The document discusses science and technology policies and developments in the Philippines. It outlines the government agencies responsible for coordinating S&T projects and programs to support national development. It describes the DOST's support for scholarships, research institutions, science parks and other initiatives. National S&T plans from 2002-2020 and 2011-2016 are summarized, including their visions, strategic areas and expected outcomes. Major S&T developments supported by USAID and notable Filipino scientists and biologists are also mentioned.

1. By: Catherine P. Tapales, MAN,MAED-Sci

3. DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY (DOST)
• Kagawaran ng Agham at Teknolohiya is the
executive department of the Philippine
Government responsible for the coordination
of science and technology-related projects in
the Philippines in the fields of science and
technology in support of national
development.
o Under the DOST are 19 organizations

4. DOST Policies in the
Philippines
National Goals
International
Treaty
Legal
Frameworks
Social Needs,
Issues, and
Problems
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• Policies
• Programs
• Projects

5. Other existing programs supported by the
Philippine government through the DOST
• Overseas Development Aid (ODA) – providing funds
for basic research and patents related to science and
technology.
• Providing scholarship for undergraduate and
graduate studies of students in the field of science
and technology.
– To produce more doctoral graduates in the field of
science and technology.

6. • Establishing more branches of the Philippine Science
High School System for training young Filipinos in the
field of science and technology.
• Creating science and technology parks to encourage
academe and industry partnership.
• Balik Scientist Program to encourage Filipino
scientists abroad to come home and work in the
Philippines.
- To produce more researches in these fields.
Con’t….

7. • Developing science and technology parks in
academic campuses to encourage academe and
industry partnerships.
• The establishment of the National Science Complex
and National Engineering Complex within the
University of the Philippines campus in Dilliman.
- To develop more science and technology and
engineering manpower resources needed by the
country.
Con’t….

10. • As a result of the consultation, the NCRP
is expected to recommend policies and
programs that will improve the
competitiveness of the Philippines in the
ASEAN Region.

16. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PLAN 2002-2020
• The Philippine basic strategy which is a long
term plan that covers nearly 20 years.
• This documents puts forth visions and goals
related to S&T and describes strategic areas.
• The vision for 2004 is “Science and Technology
significantly contributes enhancing the
national productivity and competitiveness and
solving urgent national issues.”

17. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PLAN 2002-2020
• The vision for 2010 “The Philippines has
created a niche market and provides and
utilizes world-class knowledge and expertise
in the fields selected. The country also fosters
a vibrant culture of science and technology.”
• The vision for 2020 is “The Philippines
develops world-class competitive products
and services based on high technical
capabilities.”

18. Strategic Areas are Classified into Nine
(9) Categories based on the Visions:
1. Pursuit of a niche and formation of clusters.
2. Efforts to tackle urgent national issues
(poverty, inadequate food, water and energy,
housing and employment, low income, low
productivity, devastation, cyber terrorism,
and fragile governance).
3. Cultivation of human resources in the fields
of science and technology.

19. Strategic Areas are Classified into Nine
(9) Categories based on the Visions:
4. Provision of Support to small to mediocre
enterprise.
5. Promotion of technology transfer and
utilization.
6. Building and upgrading of infrastructure in the
fields of science and technology.
7. Enhancement of the relationship between
government, industry, academic and society,
and foreign countries.

20. Strategic Areas are Classified into Nine
(9) Categories based on the Visions:
8. Improvement of administrative ability in the
fields of science and technology.
9. Fostering of scientific, technological, and
innovative culture.

21. National Development Plan 2011-2016
(updated strategies)
1. Widening access to cost effective and useful
technologies in order to enhance useful
technologies in order to enhance innovation
capabilities of small to medium companies.
2. Providing state of the art equipment and other
support to assists local industries in creating
innovations.
3. Utilizing ICT to expand economic opportunities.
4. Motivating researchers and engineers to create
social and technical innovations.

