Science, Technology, and Nation-Building

Question 1

a collection of people who shared similar history, traditions, and culture, along with ethnicity, often religion, and almost always
language

Answer 1

nation

Question 2

has come to mean a land with a single government for everyone.

Answer 2

nation

Question 3

is the process by which a society of people from various origins, histories, languages, cultures, and faiths join together inside the limits of the state and establish or structure a national identity utilizing the authority of the state.

Answer 3

Nation-building

Question 4

are among the sophisticated products of
engineering by pre-Spanish era Filipinos

Answer 4

Banaue Rice Terraces

Question 5

making Manila as one of the world’s great ports, serving as a focus for trade between China and Europe

Answer 5

Galleon Trade

Question 6

was enacted to integrate, coordinate, and
intensify Scientific and Technological research and development and
to foster invention including allocation of funds and other purposes

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Science Act of 1958

Question 7

a research-oriented and specialized public high school system in the country.

Answer 7

Philippine Science High School

Question 8

amended 1973 Constitution, where the state shall promote scientific research and invention. Establishment of PAG-ASA – to utilize scientific knowledge to ensure public safety.

Answer 8

Marcos Administration

Question 9

she replaced the National Science and
Technology Authority to Department of Science and Technology (DOST), giving the science and technology a seat in the government cabinet.

Answer 9

Aquino Administration

Question 10

signed Republic Act No. 8439 in 1997 which
is entitled “Magna Carta for Science and Technology Personnel”. Its purpose is to give incentives and rewards to people who made an impact and was influential in the field of Science and Technology.

Answer 10

Ramos Administration