Activity on Topic 3: Science and Technology and Nation Building

Application

Back Through Time

A. This activity is meant for you to revisit our country’s rich historical background on its journey to scientific and
technological progress. Choose one period to elaborate the development of S&T in each period and its
contributions and implications to the present society. Complete the table below.

a. Early Filipino/ Pre – colonial period

b. Spanish Colonization
c. American Regime
d. Japanese Colonization
e. Post – colonial period

Science culture and Implications of S&T and

Contribution of the period in the
practices/ Society’s science culture of each
State of S&T during the development of S&T
norms during period
Period period
the period to the present

Spanish primarily focused on  Spanish colonization CULTURE  The implication of

colonizatio research for the contributed to the growth  Languages Spanish
tropical of science and technology
n colonization to the
disease,agriculture,fo
in the country. They have  music and present period is
introduced formal
od dance religion which is
education and founded
processing,forestry,m scientific research. Christianism even
edicine,and pharmacy  Also contributed to  art in the present
however the industrial academic and science period is being
technology wasn’t aside from religion as the  religion used.
friars are the first scientist
focused due to the
to improve the native
 They also have
free trade agreement Live’s and discover the ECONOMIC LIFE implication in
between the united potential for the colleges and
states and Philippines improvement of the
 agriculture universities
people. building to the
 The Spaniards introduce  livestock present such the
the technology of town university of Santo
planning and building  trade
with stone brick and tiles.
Tomas that one of
the oldest
university in Asia

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Note: Please read the article below for additional information

A History of Science and Technology in the Philippines by Olivia C. Caoil

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philippines_pdf#download-require

1. List some policies/programs of the government that steers the nation’s Science and Technology forward.
Describe these policies briefly, and give their Pros, as well as their Cons. Support your claims by citing
examples of their positive/negative impact to our nation’s development.

Policy/ Program Pros (with Positive Impacts) Cons (with Negative Impacts)

1.DOST- But aside from the courses under science and

 Providing scholarship for undergraduate
studies of student in the field of science and
technology
 Establish more branches of the Philippine
science high school system.
2. BALIK SCIENTIST PROGRAM
 Encourage Filipino scientist abroad to come
home and work to the Philippines
 Give more incentives to returning Filipino
experts,scientist,inventors and engineers who
would share
3.Philippine-California Advance Research institute
(PICARI)
 Is a new approach to enhance the skill and
enterprise of faculty and staff of Philippine
universities and colleges, through scholarship
training and research with top-notch research
in California.
4.Philippine-American Academy Of Science And
Technology (PAASE,2008)
 Is a notable organization for specific research
and technology development in Philippines,
united states and other countries
| of Philippine descent in
 can help to reduce expenses of technology is hard, specially the pure science.it
S&T student is expensive to pursue this courses even they
 it can help to afford the tuition have an scholarship.expenssive because the
of university that they like to projects and research that will used is need of
enroll in. funding. Not all student can afford it even
 provide an opportunity for students like to pursue a course under S&T
students to earn education sadly they cannot in the reason of they cannot
under S&T courses. afford it.
 Help student have more time to
focus in their studies
 The government will
compensate according their  But some nurses and doctor they don’t
skills and specialization just to want to work here in the Philippines in
come home in the Philippines the reason that the program not
to work here compensate accordingly.
 To strengthen the
scienece,technology,engineerin
g and mathematics (STEM)  In my own opinion even the
competitiveness of the country government has a PICARI project some
 Involves scholarship, training universities or colleges is not improved
and research. in STEM courses
 Improved research
management skill especially in
research grants institution.
 Promote the advancement of
science, engineering and
technology  Some data of our country can be
 Encourage collaborative work spilled in this collaboration
among scientist and engineers
research..

ANSWER’S IS BASED ON; https://youtu.be/NKyeAni1ri4