PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
2nd
National Conference and Workshop on Environmental Science
Nicolas Lansigan Hall, CFNR, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna
DAY 1 • November 25, 2013
TIME
ACTIVITIES
8:00-8:30
Registration
8:30-9:00
Opening Program
SPEAKERS
Doxology and
Philippine National Anthem
Ms. Nahja P. Macatula
Program Support Specialist
UPLB, IdPCC
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Rex Victor O. Cruz
Chancellor
University of the Philippines
Los Baños
Messages
Ms. Elsa G. Florendo
OIC-Chief
Division of Physical and Natural
Sciences, Office of Program
and Standards, Commission on
Higher Education (CHED)
Dr. Maria Victoria O. Espaldon
Vice-Chancellor for Research
and Extension
University of the Philippines
Los Baños
Conference Overview and Targets
Dr. Rico C. Ancog
Assistant Professor
SESAM-UPLB
Chair, Organizing Committee
Emcee
Dr. Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava
Associate Professor
SESAM-UPLB
9:00-9:10
Group Picture-Taking
9:10-9:30
Snack Break
9:30-11:00
Plenary Session I
State-of-the-Art Analysis of the
Philippine Environmental Science
Researches
Dr. Ma. Victoria O. Espaldon
Vice-Chancellor for Research
and Extension,
University of the Philippines
Los Baños
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2nd
National Conference and Workshop on Environmental Science
Nicolas Lansigan Hall, CFNR, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna
11:00-12:00
Status of the Philippine Environmental
Science Curriculum
Dr. Rhodora V. Azanza
Chair
Technical Committee on
Environmental Science
Commission of Higher
Education (CHED)
Workshop 1:
National Research Agenda on
Environmental Science
Dr. Lemnuel V. Aragones
Associate Professor
IESM, UP Diliman
Dr. Rico C. Ancog
Assistant Professor
SESAM-UPLB
Ms. Suzette Simondac
Rapporteur
12:00-1:00
Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:00
Speed Talks
2:00 – 3:30
Break-out Sessions for Paper Presentations I
Ms. Loucel E. Cui and Ms.
Angelou L. Balba
Rapporteurs
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Chair: Dr. Rene N. Rollon
Marine Science Institute (MSI),
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Rapporteur: Mr. Jose Mari C. Lit
Venue:
1 Dr. Amado Villaflor Lecture Hall, Wood Science Building 2nd Floor, CFNR
Material Recovery Appraisal of Solid
Wastes in Philippine Higher Education
Institutions (HEIs): The Case of Three HEIs
in Baguio City
D.B. Anacio and R.A. Gomez, Jr.
SESAM-UPLB
Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of
Solid Waste Management, Carmona,
Cavite, Philippines
C.H.M. Barlam, A.J. Alcantara,
R.B. Demafelis and W.R. Rola
Local Government of Carmona
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of
Baled Abaca in Catanduanes,
Philippines
C.V. Cortez, Jr. and
A.J. Alcantara
Bicol University, College of
Agriculture and Forestry
Environmental Audit of Swine Waste
Management Systems in Lipa City,
Philippines
V.R.S. Padura and A.J.
Alcantara
Dela Salle University, Lipa City
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PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
2nd
National Conference and Workshop on Environmental Science
Nicolas Lansigan Hall, CFNR, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna
Life Cycle Assessment of Goat (Capra
hircus L.) Production and Meat
Processing
J.F. Romero and A.J. Alcantara
Isabela State University
Integrated Information Database and Network
Chair: Dr. Michael Cuesta
Ateneo de Naga University
Rapporteur: Ms. Clarissa D. Ruzol
Venue: 2 A.V. Manza Hall, CFNR
Modeling of Tropical Cyclones Using
the STRIP Framework
G. Banaguas
Environmental and Climate
Change Research Institute,
De La Salle University - Araneta
Sediment Characterization using Image
Processing Algorithms
B.J. Buenaobra, A.G. Diola,
J.J.R. Tan, J.C.E.M. Lacson
and P.H.T. Apag
Department of Biology,
University of San Carlos, Cebu
Assessment and Evaluation of Solid
Waste Management Program (SWMP)
of UPLB Using Systems Analysis
Approach
R. Candano, K.C. Pardo,
M.J. Villaruel and J.O. Colladilla
SESAM-UPLB
Assessing Impacts of Nitrification on Fish
Kills in Lake Taal using SDs Approach
S. Javier and T. Moya
University of Santo Thomas
Aerial Image Analysis and its
Application Aerial Image Analysis and
its Application
V. Mariano
Institute of Computer Science
UPLB
Evaluating Mean Sea Level Anomalies
For The Philippines Using Satellite
Altimetry Data And Geographic
Information Systems (GIS)
S.R.C. Reyes and A.C. Blanco
IESM-UP Diliman
Human Health and Environmental Hazards
Chair: Dr. Danilo P. Israel
Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Rapporteur: Mr. Nico C. Anastacio
