SCIENCE &

TECHNOLOGY
AND NATION BUILDING
Week 5-6
LECTURE OUTLINE:

01 - Ambisyon Natin 2040

02 - The Philippine Government Science and Technology Agenda

03 - Major Development Programs and Personalities in Science

and Technology on the Philippines
 AMBISYON NATIN 2040
Ambisyon Natin 2040 is a document adopted by the
government as a guide for developing and planning.

It represents the collective aspiration of Filipinos to

enjoy a “matatag”, “maginhawa” at “panatag na
buhay”.

AmBisyon Natin 2040 reveals the many dimensions of

well-being that Filipinos value the most

• Strong Family and Commnity ties (Matatag)

• A Comfortable Lifestyle (Maginhawa)
• A Secure Future (Panatag)
LIFE WE WANT MATATAG
• Family is Together
• Time with Friends
• Work-life-Balance
• Strong response to the community
maginhawa
• Secure from Hunger and Poverty
• Secure Home Ownership
• Good Transport
• Travel and Vacation
Panatag
• Enough resources for day-to-day needs and
unexpected expenses
• Peace and Security
• Long and Healthy Life
• COnfortable Retirement
HOW DID WE REALIZE AMBISYON NATIN 2040?
Represents the collective long-term
aspirations of the Filipino people for
themselves and for the country in the
next 25 years. It describes the kind of
life that people want to live, and how
the country will be by 2040. As such, it is
the vision that guides the future and is
an anchor for the country`s
development
HOW DID WE FORMULATE OUR LONG-TERM VISION?

NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Began the visioning process in 2015 with moe than
300 participants in the focus group discussions and
close to 10,000 respondents in the National Survey.
 PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
PHILIPPINES DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PDP) is a six (6) year plan
whose primary goal are to:

• Reinvigorate Job Creation

• Accelerate Poverty Reduction
⚬ Steering the economy back on a high-growth
path;
⚬ Affect economic and social transformation for a
prosperous inclusive and resilient society
PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2028
• Serves as the country`s overall blueprint in
developing planning for the next six years;
• Reflects the government`s policies, strategies,
programs, and legislative priorities in support of
and consistent with Pres. Fedinand Marcos Jr.`s
“Socioeconomic Agenda”

• Geared toward the attainment of the country`s long

term vision, the AmBisyon Natin 2040

• Through a whole-of-government and whole-of-

society approach
GOALS AND TARGETS: HEADLINE SOCIOECONOMICS TARGETS
Maintain annual economic
growth rate between 6.0-7.0
Enforce fiscal discipline
percent in 2023 and between 6.5-
8.0 percent from 2024 to 2028

Create more, better, and more Transform the production

resilient jobs sectors through innovations

Reduce poverty incidence from

Keep food and overall prices low 18 percent in 2021 to between 8
and stable to 9 percent by 2028
KEY STRATEGIES AND APPROACH OF THE PLAN
Fully considers the lessons from the pandemics and country`s
recent economic history.

1) Maintaining robust macroeconomic fundamentals is key to a more

rapid recovery and to preventing deep socioeconomic scars.

2) Validity of our economy is only as food as the country`s health and

educational system

3) A whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach is fundamental

to policy effectiveness
 ECONOMIC AND PRODUCTION SECTOR
Plan builds on tried-and-tested strategies and hard-won reforms while remaining
mindful of emerging global and regional trends

Modernize agriculture Revitalize industry Reinvigorate servies

and agri-business
SOCIAL AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SECTOR

Promote and improve Boost health Establish livable

lifelong learning and communities
education

Ensure food security Strengthen the social Increase the income-

and proper nutrition protection system earning ability of the
workforce
 6 CROSS-CUTTING STRATEGIES
Serves as catalyst for economic, social, institutional, and
environmental transformation

Digitalization Dynamic Innovation Ecosystem

Public-Private Partnership Enhanced Connectivity

Greater Collaboration between

Servicification
Local and National Government
 DIGITALIZATION
• This will result in more efficient and faster
service delivery, more transparency, and fewer
opportunities for corruption at various levels.

