)

Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP)

Science Education Institute Science and Technology Information Institute

Development of Science and Technology Policies in the Philippines

National Goals

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

International Treaty
Policies
_____________
Programs
Legal Frameworks _____________
Projects

Social Needs, Issues,

and Problems
Lesson 2:
Science, Technology, and
Nation Building

Famous Filipinos
in the Field of
Science
RAMON CABANOS BARBA
was a Filipino inventor and horticulturist best
known for inventing a way to induce more flowers
in mango trees using ethrel and potassium
nitrate. Barba was proclaimed a National
Scientist of the Philippines in June 2014.

JOSEFINO CACAS COMISO

was instrumental on a global project observing the planet for
rapidly declining perennial sea ice cover, and produced a
paper on the subject that has been cited over one thousand
times. Comiso's work has revealed the extraordinary rate at
which Arctic ice is affected by global warming, at
approximately three times the intensity of the global average.
JOSE BEJAR CRUZ JR.
was a Filipino who contributed to the analysis of electricity
and its control. He has written more than 100 articles on
Electrical Applications. He served as Vice President for
Technical Activities in 1982 and 1983, (Vice President for
Publication Activities) in 1984 and 1985 of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) of the
United States

LOURDES JANSUY CRUZ

is a Filipino biochemist whose research has contributed to the
understanding of the biochemistry of toxic peptides from the
venom of fish-hunting Conus marine snails. Throughout the
Philippines, she is known as the Sea Snail Venom
Specialist.
FABIAN MILLAR DAYRIT
known for his phytochemical work for the
development of lagundi as part of the
National Integrated Research Program on
Medicinal Plants.

RAFAEL DINEROS GUERRERO III

is a Filipino inventor of vermicomposting and vermimeal. He
is also recognized as an expert of tilapias where he started the
innovation SRT-95 or Sex-Reversed Tilapia, 95% Male Fry
ENRIQUE MAPUA OSTREA JR.
is a Filipino doctor recognized for his research on
medicines and studies in the field of pediatrics. He
designed the Mectest kit that pioneered the use of
Meconium to "Drug Test" a person which is
considered one of the best and most accurate
methods of drug testing

LILIAN FORMALEJO PATENA

is a Filipino scientist who discovered a breed of calamansi and
seedless pomelo and discovered micropropagation which
established the banana industry in the Philippines. She is also
an inventor of leaf-bud cutting in cassava.
MARI-JO PANAGNIBAN RUIZ
was a Filipina mathematician and professor of
mathematics at Ateneo de Manila University. Ruiz
specialized in graph theory and operations
research.

GREGORY LIGOT TANGONAN

is a Filipino inventor of the analog antenna for sending
messages using Fiber Optics and Digitization for its
processing. His patent is called Stress bimorph mems switches
and methods of making same.
FE DEL MUNDO
Her work and accomplishments were focused on
addressing the lack of medical equipment in rural
communities during the aftermath of the war. She is
most reknown for inventing an incubator made
out of bamboo specifically designed for places
without electrical power.

DIOSDADO “DADO” BANATAO

His first major accomplishment was the design and invention
of the first single chip 16-bit microprocessor based
calculator. This would lead him later to develop the first
system logic chip set for IBM, the first Windows Graphics
accelerator chip for PCs.
Abelardo Aguilar
identified a strain of bacteria while studying soil
samples from his own lawn, which led to the
discovery of Erythromycin, a broad-spectrum
antibiotic that is now widely used.

Maria Orosa y Ylagan

She experimented with Filipino cuisine and invented
Soyalac, a nutrient-rich drink made from soybeans, and
Darak, rice biscuits containing vitamin B-1, which prevents
beriberi sickness, during WWII. She was the first to bring
banana ketchup to the general audience.
 FILIPINO INVENTIONS

• Video Phone • Anticancer Cream

• Yoyo • 16-Bit Microchip
• Medical Incubator • Quink Ink
• E-Jeepney • Mole Remover
• Erythromycin • Filipino-made Train
• Patis/Fish Sauce • The 3-in-1 fire truck
• Banana Catsup
Factors that Influence the Development of
Filipino Scientists
Individual
Interest
SCIENCE
SCHOOL SCIENCE LABORATORIES

Family (TEACHERS AND (REAL-LIFE

LEARNING CONTEXT)
ENVIRONMENT)

Natural
Environment

FILIPINO SCIENTISTS
References:
Science, Technology, and
Society – Serafica et.al.
https://www.britannica.com/