History of

SCIENCE TECHNOLO
in the GY
Philippine
Stone Age
 Era of CRUDE STONE TOOLS &
WEAPONS SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY
• Core tools • Kinilaw
• Pebble tools • Use of tabon-tabon
• Cobble tools (Hydrophytune
• Flake tools orbiculatum) to
remove the smell of
fish
 Era of agricultural revolution
TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE
• More polished & • Upland rice farming
specialized stone tools • Discovery of FIRE
(ax- & adz-like) • Burial practices
• Smooth surfaced stone
tools
• Baked clay pots / jars
Iron
iron Age
 Metal Age
(200 B.C.)

• Stone tools were • The start of making

replaced with metals, jewelries (jade,
commonly COPPER. stones, glass, shells,
• Most of the creations seeds, twigs & stems)
were ornaments and • More developed
tools designs for
ornaments
• Improved appearance and utilization of
iron/metal tools
• Emergence of tin-smithing, advanced jewelry
making, tie – and – dye weaving, cloth weaving
Examples:
Knives – from simple to elaborate ones
Sumpak – blowguns
Kalikot – for pounding betel nuts into powder
Gongs – to mark the hours of the day and night
MILLENIUM
AD
• The families from surrounding island kingdoms
started to create BOATS
• Filipino contacts with other countries became
intensified
• It was when early Filipinos developed efficient
MARITIME TRANSPORTATION
• The beginning of inter-island contacts and
commerce within Asia
• Increased specialization in CRAFTSMANSHIP
• More developed seamanship and boat-building
skills
• The discovery of Balangay boats (plank boat that
was driven by sail or paddling) proved the
technical know-how of early Filipinos
• The use of Malay commerce words :
Talaro – scales, Upa – payment, Lako – peddle,
Gusali – hall
Pre-Spanish
period
• Filipinos were aware of medicinal and
therapeutic properties of plants &
methods of extracting medicines from
herbs
• Existence of alphabet, numerical
system, calendar, and weighing and
measuring system
• Have performed farming, SHIPBUILDING,
MINING, and weaving
Banaue Rice Terraces – one of the sophisticated products of engineering by Pre-
Spanish Era Filipinos.
Spanish
colonial
period
• Introduced to FORMAL EDUCATION and
SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS
• Parish schools taught the Filipinos to
read, write, arithmetic, religion and
music
• Sanitation and more advanced methods
of agriculture were taught
• Spaniards established colleges and
universities including UST
• The study of MEDICINE and field of
ENGINEERING were given priority
• On the other side, AGRICULTAL and
INDUSTRIAL development were
neglected
COMMON
WEALTH
ERA
• The Philippine Commission established
Bureau of Govt. Laboratories on July
01,1901, under the Dept. of Interior, it
dealt with the study of TROPICAL
DISEASES and laboratory projects
• The BGL were later on replace by the
Bureau of Science (Dec. 08, 1933), that
became the primary research center of
the Philippines until WWII
• Agriculture, food processing, medicine
and pharmacy studies were prioritized
• There’s a lack of financial support for
scientific activities
• In 1946, BS was replaced by the Institute
of Science
• In 1958, the Philippine Congress passed
the Science Act of 1958 which
established the National Science
Development Board
 Pres.
MARCOS
REGIME
 “advancement of science and
technology shall have priority in the
national development”
• In his 2nd SONA, he declared that
science was necessary for the
development programs, thus, directed
the DepEd to revitalize the science
courses in public high schools
• 3rd SONA: recognized that technology
was the leading factor in economic
development, and added funds to
support projects in applied science and
science education
• 4th SONA: he gave a big part of the war
damage fund to private universities to
encourage them to create courses in
science, technology and research;
• He planned a project to have medical
interns to do a tour of duty in provincial
hospitals to arouse social awareness
and reduce the “brain drain”;
• He proclaimed 35 hectares in Rizal for
the Philippine Science Community;
• The govt. also conducted for public and
private high school, college science
teachers, training programs and
scholarships for graduate and
undergraduate science scholars,
workshops on fisheries and
oceanography.
• Upgrade for science curriculum and
teaching equipment
• The creation of institutions promoting
scientific and technological
advancements: PCRI,PTRI,PEAC, PNOC,
National Grains Authority, and PAGASA
• Establishment of National Academy of
Science and Technology and Philippine
Science High Schools throughout the
• Creation of a Task Force on the
formulation of a national action
program to assess S&T policies and
programs
• invested funds and time in
organizations for scientific research,
such as the NSDB, the Philippine Council
for Agricultural Research and Resources,
the Plant Breeding Institute, the
International Rice Research Institute, the
• Instituted the Health Sciences Center
• Creation of the National Committee on
Geological Sciences
• Reorganization of the National Science
Development Board and its agencies into a
National Science and Technology Authority
• Granting of salary increases to teachers in
the Philippine Science High School
• Enactment of a law for the completion of
the National Agriculture and Life Sciences
Research Complex at the University of the
Philippines at Los Baños
• Promotion of scientific research and
invention
THE 5TH

