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Science, Technology & SocietyMajor Development Programs and Personalities in Science and Technology in the PhilippinesAsistores, Karen Bago, Sofia Denise Barcelon, Regine Barrientos, Jay Red Cabilan, Nahdene BSAMajor Development Programs in Science and Technology in the PhilippinesDoppler Ra...

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Major Development Programs and Personalities in Science and Technology in the Philippines

Asistores, Karen Bago, Sofia Denise Barcelon, Regine Barrientos, Jay Red Cabilan, Nahdene BSA21

Major Development Programs in Science and Technology in the Philippines

Doppler Radars PAGASA installed its first Doppler weather radar station in Baler, Aurora and another in Baguio. It was built to further improve weather forecasting capability and disaster risk reduction in the country, four Doppler radars, which could measure the rain volume, and two flood forecasting and warning centers have been completed last 2017. Doppler radars enable weather forecasters to not only detect the presence of storms, but also allow them to determine storms' distance, speed, and directional movement. This is done by sending out radio waves and "listening" to how the waves are changed after they are reflected back by a storm. The extent of Philippine RADARs is 200 km from the station covering 360 degrees, with a spatial 1 km2. A typical mid-range radar (like the ones PAGASA is currently using costs around P60 to P70 million pesos, while the more high-end ones sell for about P80 to P100 million pesos. Compared with weather satellites, doppler radars are more accurate and useful since they could also measure middle and lower clouds, while the former can only produce images of the top view of the clouds The DOST said that to date, the country has 13 Doppler radars and three X-Band radars in the country. Doppler radars are located in Iloilo, Palawan, Guian, Subic, Tagaytay, Mactan, Hinatuan, Tampakan, Basco, Zamboanga, Aparri, Virac, and Baguio. The three X-Band radars, on the other hand, were placed in the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) central office in Quezon City, Mindanao, and Baler. (PNA)

RA 7687 Scholarship Program

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. As such, it shall provide for scholarships, grants-in-aid, or other forms of incentives to deserving science students and other specially-gifted citizens to enable them to pursue higher education or training in areas of science and technology. To carry out this policy, the government, particularly the Department of Science and Technology announces the availability of scholarship programs, namely RA 7687 Scholarship Program, also known as the Science and Technology Scholarship Act of 1994, to talented and deserving students who must pursue priority fields of study in the basic sciences, engineering, other applied sciences and science and mathematics teaching. Immediately upon completion of a Bachelor of Science course, the scholar shall serve the country on full-time basis only along his field of training for a minimum period equivalent to the length of time a scholar enjoyed the scholarship by rendering service to his province or municipality by organizing technology-based livelihood activities or enterprises, teaching, or such other service related to the course or training he has completed. This scholarship program strengthens the country's science and technology manpower by creating a pool of scientists, engineers and technicians who shall fill the needs of industrialization.

SETUP SETUP is a nationwide strategy to encourage and assist SMEs (small and medium enterprises) to adopt technological innovations to improve their operations and thus boost their

productivity and competitiveness. SETUP provides micro small and medium enterprises with equipment and technical assistance to enable MSMEs to increase sales and production, streamline and improve overall company operations, upgrade the quality of products and services, conform to national and international standards of excellence, and be competitive in their respective fields. Benefits: (!) Address current problems (2) Get free technical advice from the consultants (3) Avail of technical advice from the consultants (4) Acquire new equipment to mechanize and/or improve production line through venture funds (5) Standardize and improve the quality of products (6) be competitive. Strategy of SETUP to help the MSMEs (1) Infusion of new/advanced technologies (2) Provision of seed funds for technology acquisition (3) Manpower training, technical assistance, and consultancy services (4) Design of functional packages and labels (5) Support in the establishment of product standard including testing and calibration (6) Database information system. Who May Apply? (1) Any company or individual firm that is based in the National Capital Region and wholly owned by Filipino citizens (2) Any small and medium scale business firm that can be classified under the identified priority sectors (3) Individual firm that is willing to apply technological improvements in their existing operations

Balik Scientist Act On June 15, 2018, Republic Act No. 11035 was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte. This Act was also known as the Balik Scientist Act. According to the law itself, it aims to

“strengthen the scientific and technological human resources of the academe, public and private institutions, including locally registered enterprises in order to promote knowledge sharing and accelerate the flow of new technologies into the country.”

