STS 4 Flashcards
the country’s rich history of science and technology was fueled by rich natural resources, the source of medicinal and therapeutic products and methods of _____ _____
early settlers.
_____ ______, exhibited advanced engineering
precolonial Filipinos
in the PRECOLONIAL INNOVATIONS
- The Philippines had writing and counting systems before Spanish colonization
(Numerical and Literacy Sytems)
- The Spaniards focused on agriculture, recognizing the country’s rich flora and fauna. This led to an emphasis on biology in formal education.
Emphasis on Agriculture
THE HALLMARK OF PHILIPPINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Reyes,1972)
Banaue Rice Terraces,
The Banaue Rice Terraces, built by the Ifugao people, are a testament to the advancement of precolonial Filipinos
Engineering -
Filipinos utilized natural resources for medicine and daily life. They displayed keen awareness of the country’s ____ ____
flora and fauna (Medicine)
The Spanish introduced ____ _____ and established scientific institutions, accelerating the development of science and technology in the Philippines.
formal education
claimed that the colonizers’ entailed an emphasis on biology in formal education, which is evidenced by a number of botanists who advanced the study of endemic fauna in the country.
Rodriguez (1996)
________, while contributing to economic growth, led to a relative underemphasis on agriculture during the Spanish era.
The Galleon trade
- focused on furthering the area of agriculture among other areas.
spaniards.
agriculture was left relatively underemphasized.
The rise of Galleon Trade
where science and technology progressed, when Philippine governance and bureaucracy took form and stabilized during the American rule.
- established in 1901
- dealt with the study of topical disease and laboratory project.
Bureau of Government Laboratories
Bureau of Government Laboratories, Later replaced by …..
- the country’s primary research center when WORLD WAR II broke out.
Bureau of Science -
Bureau of Science, later replaced by…
seminal statute passed during this era, this era of further advancement of science and technology was facilitated by Science Act. 1958, National Science Development Board (Carino, 1993)
Institution of Sciene -
established in 1993, played an important role in the advancement of science and technology.
National Research Council of the Philippines
____________ established the National Science Development Board, further promoting science and
technology.
The Science Act of 1958
1973 Philippine Constitution, In Article XV section 9, declared “advancement of science and technology shall have priority in the national development”
FERDINAND E. MARCOS Sr. (Former Philippine President)
gipanghimo ni FERDINAND E. MARCOS Sr.
National Grains Authority (National Food Authority)
- Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Service administration (PAGASA)
- International RIce Institute (IRRI)
- National Committee on Geological Sciences
- National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)
National Grains Authority later changed to….
(National Food Authority)
(PAGASA) abbreviation
Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration
(IRRI) abbreviation
International RIce Institute (IRRI)