NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)

The Philippines' Department of Science and Technology (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Agham at Teknolohiya), abbreviated as the DOST, is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for the coordination of science and technology-related projects in the Philippines and to formulate policies and projects in the fields of science and technology in support of national development. January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Philippine peso (Filipino: piso) is the official currency of the Philippines. ... The Executive Departments of the Philippines is the largest component of the national executive branch of the government of the Philippines. ... The Philippines has a representative democracy modeled on the United States system. ...

History

The DOST was formed as the National Science Development Board in 1958, during the administration of Carlos P. Garcia. It was originally mandated to survey the state of science and technology development in the Philippines at the time. By 1982, during the administration of Ferdinand Marcos, it became the National Science and Technology Authority, or NSTA. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carlos Polestico Garcia (November 4, 1896â€“June 14, 1971) was the 8th president of the Philippines (1957-1961). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ferdinand EdralÃn Marcos (September 11, 1917 â€“ September 28, 1989) was the tenth president of the Philippines, serving from 1965 to 1986. ...

In 1987, when Corazon Aquino rose to power and in a shake-up of the executive departments, the NSTA was elevated to cabinet-level status to become the present-day DOST to meet the demands of the burgeoning fields of science and technology and increased calls from various sectors of Philippine society for state intervention in the fields of science and technology for the sake of national development. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MarÃa CorazÃ³n Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino (born January 25, 1933), widely known as Cory Aquino, was President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. ...

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