• Help the government build robust data systems

that will create better programs (targeted social
protection and more efficient employment-
opportunity linking systems.
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
• Reconfiguring can help address cross-cutting
issues of a weak competition environment and
the digital divide, as well as boost the country`s
campaign to attract foreign investments.

• Direct (foreign) investments will be harnessed

as drivers of export growth, sources of vital
technology, and critical enablers of the country`s
long-term climate action.
 SERVICIFICATION
• Will pursue policies building ecosystems around
manufacturing clusters identified as potential
sources of high growth.

• Also be targeted towards the industries of

information and communications technology,
creatives, tourism, and logistics to move up the
global value chain
 DYNAMIC INNOVATION
ECOSYSTEM
• This will mean new products, more efficient
processes, and an even bigger market share.

• Technology and innovation-based strategies

for (agriculture, industry, and services sectors
lay out a whole-of-government approach to
establishing and strengthening the innovation
ecosystem
 ENHANCED CONNECTIVITY
• Digital and Physical connectivity through
infrastructure is important to link markets,
connect urban centers to rural areas, and
facilitate the movement of people where
opportunities for employment or health care and
education are better.

• Will be ramped up within the country and the

rest of the world to revitalize tourism, facilitate
trade, and attract more investments
GREATER COLLABORATION BETWEEN
LOCAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
• Seeks to bring local governments in as equal
partners in the development agenda of the
country.

• Aims to optimize the sharing of responsibility

between local and national government to raise
each LGUs capacity for delivering public services
and raising local revenues
 WHAT CAN THE BUSINESS SECTOR AND
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY EXPECT?
•The Philippine government will strengthen and facilitate PPPs, trade and investments,
research and development, and technology transfer while encouraging robust
competition.

•Expected to upgrade the country`s energy, logistics, transportation, telecommunications,

and water infrastructure.

•Game-changing reforms to the investment environment such as the amendments to the

Foreign Investment Act, Retail Trade Liberalization Act, and Public Service Act, and
passage of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Law.

•Policies enabling open and competitive markets

•The Philippines will be open for business as it seeks to regain its position among the most
dynamic economies in Asia and the world.
 THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
AGENDA
HARMONIZED NATIONAL RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT AGENDA 2023-2028
 INTRODUCTION

The Harmonized National Research and Development Agenda (HNRDA)

2017-2022 was served as guide for the prioritization of research
programs and projects funded in the last five (5) years

Quinquennial will be a post-pandemic world, defined by the way

society and the economy adapted to the health crisis.

Science, technology, and innovation are at the forefronts in providing

leaders with informed choices to help disease prevention and control.
Health measures, innovation held the key for industry to reawaken the
economy and provide sustainable solutions to challenges in health
and travel restrictions
The Research and Development (R&D) continues, as every sector
prepares for upcoming eventualities
 INTRODUCTION

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is mandated by law

to provide central direction, leadership, and coordination of the
scientific and technological effort in the country

The DOST spearheaded the updating of HNRDA through agencies:

• National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP)
• Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources
Research and Development (PCAARRD)
• Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD)
• Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology
Research and Development (PCIEERD)
• Undersecretary of Scientific and Technical Services
⚬ Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change
DOST`s Harmonized National Research and Development
Agenda 2023-2028

As per DOST Memo dated 15 July

2022, the National Economic and
Development Authority
(NEDA)has reviewed and found
the HNRDA 2023-2028 in order.

Prepared in consultation with

government and private research
and development institutions,
academe, industry, and other
concerned agencies. Ensures that
"result of science, technology, and
innovation endeavors are geared
towards and are utilized in areas
of maximum economic and social
benefit for the people".
 Major Components/ Research Areas/
Priority Areas

Section 1
National NIBRA will have three (3) major components:
Integrated Basic • Blue Skies research and Pure Basic Research
Research Agenda • Issue-based or Oriented Basic Research
• Policy Research
continuation of the research
priorities of the 2017-2022 NIBRA
which is a product of a series of
consultations and forums that
started in 2016.
BLUE SKIES OR PURE BASIC RESEARCH
ORIENTED BASIC RESEARCH

