Science and Technology and Nation Building Flashcards
The early inhabitants of the archipelago had their own culture and traditions.
Own belief system and indigenous knowledge
Keeps them organized and sustained their lives and communities for many years.
PRE-SPANISH ERA
They already had an alphabet, number system, a weighing and measuring system and a calendar
Filipinos were already engaged in farming, shipbuilding, mining and weaving.
PRE-SPANISH ERA
are among the sophisticated products of engineering by pre-Spanish era Filipinos.
Banaue Rice Terraces
SCIENCE in Pre-Spanish
Philippines:
Planting crops that provide them food
Taking care of animals
Food production
Interpret the movements of heavenly bodies to predict seasons and climates
Medicinal uses of plants
TECHNOLOGY:
Building houses
Irrigations
Developing tools
Musical instruments
Brought their own culture and practices
Spanish Rule
Filipinos replicated technology brought by the Spaniards using
indigenous materials.
was supplied by merchants largely from port areas of Fujian who traveled to Manila to sell the Spaniards spices, porcelain, ivory, processed silk cloth and other valuable commodities.
Galleon Trade
From ______________, the galleon trade contributed to the change of culture, language and environment for both Philippines and Mexico.
1565 to 1815
Galleon Trade Items to Sell
Percelain
Ivory
Silk
Spices
The Galleon Trade was a government monopoly. Only two galleons were used:
One sailed from Acapulco to Manila with some 500,000 pesos worth of goods, spending 120 days at sea;
the other sailed from Manila to Acapulco with some 250,000 pesos worth of goods spending 90 days at sea.
slowed down the growth of science and technology in the country.
Superstitious beliefs and Catholic doctrines and practices
More influence in the Development of S&T compared to the Spaniards
American Period
Public education system
Improved engineering works and health conditions of the people
Established a modern research university, the University of the Philippines and more public hospitals
Mineral resources were explored and exploited
Reorganized the learning of science
In basic education, science education focuses on nature studies and science and sanitation
Improved and modernized higher education with researches on the control of malaria, cholera, TB, and other tropical diseases
American Period
Filipinos learned the value of cleanliness, proper hygiene, and healthy practices
HEALTH AND SANITATION; American Period
The human spirit to survive and to rebuild the country may be strong but the capacity of the country to bring back what was destroyed was limited.
World War 2
Focusing on using its limited resources
in improving S&T capability
New Republic
Use of _____________ to improve scientific productivity and technological capability
Overseas Development Allocation
Development of S&T in the Philippines
Internal Influences
Survival
Culture
Economic Activities
External Influences
Foreign Colonizers
Traders with Foreign Countries
International Economic demands
Introduced and implemented programs, projects and policies to boost science and technology.
GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON 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.
GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The NRCP clustered these policies into four:
- Social Sciences, Humanities, Education, International Policies and Governance
- Physics, Engineering, and Industrial Research, Earth and Space Sciences, and Mathematics
- Medical, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Biological Sciences, Agriculture, and Forestry
Integrating ASEAN awareness in basic education without adding to the curriculum
Emphasizing teaching in the mother tongue
Developing school infrastructure and providing for ICT
broadband
Local food security
Social Sciences, Humanities, Education, International Policies and Governance
Emphasizing degrees, licenses, and employment
opportunities
Outright grants for peer monitoring
Review of RA 9184
Harnessing science and technology as an independent mover of development
Physics, Engineering, and Industrial Research, Earth and Space Sciences, and Mathematics
Ensuring compliance of drug-manufacturing firms with ASEAN-
harmonized standards by full implementation of the FDA
Creating an education council dedicated to standardization of pharmaceutical services and care
Empowering food and drug agencies to conduct evidence-based research as pool of information
Allocating 2% of the GDP to research
Legislating a law supporting human genome projects
Medical, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Protecting and conserving biodiversity by full implementation of existing laws
Use of biosafety and standard model by ASEAN
countries
Promoting indigenous knowledge systems and
indigenous people’s conservation
Formulation of common food and safety standards
Biological Sciences, Agriculture, and Forestry
