DE LOS SANTOS, MARSHA A.
BEED 1/A
ACTIVITY 2
Policy/Program
RA 11035 (Balik Scientist
Act)
This is an act
institutionalizing
the Balik Scientist Program,
appropriating funds and for
other purposes.
ACT no. 156
This is an act providing for
the
establishment of government
laboratories for the Philippine
Islands.
RA 1606
This is an act to promote
scientific, engineering, and
technological research,
invention, and development
Pros (with Positive Impacts)
1. Reduce the effect of the brain
drain
2. Strengthen S&T capabilities
3. Innovate technologies
technologies
4. Promote knowledge of sharing
Examples :
According to DOST
Undersecretary for R&D
Rowena Guevara, The
Balik Scientist Program
has been bringing home
Filipino scientists from all
corners of the world for
almost 46 years now.
This 2021, Balik Scientist
Dr. Deborah Tangunan is
to compete for
'Breakthrough Winner of
the Year' at world-class
pitch competition in Berlin
1. Establish biological and
chemical laboratory and
laboratories to produce
vaccine virus and serums
and prophylactics
Examples :
As of August 2020, the Philippines
have now a total of 100 licensed
testing laboratories throughout the
country that are eligible to conduct RT-
PCR testing.
Various laboratories were
accredited including
Anatomic and Clinical
Pathology, Water Analysis,
and HIV Testing
1. Grant scholarships and bonus in
S&T for gifted citizens and
researchers
2. Acquire S&T equipment and
Supplies
Examples :
For the past 4 years,
DOST’s scholarship
programs produced
over 500 MS and PhD
graduates in the STEM
fields
Through the NICER
Program, the DOST will
provide institutional
grants for HEIs to
undertake research
that will promote
regional development
Cons (with Negative Impacts)
1. Could be very expensive
and unproductive
2. Failure to address the
needs of the global faculty
3. Inability to establish an all-
inclusive approach on who
to invite to return to the
Country
Examples :
The government allocated
P20B fund increase in
AFP-PNP force, while the
DOST budget for research
cut by 76 million.₱
Many Filipino researchers
may have already
established their lives
abroad, opting to choose
not to go back to the country
1. Laboratories are only
situated in Manila
2. Regional laboratories
could not easily access
microorganisms and reagents
3. National budget cuts funds
for National Laboratories
Examples :
In Cagayan Valley, many
isolated areas have no access to
molecular laboratories, have
limited testing kits, and shortage
of staffs.
The country’s prime
coronavirus testing center,
the RITM was allocated
223 million from 393 ₱ ₱
million this year.
1. Slow release of funds,
resulting to delay of research
2. Lack of regional research and
training centers
Examples :
Because of the
pandemic and lack of
funds, there is a
continuing increase of
graduate drop-outs
since last year.
According to 2013-
2015 data from
UNESCO, the
Philippines only has 0.1
percent out of the 1
percent
recommendation of
annual gross domestic
product on R&D.