Moreover, the program will be managed by the Department of Science and Technology in which they will be the one who will facilitate the awards. They will assess science and technology experts, educators, or professionals who would submit and address science-related and technological issues that are present in our country, may it be lacking or absence regarding the expertise and programs that are practiced locally. The Balik Scientists will then receive an award for their engagement in either short-term, medium-term, or long-term service. Thereafter, the DoST will ensure the Balik Scientists’ participation on activities such as those stated in the act: mentorship, training, lectures, research and development, and other more. These said scientists will then receive benefits such as exemption on licensing or permitting requirements to PRC, accident and medical insurance, tax exemption, and more depending also on the length of engagement.

Philippine Space Agency Under Republic Act No. 11363, the Philippine Space Agency, or PhilSA, will be the central government agency addressing all national issues and activities related to space science and technology applications. The PhilSA is tasked to assist the country in the creation, development, and implementation of national and international space policies, among other directives.

It is also tasked to plan, direct, manage, and implement programs relating to scientific space research and development, and the application of space technology in the country. DOST had a plan that lasted for 10 years from 2012 to create and make the Philippines a “spacecapable country”. In July 25, 2010, legislation proposed the Philippine Space Act of 2016 (Senate Bill 1211). And as of December 2018, it has been approved with no absentions. According to the Department of Science and Technology, the Philippines already possess enough infrastructure to run a dedicated space agency. Since 2010, it has spent ₱ 7.48 billion (or $144 million) for space research and development, aided 5,500 scholars, trained more than 1,000 space science experts, and established 25 facilities in various parts of the Philippines. Major Personalities in Science and Technology in the Philippines Fe Del Mundo

Del Mundo was born in Manila on Nov. 27, 1911. She was the sixth of eight children. Three of her eight siblings died in infancy, while an older sister died from appendicitis at age 11. It was the death of her older sister, who had made known her desire to become a doctor for the poor that pushed the young Del Mundo toward the medical profession. Conducted studies that

led to the invention of an improved incubator and a device to treat jaundice. She also founded a major children's hospital in the Philippines and created the BRAT diet. Bamboo Incubator. Premature babies (infants born before the mother’s 37th week of pregnancy) are typically underdeveloped and low in body fat percentage, inhibiting their ability to maintain their normal body temperature. The modern medical incubator addresses this; however, not all people who need it have access to such technology. This is a particularly serious problem in rural areas, where such devices are generally inaccessible. Fortunately, a solution came in the form of the first Filipino invention on this list: the bamboo incubator, widely credited as the brainchild of Dr. Fe del Mundo. This makeshift device is relatively inexpensive and easy to reproduce, making it ideal for use in rural communities and areas with limited to no access to advanced facilities. Children’s Medical Center. Frustrated by the bureaucratic constraints in working for a government hospital, Del Mundo wanted to establish her own pediatric hospital. She sold her home and got a loan to finance the construction of her own hospital. The Children's Medical Center, a 100-bed hospital located in Quezon City, was inaugurated in 1957 as the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines. The hospital was expanded in 1966 through the establishment of an Institute of Maternal and Child Health, the first institution of its kind in Asia Awards and Honors. First woman to be named National Scientist of the Philippines in 1980., Elizabeth Blackwell Award for Outstanding Service to Mankind (1966), Ramon Magsaysay Award for Outstanding Public Service (1977), named Outstanding Pediatrician and Humanitarian by the International Pediatric Association (1977).

Gregorio Zara

Gregorio Zara, a Filipino engineer and physicist, made major contributions to the advancement of engineering and inventions in the Philippines. His innovation in his field of specialization have contributed in popular understanding and utilization of science in the country. He has a total of 30 devices and equipment patented to his name. The most popular among those, is the TV-telephone system. . In the middle of the 1950s, long before the start of the digital age, Zara developed the first videophone or two-way television-telephone. The device left the realm of science fiction and comic books when Zara patented it in 1955 as a “photo phone signal separator network.” That first iteration didn't catch on, largely because it wasn’t intended as a commercial product. But in the 1960s, AT&T began working on a model of a videophone, called a “picturephone,” aimed at the public. The company released the videophone at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, but it was seen as impractical and didn't fare well. It caught fire as the digital age was beginning in the late 1990s. The videophone first caught on as a device that easily enabled distance learning and video conferencing and also proved helpful for the hearing impaired. His other contributions includes the Zara effect (physical law of electrical kinetic resistance), the wooden microscope, the semi-automatic propeller-making machine, and an aircraft propeller that is entirely made of wood, the solarsorber airplane fueled by alcohol, earth induction compass, used by pilots for direction; the vapor chamber, used to visualize radioactive

elements. These scientific inventions made him internationally known which led him won numerous awards and accolades during his illustrious career as engineer, inventor, government servant and educator. The most prestigious of these was being conferred the Order of National Scientist in 1978 by then Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos. Felix D. Maramba

