Cris-Ann E. Samputon,
Nicolle Mecaros
BSA-1B
1. An ever-increasing population (100+ million and counting), lack of hospitals in rural
areas, lack of agricultural production, the growth of informal settlers in large cities,
traffic congestion, lack of flood control in many parts of the Philippines, constant
exposure to storms and natural disasters, an ineffective public transportation
system are several issues in the Philippines. These are a few of the problems that
today’s technology may help to resolve. The following are potential solutions for
the aforementioned issues:
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More open access to birth control. Government health personnel should
provide counseling on the use of and access to contraceptives to avoid
unwanted pregnancies.
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Provinces should be equipped with water filtering systems.
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Construction of hospitals and health clinics by the government with at least
one in each city.
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Farm-to-market roads should be constructed so that farmers have a better
chance of raising their income by severing the exploitative middlemendriven agricultural supply chain.
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Farming needs to mechanized in order to boost farm output.
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There should be a lot of new roads built and opened. In addition, navigable
river roadways can be built with the right technology.
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Activation of railway lines and encouraging people to prefer using trains to
avoid traffic congestion.
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The government will implement desirable flood control and drainage projects in
major river systems in the country. It will pursue the provision of adequate
structural schemes especially flooding for highly urbanized industrial centers.
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Facilities for the liquification and gasification of waste should be built so that
it can be used as a source of energy.
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Making rules and follow-up affirmations regarding waste disposal
management.
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2.
There should be developed an effective disaster response system.
Any nation’s progress depends on science and technology. The same
applies to the Philippines.
The Philippines’ science and technology policies and programs have
advanced significantly in recent years. The government has increased its research
and development investment and implemented measures to encourage the
commercialization of research. Through efforts like the creation of an Innovation
Council, it has also been seeking to strengthen the nation’s innovation ecosystem.
The Philippines has made some outstanding progress in putting its science and
technology policy into practice. For instance, the nation has been successful in
luring greater foreign investment to the field of research and technology. The
number of patent applications and grants has likewise increased.
The Philippines still has certain difficulties in putting science and technology
policies into practice. For one, it is in need of better coordination among the various
government departments involved in science and technology, and the nation’s
scientific and technology budget is still quite limited. In conclusion, the Philippines
has achieved significant strides in recent years with its science and technology
policies and programs. To further advance the nation’s scientific and technology
landscape, however, a few issues still need to be resolved.