Miedes, Rogelio Jr. D.

Section 10- Subsection 3

Title: Critical Innovation for National Industrialization: Building Local Capacity for Local
Development by Dr. Giovanni Tapang

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HkgsH2eE2I&t=611s

INTRODUCTION
— Agham at Teknolohiya in PH is stunted ( bansot at atrasado) because of structural Problems.

While it is true that this we are not at the peak of philippine capabilities and we are far from it, it
does not disregard that we also have a lot of potential for growth (through what we have and
IMPROVING WHAT WE HAVE).

- The Ph economy is numerically growing but it is not felt by majority of citizens.

In Education:
- The divide between schools are evident. Some schools do not have enough science
equipments (important in HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE), making some students be left behind and
have poor understanding of scientific schools. Consequently , it becomes harder for future
scientists and other relative careers to thrive).

Industrial Growth:
- This brings us to an important perspective about the prevalence of low job opportunities.
- “ Walang manggagawa kasi wala naman Pagawaan”

LACK OF INDUSTRIES:

- lack of industries equates to lesser economic growth and lack of jobs.

- Depicts lack of industrial capacity as evidenced by high unemployment in PH and etc.
- lack of basic industries result to incapacity in generating materials needed to improve
production ( an important aspect of economic growth, opportunities for people, and livelihood)

An important aspect and one of the major source of livelihood is AGRICULTURE.

- Several are reliant to its resources and without it thousand Filipino families or even the
WHOLE NATION would not have something to eat in their tables.

data about GDP would show that from 1946- 2008 agriculture continuously depleted.

Bigger Problem!
- in manufacturing an production
- since 1950s production remained stagnant or flat.
- ONLY 1/4 of our economy is on PRODUCTION

Low Production = Lack of basic necessities

Most of products are imported because we have limited production.

Low Production forces people to choose imported products since little is produced here.

known pun:
“Even toothpick is made outside the country”

While there is production here it is very limited and they are not on large-scale production.
Another point to ponder on is the fact that even some of things we produce have high import
content.

Apparently the highest export of country is ELECTRONICS:

- 7th in Asia
- However, AGAIN, electronics have very HIGH import content.
- Pre- Industrial,

we may be agrarian but it is not maximized and our resources are subject to low productivity
because several workers in the sector still do everything by hand and pushing their animals
which requires a handful work and very time consuming. To add, most of them do not even own
the lands they work for and on.

Nonetheless, we are not considerably and industrial country, we have low production which is
why there is surge on service-oriented jobs where no necessities and materials or products are
being produced or generated.

JOBS:
Since there is lack of industries and low production people tend to go abroad where job
opportunities are far better and offer high income to sustain their respective families.

WEAK MANUFACTURING:

While we have quite abundant resources we do not have the means to produce something out
of it.

what happens is we export iron then other countries will convert it to metal bars and, since it is a
necessity we are forced to but it at a very high cost.
we don’t have enough VALUE-ADDED INDUSTRIES

Science and technology development is inhibited because these industries vaguely exist in the
country.

What we have most at present are the low value-added industries. Example is electronics where
production ish mainly on assembling materials sourced from import.

BRAIN DRAIN:

with these persisting in the country, we lose manpower and professionals who can uplift the
growth of science and technology.

Brain drain worsens, wherein experts tend to seek opportunities outside the country because
they have limited options inside our country.

- lack of industries
- lack of programs that attend to development of agricultural modernization

Problem on sugar shortage:

detrimental solution: import > develop sugar production

Related factors:

- faulty policies: limited research and development

- crisis after crisis: country is forced to attend to immediate needs lessening allocation for
long-term solution to shortages (through developing production)

PART 2

Instead of being reliant on imports, we must put an effort in developing the industries. We must
strive to build technologies here instead of being excessively reliant to import.

Build an industry of our own so we can stand on our own. It would be better if the country itself
is able the primary necessities of its people. Build our future!

According to Giovanni in FEU Academics (2018) must envision a country that prioritizes on
providing the needs of its people through sufficient production first on providing for ourselves
before prioritizing export.

“Produce primarily for domestic production”

To make way for experts, opening opportunities for developing industries who would help using
our resources and convert them ourselves to a useful product instead of solely relying on
already finished products that are imported.

- We must also lessen tendencies of industries that entirely revolve on Assembling or

reassembling imports.

With the resources we have, we have hope in building industries that provide economic
opportunities yet safe for these resources as well.

We need to reinforce our forces of production and ensure that domestic production is prioritized
since the goal is to primarily provide for necessities of our own country before countries that are
considerably thriving on their own.

PUBLIC SECTOR CONTROL AND OPERATION OF VITAL INDUSTRIES

Have control to regulate these industries.

To facilitate progressive country we must offer tariff protection.

ACTIVE SUPPORT FOR FILIPINO FIRMS rather than high dependence on foreign
investors/manufacturers to supply our necessities.

According to Giovanni in FEU Academics (2020), support in terms of:

- tariff protection
- subsidies
- tax credits
- prioritization of filipino firms in procurement of government
- building state enterprises and/or public control

Transactions with foreign investors are not entirely bas but we cannot solely rely on them to
industrialize our country, so that we can establish industries that can stand on their own and
provide long-term benefits for the country and generate better economic opportunities.

important note:
- Local content and local labor requirement
- equity limits (not more than 40%)
- real technology transfer (foreign investors must leave their technology with us)

FINANCING NATIONAL INDUSTRIES

- On the emergence of pork barrel issue, it showed how we can actually fund industries if the
govern chose to do so.
- If politicians are not motivated with self-interest, we could surely have something to fund these
industries and build industries in the country.
- It is a matter of prioritization, proper allocation, and obliterating varying forms of corruption.

Policies must be reformed to aid in

AGRARIAN REFORM AND DEVELOPMENT.

AGRICULTURE AS A BASE
- so no agriculture-based worker would be left behind

Light industry as a bridging factor

- smaller investments
- raise living standards since we already have sufficient supply of our necessities and we do not
solely depend on what other countries have left.
- Returns would also be quick since these are industries that are agriculture-based (something
we consume on a daily basis)

In general:
- we lack local production
- Often, most of the local production we have are directly exported abroad

VISSER
- modern science education to all

Open or free source

- to implement them ourselves and sustain a sufficient supply more for our country before
resorting to exporting products.

Societal change is largely contributed by a well-thought and collaborative effort of social

scientists, physical, data and etc.
(we must ensure that science and technology go hand-in-hand in helping alleviating the lives of
many (the people)

References:

FEU Academics. (2020, September 2). FEU Public Intellectual Lecture Series | Dr. Giovanni
Tapang | Part 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAiNFJsYirE&t=137s

FEU Academics. (2020, September 2). FEU Public Intellectual Lecture Series | Dr. Giovanni
Tapang | Part 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAiNFJsYirE&t=137s