TIMELINE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC CRIME LABORATORY

IN THE PHILIPPINES

1858: The first medical June 17, 1888: 1894: Rules regulating
textbook entitled Appointment of the services of the
“Manual de Medicina Anacleto del Rosario as “Medico Titular y
Domestica” was Director; Creation of Forences” were
printed, which included Laboratorio Medico- published. Medico-
instructions related to legal: under the judicial legal laboratory was
medico-legal practice branch of government; created.
by Spanish
1871: Physicians.
The teaching of under the direction
September 13, 1887:of a 1895: Antonio Luna
Dr. Rafael Genard
legal medicine wasy physician;
Laboratorio Municipala
assisted by established a clinical
Mas was theasChief
included an pharmacist-chemist;
de Manila was created laboratory. However, it
Army Physician.
academic foundation Ulpiano Rodriguez
managed by Direccion as was paralyzed in 1896
subject in the School of first chemist.
General de because of the
Medicine at the Administracion Civil Revolution.
University of Sto. that is controlled by
MarchTomas.
3, 1876: The Gobierno
December de 15,
Provincias.
1884: 1898: American Civil
King of Spain, by virtue The functions
Creation of included
a Government preserved
of the Royal Decree analyses
Committeeof food, water,
to study the system of Spanish
No. 188, created the materials
mineral waters the
from of Forensic Medicine.
position of “Medico standpoint
Luzon by Gen. of public
Joaquin
Titulares” that is in healthAnacleto
Jovellar; and legaldel
charge of public medicine, and
Rosario as the chemist.
sanitation and aids in specimens for clinical
the medico-legal purposes.
CONTINUATION

administration of
justice. Forensic
physicians were
appointed.
 1899: The United March 11, 1915: The January 10, 1922: The
States Army put up the Department of Legal head of the Department
first Crime Detection Medicine was created of Legal Medicine and
Laboratory. First with Dr. Sixto de los Ethics became the chief
Scientific Laboratory Angeles as the head. of the medico-legal
on the banks of Pasig department of the
River. Lt. R. Strong, an Philippine General
American
1901: Thesoldier, took
Philippine 1908: Hospital without
OCTOBER pay.
14, 1924:
charge for 2 years.
Commission created The Philippine Medical Through the passage of
the Provincial Insular School included the Act No. 3043 by the
and Municipal Board of teaching of Legal Philippine Legislature,
Health under Act Medicine and Ethics the same Department of
Numbers 157, 307, and with the head having Legal Medicine
308. The Manila Police the salary of 4, became a branch of
Department
July and theof
1, 1901: Bureau peso/annum, half time
1904: Analyses of Department
December 1, of Justice
1937: The
Philippine
Government basis and Dr. Sixto
counterfeit coins,de and at Divison
the sameoftime an
Constabulary created
Laboratories (BGL) los Angeles
poison tests,asand
the intgral part ofwas
Investigation the
wastheir own by
created crime
virtue chief.
bloodstain analyses University
created of the
under
laboratory to support
of Act No by the Civil were performed. Philippines Act
Commonwealth
their peacekeeping
Commission; Dr. Paul No. 181 two medico-
C. Freeractivities.
became the 1st legal officers and a
director. chemist. The Medico-
legal Section of the
Division of
invesigation started the
definite moevement
towards the creation of
Scientific Crime
Detection Laboratory.