L4 Flashcards
Known to be the first local botanist to record
more than 200 plants that thrived in the
Philippines.
Ignacio Mercado
1648-1698
Names or benefits of plants during this era was
known
Ignacio Mercado
1648-1698
“Father of Philippine Science and Laboratory”
Anacleto del Rosario
1860-1895
Won the first prize during the World Fair in Paris,
France in 1889.
Anacleto del Rosario
1860-1895
Extracted castor oil from the palma christi,
literally the “palm of Christ” (castor bean), a native
plant in the Philippines
Anacleto del Rosario
1860-1895
Was a Filipino medical doctor who studied
beriberi in infants in the Philippines.
Manuel Guerrero
1877-1919
is a deficiency of thiamine: shortness
of breath during physical activity; waking up
short of breath; rapid heart rate, swollen lower
legs
Beriberi
He studied in the Philippines and the US for his
PhD in Plant Taxonomy, Systematics and
Morphology from the University of Chicago in
1923
Francisco Quisumbing
1893-1967
Filipino botanist claimed to be the inventor of
Quink ink used by The Parker Pen Company
Francisco Quisumbing
1893-1967
The pioneer in the study of Philippine medicinal plants where he made tremendous contribution.
Eduardo Quisumbing
Was a Filipino engineer, physicist, a National
Scientist, and inventor.
Gregorio Zara
1902-1978
He was known as the father of video-conferencing;
invented the first two-way videophone.
Gregorio Zara
1902-1978
He was also one of the country’s pioneer
aeronautical engineer having invented an airplane
engine that ran on plain alcohol as fuel.
Gregorio Zara
1902-1978
developed “Enriched Rice,” a rice
variety fortified with vitamin B1, which helps
prevent beriberi.
Dr. Juan Salcedo
His discovery helped reduce the cases of beriberi
in the Philippines and in other countries.
Juan Salcedo Jr.
1904 –1988
Filipino biochemist and a National Scientist of the
Philippine, Who credited for his research in alternative
fuel.
Julian Banzon
1908-1988
He researched on the production of ethyl ester
fuels from sugarcane and coconuts and devised a
method of extracting residual coconut oil through
chemical means.
Julian Banzon
1908-1988
A Filipino agriculturalist and National Scientist of
the Philippines awardee, known as “the Father of
Philippine Plant Breeding.
Dioscoro Umali
1917-1992
He was awarded several international honors
and distinctions for his outstanding achievements
and improvements of rice, corn and other
economic plants.
Dioscoro Umali
1917-1992
Was a Filipino biologist who was named a
National Scientist of the Philippines in 2014.
Angel Alcala
1929-2023
Known for his fieldwork to build sanctuaries
and to promote biodiversity in the aquatic
ecosystems of the Philippines.
Angel Alcala
1929-2023
published more than 200 peer-reviewed
articles and books and his biological
contributions to the environment and
ecosystems
Angel Alcala
1929-2023
Was a Filipino inventor and horticulturist best
known for inventing a way to induce more flowers
in mango trees using ethrel and potassium nitrate
Ramon Barba
1939 –2021
was proclaimed a National Scientist of the
Philippines in June 2014.
Ramon Barba
1939 –2021
• Most important medical invention
• Invented out of the strain of Streptomyces
erythreus
• Aguilar was not credited for the discovery (US
Company)
Erythromycin (1952)
• High mortality rate = no incubator (no electricity)
• Dr. Fe del Mundo: Pediatrician and scientist
• 1st Female, and Asian -Filipino = Harvard Medical
School
• August 6, 2011 (99 yr old) = cancer
MAKESHIFT INCUBATOR
Mole Remover | Cashew (Annacardium occidentale)
•Rolando Dela Cruz
BANANA KETCHUP
Maria Orosa = Taal, Batangas
• enduring symbol of Philippine ingenuity
• left by the Americans and adopted by the
Filipinos for transportation
E-Jeepney
Karaoke
Roberto del Rosario (1975)
Salamander Amphibious Tricycle
Victor Llave(2015)
SALt Lamp:
Aisa & Raphael Mijeno(2015)
Computer Microchips
Diosdado Banatao (1972)
Isolated Rice Breeds:
Dr. Rodolfo Aquino (1966)
Drug Detection
Dr. Enrique Ostrea
Jeepney
Post-war
Archeological findings show that
modern man from Asian mainland
first came over land on across
narrow channels to live in Batangas
and Palawan about 48,000 B.C.
