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Dr. Tapang described the state of science and technology in the Philippines as underdeveloped and stunted, with room for improvement. Hands-on science is lacking in schools. The services industry keeps the economy alive despite low productivity in science and technology, accounting for 56.4% of GDP. 10-11% of Filipinos work abroad due to a lack of jobs, with 52% of 18-24 year olds having difficulty finding work. Building domestic industries is seen as the most feasible solution to create jobs and develop science and technology, though it would be challenging initially. Despite challenges, Dr. Tapang believes the economy is "not yet dead" and there remain opportunities for growth.

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STS Module 1

Dr. Tapang described the state of science and technology in the Philippines as underdeveloped and stunted, with room for improvement. Hands-on science is lacking in schools. The services industry keeps the economy alive despite low productivity in science and technology, accounting for 56.4% of GDP. 10-11% of Filipinos work abroad due to a lack of jobs, with 52% of 18-24 year olds having difficulty finding work. Building domestic industries is seen as the most feasible solution to create jobs and develop science and technology, though it would be challenging initially. Despite challenges, Dr. Tapang believes the economy is "not yet dead" and there remain opportunities for growth.

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1. How did Dr. Tapang describe the state of Science and Technology in the country?

Why did he use such descriptions?


- Used the word underdeveloped (there is still room for improvement)
- Example about science in schools (some only draw experiments on the board rather than
a hands-on experience) hands-on is like imagining electricity that a light bulb will lit
when turned on.
- Stunted (have an opportunity to grow) we have the experts and stuff pero hindi nagagamit
or hindi natin nagagawa ang pwede magawa kasi there are some structural problems.

2. According to the resource material, what is the industry that keeps the Philippines
economy alive despite low productivity in Science and Technology?
Services. The GDP presented in the video shows 56.4% on services. There is even an
example of a person literally pushing animals and doing artisanal work by hand. This
example also shows low productivity way in doing agriculture.

3. What is the percentage rate of Filipinos who work abroad? What does it imply?
10-11% filipino labor force is outside of the country. People/filipinos would take any job
opportunity outside the country. They usually do this because we don’t have much jobs here.
It was even said in the video that 52% of 18-24 years old that wants to have a job is having a
hard time finding jobs in this economy. Some experts also like engineers or any from the
medical field go abroad because there is not much work here and the salary is low here. The
video even gave an example about researchers that they’re inventions are just like paper if
there is no policy or national industrialization plan for the problem of lack of industry.

4. What does Albert Einstein mean when he stated, "Man can find meaning in life,
short, and perilous as it is, only through devoting himself to society.”?
It emphasizes the importance of dedicating oneself to the betterment of society. It means that
a man or an individual can find purpose and significance in their lives by actively engaging
with and contributing to the welfare of the community. Its like engaging in activities that
benefit others and improve the society. Its like if we devote ourselves or it we address the
concerns regarding lack of industries in the country and eventually have a plan to it and then
rely it to the government we will be able to help the society and even somehow solve the
underlying problems connected to it.

5. According to the video material, the weak manufacturing industry in the country
results in a whole lot of outcomes. Discuss one of these outcomes.
- We cannot develop science and technology because we don’t have much industries. We
have low value added manufacturing its like we import a lot of materials to electronics
and we just assemble it. An example is cherry mobile, we buy the materials for it from
China then assemble it here.
- Results to filipinos yet again going outside the country because they usually do not have
place in the economy. According to the video, about 24,502 science workers go out of the
country. More than half of these are health professionals and nurses while fifth are
engineers.
6. Which of Dr. Tapang’s proposed solution to Philippines’ state of Science and
Technology shortcomings do you think is the most feasible? Why?
I think the most feasible really is building the industries here or invest more in developing
technology. We should really do this to be able to create the materials we need in building
things rather than heavily relying to imports. It is all about our sake or the filipinos sake.
Malulugi sa una, but we should really look at the long term effects of it. Besides, the video
mentioned that there is actually money there. That the government can actually build
industries. With this, we will be able to satisfy our basic needs, ensure a rapid and sustained
economic growth and will also eventually lead us to achieve economic independence.

7. Why did Dr. Giovanni Tapang mention that our economy is “not yet dead” despite
low efficiency in economic-related S&T in the country?
Like what he said at the beginning there is still an opportunity to grow, there is still a room
for improvement. We still have some solutions to be able to solve the problem. We can still
have the choice to build industries to be able to not only solve the brain drain but to actually
produce materials of our own to not only satisfy he basic needs of Filipinos but to also
achieve economic independence.

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