Contributions

of the
PHILIPPINE
PRESIDENTS
In the field of Science and Technology
Jolee Ann Jamisola Huliganga

NOTRE DAME OF MARBEL UNIVERSITY

 PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTS

Ferdinand Corazon Fidel Valdez

Edralin Marcos Cojuangco Ramos
Aquino

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 PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTS

Joseph Ejercito Gloria Benigno

Estrada Macapagal Cojuangco
Arroyo Aquino III
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 CURRENT
PHILIPPINE
President Rodrigo Duterte
PRESIDENT
Ferdinand
Edralin
Marcos
1917-1989
 Philippine International
Convention Center (PICC)
ØIs a convention center located
in the Cultural Center of the
Philippines Complex in Pasay
City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
ØThe facility has been the host
of numerous local and foreign
conventions, meetings, fairs,
and social events.
Huliganga, J.A. In 1974, then President Ferdinand Marcos signed the Presidential Decree No. 520 which authorized the Central Bank of the Philippines now Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to construct an international conference building,
acquire a suitable area for that purpose, and organize a corporation to manage a conference center. Thus, the PICC was organized under the Corporation Code
 Manila Film Center
Øis a national building located
at the southwest end of the
Cultural Center of the
Philippines Complex in Pasay,
Philippines.
ØThe Manila Film Center
served as the main theater for
the First Manila International
Film Festival (MIFF) January The front exterior of the Center

18–29, 1982.
Huliganga, J.A. The building has also been the subject of controversies due to an accident that happened on November 17, 1981.
 Coconut Palace
Ø also known as Tahanang Pilipino
(lit. Filipino Home), is a
government building located in
the Cultural Center of the
Philippines Complex, in Manila,
Philippines.
Ø It is owned by the government-
owned and controlled corporation
the Government Service Insurance
System (GSIS). The Coconut Palace
Huliganga, J.A. It was commissioned in 1978 by former First Lady Imelda Marcos as a government guest house and offered to Pope John Paul II during the Papal visit to the Philippines in 1981 but the Pope refused to
stay there because it was too opulent given the level of poverty in the Philippines.[
 Lung Center of the Philippines
ØIt was established in January 16,
1981 by President Ferdinand
Marcos under Presidential
Decree No. 1823 as a non-profit
non-stock corporation.
ØThe purpose of its creation was
to provide health care that
specifically targets lung and Lung Center of the Philippines
pulmonary disease.
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 Philippine Heart Center
Øis a hospital in Quezon City,
Philippines, specializing in the
treatment of heart ailments
ØThe building is identified with
what is referred to as the
Marcoses' "edifice complex,“
ØThe Philippine Heart Center was
established through Presidential Philippine Heart Center
Decree No. 673 in 1975
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 The National Kidney and
Transplant Institute
ØFormerly known as the National
Kidney Foundation of the
Philippines, the institute was
established on January 16, 1981 as
tertiary referral hospital that also
offers voluntary blood services.
Located in Quezon City, the 2-
storey institute is constructed of
three buildings (Main, Annex and The National Kidney and Transplant Institute
Dialysis Center) connected to each
other
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 Manila International Airport (MIA)
ØPresident Ferdinand
Marcos promulgated
Executive Order No. 381,
authorizing the
development of Manila
International Airport
(MIA) to meet the needs
Manila International Airport (MIA)
of the coming decades
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The first thirteen years of the airport were marked by the building of infrastructure dedicated to international flights.
 San Juanico Bridge
Ø is part of the Pan-Philippine
Highway and stretches from Samar
to Leyte across the San Juanico
Strait in the Philippines.
Ø Constructed during the Marcos
administration using Japanese
Official Development Assistance
(ODA) loans, (total length of 2.16
kilometers (1.34 mi) - the longest
bridge spanning a body of The San Juanico Bridge, view from
Samar, towards Leyte
seawater in the Philippines.
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Accomplishments
q Infrastructure development
q Specialty hospitals: great
concern on public health
was exhibited
q Road networks and bridges
were constructed
• Cultural Center of the Philippines,
• Folk Arts Theatre,
• Philippine International Convention Center,
• Makiling Center for the Arts (National Arts
Center), Malacañang ti Amianan in Laoag,
Nayong Pilipino,
•
• Museum for Native Art in Tacloban,
• Palace in the Sky
• Philippine Heart Center,
• Lung Center,
• Kidney Institute
• Philippine Children Hospital
• Manila North Diversion Road, precursor of
the North Luzon Expressway (Nlex)
• Marcos Highway to Baguio
• San Juanico Bridge that links the islands of
Samar and Leyte 
 Agencies;
q PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric
Ferdinand Edralin Geophysical and Astronomical
Marcos Services Administration)
q NAST ( National Academy of
Science and Technology)
The reconstituted National of
Science and Technology Authority
( originally established in 1958 as
National Science and Development
Board), which now known as DOST.
On October 6, I 976 a Presidential Decree creating the National Academy of Science and Technology was signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos (PD. I 003 ).
Corazon
Cojuangco
Aquino
1933-2009
 DOST
ØNational Academy of
Science and Technology
was replaced by the
Department of Science
and Technology, giving
science and technology a
representation in the
cabinet
Huliganga, J.A.
 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
 Science and Technology Master
Plan or STMP
ØOn 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.
ØThe goal of STMP was for the Philippines to
achieve newly industrialized country status by
the year 2000.
In the 90's, DOST's overall mission is embodied in the 1990-2000 Science and Technology Master Plan (STMP) that shows the direction and desired goals of Philippine S&T for
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both the public and private sectors.
 Status: Industrialized country by 2000
ØShe urged that the private research sector
form a stronger bond between public
research to help jump-start the progress in
the area of Philippine Research and
Development.

