CHAP 3

• THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT S&T AGENDA

  • Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 
  • tasked to oversee and manage national technology development and acquisition
  • undertakes technological and scientific research and promote public consciousness of S&T
  • responsible for formulating and adopting a comprehensive National Science and Technology plan for the Philippines
• • Science for the People (by DOST)
  • Launched through Administrative Order No. 003 s. 2017
  • response to the government’s call to address inequity in developments within and among countries
  • aims to make science and technology more relevant to the conditions, needs and opportunities for contributing to regional development 
• AGENDA 1

  Pursue R&D to address pressing national problems.

  • highlights the latest advancements in research and development geared towards the shared goal of improved nutrition and health for all
  • Focused on health technology development, drug discovery and development remains to be the high-impact and big ticket program supported by the Department in the area of health
• AGENDA 2

  Conduct R&D to enhance productivity and improve management of resources.

  • presents how R&D can be utilized to make key traditional industries steadfast and competitive through technological innovations that can address gaps in productivity and increase production yield
• AGENDA 3

  Engage in R&D to generate and apply new knowledge and technologies across sectors.

  • engages R&D in emerging scientific and technological platforms which lay the inroads to the development of new products, services, and industries
• AGENDA 4

  Strengthen and utilize regional R&D capabilities.

  • focuses on strengthening institutional capacity to undertake research and development and contribute to regional development
• Science for Change Program (S4CP) 

  • created by (DOST) to accelerate STI in the country in order to keep up with the developments
  • Through S4CP) the DOST can significantly accelerate STI in the country and create a massive
• • NICER Program 
  • capacitates Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the regions to make significant improvement in regional research by integrating its development needs with the existing R&D capabilities and resources
• • R&D Leadership Program 
  • provides the mechanism to bring in experts and highly skilled professionals with strong leadership, management and innovative policy-making proficiencies to be in charge of strengthening the research capabilities of the HEIs, National Government Agencies (NGAs) and Research Development Institutions (RDIs) in the regions
• • Collaborative Research and Development to Leverage Philippine Economy (CRADLE) Program 
  • specifically designed to foster collaboration between academe and local companies to improve competitiveness and catalyze innovation
  • aims to improve the country’s innovation ecosystem by facilitating the smooth transition of new technologies
• • Business Innovation through S&T (BIST) for Industry Program 
  • aims to level up the innovation capacity of the Philippine Industrial Sector through R&D by helping private companies and industries acquire novel and strategic technologies
  • The program will cover up to 70% of the total eligible cost of the needed technology at zero percent interest.
• • Steering committee for CRADLE and BIST Programs 
  • was created through the DOST Special Order No. 0276 which was approved on 02 April 2018
  • The committee performs the following functions: 
  • Review/formulate policies relating to the implementation of CRADLE and BIST Program;
  • Provide advice and guidance in the management and administration of the projects; 
  • Other functions necessary for the successful implementation of CRADLE and BIST Programs
• • Aisa Mijeno
  • made the Sustainable Alternative Lighting (SALt) lamp
  • an environment-friendly and sustainable alternative light source that runs on saltwater, making it suitable to those who live in coastal areas.
• • Ramon C. Barba
  • Filipino scientist, inventor and horticulturist who is known for his successful experiment on the inducement of flowering of mango trees by spraying them with ethrel and potassium nitrate
  • Barba devised micro propagation protocols for more than 40 important species of fruit crops, ornamental plants, plantation crops, aquarium plants, and forest trees
  • In 2013, he was conferred the rank and title of National Scientist in the Philippines for his distinguished achievements in the field of plant physiology
• • Fe V. del Mundo 
  • known as the Mother of Philippine Pediatrics
  • first Asian woman admitted into Harvard
  • credited with studies that led to the invention of the incubator and a jaundice relieving device
  • Her methods, like the BRAT diet for curing diarrhea, have spread throughout the world and saved millions.
  • Philippines’ first female National Scientist in 1980, in recognition of her work in Pediatrics
• • Maria Y. Orosa 
  • chemist and pharmacist from Batangas 
  • Responsible for advances in modern Filipino food technology 
  • produced the “calamansi nip” 
  • the desiccated and powdered form of the fruit which could be made into juice
  • Soyalac
  • “magic food”
  • a powdered preparation of soya-beans, which helped save the lives of thousands of Filipinos, Americans, and other nationals who ever held prisoners in different Japanese concentration camps during World War II
• • Angel Alcala 
  • Filipino scientist whose biological contributions to the environment and ecosystems have made him a hero for natural sciences
  • first Filipino scientist to engage in comprehensive studies concerning Philippine reptiles and amphibians and minor studies on mammals and birds
  • established the first artificial reef around the coastline of the Philippines
  • In 2014, he was proclaimed National Scientist by President Benigno S. Aquino III through Presidential Decree 782 on June 6, 2014
• • Early Efforts to Improve Science Education 
  • 1957
  • The Philippine government made the teaching of science compulsory in all elementary and secondary schools. 
  • 1958
  • A National Committee for Science Education was set up to formulate objectives for the teaching of science education at all levels and to recommend steps that would upgrade the teaching of science.
• • BSCS Adaptation Project 
  • 1959
  • A biological sciences curriculum study (BSCS) project was launched by American Institute of Biological Science, University of Colorado in order to improve biology education in secondary schools. 
  • was started to design high school biology course with the objectives to: 
  • provide recent and latest knowledge in biological sciences; 
  • develop understanding of the conceptual structure of biological sciences 
• • Science Education Project 
  • the dissemination of improved curricula, teaching techniques and approaches in science and mathematics on basic levels of education through the introduction of new curriculum and the application of new teaching techniques and approaches by the returned Master of Arts in Teaching trainees and the teachers that they teach.