Venue: 3 Jess Rola Information Center, CFNR
Organotin Distribution in Selected Sites
Manila Bay, Philippines
L. Alcantara, J. Jardeleza, T.
Perez and H. Harino
Ateneo de Manila University
Diversity of Harmful Algal Blooms in the
Philippines: Impacts and Management
R. Azanza
Marine Science Institute,
UP Diliman
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PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
2nd
National Conference and Workshop on Environmental Science
Nicolas Lansigan Hall, CFNR, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna
3:30 – 4:00
4:00 – 5:30
Carcinogenic Health Risk of Arsenic in
Fish from Laguna De Bay, Philippines
V.B. Molina and R. Kada
UP Manila
Enhanced Ex-Situ Bioremediation of Soil
Contaminated with Petroleum
Hydrocarbons
R.R. Sazon and W. Verstraete
Ramon Magsaysay
Technological University, Iba
Zambalez
Suitability of Groundwater for Drinking
and Irrigation in Selected Barangays of
Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
R.T. Utrera, A.A. Delos Reyes Jr.,
R.A. Luyun, Jr. and R.B. Saludes
Mariano Marcos State
University, Batac, Ilocos Norte
Snack Break and Poster Session
Break-out Sessions for Paper Presentations 2
Biodiversity and Conservation (A)
Chair: Dr. Tolentino B. Moya
Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (IESM)
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Rapporteurs: Mr. Aeron Mayor and Ms. Ruth Roxas
Venue: 4 SFFG Rm 14 Lecture Hall, CFNR
Heritage Trees in Philippine Urban
Landscapes: An Assessment of Their
Selected Socio-Cultural, Ecological
and Conservation Values
S.C. Aquino-Ong, M.V.O.
Espaldon and P.E. Sajise
College of Agriculture, UPLB
Sustainability Assessment of the
Community-Based Buffer Zone
Rehabilitation of Mt. Kitanglad Range
Natural Park, Bukidnon, Philippines
M.P. Cubillas, A.J. Alcantara,
M.E. Flavier and D.E. Angeles
Bukidnon State University
Typologies of Financing Schemes for
Enhanced Climate Change
Adaptation Strategies in Protected
Areas: Potential Applications in the
Philippines
S. Simondac and R. Ancog
SESAM-UPLB
Arabica Coffee in the Philippine
Highlands: Growing Areas, Traditional
Conservation Practices, Diversity and
Cultivars for Organic Production
B.A. Tad-awan and J.D. Doco
Benguet State University
Do tree species’ leaf litter traits
structure arthropod diversity?
A.M. Torres, N.S. Tangalin,
R.D. Harrison, K. Kitajima, F.B.
Pulhin and R. Lasco
ICRAF-Philippines
Biodiversity Conservation in Ifugao
N.K. Taguiling
Ifugao State University
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2nd
National Conference and Workshop on Environmental Science
Nicolas Lansigan Hall, CFNR, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna
Biodiversity and Conservation (B)
Chair: Dr. Cecilia Gascon
Southern Luzon State University
Rapporteur: Ms. Maria Shiela Muros
Venue: 3 Jess Rola Information Center, CFNR
Water Quality and Plankton Diversity
Following Reduction of Fish Cages in
Bunot Lake, San Pablo Laguna
D.F. Balangen, M.D. Arboleda,
P.E. Ercilla, K.S. Prianes, E.P.
