SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND
SOCIETY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND NATION- BUILDING (PART II)
DANIEL ISAIAH B. RAYMUNDO
Department of Environmental Science
College of Science
LESSON OBJECTIVES
1. Cite provisions of the Constitution to the science and technology
in the country.
2. Describe the roles of the Department of Science and Technology
and its different attached institutes and related agencies.
3. Explain how science and technology enables the attainment of
the Philippine Development Plan through a harmonized research
and development agenda.
4. Name some Filipino national scientists and inventors.
THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Article XIV
SECTION 10.
Science and technology are essential for national development
and progress. The State shall give priority to research and
development, invention, innovation, and their utilization; and to
science and technology education, training, and services. It shall
support indigenous, appropriate, and self-reliant scientific and
technological capabilities, and their application to the country’s
productive systems and national life.
THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Article XIV
SECTION 11.
The Congress may provide for incentives, including tax
deductions, to encourage private participation in programs of
basic and applied scientific research. Scholarships, grants-in-aid,
or other forms of incentives shall be provided to deserving science
students, researchers, scientists, inventors, technologists, and
specially gifted citizens.
THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Article XIV
SECTION 12.
The State shall regulate the transfer and promote the adaptation
of technology from all sources for the national benefit. It shall
encourage the widest participation of private groups, local
governments, and community-based organizations in the
generation and utilization of science and technology.
THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Article XIV
SECTION 13.
The State shall protect and secure the exclusive rights of scientists,
inventors, artists, and other gifted citizens to their intellectual
property and creations, particularly when beneficial to the
people, for such period as may be provided by law.
DEPARTMENT OF
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY (DOST)
The Department of Science and
Technology is the primary science
and technology agency of the
Philippines. DOST is responsible for
providing central direction,
leadership, and coordination of
all scientific and technological
activities, formulating activities,
programs, and projects to support
national development.
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY (DOST)
Originally, it was named National Science
Development Board (NSDB) created on June 13, 1958
under the presidency of Carlos P. Garcia.
Later, it was reorganized as the National Science and
Technology Authority (NSTA) on March 17, 1982 under
the presidency of Ferdinand E. Marcos.
Eventually, it was elevated to cabinet level upon
Executive Order No. 128 by then President Corazon C.
Aquino on January 30, 1987 and was renamed the
Department of Science and Technology.
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY (DOST)
• DOST is composed of councils and agencies with
specific scope and responsibilities:
Sectoral planning council
Research and development institutes
S&T service institutes
Collegial bodies
Regional offices
Provincial S&T centers
•
Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging
Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD)
The central agency in the formulation
of policies, plans, and programs as
well as in the implementation of
strategies in the industry, energy, and
emerging technology sectors.
Philippine Council for Health Research
and Development (PCHRD)
The central agency that formulates
policies, plans, programs, project,
and strategies for health S&T
development, allocates government
and external funds for R&D, monitors
R&D projects, and generates external
funds.
Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural
Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD)
The central agency that formulates
policies, plans, and programs for R&D
in agriculture, aquatic, and natural
resources, coordinates and monitors
R&D efforts, allocates government
and external funds for R&D, and
generates resources to support its
programs.
Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI)
Undertakes research and
development activities aimed at
strengthening and modernizing
Information and Communications
Technology and microelectronics
and dedicates itself to delivering
technology solutions in support of a
productive and resilient Filipino
society.
Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI)
Develops nutritious, safe, and
affordable food products and
transfers this technology to
entrepreneur for their commercial
production and distribution.
Forest Products Research and
Development Institute (FPRDI)
Conducts research and
development on wood and non-
wood forest products, transfer
technologies, and provide technical
services and trainings.
Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI)
Undertakes technical services such as
standardization, analysis, and
calibration, transfers research results
directly to end-users or via linkages
with other government agencies,
conducts training, and provides
technical advisory and consultancy
to industry and end-users.
Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC)
Provides metals and engineering
industry with professional
management and technical
expertise, training of engineers and
technicians, information exchange,
trade accreditation services, quality
control and testing of metal products,
R&D, and business economics
advisory services.
Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)
Undertakes R&D activities in the
peaceful uses of nuclear energy,
institutes regulations on the said uses,
and carries out enforcement of said
regulations to protect the health and
safety of radiation workers and the
public.
Philippine Textile Research Institute
(PTRI)
Conducts R&D for the textile industry
sector, undertakes transfer of
completed researches to end-users
or via linkage units of other
government agencies, undertakes
technical services, and provides
training programs.
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration (PAGASA)
Provides flood and typhoon warnings,
public weather forecasts and
advisories, meteorological,
astronomical, climatological, and
other specialized information and
services for the protection of life and
property and in support of economic
productivity and sustainable
development.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
Mitigate disasters that may arise from
volcanic eruptions, earthquakes,
tsunami, and other related
geotectonic phenomena.