22. Eight(8) Expected Outcomes to be
pursued from the implementation of
the strategies:
1) Science based expertise and tools for achieving
world class productivity in the field of agriculture.
2) Revolutionary, cost-effective and appropriate
technologies for small to medium companies to
develop and produce world class competitive
products
3) State of the art facilities and equipment for
achieving a world class competitive edge while
the improving the values chains of domestic
technologies

23. Eight(8) Expected Outcomes to be
pursued from the implementation of
the strategies:
4) The Philippines as a world leader in the IT field
(realization of business process management
services that create 1.3 million jobs including
520,000 jobs outside the capital region)
5) Transforming government based on ICT in a
manner that widens access to government services
(medical and education)in non-urban areas (with
the aim of getting a place in the top 50 countries in
the field of e-government in the world by 2016)

24. Eight(8) Expected Outcomes to be
pursued from the implementation of
the strategies:
6) Improving medical care by scientific
innovation
7) Fostering highly capable and world
competitive human resources in the fields of
science and technology through national science
and technology programs (making Philippine
Science High School a top level science high
school in the ASEAN region by 2015 and
assigning at least one DOST scholar to each
town by 2016)

25. Eight(8) Expected Outcomes to be
pursued from the implementation of
the strategies:
8) Providing science based weather and climate
information along with impact assessment
results (thereby providing support to
organizations that work out measures against
disasters and climate changes and making the
Philippines a resilient country).

26. MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN S&T IN THE
PHILIPPINES
• The USAID in partnership with DOST instituted
the following:
1. Storm surge modelling, training and study
visits National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) scientific centers.
2. Registered 1.3million fisherfolk to give them
access to GPH basic services and help in
fisheries conservation.

27. MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN S&T IN THE
PHILIPPINES
3. Helped the Philippines to improve its ability to
respond to natural disasters and adapt to the
negative impacts of climate change by setting up
EWS in flood and landslide prone communities.
4. Introduced mobile and web-based
applications technology.
5. Promoted digital literacy.

28. MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN S&T IN THE
PHILIPPINES
6) Helped create an electronic medical record
system, which facilitated access to 300,000 patients
and generated 700,000 patient consultations,
significantly improving delivery of health services
and advise.
7) Initiated support for researching utilization of
oxytocin in Uniject, a pre-filled, exact dose of
oxytocin that provides an efficient alternative to
preventing post-partum haemorrhage. This proven,
innovative technology aims to reduce the number
of maternal deaths in the Philippines.

29. MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN S&T IN THE
PHILIPPINES
8) Supported research in tuberculosis (TB) in
children and the relationship of tobacco and TB to
children.
9) Use of renewable energy and environment-
friendly alternative energy lizing its guiding viion of
“Energy Access for More”.
10) Assisted Batangas City in more effective and
sustainable local planning.
11) Addressed increasing levels of emissions due to
rapid urbanization.

30. MAJOR PERSONALITIES IN
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Regine Cabato documented seven (7) Filipino
scientists who are “changing the world”.
(CNN Philippines Life)

31. • Reina Reyes – astrophysicist
– Pinoy Scientist a blog that features mostly young
Filipino scientists across different fields.
• Irene Crisologo – radar meteorologist
– based in Postdam, Germany working on open
source methods for processing weather radar
data.
• Andreia Carillo – astrophysicist
– From Bulacan but now based in Austin,USA and
a doctorate degree at the University Texas.

32. • Julius Sempio - specialist in geoinformatics
and remote sensing
– Helping develop an effective archive and database
for images coming from Diwata-1,aka PHL-
Microsat-1,a Philippine microsatellite launched
into International Space Station & the future
Diwata-2.
– Used in mapping, monitoring the environment
and detecting changes in land features and usage.
• Kamela Ng – molecular epidemiologist
– In Institute of tropical Medicine at Antwerp in the
Netherlands, Belgium and University of
Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
– Her current research is focused on early detection
of drug resistant –tuberculosis transmission.

33. • Migs Canilao – anthropologist and
archeologist
– He specializes in environmental and urban geography.
– Completing his studies at the University of Illinois in
Chicago where his research involves using high
resolution satellite imagery to track ancient gold
trading trailing and settlements in Northwestern
Luzon.
• Sarah Oliva – geophysicist
– Based in Tulane, New Orleans,USA. From Naga City
(Camarines Sur).
– She had a background in physics and material
sciences

34. LIST OF FAMOUS
FILIPINO BIOLOGIST
- because of their work, research and
inventions of these biologist have made to
the top.

