part 5

• The period since independence gave birth to learning institutions

  1. Department of Education and Culture (now, DepEd)
  2. Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
• existing programs supported by the Philippine government to advance science and technology through the Department of Science and Technology

  1. funding
  2. scholarships
  3. science schools
  4. Balik Scientist Program
  5. K-12 program
• funding provides grants for basic researches meant to increase our scientific knowledge base. This means that through basic researches, we are able to collect valuable information about a certain occurrence affecting our society.
• Undergraduate and graduate scholarships are also being granted by the DOST for deserving Filipino students aiming to be experts on priority fields of science and technology in the Philippines.
• The DOST also support establishment of more branches of Philippine Science High School system to provide advance quality secondary education to Filipino students
• Balik Scientist Program contracts science and technology expert who is a Filipino citizen or a foreigner of Filipino descent, residing abroad to return and work in the Philippines along his/her field of expertise.
• K-12 program. The main goal of this program is to provide students with sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment, and entrepreneurship