Philippine Science High School System
Provides scholarship to students with
high aptitude in science and
mathematics, prepares its students for
careers in Science and Technology,
and contributes to nation-building by
helping the country attain a critical
mass of professionals and leaders in
S&T.
Science Education Institute (SEI)
Accelerates the development of S&T
human resources of the country by
administering undergraduate and
graduate scholarships and
advanced specialized trainings,
promotes S&T culture, and develop
innovative science education
innovative programs.
Science and Technology Information
Institute (STII)
Establishes a science and technology
databank and library, disseminate
science and technology information,
and undertakes training on science
and technology information.
Technology Application and Promotion
Institute (TAPI)
Promotes the commercialization of
technologies and market the services
of other operating units of the DOST.
National Academy of Science and
Technology (NAST)
Recognizes outstanding
achievements in science and
technology, provides meaningful
incentives to those engaged in
scientific and technological
researches, and advises the President
and the Cabinet on matters related
to science and technology.
National Research Council of the
Philippines (NCRP)
Promotes frontier and problem-oriented
researches in the sciences and
humanities that provide solutions to
pressing and anticipated national issues
and seeks an enabling environment
where members can continuously
generate new knowledge and
exemplary researches as well as mentor
future members.
AmBisyon
Natin 2040:
The Vision,
Our Ambition On October 11, 2016, President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed Executive Order
No. 5, s. 2016 approving and adopting the 25- year long-term vision
entitled AmBisyon Natin 2040 as a guide for development planning.
AmBisyon Natin 2040 is the result of a long-term visioning process that
began under the previous administration in 2015.
AmBisyon Natin 2040: The Vision, Our
Ambition
Middle-class aspirations
The Filipinos’ vision for the Philippines in 2040 is a
prosperous, predominantly middle-class society
where there is equality of opportunities and
poverty has been eradicated.
On the kind of life that they want for themselves,
Filipinos want a life that is strongly rooted,
comfortable, and secure: matatag, maginhawa,
at panatag.
The Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028 is the second medium-term plan anchored
Philippine on the AmBisyon Natin 2040, consistent with Executive Order No. 5, s. 2016.
Development Plan The Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028 (hereinafter, PDP or the Plan) serves as the
(PDP) 2023- 2028 country’s overall blueprint in development planning for the next six years.
What is the overall goal
of the PDP 2023-2028?
The PDP aims to reinvigorate job
creation and accelerate poverty
reduction by steering the Philippine
economy back to its high-growth
trajectory and effect economic and
social transformation for a
prosperous, inclusive, and resilient
society.
What are the goals and
targets of the Plan?
Maintain annual economic growth rate between 6.0 to 7.0
percent in 2023 and between 6.5 to 8.0 percent from 2024 to
2028.
Create more, better, and more resilient jobs.
Keep food and overall prices low and stable.
Enforce fiscal discipline.
Transform the production sectors through innovation.
Reduce poverty incidence from 18 percent in 2021 to between
8 to 9 percent by 2028.
What are the key
strategies and approaches
of the Plan?
Modernize agriculture and agri-
business to raise overall productivity,
move Philippine products up the value
chain, promote diversification, and
ensure food security.
Revitalize industry. The government will pursue business-matching and
What are the key encourage innovation, technology adoption, and servicification or
strategies and embedding services into manufacturing to add greater value to local
products. The government will also enable opportunities for collaboration
approaches of the through the co-location of data-based enterprises and academic institutions.
Plan?
What are the key strategies
and approaches of the
Plan?
Reinvigorate services. The Philippines’
services sector will shift from its low level of
productivity to become a modern,
productive, and resilient global leader
providing higher value-adding and
differentiated services. The government will
boost the tourism sector as a driver of
inclusive growth through strong partnerships
with enterprises and local government units.
What are the key strategies
and approaches of the Plan?
• Promote and improve lifelong learning and
education by providing access to high-quality
learning opportunities that develop adequate
competencies and character qualities.
• Establish livable communities by upgrading and
planning human settlements such that an integrated
use of space will bring people closer to work,
recreation, and transit options.
• Boost health through interventions leading to healthy
schools, communities, workplaces, and lifestyles.
What are the key strategies
and approaches of the Plan?
• Increase income-earning ability of the workforce through
skills upgrading and updating, employment facilitation
services, including the reintegration of migrant workers
back to the domestic economy.
• Strengthen the social protection system by integrating
safeguards into development interventions and by
streamlining contingency financing mechanisms,
strengthening the delivery of digital payments of cash
transfers, and expanding insurance coverage.
• Ensure food security and proper nutrition through
production and effective supply management.
Six cross-cutting
Strategies
Digitalization Public-Private Servicification
Partnerships
Dynamic innovation Enhanced Greater collaboration
ecosystem connectivity between local and
national government
Philippine
Development
Plan (PDP)
2023- 2028
The Philippine Development Plan (PDP), the present
government’s strategic plan to start-up achieving the
AmBisyon Natin 2040, is anchored on three values:
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