Nation Building Flashcards
These laws are important because they put things
in order and to protect ourselves; laws must be
fair and just for all
3.) Institutions
Policy / Legal Framework
These are our inventions and innovations
These are our inventions and innovations
Example is education; the main reason why we
study is in order to be capable of sustaining
ourselves with our needs
Capability Building
As Filipino citizens, we have duties and
responsibilities we need to fulfill
Citizen Engagement
Funds and projects that are beneficial for the
provision of needs of all which will come from
either the government or cooperation among
private institutions
Innovation Financing
Introduced and implemented programs, projects,
and policies to boost science and technology
→ GOAL: prepare the whole country and its people
to meet the demands of a technologically
driven world and capacitate the people to live
in a world driven by science
The Philippine Government Science and
Technology Agenda
By 2040, ang mga
Pilipino ay may
matatag, maginhawa, at
panatag na buhay
3 pillars:
“MALASAKIT” (Enhancing the social fabric)
“PAGBABAGO” (Inequality-reducing
transformation)
“PATULOY NA PAG-UUNLAD” (Increasing
growth potential)
Goal (after establishing the 3 pillars): By ..,
we must be able to lay down the foundation for
inclusive growth, a high-trust and resilient
society, and a globally-competitive knowledge
economy
2022
Ensure people-centered, clean, and
efficient governance
- Pursue swift and fair administration of
justice
- Promote Philippine culture and
awareness
“MALASAKIT” (Enhancing the social fabric)
- Expand economic opportunities
- Increase access to economic
opportunities - Implement strategic trade and fiscal
policy, maintain macroeconomic stability,
and promote competition - Accelerate human capital development
- Reduce vulnerability of individuals
“PAGBABAGO” (Inequality-reducing
transformation)
Advance technology adoption
- Stimulate innovation
- Implement strategic trade and fiscal
policy, maintain macroeconomic stability,
and promote competition
- Reach for demographic dividend
“PATULOY NA PAG-UUNLAD” (Increasing
growth potential)
Priority areas identified by research and
development:
NIBRA, HEalth, AANR, Industry, energy andemerging technology, DRR CCA
→ National Integrated Basic Research Agenda
(NIBRA)
→ Health
→ Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources
(AANR)
→ Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology
→ Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change
Adaptation (DRR CCA)
September 9, 1951 – July 10, 2010
o A Filipino entomologist and geneticist
whose extensive contribution to the study
of Philippine spiders earned her the
moniker “Asia’s Spider Woman”,
although she also contributed
significantly to the study of other species,
and to the study of genetics in general.
Adelina Adato Barrion
a Filipino botanist who was a noted
expert in medicinal plants of the
Philippines He was author of more than 129 scientific
articles, many on orchids
o served as the Director of the National
Museum of the Philippines, where he
rebuilt the Herbarium
o the plant “saccolabium quisumbingii” is
named in honor of Eduardo
Eduardo Quisumbing
o a Filipino biologist who was named a
National Scientist of the Philippines in
2014
o He had created the artificial coral reefs
that help a lot to the Philippines’ aquatic
ecosystem
Angel C. Alcala
a Filipino inventor and horticulturist best
known for inventing a way to induce more
flowers in mango trees using ethrel and
potassium nitrate
o Barba was proclaimed a National
Scientist of the Philippines in June 2014
Ramon Cabanos Barba
Aspects that shall be considered in achieving
a strong nation (Prof Gambari, 2008)
Building a political entity (territory, rules,
norms, principles, and common
citizenship)
o Building institutions (symbolizes political
entity)
o Building a common sense of purpose, a
sense of shared destiny, a collective
imagination of belonging
Key Drivers to Development
Science and technology
Not all change is development; changes
incompatible with huma dignity can
be characterized as
retrogressions or
as “dis developmental”
is the primary science and
technology body in the country
responsible for providing central
direction, leadership, and
coordination of all scientific and
technological activities, and of
formulating policies, programs, and
projects to support national
development.
DOST
Responsible for implementing industry-
focuses policies and with DOST co-funds
programs (with DOST as the
coordinating agent)
Department of Trade and Industry
Responsible for formulation of policies,
plans, and programs, for the
development of higher education system
in the country
Commission on Higher Education
Responsible to formulate development
plans and ensure that plan
implementation achieves the goals of
national development
o Regarded as the country’s premier
socioeconomic planning body, an
authority in macroeconomic forecasting
and policy analysis and research
The National Economic and Development
Authority
serves as the blueprint of
programs and administration’s
plan for progress
Philippine Development Plan
(PDP)
This aims to realize the
collective vision of Filipinos
▪ By 2040, the Philippines is a
prosperous middle-class society
where no one is poor
Ambisyon Natin
2040
regain people’s trust
in public institutions and cultivate
trust among fellow Filipinos
Malasakit
inequality-
reducing transformation through
increasing opportunities for
growth of output and income
Pagbabago
–
increasing potential growth
through sustaining and
The agenda is founded on the three
pillars of development which is aligned
with the AmBisyon Natin 2040 and each
sector has six-issue based National
Integrated Basic Research Agenda
programs respectively.
The HNRDA Framework
Issue-Based NIBRA Programs:
Water Security
Food and Nutrition Security
Health Sufficiency
Clean Energy
Sustainable Community
Inclusive Nation-building
Water Security – TUBIG program (Tubig
ay Buhayin at Ingatan)
o Food and Nutrition Security – SAPAT
Program (Saganang Pagkain Para sa
Lahat)
o Health Sufficiency – LIKAS Program
(Likas Yaman sa Kalusugan)
o Clean Energy – ALERT Program
(Alternative Energy Research Trends)
o Sustainable Community - SAKLAW
Program (Saklolo sa Lawa)
o Inclusive Nation-building – ATIN
Program (Ang Tinig Natin)
Recognized for his research on
ecology and diversity of
Philippine Amphibians and
reptiles, as well as marine
biodiversity and conversation of
marine-protected areas
Angel C. Alcala, Ph.D.
Recognized for his
achievements in the field of plant
physiology, especially the
induction of flowering of mango
and micro propagation or rapid
multiplying of stock plant of
important crop species
Ramon C. Barba, Ph.D.
Known for his research and
conservation efforts in
invertebrate biology and
ecology.
▪ He was pivotal in the world’s first
national-scale assessment of
damage to coral reefs, resulting
in international conservation
institutes
Edgardo D. Gomez, Ph.D.
Cited for his outstanding
contributions in the field of
tropical marine phycology,
focusing on seaweed
biodiversity
▪ Published extensive studies on
the culture of seaweed species
that benefited the livelihood of
coastal populations
Gavino C. Trono Jr., Ph.D.
Framework based on the “Four Pillars of
Education”
o Learning to know
o Learning to live together
o Learning to do
o Learning to be
