Historical Development in The Philippines

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Historical Development

of
Science and Technology
in the Philippines

Pre-Spanish Era
have made simple tools or
weapons
 pottery
 have learned how to extract, smelt
and refine metals like copper,
gold, bronze and iron from nature
and consequently fashion them
into tools and implements
 learned to settle in areas near the
water source, they also learned
how to weave cotton, engaged
themselves in agriculture and are
knowledgeable on building boats
for coastal trade.
 The Banaue Rice Terraces are
among the sophisticated products
of engineering by pre- Spanish era
Filipinos.
Spanish Colonial Era
 Formal Education was introduced
 Established schools (University of Sto. Tomas
 1887, the Laboratorio Municipal de Ciudad de Manila was created and
whose functions were to conduct biochemical analyses for public
health and to undertake specimen examinations for clinical and
medico-­legal cases.
 Its publication, probably the first scientific journal in the country was
titled Cronica de Ciencias Medicas de Filipinas showed the studies
undertaken during that time. have made simple tools or weapons
Spanish Colonial Era
 Forml Education was introduced
 Established schools (University of Sto. Tomas
 1887, the Laboratorio Municipal de Ciudad de Manila was created and
whose functions were to conduct biochemical analyses for public
health and to undertake specimen examinations for clinical and
medico-­legal cases.
 Its publication, probably the first scientific journal in the country was
titled Cronica de Ciencias Medicas de Filipinas showed the studies
undertaken during that time. have made simple tools or weapons
American Period
 The government provided more support for the development of
science and created the Bureau of Government Laboratories in and
was later changed to Bureau of Science.
 The publication of the Philippine Journal of Science
 The Bureau of Science became the primary research center of the
Philippines until World War II.
Scince and Technology since
Independence
 In 1946 the Bureau of Science was replaced by the Institute
of Science
 In 1958, during the regime of President Carlos P. Garcia,
the Philippine Congress passed the Science Act of 1958
which established the National Science Development
Board (NSDB).
Scince and Technology in the
1960’s to 1990’s
MARCOS REGIME
 Amended 1973 Philippine Constitution Article XV Section 9
 declared advancement in S&T
 January 23, 1967
 revitalize science courses in high school
 National Science Development Board
 established the Philippine Atomic Energy
Commission
Scince and Technology in the
1960’s to 1990’s
 Presidential Decree No. 49,s.1972
 established PAGASA
 Philippine National Oil Company
 effective and efficient use of energy
 National Academy of Science and Technology
 composed of scientists with innovative achievement in
the basic and applied sciences
 1979 Funded Scientific Research
 National Science Development Board
 Philippine Council for Agricultural Research and Resources
 Plant Breeding Institute
 International Rice Research Intitute
 Bureau of Plant Industry
 Bureau of Forest Products
Scince and Technology in the
1960’s to 1990’s
 1980
 National Committee in Geological Sciences was
created
 Executive Order No. 784, s.1982
 National Geosciences Development Board was
renamed to national Science and Technology Authority
 1986
 Mindanao and Visayas Campuses for Science and
Technology was established

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