BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND  Trading with other countries

OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN  Indigenous or Folk Science

THE PHILIPPINES
COLONIAL PERIOD
 Spanish Rule
PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD - Brought their own culture and practices
Scientific and technological development - establish schools and introduced the
in the Philippines began in the precolonial concepts of subjects and disciplines
period. - learning of science in school focuses on
 The early inhabitants of the understanding different concepts related
archipelago had their own culture and to the human body, plants, animals, and
traditions bodies.
- own belief system and indigenous - technology focuses on using and
knowledge developing house tools
- Keeps them organized and  Spanish Era
sustained their lives and - became modernized
communities for many years. - Filipinos replicated technology brought
Pre- Spanish (Philippines) by the Spaniards using indigenous
- embedded in the way of life. materials.
- Medicine and advanced science were
Science During Pre- Colonial Period
introduced in formal colleges and
 Planting crops that provide them food
universities.
 Taking care of animals
 Food production
 Galleon Trade
 Interpret the movements of heavenly
- The Galleon trade was supplied by
bodies to predict seasons and climates
merchants largely from port areas of
 Medicinal uses of plants
Fujian who traveled to Manila to sell
Technology During Pre- Colonial Period the Spaniard spices, porcelain, ivory,
 Technology processed silk cloth and other valuable
- building houses commodities.
- irrigations - From 1565 to 1815, the galleon trade
- Developing tools contributed to the change of culture,
- Musical Instruments language and environment for both
 Music Philippines and Mexico.
- the Ancient Filipinos had music practically - The Galleon Trade was a government
for all occasions, for every phase of life, monopoly. Only two galleons were
from birth to death. used: One sailed from Acapulco to
Manila with some 500,00 pesos worth
 Jewelry
of goods, spending 120 days at sea;
- used by the people belonged in upper
the other sailed from Manila to
class or royal families.
Acapulco with some 250,00 pesos
 Metal Age influence worth of goods spending 90 days at
- Gold and silver jewelry sea.
- The country became one of the cenetrs of POST COLONIAL PERIOD
global trade in the Sea. The period after the Philippines has gained
- one of the most developed places independence from the colonizers.
in the region. - The country had a difficult time to rebuild
- Superstitious beliefs and Catholic itself from the ruins of the war
doctrines and practices halted the growth - The human spirit to survive and to rebuild
of science in country. the country may be strong but the capacity
of the country to bring back what was
COLONIAL PERIOD- AMERICAN destroyed was limited.
- most influence in the development of
 New Republic
science and technology
- focusing on using its limited resources in
- public education system
improving science and technology
Improved engineering works and health of
capability
the people
- use of Overseas Development Allocation
- mineral sources were explored and
to improve scientific productivity and
exploited
technological capability
- “Americanized” the Filipinos
- Human resource development
- reorganized the learning of
science Influence in the Development if Science
- in the basic education, science and Technology in the Philippines
education focuses on nature Internal Influence
studies and science and sanitation. - Survival
 Health and Sanitation - Culture
- Filipinos learned the value of cleanliness, - Economic Activities
proper hygiene, and healthy practices External Influence
- Hospitals, clinics, and health centers were - Foreign Colonizers
established including public hospitals for - Traders with foreign countries
lepers. - International Economic demands
 Infrastructures
- Americans built roads, streets, and How does school science shape Science
bridges and Technology in our country?
- the new infrastructure helped make the Government Policies on Science and
movement of products and services more Technology
efficient - introduced and implemented programs,
- boulevards, zone districts, and centers of projects and policies to boost science and
leisure were also established technology.
- Goal: prepare the whole country and its
people to meet the demands of a
technologically driven world and
capacitate the people to live in a world
driven by science.
 Department Of Science and - Allocating 2% of the GDP to research
Technology-National Research - Legislating a law supporting human
Council of the Philippines genome
- In response to the ASEAN 2015 Agenda,
4. Biological Sciences, Agriculture And
the government, particularly DOST, has
Forestry
sought the expertise of the NRCP to
- Protecting and conserving biodiversity by
consult various sectors in the society to
full implementation of existing laws
study how the Philippines can prepare
- Use of bio safety and standard model by
itself in meeting the ASEAN 2015 Goals
ASEAN countries
The NRCP clustered these policies
- Promoting indigenous knowledge
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into four:
systems and indigenous people's
1. Social Sciences, Humanities,
conservation
Education, International Policies And
- Formulation of common food and safety
Governance
standards
- Integrating ASEAN awareness in basic
education without adding to the
curriculum SUMMARY
- Emphasizing teaching in the mother This lesson discussed the influence of
tongue science and technology in the
- Developing school infrastructure and development of the Philippines as a
providing for ICT broadband country. Even before the time of Spanish
- Local food security colonization in the Philippines, various
people and communities already practiced
2. Phsyics, Engineering And Industrial science. They invented tools and bullt
Research. Earth And Space Science, structures, studied the medicinal uses of
And Mathematics plants, observed heavenly bodies to
- Emphasizing degrees, licenses, and predict seasons and weather, and used
employment opportunities indigenous science in agriculture. These
- Outright grants for peer monitoring are considered indigenous science, which
- Review of RA 9184 is one of the foundations of modern
- Harnessing science and technology as an science.
independent mover of development
3. Medical, Chemical, And The growth of science and its development
Pharmaceutical Sciences as a field in the country is a hybrid of
- Ensuring compliance of drug- indigenous and foreign ideas. Spain and
manufacturing firms with ASEAN- the United States, being the former
harmonized standards by full colonial masters of the country, played an
implementation of the FDA important role in building the foundation
- Creating an education council dedicated of science in the Philippines. To further
to standardization of pharmaceutical strengthen the science program in the
services and care Philippines, the government establishes
- Empowering food and drug agencies to various science programs, policies, and
conduct evidence-based research as pool projects.
of information
Through the years, many Filipinos were
able to establish themselves as scientists
and science educators in various scientific
areas and fields. Invention and innovations
were done by these Filipino scientists.
Finally, the demands of globalization,
especially the ASEAN economic agenda,
prompted the Philippines to invest in
science and technology programs and
projects.