A.
History of STS
 STS can be traced from the
origin of life 2 million years ago
and each era has significant
progress.
Human Artifacts
 Earliest form of Science and
technology found during
prehistoric time about 2.3
million years ago
 They were roughly shaped
stones used for chopping and
scraping, found primarily in
Eastern Africa.
Mesopotamian Culture
 Around 400 BC disease
symptom, chemical substance
and astronomical observations
were some of the evidence of
emerging science.
Nile Valley of Egypt
 Information of treatment of
wounds and diseases and some
of the mathematical
calculations such as angles,
rectangles, triangles and the
volume of the portion of
pyramid have been around for
thousand years.
Renaissance Era (1450-1600 AD)
 period known as rebirth of
Euclid – founder of modern geometry
knowledge
Archimedes – founder of engineering
Germany
mechanics
 Gutenberg develop the printing
Bronze Age (3000 BC)
press
 Search for finding pigments
Italy
used to color the human skin
and COPPER was discovered.  Leonardo Da Vinci a great
 Alloying Copper with TIN pioneer in Arts, architecture,
resulted into Bronze which engineering, and science
used today to make sword,  Produced a vast series of
other weapon, machinery, notebook with observations of
medals, statues and more. anatomy, cloud formations,
plan of sites and many more.
Egypt (Around 3000 BC)
Copernicus
 the first pyramid was build.
 Rediscovered that the sun was
Mesopotamia (3500 BC)
the center of the solar system.
 two wheeled cart had been
Prince Henry, the navigator
created
 Travel around south Africa,
Middle Ages (450-1450 AD)
Portugal to reach India
 gave birth to many scientific
Columbus
and technological development
 warfare had improved  Discovered America
tremendously
Modern Science and Technology  the beginning of arithmetic and music were
(Around 1600 AD) communication, electronics and taught.
computer era.  More advance methods in
Galileo
agriculture
 the first man who use modern
University of Santo Tomas
scientific method based on B. Science and Technology in the
experiment and testable Philippines  one of the universities that
observation  Technology already existed established by the
with regards to wet and dry Spaniards.
Isaac Newton
rice agriculture.  Study of medicine was
 born on 1642  Also evident in handcrafts, given priority in 1871
 define the laws of gravity and pottery, weaving, metals  It also contributed to the
planetary motions, co-founded  Natives already aware of the field of engineering in the
calculus and explained the law medical and therapeutic island by constructing
of light properties government buildings,
 Have a alphabets, system of churches, roads, bridges
Albert Einstein writing and counting and forts.
 quantum theory to nuclear  No calendar but counted the
power and atom bomb years by the period of the
 came up also with the famous moons and from the harvest to American period and post-
equations used in Calculus another. commonwealth era
 Filipinos were already engaged
Late 1800 in farming, shipbuilding,  Bureau of science - dealt with
 light bulb began to replace mining and weaving. the study of tropical diseases
candles and lamps and laboratory projects.
Spanish Colonial Period
 National Science Development
th
20 Century  Introduced formal education Board ( Science Act 0f 1958) - it
 give birth to the radio and founded scientific was tasked to provide central
 the first car run with engine institutions direction, leadership and
 the first man went to space in a  Parish school were establish coordination of all S&T
rocket where religion, reading, writing, activities in the country.
Marcos era and Martial law
 Philippine council
Agricultural Research - support
the progressive development of
agriculture, forestry, and
fisheries of the country.
 Philippine Atmospheric,
Geophysical, and Astronomical
Services ( Presidential Decree
No. 49 s. 1972) to provide
environmental protection and
to utilize scientific knowledge
to ensure the safety of the
people.
 Philippine National Oil
Company ( P.D. No. 334 s.
1973) to promote industrial
and economic development
through effective and efficient
use of energy resources.
 National Committee
Geological Services ( E.O. No.
625 s. 1980) - to advice
government and private
entities on matters pertaining
to geological sciences.
Fifth Republic
 Free Public Secondary
Education Act of 1988
of President Joseph Estrada
( R.A. 6655) - free
education at the secondary Two Major Legislations
level and together with this
 Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
is the implementation of
(R.A. 8749) - designed to
the “Science for the
protect and preserve the
Masses” which aimed at
environment and ensure the
scientific and technological
sustainable development of its
literacy among Filipinos. natural resources
 Electronic Commerce Act of
2000 (R.A. 8792) - outlaws
President Fidel V. Ramos
computer hacking and provides
 Presidential Task Force - opportunities for new business
tasked to formulate a emerging from the internet-
science and technology driven New Economy
development program that
would support the national
development goal of President Gloria M. Arroyo
attaining a newly
 “Golden Age” of Science and
on industrialized country.
Technology - numerous laws
 Intellectual Property Code
and projects that concerns both
of the Philippines ( R.A. No.
the environment and science to
8293) - provides industrial
push technology as a tool to
property rights, copyrights,
increase the country’s
and related rights and
economic level
technology transfer
 “Biofuels” Act (R.A. 9367) - an
arrangement. act to direct use of biofuels,
 establishing for this purpose and administrative entity of
the biofuel program, Executive Branch of the
appropriating funds therefore, government that will plan,
and for other purposes develop, and promote the
national ICT development
agenda.
President Benigno C. Aquino (Father
of Organic Agriculture)
Science Education in the Philippines
 Republic Act No. 10601 - act
“Science is more than a body of
promoting Agricultural and
knowledge. It’s a way of thinking; a
Fisheries Mechanization
way skeptically interrogating the
Development in the Country
universe.”
 Organic Agricultural Act of 2010
(R.A. 10068) - developments
regarding the research and
technology of Philippine
agriculture are currently in the
works
Gross Domestic Product 6.13%increase
Gross Value Added 1.60% increase
ACCOUNTED FOR 10% OF GDP
INCREASE
 Department of Information and
Communications Technology
Act of 2015 (R.A. 10844) - the
primary policy, planning,
coordination, implementing,