Dr. Felix D. Maramba, Sr. is recognized for his important contributions in the field of a Filipino scientist who developed and utilized one of the world’s most profitable biogas system. He also created a coconut oil-fueled power generator. It started in 1984, when a thriving piggery gave him and his son, Felix K. Maramba Jr., the idea of generating their own power with methane gas produced from manure. Other energy requirements at Maya Farms ( a commercial piggery), including their processing plant, and feed mill, operated totally independent of Meralco. The said technology was given for free. Farm technicians fan out to the provinces to teach people how to harness energy from waste. Felix Maramba is the president of the Philippine Association of Flour Millers, Inc. He wrote two books: “Biogas and Waste Recycling, The Philippine Experience” and “Farm Management in the Philippines”. He designed the Maya Farms Model.

Coconut oil fueled generator. In many countries throughout the world, coconut oil is the primary source of fat for people.With Maramba’s idea of creating a power generator using coconut oil as the source of energy he has made an incredible breakthrough by providing energy from a readily available resource.Using coconut oil to provide an energy resource allows people to make maximum use of a readily available resource and allows the coconut oil to be reused or recycled after being used for cooking purposes.Being able to provide a cheap and efficient readily available source of energy has made a tremendous difference to the lives of many people. Beside from being a cheap and readily available source of energy, it is also environmentally friendly which has been an important factor in all of his work. Thanks to the creation of the generator the life's of millions of people have been improved which has allowed them to channel their times and energies towards other matters. Rolando de la Cruz

He developed a formula, in a form of cream, which is used nowadays as a treatment for skin cancer. He received multiple awards coming from this discovery which led him to receive DOST’s Tuklas Award for Most Outstanding Invention in 1998. The cream was made from natural ingredient - mainly cashew. It is proven that the cream, which is now known as DeBCC cream, could remove effectively deeply grown moles, warts, and (as the name implies) basal cell

carcinoma. It provides painless treatment contrary to the prior discovered method of warts removal which causes pain since it uses heat along the procedure. Rolando de la Cruz is actually a barber. Being a barber is what brought him to notice skin diseases since most of his clients suffer from fungal infections and other skin diseases. There were then two more situations which triggered the idea of DeBCC cream. First is that when he was young, he felt a burning sensation when he ate cashew nuts. He told his mother about this and his mother said that it was the cashew seeds that create the said ‘burning’. Thereafter when he was in high school, he had a classmate who told him regarding the warts removal procedure which the latter said that he could not stand the pain of the procedure even though it uses anesthesia. His classmate also said that the procedure uses heat. From there, his childhood experience on the cashew nut came and the idea was born. He then became successful after receiving awards, even international, for the said product. He called this invention as his invention by “accident”. Using his discovery, he “established RCC Amazing Touch International Inc. but the product is now widely used for treatment.

Diosdado Banatao

Diosdado Banatao or Dado, a Filipino Inventor, technology innovator, and venture capitalist. He finished his Bachelor of Science of Electric Engineering from Mapua Institute of

Engineering and graduated cum laude. He turned down many jobs offers from the various prestigious company. Instead, he joined Philippine Airlines as a trainee pilot while in the United States, he took his opportunity to take up his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University. After his Master’s degree, Dado worked with different Tech companies where he designed his first single-chip the 16-bit microprocessor-based calculator in 1984. Dado founded his Tech Company Mostron, a company that manufactures motherboards. Diosdado Banatao developed the first single-chip graphical user interface accelerator that made computers work a lot faster. This invention has allowed computer users to use graphics for commands and not the usual typed commands in older computers. It has allowed data processing to be a little faster using very little space (small chips instead of large boards). Banatao through his Dado Banatao Educational Foundation, awards every year five educational scholarships to intelligent Filipino students who have bright futures in the field of engineering and technology. Also, with Philippine Development Foundation which he chairs, are giving brilliant young Filipino minds to school, towards maximizing their potentials for the future of the Philippines.

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