GLORIA

MACAPAGAL
ARROYO
 Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo
CYC (born April 5, 1947) is a Filipino
professor and politician who was the 14th
President of the Philippines from 2001 until
2010, as the 10th Vice President of the
Philippines from 1998 to 2001, as the deputy
speaker of the 17th Congress from 2016 to
2017, and a member of the House of
Representatives representing the 2nd District
of Pampanga since 2010.

Arroyo is also the first duly elected female

Vice President of the Philippines. She
currently serves as Speaker of the House of
Representatives of the Philippines, making
her the first woman to hold the position.
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In the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

administration, the science and technology
sector of the Philippines was dubbed as the
"golden age" of science and technology by
then secretary Estrella Albastro. Numerous
laws and projects that concerns both the
environment and science to push technology
as a tool to increase the country's economic
level.
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This is to help increase the

productivity from Science,
Technology and Innovations (STI)
and help benefit the poor people.
Moreover, the term
"Filipinnovation" was the coined
term used in helping the Philippines
to be an innovation hub in Asia.
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SCIENCE
The “Alay Pasasalamat,” organized by the National
Academy of Science and Technology, is a tribute to the
President by the Filipino scientists, science scholars,
COMMUNITY members of the science community and the academe,
technology adoptors, and officials and staff of the
FETES Department of Science and Technology.

PGMA IN Highlights of the event include an audio-visual

presentation on the accomplishments of the science
“ALAY PASASALAMAT” community that stemmed from the support of the
President during her nine-year tenure, and testimonials
from beneficiaries.
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With regard to S&T education, the challenge is to provide the
environment for the youth to learn and hone their skills to become

SCIENCE achievers. Their future innovations are expected to generate more

jobs, and turn out new products and services. In this light, four new
Philippine Science High School campuses were established during
COMMUNITY her term.

FETES Meanwhile, the S&T Undergraduate Scholarship Program was able to

reach out to deserving students who desired to pursue S&T

PGMA IN
baccalaureate degrees in selected higher education institutions in the
country. A total of 34,820 scholars benefited under the program from
2000 to 2009.
“ALAY
In addition, the Arroyo Administration allocated the much needed
PASASALAMAT” funds for the improvement of research facilities, and increased the
funding for the R&D activities of academic scientists and engineers.
(S&T Media Service)
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 Benigno Simeon
"Ninoy" Aquino Jr.
 Benigno Aquino III joined
the House of
Representatives and the
Senate before his
presidency. He is the first
president who is a
bachelor; he is unmarried
Benigno Simeon and has no children.
"Ninoy" Aquino Jr.
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Four distinguished scientists,
Academicians Gavino C. Trono,
Angel C. Alcala, Ramon C. Barba,
and Edgardo D. Gomez, were
conferred the rank and title of
National Scientist by President
Benigno S. Aquino III by virtue of
Malacañang Proclamation Nos. 737,
782, 783, and 843 on August 12,
2014 at the Malacañang Palace, in
recognition of their outstanding
works and contributions to science
and technology in the country.
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Academician Trono was recognized Academician Alcala was recognized for his
for his extensive studies on the seminal and original research on the systematics,
ecology, and conservation of vertebrates,
culture of seaweed species, such particularly in herpetology, by providing valuable
as Eucheuma denticulatum, basic knowledge on the country’s rich biodiversity
Kappaphycus alvarezii, Gracilaria and ecology. He served as a pioneer scientist and
advocate in the protection of coral reefs leading to
spp., Caulerpa lentillifera, and
a national policy and program that established the
Halymenia durvillaei, which no-take marine reserves, a specific type of marine
benefited many people among the protected area (MPA) set aside by the government
coastal populations. where no extractive activity is allowed.
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Academician Barba was recognized for his Academician Gomez was recognized for his
distinguished achievements in the field of sterling contributions in invertebrate biology
plant physiology, specifically on the induction and ecology, giant clam culture and
of flowering of mango and on restoration, and coral reef assessment and
micropropagation of important crop species conservation. He steered the world’s first
that have earned him national and national-scale assessment of damage to
international accolades. His pioneering work coral reefs that led to worldwide conservation
on the induction of flowering and fruiting of initiatives, such as the Global Reefs and Risk
mango resulted in the change from the Analysis, Global Coral Reef Monitoring
seasonal supply of fresh fruits to all year Network, and the International Coral Reef
round availability of abundant fresh mangoes. Action, among others
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PNoy TO The Science Expo 2011, set from July 27 to 30,

will feature the latest initiatives in the science and
PITCH FOR technology industry: researches, technologies, and

SCI-TECH
services in the areas of food, agri-/aqua-culture,
health and pharmaceuticals, disaster management
AT EXPO and mitigation, information/communication
technologies, bio/nano-technology, manufacturing
SCIENCE and engineering, electronics and alternative energy.

2011
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PNoy TO "In material science, 'nano' is breaking down the form of a

specific material and improving on it to become a better

PITCH FOR product, and these are evolving technologies.

SCI-TECH
We can compete against our neighbors. Hindi pa sila masyadong
malayo dito. Puwede tayong makisabay o makihalo," Liboro said
on "Dateline Philippines" on ANC recently.
AT EXPO He added the Philippines has made advancements in fighting

SCIENCE dengue and malnutrition, and improving access to potable

water.

2011
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Science and math proficiency

Under the K to 12 program, the science and math curriculum for junior high school follows the
spiral progression approach instead of the K to 10's discipline-based approach.

Using the science subject as an example, he explained: "Why is Biology for 14-year-olds, and
why is Chemistry for 15-year-olds, and why is Physics for 16-year-olds? There are concepts in
Biology which are easy, there are concepts in Biology which are very difficult.“

With the spiral progression approach, students learn General Science, Biology, Chemistry, and
Physics on a per-quarter basis. Basic competencies are taught in Grade 7, and the lessons get
more complicated in Grades 8, 9, and 10. This approach also applies for the math subject.

