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This report presents statistics on scientists and engineers in the Philippines based upon the 1990 population census. Scientists and engineers (S/E) are a small share of the Philippines' working-age population compared with other countries in this series. In 1990, the Philippines had approximately four S/E per 1,000 members of its economically active population. This low level is due, in part, to the limited support for research, as well as to the large share of scientists and engineers who do not return to the Philippines after studying abroad. Many government officials and academicians in the Philippines view this shortage of scientists and engineers as a barrier to economic growth, and have proposed a number of measures to redress this problem.
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