SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Nation Building

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PRE COLONIAL METHOD
 Filipinos used plants and herbs as medicines
 They implemented farming and animal-raising

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systems
 They developed different modes of transportation
(terrestrial or maritime)
 Cordillera natives built rice terraces
incorporating complicated irrigation systems
COLONIAL PERIOD
 Spaniards built roads, bridges, and other large
infrastructures

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 They developed health and education systems
enjoyed by the principalia class
 Americans established Bureau of Science to
nurture development in science and technology
AMBISYON NATIN 2040
 The National Economic and Development
Authority launched the Philippine Development
Plan (PDP) 2017-2022, the blueprint for the

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country’s development under the Duterte
Administration.
 Over 300 people from the public and private
sectors attended the event, titled Aksyon para sa
AmBisyon: The Philippine Development Plan
Expo.
 The PDP 2017–2022 largely stems from the 0-10
point Socioeconomic Agenda. It is the first of four
medium-term plans that will work towards
realizing AmBisyon Natin 2040, the collective
vision of Filipinos over the next 25 years.
AMBISYON NATIN 2040
a)Building a prosperous, predominantly middle-
class society where no one is poor;

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b) Promoting a long and healthy life;
c) Becoming smarter and more innovative; and
d) Building a high-trust society.
PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2017-
2022
“matatag, maginhawa, at panatag na buhay.”
 Filipinos want to spend time with family, friends,

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and their community.
OUTCOMES
 The Philippines will be an upper middle-income
country by 2022.

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 Growth will be more inclusive as manifested by a
lower poverty incidence in rural areas – from 30
percent in 2015 to 20 percent in 2022.
 The Philippines will have a high level of human
development by 2022.
 The unemployment rate will decline from 5.5
percent to 3-5 percent in 2022.
OUTCOMES
 There will be greater trust in government and in
society.

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 Individuals and communities will be more
resilient.
 Filipinos will have greater drive for innovation.
THE MAJOR STRATEGIC OUTCOMES

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GREAT FILIPINO MEN AND WOMEN
 Eduardo San Juan- astronomy - helped invent
the Lunar Rover

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 Charle Mar Abelo- zoologist - contributed to the
study of animals
 Jezrel Canlas- botany - contributed to the study
of plants
 Jose Cruz- electrical engineering

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GREAT FILIPINO MEN AND WOMEN
 Emerito de Guzman- worked on the growth and
development in vitro fertilization of the makapuno
coconut embryo

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 Caferiono Follosco- Electrical and Agricultural
Engineering
 Francisco Fronda H- aided in the development of
the poultry industry, not only in the Philippines but
in Asia
 Angel L. Lazaro III- Civil Engineer and
Environmental Planner

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GREAT FILIPINO MEN AND WOMEN
 Gregario Velasquez- pioneered Philippine
psychology and made the first intensive study of
Myxophyceae or blue-green algae

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 Teodula MTopacio Jr- worked with leptospiral
disease of domesticated animals
 Joventino Soriano- contributed to the work on
plant cytogenetics and mutations
 Angel Alcala- is behind the invention of artificial
coral reefs used for fisheries in Southeast Asia.


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GREAT FILIPINO MEN AND WOMEN
 Arturo Alcaraz- is a volcanologist specializing
in geothermal energy development.
 Benjamin Almeda- designed a food-processing

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machine.
 Julian Banzon- researched methods of
producing alternative fuels.
 Ramon Barba- invented practical flower
induction treatments.
 Doctor Benjamin Cabrera -has developed
innovations in drug treatments against diseases
caused by mosquitoes and agricultural soil.

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GREAT FILIPINO MEN AND WOMEN
 Paulo Campos- built the first radioisotope
laboratory in the Philippines.
 Magdalena Cantoria- is a noted Filipino

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botanist.
 Josefino Comiso- Filipino Physicist has been
warning the world about global warming.
 Doctor Lourdes Cruz- has made scientific
contributions to the biochemistry field of
conotoxins.

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GREAT FILIPINO MEN AND WOMEN
 Rolando De La Cruz- Filipino scientist
invented an anti cancer skin cream.

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 Emerita De Guzman- researched the
propagation of pure makapuno trees.
 Doctor Fe Del Mundo- credited with studies
leading to the invention of an improved incubator
and a jaundice relieving device.

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GREAT FILIPINO MEN AND WOMEN
 Anacleto Del Rosario- Filipino chemist won the
first prize at the World Fair in Paris in 1881
 Ernesto Del Rosario- is Filipino chemist best

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known for his achievements in biotechnology and
applied physical chemistry.
 Roberto Del Rosario- is the inventor of the
Karaoke Sing Along System.
 Daniel Dingel- claims to have invented a water-
powered car.

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GREAT FILIPINO MEN AND WOMEN
 Carmen Intengan- Food and nutrition
researcher a pioneer that helped improve the
Filipino diet.

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 Amando Kapauan- Filipino chemist who
specialized in environmental chemistry
 Hilario Lara- helped establish the National
Research Council of the Philippines
 Felix Maramba- built a coconut oil-fueled power
generator

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GREAT FILIPINO MEN AND WOMEN
 Pedro Escuro- is best known for his isolation of
nine rice varieties.

