PHILIPPINE LAWS
PERTAINING TO SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
PROFESSOR: REWEY F. LAVILLES, LPT
CARLOS P.
GARCIA
8TH PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
R.A. 2067 – Science Act of 1958
An act to integrate, coordinate, and intensify
scientific and technological research and
development and to foster invention; to
provide funds therefore; and for other
purposes.
DIOSDADO
MACAPAGAL
9TH PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
R.A. 3589 (June 22, 1963) –
Amending RA 2067
Modifying the NSDB, NIST, and the PAEC,
Extending Tax Exemption, Privileges on
Grants, Requests and Donations for Scientific
Purposes to Private Educational Institutions,
and for Other Purposes
FERDINAND
MARCOS, SR.
10TH PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
R.A. 5207 (June 15, 1968)
Atomic
energy facilities
and materials
Establishing the rules on
liability for nuclear
damage
P.D. No. 49,
s. 1972
P.D. No. 334,
s. 1973
JOSEPH ESTRADA
13TH PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
R.A. 8749 (June 23, 1999)
R.A.
8792
(June 14,
2000)
GLORIA
MACAPAGAL-
ARROYO
14TH PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
R.A. 9367
Biofuels
Act of
2006 (June
12, 2007)
R.A. 9513 –
Renewable
Energy Act
of 2008
BENIGNO AQUINO
III
15TH PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
R.A. 10175
Philippine
Cybercrime
Prevention Act
of 2012
(September 12,
2012)
R.A. 10612
Science and Technology
Scholarship Program
Scienceand Mathematics
Education in Secondary
Schools
R.A. 10844
(May 23,
2016)
FILIPINOS IN THE FIELD
OF MATH AND SCIENCE
Ramon
Cabanos
Barba
ILOCOS NORTE
1939 – 2021
His contributions
Horticulturist
National Scientist of the Philippines in 2014
Induction of flowering of the mango by chemical
spray (ethrel and potassium nitrate)
Micropropagation of banana, sugarcane, and
calamansi
Josefino Cacas
Comiso
ILOCOS SUR
1940 –
His contributions
NASA’S Filipino scientist
NASA Exceptional Achievement in Science Medal
Defining the characteristics of Antarctica
Among the first researchers to report dramatic changes in
the Arctic Sea ice cover and accelerated warming at high
latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere
Jose Bejar Cruz
Jr.
BULACAN
1932 –
His contributions
BS Electrical Engineering (UP Diliman, Summa Cum
Laude), PhD Electrical Engineering (University of Illinois)
Officer
of Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineering
Member of National Academy of Engineering
Automatic control theory (aviation)
Lourdes
Jansuy Cruz
CAVITE
1942 –
Her contributions
Biochemist
Toxic peptides from the venom of fish-hunting Conus
geographus marine snails (cure for neurological
disorders and cancer)
Fabian Millar
Dayrit
QUEZON CITY
1953 –
His contributions
BSChemistry (ADMU, Cum laude), Masters and PhD in
Organometallic Chemistry (Princeton University)
Coconut oil and carrageenan
Herbal Medicine (Lagundi)
Leaf (cough and colds)
Root (phlegm release, hemorrhage, constipation, leprosy)
Flower (cholera, heart disease)
Fruit (cataract and watery eyes)
Oil extract (Sinusitis and boils)
Rafael
Dineros
Guerrero III
MANILA BACOLOD
1944 –
His contributions
Invented vermicomposting
Sex reversal and hatchery techniques for tilapia
Enrique
Mapua Ostrea
Jr.
MANILA CITY
1941 –
His contributions
Pediatrician
Meconium Drug Testing
Most Outstanding Physician in the Midwest United States
(1991)
Best Doctor in America (1994)
Philippine Pediatric Society Testimonial of Recognition (1995)
Lilian
Formalejo
Patena
BATANGAS
1953 –
Her contributions
Discovered a breed of calamansi and seedless
pomelo
Banana and garlic micropropagation
Invented a leaf-bud cutting in cassava
Mari-jo
Panganiban
Ruiz
MANILA CITY
1943 – 2022
Her contributions
Mathematician and professor of mathematics (ADMU)
Outstanding educator
Graph theory and operations research
Chairof mathematics, chair of management
engineering, dean of arts and sciences, and trustee
Gregory Ligot
Tangonan
MASSACHUSETTS, USA
1947 –
His contributions
Physics teacher
Integratedwaveguide detectors, Bragg modulators,
waveguide couplers for WDM systems, and all-optical
networking techniques for analog and digital signals
Caesar A.
Saloma
BOHOL
1960 –
His contributions
Physics professor
Chancellor (UP Diliman, 2011-2014), Dean College of
Science (2006-2011), Director of NIP (2000-2006)
Development of a method to generate high-contrast images
of semiconductor sites
Edgardo
Gomez
1938 – 2019
His contributions
Marine biology professor (UP Marine Science Institute)
BSEd English and Social Science (DLSU, Summa Cum
Laude), MS Biology (St. Mary’s University of Minnesota), PhD
in Marine Biology (University of California)
Coral reefs and ocean acidification
William
Padolina
PASAY CITY
1946 –
His contributions
BS Agricultural
Chemistry (UP Los Baños, Magna Cum
Laude), PhD Botany and Phytochemistry (University of
Texas)
Former President of National Academy of Science and
Technology (NAST) – Philippines
Isolationof bioactive compounds from medicinal plants (anti-
allergy and insecticidal activity)
Synthesis of new derivatives from coconut fatty acids
Angel Alcala
CAUAYAN, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
1929 – 2023
His contributions
Fisherman
BS Biology (Silliman University, Magna Cum Laude), Masters
Degree (Stanford University), PhD (Xavier University,
University of Southeastern Philippines)
Biology Professor (Silliman University)
CHED Chairman (1995 – 1999)
Marine Conservation (artificial coral reefs)
Biological fieldwork, Negros Fruit Dove
Other famous Filipino scientists and
inventors
Fe Del Mundo – incubator
Gregorio Zara – videophone
Agapito Flores – fluorescent lamp
Daniel Dingel – water-powered car
Eduardo San Juan – Moon Buggy
Diosdado Banatao – GUI
Julian Banzon – alternative fuel from sugarcane and coconut
Marc Loinaz – one-chip video camera
Roberto del Rosario – karaoke
SCIENCE SCHOOLS IN
THE PHILIPPINES
PHILIPPINE
SCIENCE HIGH
SCHOOL
SPECIAL
SCIENCE
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
QUEZON CITY
REGIONAL
SCIENCE HIGH
SCHOOL
MANILA
SCIENCE HIGH
SCHOOL
CENTRAL
VISAYAN
INSTITUTE
FOUNDATION
NEGROS
OCCIDENTAL
NATIONAL SCIENCE
HIGH SCHOOL
References
Wikipedia
NAST
Science, Technology, and Society by Rex and LoriMar
Encyclopedia of Math
Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines
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