POLICY RESEARCH

•
•
 Program Areas/ Priority Areas
Health Research priorities within the purview of
the PCHRD:

a. Tuklas Lunas
b. Functional Foods
c. Nutrition and Food Safety

Section 2 d. Re-emerging and Emerging Diseases

e. Diagnostics

Health Research
f. Omic Technologies for Health
g. Biomedical Devices Engineering for Health

and Development
h. Digital and Frontier Technologies for Health
i. Disaster Risk Reduction/ Climate Change Adaption

Agenda
in Health
j. Mental Health
k. Intellectual Property and Technology Management
Program
l. Capacity Building Programs
m. Network Institution Development
TUKLAS LUNAS FUNCTIONAL FOODS
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NUTRITION AND FOOD SAFETY RE-EMERGING AND EMERGING DISEASES

• •

DIAGNOSTICS OMIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR HEALTH

• •
BIOMEDICAL DEVICES
ENGINEERING FOR HEALTH
• DIGITAL AND FRONTIER HEALTH
TECHNOLOGIES
•

DRR/ CC ADAPTATION IN HEALTH

•
MENTAL HEALTH
•

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY

MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
•

CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS

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⚬
NETWORK INSTITUTION DEVELOPMENT ⚬
•

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 HNRDA IN AANR

Section 3 a. Crop R&D Agenda

b. Livestock R&D Agenda

Agriculture,
c. Aquatic R&D Agenda
d. Forestry R&D Agenda

Aquatic Natural
e. Natural Resources and Environment R&D Agenda
f. Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation and

Resources
Disaster Risk Reduction
g. Technology Transfer

Research and
h. Socio-economic, Policy Research and Governance
i. Human Development, Science Communication and

Development
Knowledge Management
j. Facilities Development Management Programs

Agenda
k. Funding Resource Development Programs of
DOST-PCAARD
CROP R&D AGENDA LIVESTOCK R&D AGENDA
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AQUATIC R&D AGENDA FORESTRY R&D AGENDA

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NATURAL RESOURCE AND CC ADAPTATION & MITIGATION AND

ENVIRONMENT R&D AGENDA DRR
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•
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SOCIO-ECONOMIC , POLICY
• RESEARCH AND GOVERNANCE
•

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, SCIENCE

COMMUNICATION & KNOWLEDGE MNGT. FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT MNGT.PROGRAMS
•
•

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMS OF DOST - PCAARD
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 • PCIEERD is mandated to formulate national policies,, plans,
programs, and implementing strategies for industry, energy,
and emerging technology.

Section 4
• Supporting programs and projects related to 16 priority
sectors
• Formulated through targeted consultations with the

Industry, Energy private sector, NGAs and the academe

and Emerging
The HNRDA in Industry, Energy and Emerging
Technology

Technology
a. Additive Manufacturing o. Energy
b. Advanced Materials p. Utilities
c. Materials for Energy q. DRR-CCA

Research and
d. Nanotechnology r. Unmanned Vehicle Systems
e. Optics and Photonics s. Foods
f. Electronics Industry t. Metals and Engineering
g. ICT Innovations u. Environment

Development
h. Industry 4.0 v. Process
i. Quantum Technology w. Mining and Minerals
j. Smart Cities x. Technology Transfer Program

Agenda
k. Artificial Intelligence y. Startup Development Program
l. Creative Industries z. Technology Business {Programs
m. Space Technology Application (STA) AA. Capability Building Programs
n. Transportation BB. Science Communication
 • Covers initiatives that address the Filipino aspirations of safe,
inclusive, resilient, and sustainable communities
• Goals and objectives, are primarily derived from nationals'
policies and plans of the Philippine disaster risk reduction
and management system.