Stone Age
- simple tools and weapons of
stone flakes around 40,000 B.C. - they were producing ornaments
of seashells and pottery.
Stone Age
During this period Filipinos were engaged in extraction
smelting and refining of iron from ores, until the importation of cast iron from Sarawak and later from China.
Iron Age
- weave cotton, make glass ornaments, and cultivate lowland rice and dike fields of terraced fields utilizing spring water in mountain regions.
- build boats for trading purposes.
Iron Age
▪ Prehistory and early history of the Philippines archipelago and its inhabitants
▪ Start of scientific and technological development
▪ Early Filipinos possessed a culture and technology that were quite advanced considering the timeline of history of science when it flourished
PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD
means of construction
Spaniards
▪ Formal education was formed:
◦ Religion
◦ Mathematics
◦ Reading and writing
◦ Music and Arts
◦ Health and sanitation
◦ Medicine and Biology
Spanish
Science during the American period was inclined towards
agriculture, food processing, medicine and pharmacy.
Not much focus was given on the development of
industrial technology
COLONIAL PERIOD: AMERICANS
They established a government agency, ________, for the sole purpose of nurturing development in the field of science and technology.
the Bureau of Science
Studying tropical diseases; research center
AMERICAN PERIOD
After achieving independence from the colonizers, the Philippines, under different administrations, continue to pursue programs in science and technology.
Each leadership had its own science and technology agenda. There was a deterioration of science in the Philippines that led to the creation of National Science Development Board (NSDB) in 1958; Pres. Garcia The reasons are lack of government support, lack of scientist and lack of public awareness of science.
Post-Colonial Period
The role of S & T in national development was emphasized
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
1965 to 1986
Additional budget for research projects
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
1965 to 1986
• Seminars, workshops, training programs, and
scholarships on fisheries and oceanography
• Philippine Coconut Research Institute
(PHILCORIN)
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
1965 to 1986
• National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) was
established in 1976
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
1965 to 1986
• The reservoir of scientific and technological expertise
• Salary increase for teachers in PSHS
• PSHS in Mindanao and Visayas were established
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
1965 to 1986
NAST renamed as
DOST
▪ This was done for S & T sector to be represented in the cabinet
▪ To play an integral role in the country’s sustainable economic
recovery and growth
▪ Science and Technology Master Plan (DOST)
Pres. Corazon C. Aquino
1986 to 1992.
▪ Had 3,000 competent scientist and engineers
▪ “Doctors to the Barrio Program”
▪ Given incentives to people who played significant
roles in S & T.
e.g., National Program for Gifted Filipino
Children in Science and Technology
Pres. Fidel V. Ramos
1992 –1998
Magna Carta for Scientist, Engineers, Research and
other Science and Technology Personnel in
Government
RA 8439
Science and Technology Scholarship Act of 1994
RA 7687
Inventors and Inventions Incentive Act
RA 7459
The Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines
RA 8293
Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
RA 8749
RA 8792 : Electronic Commerce Act of 2000
Pres. Joseph E. Estrada
1998 –2001
▪ Cost effective irrigation technology
▪ Providing basic health care services to those who
cannot afford it
Pres. Joseph E. Estrada
1998 –2001
▪ S & T were developed to strengthen the education system and to
address poverty
▪ Filipinnovation: Philippines as an innovation hub in Asia
Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
2001 – 2010
to use indigenous materials as sources of
energy; failed to produce positive outcome due to lack of technology
RA 9367 : Biofuels Act
Agriculture and Fisheries Mechanization (AFMech) Law;
for modernization of machinery
RA 10601
▪ Focused on R & D, agriculture and disaster
preparedness
▪ More budget (6X)
▪ Commercialization of R & D for more intellectual
rights
▪ Philippine Space Technology Program
Pres. Rodrigo R. Duterte
2016 to 2022
was launched on March 23, 2016, via the
Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and
released into orbit on April 27, 2016, from the
International Space Station (ISS).
Diwata 1
enters its fifth and projected final year of
mission in 2023, it will continue to orbit the Earth at 7.560
km/s at 602.8 km altitude capturing thousands more images for environmental monitoring and disaster response and management.
Diwata 2
