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• Before the colonization by the Spaniards in the Philippine islands, the natives already had practices linked to science and technology
• Filipinos were aware of the medicinal and therapeutic properties of plants and methods of extracting medicine from herbs
• They had an alphabet, number system, weighing and measuring system, and a calendar
• Filipinos were engaged in farming, shipbuilding, mining, and weaving
• The Banaue Rice Terraces are sophisticated products of engineering by pre-Spanish era Filipinos
• The colonization of the Philippines contributed to the growth of science and technology in the archipelago
• The Spanish introduced formal education and founded scientific institutions
• During the early years of Spanish rule, Parish schools were established teaching religion, reading, writing, arithmetic, and music
• Sanitation and advanced agricultural methods were taught to the natives
• The Spanish later established colleges and universities in the Philippines, including the University of Santo Tomas
• Under American rule, the progress of science and technology in the Philippines continued
• In 1901, the Philippine Commission established the Bureau of Government Laboratories under the Department of Interior
• The Bureau replaced the Laboratorio Municipal from the Spanish colonial era and focused on studying tropical diseases and laboratory projects
• During the 1970s, under Ferdinand Marcos' presidency, the importance given to science grew
• The 1973 Philippine Constitution acknowledged the government's role in supporting scientific research and invention
• In 1974, a science development program was included in the government's Four-Year Development Plan covering 1974-1978
• Funding for science was increased and the National Science Development Board was replaced by the National Science and Technology Authority under Executive Order No. 784
• A Scientific Career in the civil service was introduced in 1983