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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Messages

About NAST PHL

National Scientists

Academicians

Corresponding Members

Rationale of the 37th Annual Scientific Meeting

Programme

Keynote Speaker

Guest Speaker

Plenary Session 1

Plenary Session 2

Plenary Session 3

Plenary Session 4

Plenary Session 5

Plenary Session 6

Technical Session 1

Technical Session 2

Technical Session 3

NAST Awardees 2015

37th ASM Committees

36th ASM Report

NAST Executive Council and Secretariat

NAST Members

Outstanding Young Scientists

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Republic of the Philippines

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTMalacañan Palace Manila

y warmest greetings to the National Academyof Science and Technology, Philippines, as you

hold your 37th Annual Scientific Meeting. We live in an age of limitless possibilities: Scienceis constantly breaking new grounds and unlocking doors to expand the realms of learning. Today, the Filipino’s ingenuity and passion burn bright, as you, our nation’s sharpest minds, are called forth to lend your expertise to further the impact of science on mankind’s quest for empowerment; that you chose to highlight themedical application of science and technology in this year’s gathering renders this meeting all the moresignificant, as we strive to achieve improved quality of life, attain our development goals, and create a healthy, productive populace.

Let us galvanize our efforts and translate our aspirations for inclusiveness, sustainability, and equitable progress into tangible realities. May you continue to help make change manifest in the lives of our people that we may collectively unleash our vast potential and soar towards a brighter, more stable tomorrow. I wish you an insightful and engaging gathering.

BENIGNO S. AQUINO IIIPresident

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Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

would like to congratulate the National Academyof Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL)

for its conduct of the 37th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM).

With the theme “The Challenges of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): Responding through MultisectoralAction”, I commend NAST for your continued supportof the programs and projects aimed toward theinnovation of improving the state of human health.As our country is threatened by various silent and pervasive NCDs that pose a significant social challenge and an even greater threat to the human condition,the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), along with our partners, respond to the initiativesof health sectors across the globe.

As part of this global effort, the DOST takes pridein the RxBox, a project co-sponsored with the University of the Philippines Manila, which harnesses telemedicine that can be an effective tool to initially diagnosethe occurrence of NCDs in isolated and disadvantaged communities nationwide.

The DOST also joins the Department of Health (DOH) for the Pilipinas Go4Health program, encouragingFilipinos to commit to a healthy lifestyle aimed toprevent and control the prevalence of NCDsin the country.

I hope for the success of the 37th ASM, and would like to take this opportunity to thank NAST for your strong position in bringing awareness to the importance of the battle against NCDs.

Mabuhay!

MARIO G. MONTEJOSecretary

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Republic of the Philippines

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

n behalf of the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL), may I

extend our warmest welcome to the NAST 37th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM).

The theme for this year’s ASM is “The Challengesof Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): Responding through Multisectoral Action”. We hope the discussions will identify the current knowledge on NCDs, research gaps, and policy interventions to address the growing prevalence of NCDs using the tools of science and technology.

The highlights of the Academy’s pre-ASM roundtablediscussions (RTDs) will also be presented duringthe various plenary sessions to substantiatethe recommendations that will arise fromthe discussions. It is our hope that the results ofthe 37th ASM would produce useful informationthat NAST could forward to our policy makers as inputs to their decision-making processes.

During the ASM, the Academy will also recognizeoutstanding individuals who have made notablecontributions to our country’s scientific and technological endeavors.

We would like to recognize the efforts of all the members of the 37th ASM committees, our co-sponsors, andstakeholders for their valuable support.

We wish to extend our sincerest gratitude toSecretary Mario G. Montejo and the scientificcommunity for their sustained support to all of the Acad-emy’s endeavors.

WILLIAM G. PADOLINAPresident

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ABOUT THE NAST PHL

he National Academy of Science andTechnology, Philippines (NAST PHL) is

the symbol of the nation’s commitment to science. The proposal for its creation originated from several scientists of the University of the Philippines and was endorsed by the National Science Development Board (the predecessor agency of the Department of Science and Technology) to the President of the Philippines.

On October 6, 1976, the National Academy of Science was created by the Presidential Decree 1003.A subsequent amendment established insteadthe National Academy of Science and Technologyand expanded the base of its membership.Thus, P.D. 1003-A signed on December 17, 1976, is the enabling legislation which started the Academy.

The science community then submitted nominations of the most eminent among them to be members of

the Academy. The President of the Philippines named ten scientists from a wide range of disciplines to be the first Academicians in 1978. Henceforth, nominations have continued to come from the science community but the election of Academicians is the prerogative of the members of the Academy alone, following their strict rules of review and selection. Every member is distinguished, known nationally and internationally in his or her own right.