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 Free Public Secondary Education Act of
1988
ØR.A. 6655 or the Free Public Secondary
Education Act of 1988 opened doors to free
education up to the secondary level,
implemented in the education system together
with this was the “Science for the Masses Program”
which aimed at scientific and technological
literacy among Filipinos. 
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Fidel Valdez
Ramos
 Noticeable improvements regarding
science and technology
Ø At 1998, the Philippines was estimated to have
around 3,000 competent scientists and engineers.
ØThe increase of scientists would be the result of
the two newly built Philippine Science High
Schools in Visayas and Mindanao

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 Scholarship: professions related to
S&T
ØThe government provided 3,500 scholarships for
students who were taking up professions related to
S&T.
Ø Schools (became modernized): addition of
for student improvement
ØTeachers: training programs to benefit themselves and
their students.
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 Health Care Programs 
ØHealth care services were promoted through local
programs such as "Doctors to the Barrio Program." 
Ø The health care programs were innovative and
effective as shown by the change in life expectancy
from 67.5 years in 1992 to 69.1 years in 1995.

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 Establishment of Magna Carta for Science and
Technology Personnel (Republic Act No. 8439)
ØThe award was published in order to give incentives
and rewards for people who have been influential in
the field of S&T.
Ø National Program for Gifted Filipino Children in
Science and Technology and enactment of a law
creating a nationwide system of high schools
specializing in the field of science and engineering.
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 Programs established (S&T)
Ø In 1993, Science and Technology Agenda for National
Development (STAND).
Ø Among its priorities were:
Ø(1) exporting winners identified by the DTI;
Ø(2) domestic needs identified by the President's Council
for Countryside Development;
Ø(3) support industries
Ø(4) coconut industry development. 
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 Congress, during his term, was able to enact
laws that were significant for the field.
ØAmong were:
Ø(1) Magna Carta for Science and Technology
Personnel (Republic Act No. 8439);
Ø(2) Science and Technology Scholarship Law of 1994
(Republic Act No. 7687)
Ø(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. 
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Joseph
Ejercito
Estrada
 Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 (Republic
Act No. 8749

Ø Which was designed to protect and

preserve the environment and ensure the
sustainable development of its natural
resources
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 Electronic Commerce Act of 2000
(Republic Act No. 8792)

ØWhich outlaws computer hacking and

provides opportunities for new businesses
emerging from the Internet-driven New
Economy.
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 Agrarian reform
Øhe Estrada administration widened the coverage of the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) to the
landless peasants in the country side.
On September 1999, he issued Executive Order (EO) 151,
also known as Farmer's Trust Fund, which allows the
voluntary consolidation of small farm operation into
medium and large scale integrated enterprise that can
access long-term capital
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ØAdvancement of industries and
schools into the Internet age

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 Masa format on radio

ØOrdered to the National
Telecommunications Commission by the
adoption of Filipino language-based radio
format known as masa
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Gloria
Macapagal-
Arroyo
 Increase the productivity from Science,
Technology and Innovations (STI)
ØSTI 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.
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 Increase the productivity from
Science,Technology and Innovations
(STI)

ØPrivate sectors were also encouraged to

participate in developing the schools through
organizing events and sponsorships.
ØFuture Filipino scientists and innovators can be
produced through this system.
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 R.A. 9367 or the "Biofuels" act

ØThis act promotes the development and usage

of biofuels throughout the country.
ØThis potentially enables a cheaper alternative
to gasoline as a medium in producing energy.

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 Republic Act 10601

Øwhich improves the Agriculture and

Fisheries Sector through Mechanization
(AFMech)

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Benigno
Cojuangco
Aquino III
 K-12 Education Program
ØAdditional budget for the Education sector as
new curriculum started.
ØK12 is patterned from the US Educational
System that has its middle school (additional 2
years) for the students to graduate.
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 PAGASA ‘Reorientation’

ØPAGASA have undergone a

"reorientation" to improve its services.

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 Reproductive health

ØIn January 2013, Aquino signed legislation

which funds contraceptives for poor
individuals; the law has been challenged in
the Philippine Supreme Court.

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 Conferred four new National Scientist for
their contribution in the Scientific field

ØAcademicians Gavino C. Trono, Angel C.

Alcala, Ramon C. Barba, and Edgardo D.
Gomez was honored in their respective fields.

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Rodrigo
Duterte
ØFree internet in public places
ØThe centralised complaint and action
hotlines – 911 and 8888
ØThe new buses from the airport to many
major hubs in nearby cities

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ØThe immediate signing of Freedom of
Information
ØThe customs installation of CCTVs all over the
place to promote transparency
ØThe ongoing improvements of MRT/LRT
service and other major thoroughfare
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ØFree irrigation
Ø Implementation of the Freedom of
Information (FOI) in the Executive Branch.

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 Philippine Space Technology
Program
ØLaunched Diwata-2 in
2018 after the launch of
Diwata-1 in 2016 that
displayed the Philippine
flag in space.

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 References

https://michaelborja.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/more-marcos-accomplishments/
https://www.hoppler.com.ph/blog/lifestyle/infrastructures-built-during-marcos-time
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_the_Philippines#Marcos_Era_and_Martial_Law
https://blog.phl-microsat.upd.edu.ph/diwata-2-successfully-launched-to-space-makes-first-contact-
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