Emilio Aguinaldo (1899-1901)

Manuel L. Quezon (1935-1944)

-When the Commonwealth Government was established, President Quezon implemented the Rice Share
Tenancy Act of 1933. The purpose of this act was to regulate the share-tenancy contracts by establishing
minimum standards. Primarily, the Act provided for better tenant-landlord relationship, a 50–50 sharing
of the crop, regulation of interest to 10% per agricultural year, and a safeguard against arbitrary
dismissal by the landlord. However, because of one major flaw of this law, no petition for the Rice Share
Tenancy Act was ever presented

Jose P. Laurel (1943-1945)

Sergio Osmeña (1944-1946

- he groundwork for United States aid in the reconstruction of ports and highways of the
Philippines was laid by President Osmeña in a previous trip to the United States. The Manila Post
reported in its issue of September 16, 1945:
- “The technical skill of American engineers has been secured to lay out plans for the
reconstruction as well as expansion of port and harbor facilities, roads and bridges in the
Philippines, President Sergio Osmeña announced yesterday.
- “President Harry S. Truman has instructed the War and Navy Departments and the Federal
Works Agency to detail engineers to study the requirements for these reconstruction and
expansion projects from the standpoint both of national defense and future commercial
development, according to the Commonwealth President.
- “He said this assistance has been secured from President Truman upon representations made by
Senator Carl Hayden, member of the Senate Committee on Insular Affairs, with whom the
Commonwealth chief executive held conferences while in the United States. In a radiogram to
Senator Hayden, the President expressed his appreciation of the former’s interest in the welfare
of the Filipino people * * *.
- TO CONSTRUCT, REPAIR HIGHWAYS
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Manuel Roxas (1946-1948)

Elpidio Quirino (1948-1953)

Ramon Magsaysay (1953-1957)

- Declared November 21 to 27, 1954 as Philippine National Science Week to be observed:

throughout the country, particularly in schools, colleges and universities, with appropriate
ceremonies.

Carlos P. Garcia (1957-1961)

- In 1958, during the regime of President Carlos P. Garcia, the Philippine Congress passed the Science Act
of 1958 (AN ACT TO INTEGRATE, COORDINATE, AND INTENSIFY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND TO FOSTER INVENTION; TO PROVIDE FUNDS THEREFOR; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.) which established the National Science Development Board

Diosdado Macapagal (1961-1965)

Ferdinand Marcos (1965-1886)

- Philippine Heart Center

- Lung Center of the Philippines

- National Kidney and Transplant Institute.

- Upper Pampanga River Project

- Angat multipurpose power and irrigation project

- Magat River Project.

- In 1973, he created the Philippine National Oil Company to promote industrial and economic
development through effective and efficient use of energy sources.

- In 1976, he enacted a law under Presidential Decree No. 1003-A, s. 1976 to establish the National
Academy of Science and Technology, which is composed of scientists with "innovative achievement in
the basic and applied sciences," to serve as a reservoir of scientific and technological expertise for the
country

Corazon Aquino (1986-1992)

- In 1986, during Corazon Aquino's presidency, the National Science and Technology Authority
was replaced by the Department of Science and Technology, giving science and technology a
representation in the cabinet. Under the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan for the
years 1987-1992, science and technology's role in economic recovery and sustained economic
growth was highlighted. During Corazon Aquino's State of the Nation Address in 1990, she said
that science and technology development shall be one of the top three priorities of the
government towards an economic recovery.
 - On August 8, 1988, Corazon Aquino created the Presidential Task Force for Science and
Technology which came up with the first Science and Technology Master Plan or STMP. The goal
of STMP was for the Philippines to achieve newly industrialized country status by the year 2000.

Fidel V. Ramos (1992-1998)

-One of the greatest threats to the Philippine economy in 1992 was the power shortage. The fall in the
water level in Lake Lanao caused a 50 percent reduction in the power supply to Mindanao in December
1991, and the resumption of full power was not expected until almost the end of 1992. The power
shortage in Luzon continued to be chronic. Power cuts of four to five hours per day have been common;
in May they reached six hours on some days in Manila, the country's industrial hub. To help to meet this
chronic shortage, the government reactivated the contract with Westinghouse Corporation to restart
construction on a 620 megawatt nuclear power plant on the Bataan Peninsula that had been abandoned
in 1986. This plant however was not scheduled to go on line until 1995.

-Under his leadership, fiber optic lines were installed, property values soared, five star hotels and
condominiums were built, the stock market showed big gains, overseas workers began returning home
and the former American military bases at Subic and Clark became thriving trade and industrial centers.

- Foreign investment increased. Companies like Acer (a Taiwanese company) and Intel moved into the
Philippines Much of the prosperity was linked to investments from Hong Kong by tycoons like Gordon
Wu, who shipped their money to Manila before the reunification with China. In the early 1990s, the
Philippines was regarded as an economic rival of Thailand and Malaysia now it lags far behind them.

- During his term, he was able to establish programs that were significant to the field of S&T. In 1993,
Science and Technology Agenda for National Development (STAND) was established. Among its priorities
were: (1) exporting winners identified by the DTI; (2) domestic needs identified by the President's
Council for Countryside Development; (3) support industries and (4) coconut industry development.
Congress, during his term, was able to enact laws that were significant for the field. Among were: (1)
Magna Carta for Science and Technology Personnel (Republic Act No. 8439); (2) Science and Technology
Scholarship Law of 1994 (Republic Act No. 7687) and (3) Inventors and Inventions Incentives Act
(Republic Act No. 7459). The Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 8293) was
enacted during Ramos' term. The law provides industrial property rights, copyrights and related rights,
and technology transfer arrangements

Joseph Estrada (1998-2001)

- Two major legislations that he signed were Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 (Republic Act No.
8749) which was designed to protect and preserve the environment and ensure the sustainable
development of its natural resources, and Electronic Commerce Act of 2000 (Republic Act No.
8792) which outlaws computer hacking and provides opportunities for new businesses emerging
from the Internet-driven New Economy
- His last State of the Nation Address pushed for the advancement of industries and schools into
the Internet age, as well as the announcement of the passage of the e-Commerce Act.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2001-2010)

- The Science, Technology and Innovations (STI) was developed further by strengthening the
schools and education system such as the Philippine Science High School (PSHS), which focuses
in science, technology and mathematics in their curriculum. This helps schools produce get more
involved in this sector. Private sectors were also encouraged to participate in developing the
schools through organizing events and sponsorships. Future Filipino scientists and innovators
can be produced through this system
- One of the more known laws to be passed by her administration was the R.A. 9367 or the
"Biofuels" act. This act promotes the development and usage of biofuels throughout the
country. This potentially enables a cheaper alternative to gasoline as a medium in producing
energy. Also, this benefits the environment since it boasts a cleaner emission compared to
regular fuel.

Benigno S. Aquino III (2010-2016)

- In 2014, President Aquino conferred four new National Scientist for their contribution in the
Scientific field,[39] Academicians Gavino C. Trono, Angel C. Alcala, Ramon C. Barba, and Edgardo
D. Gomez was honored in their respective fields. Trono's contribution helped a lot of families in
the coastal populations through the extensives studies he made on seaweed species. On the
other hand, Alcala served as the pioneer scientist and advocate of coral reefs aside from his
contribution in the fields of systematics, and herpetology. Barba's contribution changes the
seasonal supply of fresh fruits to an all year round availability of mangoes through his studies on
the induction of flowering of mango and micropropagation of important crop species. Lastly,
Gomez steered the national-scale assessment of damage coral reefs which led a national
conservation.

Rodrigo Roa Duterte (2016-Present)