Section 5
• DRRCC mandates help define the Goals ad Objectives and
at the same time operationalize them through their
agency initiatives

Disaster Risk R&D Themes, Questions and Results and Related Programs under Section 1 to

Reduction and
5

1. KRA 1 Observation and Monitoring Networks and the Dimensions of

Climate Change
Resilience
2. KRA 2 Technology Development and Application for Monitoring and the
Dimensions of Resilience
3. KRA 3 Modeling and Simulation for Improvement of Monitoring and
Forecasting and the Dimensions of Resilience
4. KRA 4 Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment and the Dimensions of
Resilience
5. KRA 5 Warning and Risk Communication and the Dimensions of Resilience
6. KRA 6 Technology Development and Application for Climate Change
Adaptation and Mitigation and the Dimensions of Resilience
7. KRA 7 Technology Development and Application for Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management and the Dimensions of Resilience
8. KRA 8 Policy Research
FORECAST AND WARNING (FOREWARN) LIGTAS-BAHA
• •

CLIM`UP DRR/CCA
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 VOLCANO, EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI
VOLCANO, EARTHUQUAKE AND TSUNAMI
HAZARDS MAPPING AND RESEARCH AND
MONITORING AND WARNING PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

VOLCANO, EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RISK
REDUCTION PROGRAM
 03
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS AND
PERSONALITIES IN S&T
IN THE PHILIPPINES
According to Depar tment of Science and
Technology (DOST), the Philippines ranked
59th at Global Innovation Index 2022, and
was recognized as an extra ordinar y upward
mover
From 51s t place in 2021, the Philippines
ranked 59th in the 2 02 2 GII am ong 132
economies in the world but s till g ained
recognition as an "Extraordinar y upward
mover, with small setback"
The Philippines' rank in the lates t GII
challeng es both gover nment and private
sector s to pr ior itize innovation . But despite
the challeng es of the pandemic, DOST are
full y committed to driving the local indus tr y
to succeed through inves tments in Science
and Technology facilities and laborator y
networ ks to suppor t the local indus tr y`s
productivity. (DOST Sec. Renato U. Solidum
Jr.)
NEW
LEADERSHIP The chang e in adminis tration came with the
appointment of Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr. by
the cur rent RP President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
on Jul y 22 , 2022 .

Dur ing the 2022 NST W Celebration held at

World Trade Center, Pasay City. Sec. Solidum
bannered local technologies and innovations
highlighting the "effort and innovative
solutions offered by the local scientific
community" spear headed by DOST and its
attached ag encies and the re gions.

HIGHLIGHTS :
• OneDOST4U: Eyeing one nar rative for its
cus tomer s
• Transfor ming R&D-funded projects to
commercialized products
 DOSTs Major Achievement under
Former Sec. De la Pena

Dur ing the opening of the 2021 National

Science and Technology Week, for mer DOST
Sec. For tunato De la Pena presented the
ma jor accom plishment in various sector s of
Science, Technology, and Innovation.

In addition, the for mer Secretar y pointed out

notable ser vices and facilities that would
parallel local indus tr ies with their wor ldwide
counter par ts .
 COMPLETION OF VARIOUS STATE-OF-THE-ART DEVELOPMENT
FACILITIES AND LABORATORIES (2016-2021)

Advanced Manufacturing Materials Development Laboratory

Center (AMCen) (MATDEV)
rapid prototyping facility for the com plementar y laborator y for additive
manufactur ing indus tr y to fas t-track manufactur ing: aims to discover and
prototyping through the use of develop new mater ials for 3D printing and
advanced 3D pr inting technology other similar technologies

Advanced Mechatronics, Robotics, Metals and Engineering Innovation

and Industrial Automation Lab. Center
(AMERIAL)
the newes t, moder n facility; of fer s g eared towards providing capabilities in
mechatronics, robotics, and indus tr ial metals research and development and
automation technologies other allied indus tr ies
 COMPLETION OF VARIOUS STATE-OF-THE-ART DEVELOPMENT
FACILITIES AND LABORATORIES (2016-2021)

Simulation Packaging Testing

Lab. and Green Packaging Lab.
provide research collaboration on
developing per for mance tes ting of
Metrology in Chemistry Laboratory
transpor t packaging and g reen
Philippines f ir s t; helps the local tes ting
and reusable packaging
laborator ies com pl y with traceable
chemical measurements by producing its
local reference materials (RMs)or samples
DNA Sequencing and used by lab. in per forming calibration,
validation, q uality control and q uality
Bioinformatics Services
assurance, and to es tablish metrological
provided by the Philippine Genome traceability
Center s in the V isa yas and Mindanao, in
addtion to the 1s t facility in Q .C
 COMPLETION OF VARIOUS STATE-OF-THE-ART DEVELOPMENT
FACILITIES AND LABORATORIES (2016-2021)

