GROUP 2

TIMELINE
EVENT NO. 1
The first scientific laboratory was established
in a small building on the banks of Pasig
River with Lt. R.P. Strong of the US Army in
1 1899
charge.

EVENT NO. 2
1901 2 Actual scientific work began under the
initiative of Dean C. Worcester by virtue of Act
No. 156 approved by the Civil Commission.

EVENT NO. 3
The Bureau of Government Laboratories was
JULY 01,
3
created for the purpose of performing
biological and chemical examinations as
well as for the production of vaccines and 1901
sera

EVENT NO. 4
The Department of Legal Medicine was
MARCH 11,
1915 4 created pursuant to the resolution of the
Board of Regents. The department took
charge of the courses of legal medicines and
its branches in the College of Medicine and
Law.

EVENT NO. 5
Through the passage of Act No. 3043 by the
Philippine Legislature, the same Department
Legal Medicine became a branch of the
Department of Justice and at the same time an
integral part of the University of the Philippines
5 OCTOBER 14,
1924

EVENT NO. 6
The “Division of Investigation” was created
under Commonwealth Act No. 181 with two
DECEMBER 01
1937 6 medico-legal officers and a chemist. The
Medico-Legal Section of the Division of
Investigation started the definite movement
towards the creation of scientific crime
detection laboratory.

EVENT NO. 7

7
The national Bureau of Investigation (NBI) was
organised with the Division of Investigation as SEPTEMBER
the nucleus. The chemical laboratory of the 1945
Medico-Legal Section was expanded into a
Forensic Chemistry Division.

At the present there are four (4) distinct

laboratories in the Philippines
performing forensic chemical analyses
namely:

1
Forensic Chemistry
Division of the NBI

The Criminal
Investigation Laboratory
2 of the Manila Police
Department

The Criminal Investigation

and Detection Laboratory
of the Philippine 3
Constabulary

Manila Investigation
4 Service Laboratory

KENNETH WENSLY RAZONA, RCRIM.