REPUBLIC
• The National Science and Technology
Authority was replaced by the Department
of Science and Technology, giving S&T a
representation in the cabinet.
• Under the Medium Term Philippine
Development Plan for the years 1987-1992,
S&T’s role in economic recovery and
sustained economic growth was
highlighted.
• In the 1990 SONA, Aquino announced
that S&T development shall be one of
the top three priorities of the
government towards an economic
recovery.
• In 1988, Aquino created the Presidential
Task Force for Science and Technology
which came up with the first Science and
Technology Master Plan or STMP. The
goal of STMP was for the Philippines to
• Aquino encouraged scientists and
inventors to bring the Philippines to its
former position as second to Japan in
the field of S&T.
• Aquino encouraged the private research
sector to form a stronger bond with
public research to help jump-start the
progress in the area of Philippine
Research and Development.
• Free Public Secondary Education Act of
• The Science and Technology Master Plan
was formulated
• A Research and Development Plan was
also formulated
• Significant increase in personnel
specializing in the S&T field
• 3,500 scholarships were given to students
taking up S&T-related courses - Science
and Technology Scholarship Law of 199
• modernization and update of science
classrooms. Health care services were
promoted through local programs -
"Doctors to the Barrio Program.”
• Magna Carta for Science and Technology
Personnel
• National Program for Gifted Filipino
Children in Science and Technology
• Science and Technology Agenda for
National Development (STAND)
• Inventors and Inventions Incentives Act
• The Intellectual Property Code of the
Philippines
• Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 (Republic
Act No. 8749)- to protect and preserve the
environment and ensure the sustainable
development of the country’s natural
resources
• Electronic Commerce Act of 2000 (Republic
Act No. 8792) which outlaws computer
hacking and provides opportunities for new
businesses emerging from the Internet-
• launch of a full-scale program based on
cost effective irrigation technologies
• Basic health care, basic nutrition, and
useful education
• Speed up the program for establishing
one science high school in every
province
• Pushed for the advancement of
industries and schools into the Internet
age
 Golden age of sci-tech
• Numerous laws and projects concerning the
environment and science helped push STI
• The term "Filipinnovation" was coined to
promote the Philippines to be an innovation
hub in Asia
• Strengthening the schools and education
system to focus more in science,
 conferment of 4 new National Scientist for their scientific
contribution
• Gavino C. Trono - extensive studies made
on seaweed species helped families in the
coastal areas.
• Angel C. Alcala - served as the pioneer
scientist and advocate of coral reefs aside
from his contribution in the fields of
systematics, secology and herpetology .
• Ramon C. Barba - all year round
availability of mangoes was made
possible through his studies on the
induction of flowering of mango and
micropropagation of important crop
species.
• Edgardo D. Gomez - steered the
national-scale assessment of damage
coral reefs which led to a national
• 271 new weather stations installed by
Dept. od Science and Technology
• DOST-SEI offers S&T Scholarship for
incoming freshmen college students
• DOST-SEI offers overseas scholarships
for S&T graduates
• Duterte signed the “Balik Scientist Act”
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