LE S S O N 2 : G O V E R N M E N T

POLICIES ON S C IE N C E &
TE C H N O LO G Y
THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT INTRODUCED
AND IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL PROGRAMS,
PROJECTS, AND POLICIES TO BOOST THE
AREA OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
COVERS THE PUBLIC SECTOR MEASURES
DESIGNED FOR THE CREATION, FUNDING,
SUPPORT AND MOBILIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC
AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2067

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “SCIENCE ACT

OF 1958”
THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE
PHILIPPINES (NRCP) CLUSTERED POLICIES, NAMELY:

• SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES, EDUCATION,

INTERNATIONAL POLICIES AND GOVERNANCE;
• PHYSICS, ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL
RESEARCH, EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES,
AND MATHEMATICS;
• MEDICAL, CHEMICAL, AND
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES; AND
• BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE AND
FORESTRY.
THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY IS THE PREMIERE SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY BODY IN THE COUNTRY
CHARGED WITH THE TWIN MANDATE OF
PROVIDING CENTRAL DIRECTION,
LEADERSHIP AND COORDINATION OF ALL
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES.
EXISTING DOST PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY THE
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT:

•PROVIDING FUNDS FOR BASIC RESEARCH AND

PATENTS RELATED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
• PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNDERGRADUATES
AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
•ESTABLISHING MORE BRANCHES OF THE
PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM;
• CREATING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PARKS;
•BALIK SCIENTIST PROGRAM;
•DEVELOPING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PARKS IN ACADEMIC CAMPUSES; AND
•THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL
SCIENCE COMPLEX AND NATIONAL
ENGINEERING COMPLEX.
CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS IDENTIFIED BY THE PHILIPPINE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

• ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTERS

OF EXCELLENCE;
• MANPOWER AND INSTITUTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS;
• ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL CENTERS;
• ESTABLISHMENT OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS CENTERS; AND
• STRENGTHEN SCIENCE EDUCATION AT AN
EARLY STAGE.
AREAS AND FIELDS THE COUNTRY IS LOOKING FORWARD
TO EMBARK VARIOUS RESEARCH AND PROJECTS:

• USE OF ALTERNATIVE AND SAFE ENERGY;

• HARNESSING MINERAL RESOURCES;
• FINDING CURE FOR VARIOUS DISEASES
AND ILLNESS;
• CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING;
• INCREASING FOOD PRODUCTION;
•PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;
•COPING WITH NATURAL DISASTERS AND
CALAMITIES; AND
• INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.