The dotPH-registered domain is a response to the department's desire to have a faster and easier means to provide science and technology information. With the tag line 'Voyage to Science Discovery Starts Here,' the DoST's objective for creating the portal is to establish a responsive database for accurate retrieval of science and technology information.

Web service model

Using Java, the DoST wanted to create a browser-based interface using the Web services model to connect with various databases, whether proprietary or open source, said Jay-Jay Esguerra, head of the team under the DoST's Science and Technology Information Institute (STII) that developed and maintains Science.ph.