Commonwealth

Period
(1935-1946)
❑ Beginning of the country’s
transformation.
❑ Promoting scientific development
❑ Article XIII, Section 4 of the
constitution stating that:
“The state shall promote scientific
research and inventions, arts and
letters shall be under its
patronage…”
 During this period
👉 Expansion of the public school system.
👉Government established the National
Economic Council.
👉Numerous government corporations are
were formed to performed.
👉Bureau of Mines was also created
👉More industrial scientific researches
were also performed.
However, the goal of the Commonwealth
government of economic self-reliance
was not attained.
• Due to the foreign trade
policies still controlled by the
American government.
• The Japanese troops began in
1941.
Period Since
Independence
➢ Institutions were supervised by
Department of Education and Culture.
➢ Increase in the number of college
graduates.
However, small portion of them were
into agriculture, science and
engineering.
The increase in number of learning
institutions in the country entailed the
birth of various science agencies of the
government. Some of these were the
following:
• Institute of Science (1947)
• Institute of Nutrition (1947)
• Science Foundation of the Philippines
(1952)
• Commission on Volcanology (1952)
Institute of Science and Technology (former Institute
of Science) was born.
The congress enacted the Science Act of 1958(R.A
2067). This created the National Science
Development Board (NSDB).
NSDB was later on expanded through the addition
of more science agencies including the following:

•Philippine Inventions Commissions (1964)

•Philippine Coconut Research Institute (1964)
•Philippine Textile Research Institute (1967)
•Forest Research and Industries Development
Commissions (1969)
Some existing agencies were also placed
under NSDB for policy coordination such
as:
➢ Metals Industry Research and
Development Center (MIRDC)
➢ Science Foundation of the Philippine
(SFP)
➢ Philippine Science High School (PSHS)
➢ Philippine Council for Agriculture and
Resources Research (PCARR)
Years after, in 1982, NSDB was further
recognized becoming the National Science
and Technology Authority (NSTA) with 4
research and development councils, namely:
• Philippine Council for Agriculture and Resources
Research and Development (PCARRD)
• Philippine Council for Industry and Energy
Research Development (PCIERD)
• Philippine Council for Health Research and
Development (PCHRD)
• National Research Council of the Philippine
(NRCP)
 ❑Six new institutes were opened:
✓National Institutes of Physics
✓National Institutes of Geological Sciences
✓National Institutes of Natural Science
Research
✓National Institutes of Chemistry
✓National Institutes of Biology
✓National Institutes of Mathematical
Science
➢ A Scientific Career System was
introduced in the country by the Civil
Service Commission.
On January 1987, by Virtue of Executive
Order 128, The National Science and
Technology Authority was elevated to full
cabinet level which converted the agency
to Department of Science and Technology
(DOST).
Department of Science and Technology
(DOST).
❖ Significantly plays a role in pursuing the
declared state policy of supporting local
scientific and technological effort.
❖ Developing local capability for
technological self-reliance.
❖ Encouraging grater private sector
participation in national research and
development.