Collectively, the Academy represents the best of what this country has produced in the science andtechnology.

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NATIONAL SCIENTISTS

ANGEL C. ALCALAVertebrate Systematics and

Ecology

MERCEDES B. CONCEPCIONDemography

EDGARDO D. GOMEZMarine Biology

DOLORES A. RAMIREZBiochemical Genetics

CLARE R. BALTAZARSystematic Entomology

LOURDES J. CRUZBiochemistry

BIENVENIDO O. JULIANOOrganic Chemistry

TEODULO M. TOPACIO, JR.Veterinary Medicine

RAMON C. BARBAHorticulture

ERNESTO O. DOMINGOInternal Medicine/Gastroenterology

RICARDO M. LANTICANPlant Breeding

GAVINO C. TRONOMarine Botany

GELIA T. CASTILLORural Sociology

RAUL V. FABELLAEconomics

BIENVENIDO F. NEBRES, S.J.Mathematics

BENITO S. VERGARAPlant Physiology

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ACADEMICIANS

RAMON F. ABARQUEZ, JR.Cardiology

ARSENIO M. BALISACANEconomics

FILOMENA F. CAMPOSPlant Breeding / Cytogenetics

LIBERTADO C. CRUZ Animal Science-Reproductive

Biotechnology

ELIEZER A. ALBACEAComputer Science

JOSE MARIA P. BALMACEDAMathematics

VERONICA F. CHANMicrobiology

ALVIN B. CULABAMechanical Engineering

PORFIRIO ALEXANDER A. ALIÑOMarine Chemical Ecology

ALLAN BENEDICT I. BERNARDOCognitive Psychology

GISELA P. CONCEPCIONMarine Science

ANTONIO MIGUEL L. DANSClinical Epidemiology

RHODORA V. AZANZABotany

CHRISTOPHER C. BERNIDO Theoretical Physics

JOSE B. CRUZ, JRElectrical Engineering

ROMULO G. DAVIDENematology-Plant Pathology

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ACADEMICIANS

FABIAN ANTONIO M. DAYRITChemistry

RAFAEL D. GUERRERO IIIFisheries Management

ANGEL L. LAZARO IIICivil Engineering

RODEL D. LASCOForestry

JAIME C. MONTOYAInfectious Diseases

ERNESTO J. DEL ROSARIO Chemistry

EMIL Q. JAVIERPlant Breeding and Genetics

LEONARDO Q. LIONGSONWater Resources

Administration and Hydrology

APOLINARIO D. NAZAREABiophysics

SALCEDO L. EDUARDOVeterinary and Medical

Parasitology

JOSE O. JULIANONuclear Chemistry and Physics

AURA C. MATIAS Industrial Engineering

REMIGIO M. OLVEDAInfectious and Tropical Medicine

CEFERINO L. FOLLOSCOMechanical, Electrical, and

Agricultural Engineering

QUINTIN L. KINTANAR Environmental Medicine

MARCO NEMESIO E. MONTAÑOBiological Chemistry

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ACADEMICIANS

WILLIAM G. PADOLINAPhytochemistry

CAESAR A. SALOMAApplied Physics

EVELYN MAE TECSON- MENDOZABiochemistry

EUFEMIO T. RASCO, JR.Plant Breeding

FERNANDO P. SIRINGANGeology

WILLIAM T. TORRESComputer Sciences

REYNALDO B. VEAMarine Transportation

Systems, Naval Architecture

ASUNCION K. RAYMUNDOMicrobial Genetics/ Biotechnology

GUILLERMO Q. TABIOS IIICivil Engineering

THELMA E. TUPASIInfectious Diseases

RUBEN L. VILLAREALHorticulture

AGNES C. ROLAAgricultural Economics

MICHAEL L. TANAnthropology

FILEMON A. URIARTE, JR.Chemical Engineering

CARMENCITA D. PADILLA Genetics

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CORRESPONDING MEMBERS

LIWAYWAY M. ENGLEGenetics

AMADOR C. MURIELPhysics and Astronomy

KELVIN S. RODOLFOMarine Geology

MANUEL M. GARCIAMicrobiology

BALDOMERO M. OLIVERABiochemistry

REYNALDO L. VILLAREALPlant Breeding and Plant

Pathology

ALFONSO L. ALBANOPhysics

EDUARDO R. MENDOZA Mathematics

EDUARDO A. PADLANBiophysics

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37th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGThe Challenges of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): Responding through Multisectoral Action

he Philippines is facing an epidemic ofnon-communicable diseases (NCDs) that the

scientific community has failed to anticipateand prevent. Every year, 300,000 Filipinos diefrom NCDs (stroke, heart disease, chronicobstructive pulmonary disease or cancer), thus, NCDs are more widespread and more devastating than any war, disease, or disaster we have ever confronted.

