STS

• Indigenous Science

  Product of perfected indigenous knowledge from life experiences
• Traditional Health Habit Practices


  Examples include herbal medicines and food preservation
• Irrigation System


  An indigenous technology for watering crops
• Method of Calculating and Estimating


  Indigenous technique for numerical approximations
• Making Wines and Juices from Fruits

  Process of fermenting fruits for beverages
• Indigenous Technologies


  Results of studying indigenous science, embodying Filipino creativity
• Yoyo


  A Filipino-invented toy mass-produced by Americans
• Medical Incubator


  Originally made from laundry baskets to provide warmth to newborns
• Banana Catsup


  Invented by Maria Orosa y Ylagan, along with other powdered products
• Anticancer Cream


  Made from cashew nuts and local herbs by Rolando de la Cruz
• 16-bit Microchip


  Developed by Diosdado Banatao, the first GUI accelerator chip
• Erythromycin


  Prevents and treats various infections, invented by Dr. Abelardo Aguilar
• Fish Sauce


  Liquefied salted fish fragments, accidentally creating a condiment
• Barangay


  Geographically distributed, self-sufficient autonomous community in precolonial Philippines
• Filipinos


  Earliest inhabitants of the Philippines who arrived about 50,000 years ago
• Land bridges


  Connections of land that allowed migration of early Filipinos
• Caracoas


  Boats used by early Filipinos for inter-island trade and raids
• Balangays


  Boats used by early Filipinos for inter-island trade and raids
• Hunter-gatherers


  People who rely on hunting and gathering for sustenance
• Raja Soliman


  A historical figure associated with coastal areas and trade in precolonial Philippines
• Trade relations


  Strong connections with neighboring countries before the Spanish Period
• Archaeological finds


  Discoveries of tools made from various materials indicating early Filipino craftsmanship
• Coastal areas


  Regions with advanced technologies and considered primary trade sites in precolonial times
• Spanish Period


  Era considered the birth of modern science and technology
• Politics


  One of the aspects during the Spanish Period
• Education


  Mainly religious in nature during the Spanish Period
• Agriculture


  One of the key areas during the Spanish Period
• Medicine


  Field that included the study of medicinal plants
• Economy


  Aspect of society during the Spanish Period
• Datus


  Became cabezas de barangay during the Spanish Period
• Reduction system


  Implemented during the Spanish Period
• Jose Rizal


  Prominent figure during the Spanish Period
• Jose Alejandrino


  Involved in engineering during the Spanish Period
• Antonio Luna


  Associated with pharmacy during the Spanish Period
• Galicano Apacible


  Linked to medicine during the Spanish Period
• Leon Ma. Guerrero


  Known as the Father of Philippine Pharmacy
• Laboratorio Municipal de Ciudad de Manila


  First biochemical laboratory in the country