Name: Jean Millenie B.

Edombingo BSA II December 9,2019

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, & SOCIETY

 Trace the development of science and technology from the pre-colonial times up to
the present. What have you observed?

Going back to hisyory, even before the colonization by the Spaniards in the
Philippine islands, the natives of the archipelago already had practices linked to science
and technology. Filipinos were already aware of the medicinal and therapeutic properties
of plants and the methods of extracting medicine from herbs. They already had an
alphabet, number system, a weighing and measuring system and a calendar. Filipinos
were already engaged in farming, shipbuilding, mining and weaving. The Banaue Rice
Terraces are among the sophisticated products of engineering by pre-Spanish era
Filipinos.
The timeline on the development of science and technology:
 800-1300 CE
Indigenous clocks and feedback mechanisms were developed,
Chinese developed eyeglasses
 17th century
basic thermometer,study of magnetism, invention of telescope,
microscope, barometer, Isaac's three laws of motion
 18th century
Binary system, first steam engine, invention of sextant, pyrometer
 19th century
invention of first battery, papermaking machine, electric generators
theory of the conservation of energy
 20th century
invention of electric clothes washer, mechanical television, refrigerator
astronauts walk on the moon
 21st century
Invention of vacuum cleaning robot, 3D TV
electronic voting, Quantum computing, Supercomputers
Through time our means of living have advanced through the enchancement of
science and technology. I've observed that the early inventions are just the ancestors of the
inventions nowadays. The devices that we have now are very hi-tech and really helps people
in their daily activities. Because of this, work done by people became more simple as time
goes by because the machines and devices that we have nowadays are "upgraded" or
"evolved" version of what we have during the precolonial period. Also, the things developed
on the early years are the reasons why discoveries of our times became possible.
 What do you think are the major contributions of science and technology to
Philippine nation-building?

Science and technology has a great impact and contributed a lot by means of Philippine
nation-building linked to its socio-economic progress and its industrialization. Today, the
current state of our country is very low in its capacity to produce local goods for domestic
needs as well as in international scientific research publications. One of the primary
reasons for the slow growth of science and technology in the Philippines is because of the
lack of funding and support from the government for the improvement of science
educational fields, especially in the research and development.

Moreover, the history of science and technology in the Philippines can be traced as early
as the stone age. The discovery of tools to aid in human life is one of its first foundations.
Next is in bronze age, people learned to use metals for tools and weapons, as well as,
domestication and agriculture. Moving forward, all the discoveries and developments of
tools lead to more knowledge and advancements in the field of science. More scientists
rose to invent and apply science for the betterment of our society. Our community life
changed from rural living to urbanized cities, especially in Manila where it becomes very
crowded due to greater work opportunities and higher demands of manpower. Though as
time goes by, technical innovations have lessened the load of people and led to greater
demand of studying newly applied technologies. On the other hand, medical science has
contributed much to the cure and prevention of diseases including the application of
vaccines and the promotion of cheaper medicines. Lastly, the field of communication
welcomed a drastic change from the internet usage to the different supply of cellular
phones- in just a snap people from far distances can already see and commune with each
other. Until now, more inventions are being researched and studied. However, no matter
how many innovations have broken out in the Philippines, the country’s progress isn’t
much highly competitive. Hopefully, as we welcome new seasons, there would be more
support in studying and advancing sciences in our country.

 What specific government policy to do you like the most in terms of contributing to
the development of science and technology in the Philippines?

The policity i like the most in terms of drvelopment of science and technology in the
Philippines is the law established Repunlic Act no. 2067 this is an act to promote
scientific, engineering and technological research, invention and development
This policy encourage our scientist for innovation in technological advancement for the
purpose of the public. Advancement in technology would somehow solve some of the
issues like insufficient electrical distribution in all region and more.
This law also paved way to our filipino innovators to contribute their idea in the
improvement of our society through the use of science and technology.