Advances in medicine have failed to curb thisepidemic, and a steady rise in deaths has been noted over the past four decades. While genetic make-up increases the risk for NCD, lifestyle is also known to play a major role in its development. Unfortunately, attempts to educate the population have failed miserably in improving dietary patterns, increasing physical activity, or reducing tobacco consumption. This observation has led to a shift in thinking about lifestyle: perhaps lifestyle is not really a choice, but rather, an adaptation to the way we have built the world around us.

This shift in thinking has several implications.For society at large, the task of NCD prevention extends beyond the health sector–to involve all sectors of civil society. For the government,accountability extends beyond the Departmentof Health, involving all other executive branchesof government and the legislative branch.For science, the source of possible solutionsinclude not just the health sciences but all other sciences as well, including chemistry, mathematics, physics, engineering, agriculture, biological, and social sciences.

Truly, this is an opportunity for the various sectors to join hands for a common cause–to alleviate a problem that has brought unimaginable pain and suffering to countless Filipinos.

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8 JULY (DAY 1)8:00

9:00

REGISTRATION

OPENING OF SCIENTIFIC POSTERS SESSION& EXHIBITS

Ribbon CuttingHONORABLE MARIO G. MONTEJOSecretary, Department of Science and Technology

ACADEMICIAN WILLIAM G. PADOLINAPresident, NAST Philippines

HONORABLE PILAR JULIANA S. CAYETANOSenator, Republic of the Philippines

9:30 OPENING CEREMONIESEntry of Colors UP RAYADILLO

National Anthem DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY CHORALE

Welcome Remarks ACADEMICIAN WILLIAM G. PADOLINAPresident, NAST Philippines

Opening Message HONORABLE MARIO G. MONTEJOSecretary, Department of Science and Technology

Introduction of theKeynote Speaker

ACADEMICIAN WILLIAM G. PADOLINA

Keynote Address HONORABLE PILAR JULIANA S. CAYETANO

Special Number DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY CHORALE

Master of CeremoniesNATIONAL SCIENTIST MERCEDES B. CONCEPCION

Chair, Social Sciences Division and Vice President, NAST Philippines

PLENARY SESSIONS10:00 PLENARY SESSION 1 BURDEN AND PREVENTION OF

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Speaker ACADEMICIAN ANTONIO MIGUEL L. DANSProfessor, College of Medicine University of the Philippines Manila Member, Health Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

OPEN FORUM

PROGRAMME

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Moderator ACADEMICIAN JAIME C. MONTOYAChair, Health Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

Rapporteur JOHN MARK S. VELASCO, M.D., OYS 2014Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical SciencesArmed Forces of the Philippines

11:00 PLENARY SESSION 2 ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Synergy in Managing Non-Communicable Diseases

Speaker MA. CONCEPCION C. LIZADA, Ph.D., OYS 1986Professor Emeritus, College of Home EconomicsUniversity of the Philippines Diliman

Discussant ACADEMICIAN RUBEN L. VILLAREALChair, Agricultural Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

OPEN FORUMModerator CORRESPONDING MEMBER REYNALDO L. VILLAREAL

Member, Agricultural Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

Rapporteur MUDJEKEEWIS D. SANTOS, Ph.D., OYS 2011Scientific Career System Scientist IINational Fisheries Research andDevelopment Institute, Department of Agriculture

Lunch and Viewing of Posters and ExhibitsMEETINGS: a) Best Scientific Posters Board of Judges b) Resolutions Committee

Ipil Conference Room

Apitong Conference Room

RECOGNITION OF SUPPORT FROM SPONSORS AND DONORS1:00 PLENARY SESSION 3 ROLE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Acute Non-Communicable Diseases Caused byIngestion of Marine Finfish and Shellfish

Speaker NATIONAL SCIENTIST ANGEL C. ALCALAChair, Biological Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

OPEN FORUMModerator ACADEMICIAN RHODORA V. AZANZA

Member, Biological Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

Rapporteur ARVIN C. DIESMOS, Ph.D., OYS 2008Scientific Career System Scientist IIINational Museum of the Philippines

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2:00 PLENARY SESSION 4 ROLE OF MATHEMATICAL ANDPHYSICAL SCIENCESEnvironmental Chemical Pollutants and NCDs: Prevention and Mitigation

Speakers EVANGELINE C. SANTIAGO, Ph.D.Scientific Carreer System Scientist I, Former Head Analytical Chemistry Laboratory of the Natural Sciences Research InstituteUniversity of the Philippines Diliman