Philippine National Halal Innovative Tissue Culture

Laboratory and Science Center Laboratory or iLAB
suppor ted the DOST to assis t to make use of tissue culture technologies
Philippine manufacturer enter the to promote sus tainable propagation
hug e Halal g lobal mar ket through among or namental plant g rowers in the
cer tif ication of Halal products that Municipality of Guiginto, Bulacan . This
are going -out and coming in the initiative hopes to receive a windfall of
countr y benefits to a ver y lucrative cut-f lower
indus tr y that has g lobal potential
 HEIGHTENED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGAMS: to
create innovative products and services in various fields

PHIVOLCS Mindanao Cluster PAG-ASA`s additional forecasting

Monitoring Center for equipment 17 new doppler radars
Earthquake and Tsunami
(PMCMCET)

increase fur ther capabilities of the boost weather forecas ting capabilities of the
Philippine Seismic Network in the monitor ing s tate weather bureau
and warning sys tems in M indanao ensur ing
continued operations in case key func tions
of the PHIVOLCS Data Receiving Center in
Quezon City g et ham p ered by a ny disaster
DOST-PHIVOLCS also regularly tracks earthquake events an d releases timely
seismic information . Volcanic activities are also continuously monitored and
in formation are regularly released
• Continuous expansion of the Philipp ine Seismic Network through the commiss ioning of additional
satellite telemetered seismic s tations . From 98 seismic stations in 2017, we now have 108 seismic
s tations nationwide.

Through R&D, applications related to CCAM-DRR has been developed

throughout the years.
2020 - launch of Geo MapperP H : Exposure Data
2018 - Develop men t of Ge o RiskP H [Database] Syste m Map p er web and mobile application for collection
that s tores cl eaned and standardized i nformati on on of basel i ne data on exposure and vul nerab il i ty for
h azards, exp osure an d vul n erab i l ity LGUs and N GAs; and GeoMapperPH: Situation Data
Map p er for g ath eri ng an d analysis of ef fects of
typ h oon s, vol cani c erupti ons, ear thq uakes

2019 - launch of hazard an d ri sk assessment online 2021- Launch Spectral Acceleratio n Maps o f the
on e- s top- shop platforms : HazardHunterPH (web and P h ilippine s ( SAM PH) Atlas: lates t national an d
mobile) and GeoAnalyticsPH ( web ) regi on al - scale probabilis tic seismic h azard analysis
model for the Philippines using the maximum
con si dered ear th q uake ( MCE) on rock site
HazardHunterPH

• Multi-hazard assessment for g eological

and hydro-meteorological hazards
• Near-real time ear thq uake monitoring
• Download hazard maps
 HEIGHTENED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGAMS: to
create innovative products and services in various fields

Science for Change Program CRADLE Program: Collaborative

(S4CP) R&D to Leverage the Philippine
has 4 components subprograms that suppor t Economy
the R&D ac tivities in the countr y, creating enable technological advancement and
new know ledge and capabilities for the innovation of local companies and supp or t
Filipino sc ientis ts and researchers (Niche the growth of the Philipp ine Innovative
Centers for R& D or NICER) Ec osys tem has s uppor ted some 17 projects
that are help ing the pr ivate sector
RDLead: R&D Leadership advance their technologies and ser vices
through the s p ir it of s trategic c ollaboration
fur ther develop and s trengthen the research
capabilities of the academe, research and
development ins titutions , and other
Business Innovation through S&T
government line agencies nationwide as a (BIST) for Industry Program
c apacity building initiative
BALIK SCIENTIST PROGRAM

Through technical presentations and

panel discussions, the DOST "aims to
continue the exchange of ideas that will
create opportunities to build a stronger
scientific Filipino scientists to return to the
country (Philippines) and share their
expertise"

The program has already engaged: 603 Balik

Sc ientists under 773 engagements in 130 hos t
ins titutions from 1975 to August 2022 since its
es tablishment in 1975

