Outlines the history of scientific support in the Philippines and suggests that scientists have an important part to play in social and political change by providing empirical and analytic studies in the social and natural sciences. (AL)

Discusses causes of the street children phenomenon in the Philippines, emphasizing how uneven development and unequal social order affect socioeconomic, political, and cultural spheres. Examines contributors to poverty--government allocation of funds for debt repayment and military and widespread graft. Notes that street children are often…