TOPIC 3

• Pre-colonial period


  Scientific and technological development in the Philippines began in this period
• Pre-colonial Filipinos


  • Used certain plants and herbs as medicines
  • Implemented systems of farming and animal-raising
  • Developed different modes of transportation, whether terrestrial or maritime
• Rice terraces of the Cordilleras

  • Built by hand by the natives
  • Allowed cultivation of crops on mountain sides in cold temperatures
  • Incorporated an irrigation system using water from forests and mountain tops
• Colonial period

  Colonization by the Spaniards provided the Philippines with modern means of construction
• Spanish government


  • Developed health and education systems
• American occupation

  Modernized almost all aspects of life in the Philippines
• Bureau of Science


  • Established by the American government
  • For the sole purpose of nurturing development in the field of science and technology
• Post-colonial period


  The Philippines, under different administrations, continued to pursue programs in science and technology
• Ferdinand Marcos' presidency


  • Established and strengthened many agencies in science and technology, including PAGASA, NAST, and the National Science and Technology Authority
  • Saw that the key to nation-building is the continued development of science and technology
• The process in science and technology continued even after Marcos' dictatorial rule and the presidents after him left their own legacies in the field