Santos and N. Sabino
SESAM-UPLB
Evaluating The Management
Effectiveness Of Marine Protected
Areas (MPAs) In Thousand Islands,
Indonesia
A.M. Imran, C. Rebancos,
R.D. Guerrero III, R. Tan and
W. Carandang
SESAM-UPLB
The Dead Dare Not Lie: How PostMortem Examinations Provide Clues on
Environmental Health
E.A. Lastica
CVM, UPLB
Diversity And Phytoremediation
Potential Of Mangroves On Copper In
Subic Bay, Zambales
A.M. Paz-Alberto and
J.L.D. Vizmonte
Central Luzon State University
Spatio-Temporal Variation in Sea Turtle
Bycatch in Selected Islands of TawiTawi: Implications to Ecology and
Conservation
K.J.B. Serag, L.V. Aragones and
R.N. Rollon
IESM-UP Diliman
Best Practices and Development of Green Technology
Chair: Dr. Nicomedes D. Briones
School of Environmental Science and Management (SESAM)
Rapporteur: Ms. Rosa Buena A. Capuno
Venue: 2 A.V. Manza Hall, CFNR
Production And Utilization Of
Carbonization By Products
S.R. Baconguis, C.B. Quiambao,
G.E. Santos, Jr., A.C. Malabanan
and A.R. Pasagdan
Ecosystems Research and
Development Bureau, DENRLaguna
Environmental Assessment of
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Contamination in Natural Springs Using
the Developed Immunochromatographic Strips Complemented with
new in-situ Microbial Concentrator
N.O. Camitan, M.V.O. Espaldon
and N. Lalican
SESAM-UPLB
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PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
2nd
National Conference and Workshop on Environmental Science
Nicolas Lansigan Hall, CFNR, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna
Indigenous Environmental
Conservation And Farming Practices in
Karao And Ekip, Bokod, Benguet
M.L.D. Fang-Asan, E.B. Alupias,
C.T. Sudaypan, J.S. Tabangcura,
C.G.B. Sidchogan, R.B. Kiong,
F.Y. Awas, J.B. Yago-An and
M.A. Camfili
Benguet State University
Integrated Ecosystem Management:
Improving the Governance and
Management of WatershedEcosystems in the Philippines
R. Serrano, E. Guiang, G.
Castillo, N. Lasmarias and M.
Manrique
Foreign Assisted and Special
Projects Office, DENR, Visayas
Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Applying Speciation Method On EWaste Recycling
E.G. Tripoli and P.P. Parayno
FEU-East Asia College
Phytoremediation: An Affordable
Green Technology For The Clean-Up Of
Metal-Contaminated Sites In The
Philippines
A. Doronila
University of Melbourne
Land Use, Land Cover and Land Degradation
Chair: Dr. Leonardo M. Florece
School of Environmental Science and Management, UPLB
Rapporteur: Mr. Donald A. Luna
Venue:
1 Dr. Armando Villaflor Lecture Hall, Wood Science Building 2nd Floor
Landslide Susceptibility Assessment In
Mindoro Island Using Analytical
Hierarchy Process And Weighted Linear
Combination
J.T. Padrones, J.M.R. Guotana,
N.T. Ramos, C.B. Dimalanta,
K.L. Queaño, G.P. Yumul Jr.,
D.V. Faustino-Eslava and K.
Watanabe
Rushurgent Working Group
NIGS, UP Diliman
An Ecosystems-Based Land-Use
Allocation (ELA) Approach for
Comprehensive Land Use Plan
Preparation
A.J.A. Quilloy, X.H. Nguyen, C.
De Leon, C.L. Moico and D.M.
Wilson
SESAM-UPLB
Policy, Industrialization and Land Use
Change Analysis:
The Case of Brgy.Puting Lupa, Mt.
Makiling Forest Reserve,
Laguna, Philippines
C.D. Ruzol, J.C.V. Mapacpac,
J.E.D. Leyte, E.L. Alcantara and
J.O. Coladilla
SESAM-UPLB
Land Use Conversion Impact
Assessment on Landscape Provisioning
Service for Rice Sufficiency in Langkat
Regency, Indonesia
D. R. Siagian, A. J. Alcantara, R.
Lasco and D. G. Vergara
Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia
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PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
2nd
National Conference and Workshop on Environmental Science
Nicolas Lansigan Hall, CFNR, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna
6:00-9:00
Impacts of Farming Systems on
Biodiversity and Watershed Services of
Mts. Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected
Landscape
M. Tapia, R. Ancog, K. Anit, C.
Chua, E. de Vera, J.A. Manilay
and S. Simondac
SESAM-UPLB
Combining Local Ecological
Knowledge And Modeller Ecological
Knowledge To Simulate The Effects Of
Land Use Change On Basin Scale Run
Off And Sediment Yield In Carood
Watershed
D.M. Wilson, M.M. Calderon,
M.V.O. Espaldon and R.D. Lasco
SESAM-UPLB
Welcome and Fellowship Dinner at the
Makiling Botanical Garden
Emcee
Ms. Regine Joy P. Evangelista
Musical Number
Harmonya The String Ensemble
of UPLB
Re-launching of Selected
Environmental Science books

Sirenian Conservation: Issues and
Strategies in Developing Countries
Dr. Lemnuel V. Aragones

Ecology, Environment, and
Sustainable Development:
Reflection Spanning Five Decades
Dr. Percy E. Sajise
Dance Number
UPLB Filipiniana Dance Troup
Panel Discussion:
Who’s Who in Environmental
Conservation?
