part 3

• vIn response to the ASEAN 2015 Agenda, the government, particularly the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), has sought the expertise of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NCRP) to consult various sectors in the society to study how the Philippines can prepare itself in meeting the ASEAN 2015 Goals.
• Integrating ASEAN awareness in basic education without adding to the curriculum.

  
  

  Emphasizing teaching in the mother tongue.

  
  

  Developing school infrastructure and providing the ICT broadband.

  
  

  Local food security

  
  

  1.Social Sciences, Humanities, Education, International Policies and Governance
• Emphasizing degrees, licenses, and employment opportunities

  
  

  Outright grants for peer monitoring

  
  

  Review of R.A. 9184

  
  

  Harnessing science and technology as a independent mover of development

  
  

  2.Physics, Engineering ad industrial Research, Earth and Space Science, and Mathematics
• vEnsuring compliance of drug-manufacturing firms with ASEAN-harmonized standards by full implementation of the Food and Drug Administration

  vCreating an education council dedicated to standardization of pharmaceutical services and care

  vEmpowering food and drug agencies to conduct evidence-based research as pool of information

  vAllocating two percent of the GDP to research

  vLegislating a law supporting human genome projects

  3.Medical, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical Science
• vProtecting and conserving biodiversity by full implementation of existing laws

  vUse of biosafety and standard model by ASEAN countries

  vPromoting indigenous knowledge systems and indigenous people’s conservation

  vFormulating of common food and safety standards

  
  

  4.Biological Sciences, Agriculture, and Forestry
• vProviding funds for basic research and patents related to science and technology. The government funds basic and applied researches. Funding of these research and projects are also from the Overseas Development Aid (ODA) from  different countries
• vProviding scholarship for undergraduate and graduate studies of students in the field of science and technology. Saloma (2015) pointed out that the country needs to produce more doctoral graduates in the field of science and technology, and produce more research in these fields, including engineering.
• vBalik Scientist Program to encourage Filipino scientists abroad to come home and work in the Philippines or conduct research and projects in collaboration with Philippine-based scientists
• vThe establishment of the National Science Complex and National Engineering Complex within the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman. These aimed to develop more science and technology and engineering manpower resources needed by the country. They also aimed to produce more researches in these field