CONTRIBUTIONS OF

JOSEPH ESTRADA
ON
SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
(DURING HIS PRESIDENCY)
 Joseph Estrada was the thirteenth president of the
Philippines. He was born on April 19, 1937 on Manila,
Philippines. He’s an actor and a politician who served as the
president of the Philippines from 1998-2001, and later
mayor of Manila from 2013-2019.

CONTRIBUTIONS
 Republic Act No. 8749
(Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999)
Design to protect the environment and
ensure the sustainable development of
its natural resources.
Retail Trade Liberalization Act
of 2000 (Republic Act No. 8762)
The bill dismantles 40 years of state
protectionism over the country's retail

trade industry and opens the sector to

big foreign players.
 New General Banking Act
(Republic Act No. 8791)

The measure opens up the local banking

industry to foreign players after almost
50 years of having it exclusively reserved
and protected for Filipino nationals.
Electronic Commerce Act of 2000
(Republic Act No. 8792)

Outlaws computer hacking and provides

opportunities for new businesses
emerging from Internet-driven New
Economy.
 Executive Order No. 14

Science and Technology are essential for

national development and progess.
Launching of the Mobile Information
Technology Classroom

It provides students
hands-on training in IT
lessons in Mindanao
 Implementation of the Climate
Information Monitoring
and Prediction Services

To make weather forecasting more useful

in managing Agriculture and water
resources.
Computerized validating machine in Treasury
Department and Micro Printing - Reading and
Micro Computer in Municipal Assessor Office at
San Juan, where they are the first on having
that kind of machinery.
Setting up of regional food
microbiology laboratories to ensure
the quality and safety of local food
products and exports.