Emcee:
Dr. Lemnuel V. Aragones
Associate Professor
IESM, UP Diliman
Panelists
Dr. Rex Victor O. Cruz
Chancellor, UPLB
Dr. Perry S. Ong
Professor, UP Diliman
Dr. Rene R. Rollon
Director,
IESM, UP Diliman
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PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
2nd
National Conference and Workshop on Environmental Science
Nicolas Lansigan Hall, CFNR, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna
DAY 2 • November 26, 2013
TIME
ACTIVITIES
8:00-8:30
Registration
8:30-9:30
Plenary Session II
SPEAKERS
Philippine Environmental Science
Through the Years: Setting the
Medium-Term Directions
Dr. Percy E. Sajise
Senior Fellow
SEAMEO-SEARCA
Emcee
Dr. Mark Dondi M. Arboleda
Assistant Professor, SESAM
9:30-10:00
Speed Talks
Ms. Claire Esturas
Rapporteur
10:00 – 10:30
Snack Break and Poster Session
10:30 – 12:00
Break-out Sessions for Paper Presentations 3
Climate Change, Variability, Risk and Hazards Assessment
Chair: Dr. Noelynna T. Ramos
Rushurgent Working Group,
National Institute of Geological Sciences, UP Diliman
Rapporteur: Ms. Triny Grace Loret L. Licera
Venue: 3 Jess Rola Information Center, CFNR
Quantifying The Tradeoffs Of
Climate Change Adaptation
Strategies Among Various
Ecosystems In The Quinali
Watershed, Albay
R.J.P. Evangelista, J.M. Pulhin, R.D.
Lasco, M.V.O. Espaldon, E.O. Peralta,
F.B. Pulhin and K.B. Garcia
World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF)
Sensitivity of Philippines' forest
trees to climate change: Policy
implications and future directions
K. Garcia-Gibe, R. Lasco, A. Ines, B.
Lyon, F. Pulhin, A.J. Alcantara and E.
Combalicer
World Agroforestry Centre-Philippines,
Los Baños, Laguna
Using GIS as Predictive Forensic
Tool in Geohazard Mapping of
Possible Disasters related to Valley
Fault System and Angat Dam
T. Marquez, Jr., D.V. Faustino-Eslava,
L.M. Florece, R.C. Ancog, N.T. Ramos,
C.B. Dimalanta and G.P. Yumul, Jr.
NIGS, UP Diliman
Climate Risk Analysis on
Mangroves in Coron, Palawan
J.A.R. Naguit, S.J. Lingad, D.G. Sy,
R. Ramos and G. Banaguas
Environmental and Climate Change
Research Institute, De La Salle
Araneta University
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2nd
National Conference and Workshop on Environmental Science
Nicolas Lansigan Hall, CFNR, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna
Climate Change Adaptation
Practices In Agriculture, Fisheries
And Natural Resources Among
The Indigenous Peoples In
Region 02
M.S. Tan, Jr.
Cagayan State University
Climate Change, Variability, Risk and Hazards Assessment
Chair: Dr. Rene Claveria
Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, UP Diliman
Rapporteur: Mr. Jobert Lomboy
Venue: 4 SFFG Rm. 14 Lecture Hall
Climate Change Assessment And
Impacts To Flooding And
Sedimentation: Case Of MagAsawang Tubig River Basin In
Mindoro
A.M. Daño, K.R. Fortus and
R.A. Barruga
Ecosystems Research and
Development Bureau, Laguna
Assessment of Vulnerability to
Extreme Flash Floods of the Areas
within the Matina Watershed
G. Depra, E. Sambale and L. R. Simpol
Tropical Institute for Climate Studies
(TroPICS) Ateneo de Davao University
Flood Risk Assessment And GIS
Mapping Of Flood Prone Areas In
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan,
Philippines
J.B. Guzman and J.D. Guzman
Research and Extension Office,
Cagayan State University
The Feasibility Of Developing A
Physical Hazard Index Model For
Climate Change Adaptation And
Disaster Risk Management (CCADRM) Using A System Dynamics
Approach: The Case Of Metro
Manila
J.C. Josol, C.K. Gotangco, A.M. Favis,
S. Salmo III, M.C.T. Vicente and
G. Narisma
Department of Environmental
Science, Ateneo de Manila University
Building Back Better/Smarter
D.V. Faustino-Eslava, G.P. Yumul,Jr.,
C.B. Dimalanta, N.T. Ramos,
K.L. Queaño and B.D. Payot
SESAM-UPLB and NIGS-UP Diliman
Old livelihood under a new
climate: Assessing climate
change adaptation strategies in
