Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Ancient Period
The ancient times were divided into three periods:
Ancient Wheel
Paper
Shadoof
Antikythera Mechanism
Aeolipile
Middle Ages
Heavy Plough
Gunpowder
Paper Money
Mechanical Clock
Spinning Wheel
Modern Ages
Compound Microscope
Telescope
Jacquard Loom
Engine-Powered Airplane
Televisions
(Maria Orosa)
Banana Ketchup Was invented to be used as an alternative to
tomato ketchup during the backdrop.
Challenged the previous belief that the Earth was the center of the universe
(geocentrism) proposed by Claudius Ptolemy (Ptolemaic Model).
Heliocentric model illustrates that the sun is the center of the universe.
Amidst controversy
Freud’s psychoanalysis is widely credited for dominating psychotherapeutic practice
in the early 20th century.
American Period
Trade was more prioritized compared to agriculture and industrial Development.
Laboratorio Municipal is a Bureau of Government Laboratories (under US
Department of Interior).
Bureau of Science which became the main research center of the Philippines.
1933
National Research Council of the Philippines was established.
1946
The Bureau of Science was replaced by Institute of Science.
Ferdinand E. Marcos
In 1968, Taguig was proclaimed as the Philippine Science Community, now the site of
Department of Science and Technology.
The Philippine Coconut Institute (PHILCORIN) was tasked to promote modernization
of the coconut industry.
1976
the National Academy of Science (NAST) was established to be the reservoir of
scientific and technological expertise in the country.
Corazon Aquino
1986
NSTA was renamed as DOST
The Science and Technology Master Plan by the DOST aimed to update the
production sector, improve research activities, and develop infrastructures for the
science and technology sector.
Fidel V. Ramos
3000
Approximately competent scientists and engineers.
Several laws and statutes related to the science and technology sector were
mandated:
1.R.A. 8439 ( Magna Carta for Scientist, Engineers, Researchers and other Science
and Technology Personnel in Government)
2.R.A. 7687 (Science and Technology Scholarship Act of 1994)
3.R.A. 7559 (Inventors and Inventions Incentive Act)
4.R.A. 8293 (The Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines)
R.A. 9367
(Biofuels Act) to utilize indigenous materials as sources of energy; was not successful
due to the lack of technology to source raw materials.
R.A. 10601
(Agriculture and Fisheries Mechanization Law) was passed to modernize agricultural
and fisheries machinery and equipment.
Rodrigo Duterte
DOST focus was set to put results of R&D into commercialization in order to gain
new intellectual properties.
Philippine Space Technology Program launched Diwata- 2 in 2018 after the launch of
Diwata-1 in 2016 that displayed the Philippine flag in space.
Mechanization of Farming
Tools such as pumps and sprinklers help in managing the damaging effects of heat
brought about by the changing climate patterns.
There are many other areas and fields that the country is looking forward to embark
various research and projects.