I n 2018, The Balik Sc ientis t Prog ram (BSP) was

s trengthened with s igning of Republic Act 11035
whic h mandated the ins titutionalized of the B S P.
 S&T RESPONSE TO PANDEMIC
TUKLAS LUNAS PROGRAM FASSSTER
a drug discover y prog ram
h arn essing th e local
endemi c resources ; has
already developed 11
p roducts that are i n the
commerci al s tag e and 21
n ew active i n gredi en ts
a deci si on - making tool for di sease model l i ng
h ave been discovered, while
two poten ti al treatment are
un dergoing clinical trails
S-PASS
rT-PCR test kit (GenAmplify)
UP Manila and Manila
Heal th Tek, Inc ., to detect the
severe acute respirator y
syn drome coronavirus 2
( SARS- CoV- 2) virus strain that developed by DOST Region al Of fice VI became
causes the COVID- 19 di sease the primar y online travel mngt. tool used for
at ch eaper cos t LGUs to facili tate domes tic movemen t of
traveler s. I t has now reached 4 million user s and
around 80%of the targ et LGUs
 R&D ON HEALTH
TUKLAS LUNAS PROGRAM TAYO PROJECT
In 2020, the prog ramsuppor ted Aims to develop a robotic rehabilitative
62 p rojects im plemented by 23 for th e trunk lower extremities of
ins tituti ons wi th a total fundi ng pati ents who suf fered from stroke and
of Ph p 222.5M from DOST and injuries . TAYO project research team
PCHRD . Si n ce 2013, total already developed a 5 deg ree - of-
inves tments of DOST and PCHRD freedom rehabi li tation devi ce wi th a
for th e prog rams about Php rang e of motions during the initial R&D
1.5B with 28 ins titution s Phase . In 2020, safety tes ts,
benef iti ng from R&D g rants per formance evaluati on and i ni tial
clinical trials were already in itiated

AGAPAY PROJECT

Aims to devel op and sup p or t roboti c exoskel eton prototype device to

sup p or t physical rehabilitation for Filipino patients . The scope of the
p roject includes the prototyping of the device, en suring its safety through
clinical tri al s, and f inal l y roll ing i n th e market. In 2020, i nternati onal patent
was applied through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) an d intellectual
p rop er ty and technology valuation was conducted for i ts
commerci alization
 R&D ON HEALTH
RX BOX

The use of Rx Box is being optimized by developing a

telemetr y sys tem that will allow healthcare wor ker s
(HCWs) to remotel y monitor COVID-19 patients which
will lessen their r isk on acq uir ing the infection

Telepresence Terminals for COVID-19 Response Team

These ter minals ser ve as proxy for he alth care wor ker s
in the high exposure areas of hospitals managing
COVID-19 patients.
 R&D ON HEALTH
GINHAWA OR RELIEFVENT
a compact, por table, and can be Alter nating Cur rent or Direct
Cur rent powered and has embedded sof tware for self -
diagnos tic cloud-based data anal ytics, with protocols for
operations and troubleshooting . This can be used by both
children and adults. Cur rently, the 3 Ginha wa prototypes ha ve
been com pleted and ha ve undergone bench tes ting using the
tes t lungs and other ventilator tes ting machines

Other Locally developed ventilators Developmemt of a Prototype Adult

The l ocal l y developed ventilator s are the Pressure and Volume Controlled Ventilator
• Spiritus Vitae of D On B osco Technical
using Ostreavent Technology
Colleg e
• Automated Emerg ency Ventilator of TIP
This project for COVID 19 was implemented i n 2020to
• N eurovent Sys tem N euromek Corp ., a
devel op a l ow- cos t and l ocal l y made ventil ator for
s tar tup com p acy
adults by conver ting the Os treavent technology
which i s typically used among infants due to
i m pendi ng shor tag e for adul t venti l ator s .
 R&D ON HEALTH
HERBAL MEDICNES & RESEARCH ON VIRGIN COCONUT OIL (VCO)

Herbal medicines are being s tudied as adjunctive treatment to

COVID 19. DOST is currently wor king to deter mine whether
Lagundi and Tawa-tawa can provide symtp matic relief for
COVID-19 patients and ultimately deter mine whether these can
be added to the current s tandard of treatment to decrease the
number of patients who prog ress from mild disease to moderate
or s evere disease.

