REFLECTION 3

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
AND NATION-BUILDING

LIBELO, Angelo M.
BSND 3-P

MR. ALDRIN A. TAN

Professor, Science, Technology, and Society
REFLECTION
In this module, it narrows down the scientific advancement in the national stage,
which is the modernizing the Philippine society with the help of science and technology
as its catalyst towards the aimed advancement and progress of the country. Science is
present even in the history from the first inhabitants up until this date. Our perception
towards science and technology is all about machineries, technologies, etc., but it exists
primarily on the minds of those who seeks improvement during those times.
The first inhabitants, the Aetas and Indo-Malayan race settles in the Philippine
islands, long before the Spaniards colonizes the archipelago, they embedded their culture
and traditions through pottery, festivities, tool-wielding, alphabet and writing system,
medicine, and weaponry that had a significant influence on our natives in the northern
part of Luzon. When the Spaniards colonizes the Philippine archipelago, a huge
breakthrough in terms of science and technology, but is limited to those illustrados who
had power and privilege to have access to education. Socioeconomic status had a great
impact in the society way back those times. In the effectivity of the Treaty of Paris,
Americans gained the authority to control the archipelago and modifies the systems by
establishing institutes that gave priority in funding the research and sciences. Public
school systems were established that gives free education to Filipinos by deploying
Thomasites to teach subjects. During the Marcos regime, the advancement of science
and technology is seen as a vital component in the national development. During his time,
several research institutes were established to give priority to science and technology. It
was evident by that time the advancement, his greed and ambition to create a “new
society” led the Philippines to corruption, dissents, and poverty. After the EDSA
revolution, democracy was restored and the succeeding administrations after him,
engaged to prioritize science and technology up until now.
This module emphasizes that science and technology is essential for the growth
and development of the country, but at this point of time, this idea is blur with the type of
government we had right now, that is self-serving, greedy, and inconsiderate.