VOLUME 14 NUMBER 2 (July to December 2021)

Carlos Primo C. David¹, Gisela P. Padilla-Concepcion², Ernesto M. Pernia³, Sarah Lynne S. Daway-Ducanes³, Alfredo E. Pascual⁴, and Bienvenido F. Nebres, S.J.⁵

¹National Institute of Geological Sciences, College of Science,
      University of the Philippines Diliman
²The Marine Science Institute, College of Science,
      University of the Philippines Diliman
³School of Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman
⁴Institute of Corporate Directors, Makati City, Philippines
⁴Department of Mathematics, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City,
      Philippines

Research shows that the size of a nation's science and technology (S&T) labor force and training system have a positive effect on economic development (Schofer et al., 2000). Specifically, a highly skilled S&T workforce is considered one of four pillars required to transform into a knowledge-based economy (ADB, 2007). And within the last decade or so, there is a resurgence of efforts of various countries, including the Philippines, to quantify the contributions of its S&T workforce in creating a positive impact in society towards nation building (DOST, 2019).