35. • Angel C. Alcala
– Worked for the conservation of tropical marine
resources and invented artificial coral reefs that
are used for fisheries in Southeast Asia.
• Benjamin D. Cabrera
– Involve in medical parasitology and public health
and has published over 100 scientific studies.
– Earned the Philippine Legion of Honor for his
work with filariasis, a parasitic disease.
– Developed innovative drug treatments for
mosquito-borne diseases.
– Worked on controlling ascariasis, a human
disease caused by a parasitic roundworm.

36. • Pedro B. Escuro – plant breeder
– Develop high-yield varieties of C4 rice against diseases
and pests.
• Edgardo Gomez – marine ecosystem and marine
biologist
– Work on coral reefs led to saving the true giant clam
from extinction.
• Bienvenido O. Juliano
– Develop method of evaluating grain quality and senior
consultant for the Philippine Rice Research Institute.
• Milagrosa R. Martinez
– Pioneer in field of micro-algaeculture
– Research in field of phycology and studied nostoc
commune and chorella

37. • Evelyn Mae T. Mendoza
– Research in plant biochemistry “makapuno”
phenotype of coconut and the nutritional worth
of legumes indigenous to the Philippines, cassava
and sweet potatoes.
– Studied resistance in certain plants to pests or
diseases.
• Baldomero Olveria Jr.
– Conducted research in fields of molecular biology
and biochemistry and he has isolated key DNA
enzymes.
– His discovery of Conus peptides may lead to
drugs for pain and nervous system disorders.

38. • Eduardo Quisumbing
– An authority of Philippine plants.
– Published numerous papers about medicinal plants
like orchids.
– Received award on Distinguished Service Star
(botany) and Diploma of Merit (orchidology)
• Asuncion Raymundo
– An Academician of NAST (National Academy of
Science and Technology)
– The advisory group of science and technology to the
Office of the President.

39. • Reynaldo A. Tabada
– Made contributions in air pollution and water
resources like assessing the environmental impact of
pollutants from thermal power plants that use coal,
the effects of heavy metal emissions and hydrogen
sulfide from geothermal plants on vegetation and
assessing the nitrogen and phosphorus in Laguna
Lake.
• Carmen Velasquez
– Studied fish parasitology and discovered 32 species
and one genus of digenetic trematodes on fish
population.
– Discovered (2) new trematode species on birds and
(5) mammals.
– Discovered parasitic copepod and (2) new species of
nematodes

40. • Benito S. Vergara
– An expert on flowering response of rice to
photperiodism and physiology.
– His research has led to improvement of deep
water rice that is tolerant to floods and cold
temperature, and increased production.
• Prescillano M. Zamora
– Done work on the xylem elements of vascular
plants.
– His research on ferns led to the discovery of
additional species.
– Contributed to the conservation of natural
resources and environmental policy research.

41. Famous Filipino's in the Field
of Science
• Ramon Cabanos Barba- outstanding research
on tissue culture in Philippine mangoes.
• Josefino Cacas Comiso- works on observing
the characteristics of Antarctica by using
satellite images.
• Jose Bejar Cruz Jr.- known internationally in
the field of electrical engineering; elected as
officer of the famous Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineering.

42. Famous Filipino's in the Field of Science
• Lourdes Jansuy Cruz- notable for her research on sea
snail venom.
• Fabian Millar Dayrit- for his research on herbal
medicine.
• Rafael Dineros Guerrero III- for his research on tilapia
culture.
• Enrique Mapua Ostrea Jr.- for inventing the meconium
drugs testing.
• Lilian Formalejo Patena- for doing research on plant
biotechnology.
• Mari-Jo Panganiban Ruiz- outstanding educator and
graph theorist.
• Gregory Ligot Tangonan- research in the field of
communications technology.

43. Outstanding Filipino's Scientist
Recognized in Abroad
• Caesar A. Saloma- an internationally
renowned physicist.
• Edgardo Gomez- famous scientist in
marine science.
• William Padolina- chemistyr and
president of National Academy of
Science and Technology (NAST)-
Philippines
• Angel Alcala- marine science