Science and technology in the Philippines

National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Building at UP Diliman.
National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Building at UP Diliman.

Science and technology in the Philippines describes scientific and technological progress made by the Philippines and analyses related policy issues. The main agency responsible for managing science and technology (S&T) is the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). There are also sectoral councils for Forestry, Agriculture and Aquaculture, the Metal Industry, Nuclear Research, Food and Nutrition, Health, Meteorology, Volcanology and Seismology.

Among the men and women who have made contributions to science are Fe del Mundo in the field of pediatrics, Eduardo Quisumbing in plant taxonomy, Gavino Trono in tropical marine phycology and Maria Orosa in the field of food technology.[1]

  1. ^ "Briefer on the Order of National Scientists". Retrieved October 6, 2014.