the Philippines
M.V.O. Espaldon, Z.M. Sumalde,
L.B. Dimasuay, A.E.Quiray and
J.F. Rebugio
SESAM-UPLB
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2nd
National Conference and Workshop on Environmental Science
Nicolas Lansigan Hall, CFNR, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna
Environment, Resources and Population
Chair: Dr. Gloria Luz M. Nelson
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Rapporteur: Engr. Marisa J. Sobremisana
Venue: Venue:
1 Dr. Amado Villaflor Lecture Hall, CFNR
Environmental Fund
Management for the Protection
of Taguibo Watershed in Butuan
City, Philippines
M.C. Amarille, C.M. Rebancos,
E.P. Pacardo and R.C. Ancog
SESAM-UPLB
Analysis of UPLB Solid Waste
Management System Using the
Five-Step DMAIC Process
A.R.A. Carmona, J. Conejar,
J. Coladilla, C.J. Enables and
N. Minji
SESAM-UPLB
Community Responses To
Environmental And Livelihood
Impacts Of Government-Initiated
Dumpsite In Tíbar, Liquiça, TímorLeste
J.T. Dizon, A. J. Magno De Corte-Real
Araújo, A.B. Bawagan and
C.M. Rebancos
College of Public Affairs and
Development, University of the
Philippines, Los Baños
Habitat Connectivity Of Common
Reef Fishes (Siganids and
Lutjanids) In The Coastal Waters
Of Misamis Occidental
R.S. Lasagas and W.H. Uy
Agriculture and Life Science Division,
J.H. Cerilles State College
Environmental Influence on the
Phytonutrient Contents of
Indigenous Vegetable Panawil
(Leptosalena haenkei C. Presl)
J.N. Paing and L.P. Pladio
Biology Department, College of Arts
and Sciences
Benguet State University
Establishing Empirical
Relationship between Observed
Total Suspended Solids (TSS),
MODIS 250m Imagery and In situ
Remote Sensing Reflectance for
Estimating TSS in Pantabangan
Lake, Nueva Ecija
C. Ringor, M.J. Ilagan, A. Amor,
F. Fiegalan, M. Tinio and
B. M. Villamayor
IESM-UP Diliman
Degradation of Water Resources
Chair: Dr. Enrique P. Pacardo
School of Environmental Science and Management, UPLB
Rapporteur: Mr. Thad P. Lawas
Venue: 2 Manza Hall, CFNR
Willingness to Pay of Households
for the Water Quality Regulation
Services of Sampaloc Lake, San
Pablo City, Philippines
E.A. F. Bueno, A.D. Cero, E. Obalan,
A. Simon, J. Bactong, G.R. Buena,
J. B. Lunar, M.R. A. Malvecino,
L. Sugui and R. Ancog
SESAM-UPLB
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PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
2nd
National Conference and Workshop on Environmental Science
Nicolas Lansigan Hall, CFNR, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna
Potential Of Water Hyacinth
(Eichornia Crassipes) And Kiapo
(Pistia Stratiotes Linn.) As Nutrient
Film Technique-Rhizofiltration
Agent For Aquaculture
Wastewater
A. S. Lagrimas-Enconado and
V. Ultra
University of Eastern Philippines
Effect of Channel Diversion on
Fish Species Abundance and
Species Richness
J.O. Pacalioga, A.R. Carmona and
B. Abner
University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City
Physico-Chemical and
Biodiversity Study of Estero De
Paco
G.P. Orozco
Far Eastern University, Manila,
Philippines
Water Quality Variation in the
Offshore Waters of Five
Barangays Along West Bay of
Laguna De Bay
M. Tamayo- Zafaralla and
G.E. Araguirang
Institute of Biological Sciences,
CAS, UPLB
Fisheries Yield and their Habitat
Interactions in the Mantalip Reef
System
D.A.E. Ramos, L. V. Aragones and
R.N. Rollon
IESM-UP Diliman
12:00-1:00
Lunch Break
1:00-2:30
Workshop 2
Presentation per National
Agenda Theme
Dr. Eric Camilo R. Punzalan
Dela Salle University
Dr. Rene R. Claveria
IESM, UP Diliman
Dr. Rico C. Ancog
SESAM, UPLB
2:30-3:00
Snack Break and Poster Session
3:00-3:30
Business Meeting
3:30-4:00
Closing Ceremony
Dr. Ma. Victoria O. Espaldon
Vice-Chancellor for Research and
Extension, UPLB
Closing Message
Dr. Leonardo M. Florece
Dean, SESAM
Emcee
Mr. Thad P. Lawas
University Research Associate
SESAM, UPLB
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