This is a PCHRD- funded s tudy aimed to deter mine the anti-viral

ef fec ts of VCO through in vitro exper iments have s hown
promis ing results . Research has shown that compounds from
coc onut oil and virgin coconut oil decreased c oronavir us
countr y by 60-90% at low viral load. VCO and Omega 3a
Adjuctive Threapy for Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
assesses the possible benef its of VCO if given to patients with
moderate to severe COVID-19, in addition to the dr ugs being
assessed in the c linical tr ials
 R&D ON HEALTH
MALNUTRITION REDUCTION PROGRAM

It i s social development innocation which addresses the problem of

malnutir tion among 6 mon th s to below 3 year s ol d children. It i s com posed of
two com ponents . The 1s t com ponent focuseson the suppl y of the
com plementar y food through the technology transfer com ponent which i s
es tablished through th e putting up of a com plementar y food production
facili ti es (CFPF) i n vari ous regi ons in the Phi lippi nes. 2nd com ponent focuses
on advocacy known as the DOST PIN Oy inter ventions wh ich s tands for
( Packag e for the Improvement of N utri ti on of Youn g Childred). The packag e
also i ncl udes the feedi ng of rice- mon go based compl ementar y foods (CF)
to the children for 120 days and nutrition educati on of mother s and
caregiver s
As of now, 33com plementar y food production facilties, were es tablished i n
17 regions and 33 provinces i n the countr y , with 8 new upcoming CFPFs to
b e put- up i n 2021- 2022. For the inter vention comp on en t, 13 muni cipal iti es
i n 8 provinces were monitored , through actual vi sits and vir tual platform for
th e res t of the year. A total of 968 children, ag ed 6 months to 5 year s,
benef i ted fro the com pl ementar y feedi ng .
 R&D ON FOREST PRODUCTS
BULLET RESISTANT VEST FROM ENGINEERED BAMBOO

The woven bamboo at paired with a s tainless steel plate c an be used

as a bullet-resistant vest for pistol shots . The ves t was light enough
for use in combat and 700 percent cheaper than mos t imp or ted
body ar mor s

BAMBOO MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS INNOVATION R&D PROGRAM

Aims to provide th e countr y`s bamboo musical ins trument maker s with
science-based solution for th ei r problems about th eir sound q uality,
playability, tuning and durability. Launched i n 2018, BMI Prog ram also seeks
to s tudy the sources of raw materials and the exis ting market of the
ins truments . Research results are expected to help broaden th e raw
materials base for musical ins truments and identify th e potential markets
for BMIs
 R&D ON TEXTILES
ESTABLISHING NATURAL DYES CENTER TO STRENGTHEN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY
Par tnership of DOST- PTRI and Natural Craf ts Connection Enter pr ise
aims to estab lish and operationalize a commercial NatDyes
produc tions and dyeing facility that will cater to the needs of the
textiles industr y in terms of making available natural dyes tuf fs an
naturally dyed products . The fac ility is envisioned to be the key
par tner of the local handloom weaver s , textile dyeing fac ilities ,
textile manufac turers, fashion designer s , and ar tists in fully
penetrating the g lobal mar ket of naturally dyed products

REGIONAL YARN PRODUCTION AND INNOVATIVE CENTER (RYPIC)

RYPIC i s a real i zati on of the Ph il ip pi n e Texti l e Research Ins titute`s TEL A

Pilipinas advocacy or the Textiles Em powering Lives Anew. The RYPIC
located at the ISAT U Cam pus i n Miag ao, Il oi l o produces 50 kgs. of natural
textil e fiber bl ended yarns of cotton with abaca or pi n eappl e l eaf which
i s abundantly available i n the region .
 R&D ON SPACE TECHNOLOGY
DIWATA 1 AND DIWATA 2
DIWATA 1 - first microsatellite owned by the Philippine government involving Filipino
engineers in its development. The satellite is intended to observe the Earth, monitor
climate change, and develop human resources. On May 12, 2020; Diawat 1, the
Philippines1 firsts microsatellite, has ended its four year in Earth orbit (since March 2016). The
microsatellite captured more than 17,000 images of the Philippines, covering 38% of the
country`s land area.

