Good afternoon to all. Mr.

Cioco and I will be presenting to you the informations we’ve gathered on the
contributions of the Quirino Administration to the development of Science and Technology Agenda in
our country. But before that, let me first have a brief introduction on the president assigned to us.

Elpidio Quirino who was born on 1890 and died on the year 1956 was the 6 th president of the Philippines
and the 2nd president of the Third Philippine Republic. He was a politician that was elected in the
Philippine Congress in 1919 and was part of the independence mission to Washington which have freed
the country from the Americans in 1934. He then served as Vice President under Manuel Roxas and
eventually became the president upon Roxas’ death in April 17,1948 until December 30, 1953.

Under his administration, several programs and contributions were made, and those science and
technology agenda were the following: (1) is on the sector of agriculture and from that includes the
projects on irrigation, rice and sugarcane production and other agricultural products; (2) is the health
sector with the programs implemented during that time; (3) is the industrialization which is comprised
of the creation and development of hydroelectric powerplant, cement factory and other industries and
lastly, the building and rehabilitation of our country which includes the road constructions and
improvement of facilities.

Our report will be composed of two parts. The first part which will be presented by me includes the laws
that has been passed during Quirino’s Administration which was vital for the growth of science and
technology in our country and the second part are the projects in connection to some of the laws
mentioned that have built our nation to what it is now which will be explained further by Mr. Cioco.

Proceeding to my report, upon the research I’ve conducted, there were several laws that have been
created and modified during Quirino’s time and the following includes:

(1) Executive Order No. 356 s. 1950 which states the creation of National Shipyards and Steel
Corporation which have been one of the adjustments made during Quirino’s time and this corporation
was essential in empowering industries in the country. (and dissolving the National Shipyard and Heavy
Industries Department, The Engineer Island Shops, the Steel Mill Project and The Reparation Tools
Department of the National Development Company)

(2) Executive Order No. 392 s. 1950 which states the reorganization of the different departments,
bureaus, offices and agencies of the government. This law specifically was included as it involves the
transfer of the Institute of Nutrition to DOH and the construction of the Division of Tuberculosis which
was composed of the National Chest Center and the Section of Tuberculosis Control as during that time
period, tuberculosis was one of the health related issues that had caused an epidemic in the Philippines.
(and the Further reorganizing the different departments, bureaus, offices and agencies of the
government of the republic of the Philippines, making certain readjustments of personnel and
reallotments of funds in connection therewith, and other purposes)

(3) Executive Order No. 618 s.1953 which authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources
to transfer to the Irrigation Service Unit of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, for
rehabilitation and sale of all the irrigation pump systems in order to improve the state of agriculture in
the country. (complete with accessories, at present being maintained, administered and/or held by the
irrigation pump administration)
(4) Administrative Order No. 60 s. 1948 is the creation of the Sugar Rehabilitation and Readjustment
Commission which will be mentioned also later by Mr. Cioco

(5) Also, the Administrative Order No. 79 s. 1949 which designates the Rice Emergency Board to
coordinate and gather data on the rice, production, consumption and supply in the Philippines will be
present in the discussion later on. (from the different sources regarding rice production, consumption
and supply)

(6) Administrative Order No. 81 s. 1949 authorizes the Institute of Nutrition, the institution mentioned
earlier, to conduct researches and investigations in the applied science of food and nutrition in
improving nutrition in the Philippines

(7) Republic Act No. 203 s. 1948 which is an amendment to the certain subsection of the section 25 of
Commonwealth Act No.1 therefore establishing the Nurse Corps in the Medical Service of the AFP as a
result of the need of healthcare workers in the military during that time. (Act to Amend Subsection (g) of
Section Twenty-Five of Commonwealth Act Numbered One, as Amended, by Establishing the Nurse
Corps in the Medical Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines)

(8) Republic Act. No 766 s. 1952 pertains to the creation of ComVol or the Commission of Volcanology
which ensures that life and property of the Filipino people would not be in danger due to volcanic
eruptions. This specific republic act was created in response to the violent eruption made by the Hibok-
Hibok Volcano which according to Philvocs had killed at least 3,000 persons and caused extensive
damage that made the nation that time to realize the necessity to seriously monitor and conduct studies
on active volcanoes (where An act to safeguard life property against volcanic eruptions and dangers by
creating a Commission on Volcanology and providing relief for the victims of such calamity, and for other
purpose)

(9) Republic Act No. 821 s. 1952 states the establishing of the Agricultural Credit and Cooperative
Financing system which aims to assist small farmers. This will also be discussed later on (An act to
establish an Agricultural Credit and Cooperative Financing System to assist small farmers in securing
liberal credit and to promote the effective groupings of farmers into cooperative associations to enable
them to market efficiently their agricultural commodities, and to place agriculture on a basis of
economic equality with other industries, and for other purposes.)

(10) The Proclamation No. 324 s.1952 is one of the reservations of the public domain in Iligan City for
the utilization of the NSSC and this corporation was mentioned earlier as it was critical in the developing
of other industries back then (Reserving for the use of the National Shipyards and Steel Corporation
certain parcels of the public domain situated in Iligan City)

(11) Proclamation No. 373 s.1953 declares that March 19, 1953, as Fight Cancer Day

(12) Similar to that, Proclamation No. 385 s.1953 also declares Transportation Week from April 27 to
May 3, 1953

(13) The Proclamation No. 406 s.1953 likewise states the declaration of National Mental Health Week
from September 14 to 20, 1953
(14) Proclamation No. 407 s.1953 provided the declaration of the PHILIPPINE MEDICINE DAY on the
fifteenth day of September of every year in order to promote the importance of availing the services of
medical profession. This specific proclamation is still being celebrated until now

(15) Proclamation No. 440 s. 1953 also states the reservation of the private domain in Cubao, Quezon
City for the purpose of building hospital site. Reserving for Hospital Site purposes a certain parcel of the
private domain of the government situated in the District of Cubao, Quezon City

(16) Proclamation No. 441 s. 1953 the reservation of the government private domain in Davao City for
the Talomo Hydroelectric Project through the initiative of the NPC. (Reserving for the Talomo
Hydroelectric Project of the National Power Corporation certain parcels of the private domain of the
government situated in the city of Davao, Island of Mindanao)

(17) Lastly, the Proclamation No. 442 s.1953 is likewise states the reservation for Puericulture Center
Site purposes a certain parcel of the private domain of the government situated in the City of Davao

Now, Mr. Cioco will be discussing his report on the S&T projects and the achievements made during
Quirino’s governance.