"It follows the cognitive development and maturity of our learners," Uy added.
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GMO for the INDIGENOUS PEOPLE: If the science of chemistry provided much of the technological
advances of great benefit to mankind during the 19th century, and while physics dominated the 20th
century, there is a growing world-wide consensus that the 21st century is the century of Biology
Fortunately, technology development in modern biology is relatively affordable even for developing
countries like the Philippines. Unlike research in many fields of the basic sciences which often
requires substantial outlays in equipment and laboratories, the instrumentation requirements in
genetic engineering are not as expensive. What we need is an enlightened investment plan in human
resources, which we have plenty of, and sustained support from government and private industry to
enhance our capacity to innovate.
It is therefore in our national interest to develop our indigenous capabilities to ride the crest of this
modern wave of technological progress. We should persevere in supporting our nascent R&D
capability in biotechnology to keep pace with the rest of the developed world.
- Make the country in the global race in terms
of Science Education.
- Lift up the Filipino researches/thesis.
- Lending budgets and supports for different
Filipino inventions.
- Enhanced the space programs.
- Making bill to nurture the ability of Filipino
scientist working in the other nation.
- Inventing technologies which can be used to
lessen environmental problems and can be
market.
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The Duterte administration gave reassurance

of its commitment to the science, technology
and innovation sector. The followings are
mentioned in the previous state of the nation
address of our present president in the
development of Science and Technology in
the country.
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DOST BUDGET In a speech by President Duterte,
delivered by Budget Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno
during the opening of the National Science and
Technology Week (NSTW) 2017, he said the DOST’s
budget has quadrupled in the last seven years “from P5
billion in 2010 to P20.8 billion in 2017.” Meanwhile,
the budget for research and development grew by
nearly six times over the same period of time, from P1
billion in 2009 to P5.8 billion in 2017,” Duterte said in
the speech at the NSTW held at the World Trade Center
in Pasay City on July 11.
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SPACE PROGRAM Besides the basic and applied research, Duterte’s
speech specifically expressed the current administration’s support to the
Philippine Space Technology Program. “This makes official the country’s
entry into the frontiers of space,” he said, adding that the country needs to
boldly move and catch up with the industrialized world, “in every
measure of scientific and technological proficiency”.

It should be noted that the Diwata-1 satellite, which was launched in 2016
and finally put the country’s flag in space, was made by Filipino scientists
that were sent to Japan by the DOST. The Diwata-2, which will be
launched in 2018, has improved capabilities to better monitor the country.
It is being made by another batch of Filipino scientists and engineers,
creating a pool for this industry.
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Bill
Balik Scientist law by President Rodrigo Roa
A. Duterte on 15 June 2018. Republic Act No.
11035, also known as an “Act Institutionalizing
the Balik Scientist Program,” would give more
incentives to returning Filipino experts,
scientists, inventors, and engineers who would
share their expertise in the country.
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Bill
Balik Scientist law by President Rodrigo Roa
A. Duterte on 15 June 2018. Republic Act No.
11035, also known as an “Act Institutionalizing
the Balik Scientist Program,” would give more
incentives to returning Filipino experts,
scientists, inventors, and engineers who would
share their expertise in the country.
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SPACE PROGRAM Besides the basic and
applied research, Duterte’s speech specifically
expressed the current administration’s support to
the Philippine Space Technology Program. “This
makes official the country’s entry into the
frontiers of space,” he said, adding that the
country needs to boldly move and catch up with
the industrialized world, “in every measure of
scientific and technological proficiency”.
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It should be noted that the Diwata-1

satellite, which was launched in 2016 and
finally put the country’s flag in space, was
made by Filipino scientists that were sent
to Japan by the DOST. The Diwata-2,
which will be launched in 2018, has
improved capabilities to better monitor the
country. It is being made by another batch
of Filipino scientists and engineers,
creating a pool for this industry.
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Science Education in the Philippines

According to the survey, Philippines
is one of the country belonging to
the list of the poor country in the
world in terms of education.
Possibly all of it's subareas are not
that productive. However with the
aid of the vision of the government
it is continuously improving even
it's too slow.
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On behalf of the science inventions,

Philippine education with respect to K-12
curriculum experience difficulty in putting
itself in a global standard because of the
following problems: - shortage of teachers
- Shortage of classrooms and laboratories -
Quality of learning materials But the good
thing is we are striving to lift up the state
of Science education in the country
through making researches, technology
inventions as well as sending Filipino
student competitors to other nation.
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DAVAO CITY—President Duterte promised to shell out P100

million to develop agriculture and livelihood programs in
Currently, there were no recent tribal communities across Mindanao, moves that he believed
news or article that stare fend off the influence of the communist-led New People’s
Army (NPA).
indigenous innovations with
regards to scientific and Duterte also said he would facilitate the entry of investors
technological advancement. into the tribe’s ancestral areas to increase the opportunity
Hence, most of them are for work among the tribal members.
programs that support their
livelihood. Duterte made the promise last Thursday during the two-day
Indigenous Peoples’ Leaders Summit organized by the
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) held at the Felix
Apolinario Naval Station in Panacan, 18 kilometers north of
downtown.
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He said the money would be used to allow them

to transition from their dire economic strait to
Currently, there were no recent steady livelihood.
news or article that stare
indigenous innovations with He added he would personally select the kind of
regards to scientific and
technological advancement. investors that would help them generate
Hence, most of them are
programs that support their additional livelihood.  He also offered to send
livelihood. bright and talented young tribal students to the
best schools on government expense if only to
“lift lumad communities from dire poverty.”