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 Agapito Flores- has been acclaimed by some as
being the inventor of the first fluorescent lamp
 Pedro Flores- was the first person to
manufactured the yo-yo in the United States.
 Francisco Fronda- is know as the Father of
poultry science in the Philippines

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GREAT FILIPINO MEN AND WOMEN
 Luz Oliveros Belardo- researched the
phytochemical properties of plants in the Philippines
for natural products

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 Maria Orosa- Pioneering food inventor invented
Calamansi Nip and Soyalac
 William Padolina- has served as the Secretary of
the Department of Science and Technology for the
Philippines
 Eduardo Quisumbing- was a noted expert in the
medicinal plants of the Philippines

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GREAT FILIPINO MEN AND WOMEN
 Francisco Quisumbing- invented Quink ink
 Dolores Ramirez- promoted the development of
genetics in the Philippines

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 Jose Rodriguez- noted Filipino scientist and
researcher who has invented methods of controlling
leprosy
 Prescillano Zamora- is best known for his research
in plant anatomy-morphology including the taxonomy
of Philippine ferns and the discovery of more fern
species

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GREAT FILIPINO MEN AND WOMEN
 Alfredo Santos- noted researcher in the
chemistry of natural products

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 Francisco Santos- studied the nutritional
problems associated with the Filipino diet
 Carmen Velasquez- was a noted Filipino
biologist.
 Gregorio Zara- discovered the physical law of
electrical kinetic resistance called the Zara effect

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GREAT FILIPINO MEN AND WOMEN
 Eulogio Camacho Tibay
He invented a special screw which can withstand

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all kinds of motion and vibration, a corrugated
plastic roofing assembly;
o a cigarette filter and
o an amphibian vehicle
o typewriter ribbon reinker
o "energized artificial leg"
GREAT FILIPINO MEN AND WOMEN
 Dr. Rodolfo Aquino isolated nine specific breeds
of rice for the International Rice Research
Institute.

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 His discoveries helped prevent famine in much of
Asia, and were nearly solely responsible for
Thailand and Vietnam becoming the world’s
leading rice producers (A spot once solely
occupied by the Philippines.)
GREAT FILIPINO MEN AND WOMEN
 Dr. Enrique Ostrea developed the method for
detecting drug use by pregnant females by
detecting traces in the baby’s stools.

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 His method is used by doctors worldwide in
diagnosing drug dependency in infants.
GREAT INVENTIONS
 Jeepney
Immediate post-war, and the most common form

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of transportation in the country today. A Filipino
invention, though born from necessity, ingenuity,
and thrift.
 Patis

It was invented by Tentay Food and Sauces after

they discovered that their dried fish were turning
into liquid when stored with salt in earthen jars.
Filipino Patis was the basis for the Vietnamese
and Thai fish sauce industries
GREAT INVENTIONS
 Yoyo
Invented as a hunting weapon by the ancient

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Filipinos, probably in the Visayas. “Discovered”
when Magellan landed.
o Karaoke
o Invented in 1975 by Roberto del Rosario.
GREAT INVENTIONS
 Erythromycin
Erythromycin is an antibiotic that is derived
from the bacterium Streptomyces erythreus.

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Ilonggo doctor/scientist Abelardo Aguilar
discovered this strain in 1949 using the soil in his
home provice.
 Unfortunately, when he sent it to his US
employer in Eli Lilli Co. to separate the said
strain, the Indiana-based company owned the
drug and Aguilar was not given any credit for
this discovery.

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GREAT INVENTIONS
 Banana Catsup
Banana Catsup is a condiment that many
Filipinos love to use for almost every known dish

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in the Philippines. This was the brainchild of food
technologist Maria Orosa y Ylagan (1893–1945)

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GREAT INVENTIONS
 Anticancer Cream
Rolando dela Cruz is a Filipino inventor who won
the gold medal for creating an anti-cancer cream

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at the prestigious International Inventor’s Forum
in November of 2005.
 It is called “DeBCC” cream, and was developed
from cashew nuts and other local herbs.
 It is used specifically for basal skin carcinoma
(BSC), which is known as the most prevalent
type of skin cancer worldwide.

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 GREAT INVENTIONS

16-Bit Microchip

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GREAT INVENTIONS
 Quink Ink
This is a quick drying ink that was invented by

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Filipino chemist, Francisco Quisumbing. This ink
was very innovative in the past and was further
developed to work with Parker Pens.

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GREAT INVENTIONS
 Filipino-made Train
Bryan Yuson, an electronics engineer, invented a
Filipino-made train that will be running using

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renewable energy.
 The train has three charging systems; the solar
panel, wind mill, and the pedals. According to
Yuson, the energy from the three systems will be
charged to the six batteries that is attached to
the train and will power up two 24-volts motor to
run the train

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GREAT INVENTIONS

The “Patriot” is a 3-in-1 fire truck that

was invented by inventor Alfredo M.

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Anos, Sr., who is known as the godfather
of Filipino Inventors. This truck is
special since it serves as a fire truck, a
rescue vehicle, and an ambulance.
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