DIWATA 2 - was successfully deployed into 600 km SSO orbit on 29 October 2018 and carries
the same optical cameras for scientific earth observation found in Diwata 11. It has since
captured 32, 256 images around the world, 19,439 of which of the Philippines. 82.01% of the
Philippine geographic area was covered by Diwata 2.
MAYA 1 AND MAYA 2
MAYA 1 - one of th e 3 CubeSat under the 2nd joint Global Multi- Nation Birds
Project. i t was launched las t June 29, 2018 and af ter 2 year s and 4 months
of successfull y comp l eti n g i ts mi ssi on, MAYA 1 fl ew b ack into the Ear th`s
atmosphere on N ovember 23, 2020.

MAYA 2 - had b een recently com pleted and turned over to Japan
Aerospace Exploration Ag ency (JAX A) on Septemb er 24, 2020.
SMALL ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY UPGRADING PROGRAM (SETUP)
The Program is natiowide strategy encouraging and assisting micro, small and
medium enterprises (MSMEs) to adopt technological innovations to improve their
products, services, operations and increase their productivity and
competitiveness

Asof June 2021, there are 4,199 MSMEs beneficiaries assisted by SETUP. The
following are the number of SETUP beneficiaries (MSMEs) assisted from 2016 to
2020:

2016: 722; 2017: 790; 2018: 772; 2019: 784; 2020: 624; 2021 (as of June) 507
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT THROUGH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CEST)
The prog ram emp ower s the poores t and mos t depressed communities i n
the countr y, via S&T inter ventions i n 1) health and nutrition 2) water and
sanitati on 3) basic educati on and li teracy 4) l i veli hood/economi c enterpri se
development, an d 5) disas ter risk reduction and climate chang e adaptati on .

Wi th the vi si on of empowered ,prog ressi ve , resi li ent communi ti es, a total of

578 communities were assisted since th e s tar t of its implementation i n 2012
until June of 2021.
TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INCUBATION

• TBI is a facility to nurture and accelerate the establishment and

growth of technology -based startups through the provision of
business and mentoring support, offered both in the incubator
and through its network of key players in the industry.
• There are a total of 471 TBIs and 16 Innovation hubs established
across the country
• TBI is funded by PCIEERD produce a wide variety of technological
solutions such as software applications, and hardware devices for
use in agriculture, education, health, food service industry, market
research, environmental monitoring, and e-commers.
• TBIs funded by PCAARRD are on farm production; feed production;
disease diagnostic; prevention and treatment; animal
breeding/breed upgrading; food/meat/milk processing; vacuum
packaging/labelling; equipment production; and wood processing.
Products are from the various commodities across the agriculture,
aquatic and natural resources sector.
 TRANSPORT APPLICATION IN THE NW NORMAL
OPTIMAL LOCATIONS AND ALLOCATION OF INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC TRANSPORATION
PERSONNEL (OLAP) AT CHECKPOINTS NETWROK PROGRAM OR INTELECT

The OLAP are placed at Fast chargers were successfully

checkpoints during the installed in Cagayan for 10 e-trikes
coronavirus lockdown in Metro under that IntElect. These e-trikes
Manila and other Regions. The are being used to ferry health
project has also conducted workers in the Cagayan Valley
online consultation with the Medical Center and the
Department of Transportation Tuguegarao City People`s
(DOTr) regarding the bus routes. General Hospital

BAYAN KO OPS PROJECT

A unified system that integrates available inventory data from all

participating in order to inform pertinent government agencies of on-shelf
and stock items currently distributed in the market. It has an ongoing
simulation using dummy data as the team is still waiting for actual data from
retailers.
As a final note, we hope that what you
just learned will broaden your
knowledge on the relevance of Science
and Technology in national
development. Now, the challenge is,
how can we contribute in advancing our
S&T developments?

As a student, what research pathways

would you like to take?
What new ideas can you contribute?