Kimberly D.
Pastrana
BS Accountancy-1st Year
MST 112 (4:30-5:30 MWF)
PHILLIPINE PRESIDENTS
Ferdinand E. Marcos (1965-1986)
Corazon Aquino (1986-1992)
Fidel V. Ramos (1992-1998)
Joseph Estrada (1998-2001)
August 2, 2019
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CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FIELD OF
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
 Science tax (allocation of P60 million every
year specifically for science research).
 Built more schools, roads, bridges, hospitals,
and other infrastructure.
 1973 Philippine Constitution, Article XV,
Section 9 – the advancement of science and
technology shall have priority in the national
development.
 She renamed then National Science and
Technology Authority (NSTA) to Department
of Science and Technology (DOST).
 Mandated to conduct research development
work in the advanced fields of ICT and
microelectronics.
 Created the Presidential Task Force for
Science and Technology Master Plan
(STMP).
 Steadfastly promoting the principles of
people empowerment and global
competitiveness.
 Built Philippine Science High Schools in
Visayas and Mindanao which promotes
further development of young kids through
advance S&T curriculum.
 In 1993, Science and Technology Agenda for
National Development (STAND) was
established.
 Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 (RA no.
8749) which was designed to protect and
preserve the environment and ensure the
sustainable development of its natural
resources.
 Electronic Commerce Act of 2000 (RA No.
8792) which outlaws computer hacking and
provides opportunities for new businesses
emerging from the internet-driven New
Economy.
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 Full scale program based on cost-effective

irrigation technologies.
 Speed up program to establish one science
high school in every province.
 Development of Science, Technology and
Innovations (STI) which strengthens all the
Science school.
 Biofuels Act (RA No. 9367) which promotes
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (2001-
development and usage of biofuels
2010)
throughout the country.
 RA 10601 which improves the Agriculture
and Fisheries Sector through Mechanization
(AFMech).
 He conferred 4 new National Scientist for
their contribution in the scientific field.
Academicians Gavino C. trono, Angel C.
Alcala, Ramon C. Barba, and Edgardo D.
Gomez
 Trono’s contribution was about seaweed
species.
Benigno Aquino III (2010-2015)
 Alcala’s contribution was about coral reefs,
systematics, secology and herpretology.
 Barba’s contribution was about the induction
of flowering of mango and micropropagation
of important crop species.
 Gomez’s contribution was about the national
conservation of damage of coral reefs.
 Signed the Balik Scientist Law or RA o.
11035 also known as an “Act
Institutionalizing the Balik Scientist Program”
Rodrigo R. Duterte (2016-present)
which give more incentives to returning
Filipino experts, scientists, inventors, and
engineers.