SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES

In the lesson 2 of the GNED 06 with the title of Science and Technology in the Philippines, it covers different regime that colonized the Philippines and their contributions in the development of the technology in the country. First period we had Precolonial Period, which shows that the basis of Precolonial period accounts were on archaeological findings by early traders and narrativea from the Spanish missionaries. During this period, manufacture tools are made of copper, gold and bronze. Coracoa were also defined as a refined plank-built warship for interisland trade raids. And also, in this period, agriculture was practiced throughout the country as well as the gold mining. The writing and measuring systems were guided through the phases of the moon. Filipino mountain settlers are hunter-gatherers. The second topic goes to the Spanish Regime, which is the birth of modern science and technology and the regime that brought the religious orders in the Philippines. During this regime, reduction system were being implemented in the politics, wherein there were centralized political control in the state. In terms or education, religious orders helped in primary and secondary. Specifically, Jesuits and Dominicans are being mentioned. Spanish missionaries wrote about the Philippines plants with medicinal values, and then later on in the year of 1887, the Laboratorio Municipal de Ciudad de Manila was established for the public health purposes and medico-legal cases. Modern facilities like waterworks systems and steam tramways were also introduced during the Spanish Regime in the economy state during the second half of the 19th century. After the Spaniards colonialism, American Regime started to marked the rapid advancement of science and technology. To be exact, Americans encouraged and supported the government for an extensive public education system. Scholarships grants in science and engineering, organization and establishment of science research agencies, establishment of science-based Public services and securalized Public education are the most contributed factors by the American regime. Commonwealth period is the period wherein 10 years from 1935-1945 declared the preparation for independence from the United State. It is the period where the nation became politically independent. It is also stated the importance in the economy of promoting scientific development under the article XIII, section 5 constitution of 1935. After so many years that we're being colonized by the foreign nationals, on July 4,1946 the Philippines gained its independence from the American colonizers.