ACADEMICIAN FILEMON A. URIARTE JR.Member, Engineering Sciences andTechnology Division, NAST Philippines

OPEN FORUMModerator ACADEMICIAN JOSE O. JULIANO

Member, Mathematical and Physical SciencesDivision, NAST Philippines

Rapporteur BERNARD JOHN V. TONGOL, Ph.D., OYS 2012Associate ProfessorDepartment of Chemistry, College of ScienceUniversity of Santo Tomas

3:00 PLENARY SESSION 5 ROLE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY“How effective have the Clean Air, Clean Water and Solid WasteManagement Acts been?”

Speaker JUAN ROMEO NEREUS O. ACOSTA, Ph.D.General ManagerLaguna Lake Development Authority

Discussants GERARDO F. PARCO Senior Environmental SpecialistWorld Bank

SUSAN M. GALLARDO, D. Eng.Senior Research ScientistDe La Salle University

OPEN FORUMModerator ESTRELLA F. ALABASTRO, Ph.D.

Dean, College of EngineeringNational University

Rapporteur ALLAN N. SORIANO, Ph.D., OYS 2011ProfessorMapúa Institute of Technology

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9 JULY (DAY 2)8:00 REGISTRATION9:00 PLENARY SESSION 6 ROLE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Does Sin Taxing Deliver us from Disease? An Initial Assessment of the Health Impact of Sin Taxes in the Philippines

Speaker STELLA LUZ A. QUIMBO, Ph.D., OYS 2009 Professor, School of EconomicsUniversity of the Philippines Diliman

Discussant ALELI D. KRAFT, Ph.D.Professor, School of EconomicsUniversity of the Philippines Diliman

OPEN FORUMModerator NATIONAL SCIENTIST GELIA T. CASTILLO

Member, Social Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

Rapporteur ANALYN SALVADOR-AMORES, Ph.D., OYS 2014Assistant Professor, Social AnthropologyCollege of Social SciencesUniversity of the Philippines Baguio

10:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS

TECHNICAL SESSION 1 | Role of stem cells in the management of NCDs

Speaker: BEATRICE JAYME-TIANGCO, MD, MSCE, FPCP, FPSMO, FPSHBTOncologistCancer CenterMedical City

Moderator:ACADEMICIANMICHAEL L. TANMemberSocial Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

Rapporteur:MARCOS B. VALDEZ JR., D. Agr. Sc., OYS 2012Associate ProfessorScience ClusterUniversity of the Philippines Cebu

TECHNICAL SESSION 2 | Role of nutriceuticals in the management of NCDsSpeaker:JAIME Z. GALVEZ-TAN, MD, MPHPresidentHealth Futures Foundation

Moderator:ACADEMICIANRAFAEL D. GUERRERO IIIMemberAgricultural Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

Rapporteur:ALLAN PATRICK G.MACABEO, Dr. Rer. Nat.,NTSYS 2014Associate ProfessorCollege of Science, University of Santo Tomas

TECHNICAL SESSION 3 | Double Trouble: Interaction of and between CDs and NCDsSpeaker: NATIONAL SCIENTISTERNESTO O. DOMINGOMemberHealth Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

Moderator: ACADEMICIANREMIGIO M. OLVEDAMemberHealth Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

Rapporteur: EVA MARIA CUTIONGCO-DE LA PAZ, M.D., OYS 2002Vice Chancellor for Researchand Executive Director,National Institutes of HealthUniversity of the Philippines Manila

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12:00 LunchViewing of Posters and ExhibitsMEETING: Resolutions Committee Apitong Conference Room

1:30 AWARDING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES

ProcessionalPresentation of Resolutions ACADEMICIAN ANTONIO MIGUEL L. DANS

Co-chair, 37th ASM Resolutions Committee and Member, Health Sciences Division

Response HONORABLE MARIO G. MONTEJOSecretary, Department of Science and Technology

HONORABLE JANETTE L. GARINSecretary, Department of Health

Presentation of NAST Awards • BESTSCIENTIFICPOSTERSAWARD• OUTSTANDINGSCIENTIFICPAPERS• OUTSTANDINGBOOKS/MONOGRAPHS• NASTENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE AWARD• NASTTALENTSEARCHFORYOUNG SCIENTISTS• THEWORLDACADEMYOFSCIENCES (TWAS) PRIZE FOR YOUNG SCIENTIST IN THE PHILIPPINES • OUTSTANDINGYOUNGSCIENTISTS

Special Number DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY CHORALE

INVESTITURE OF NEW ACADEMICIANS ACADEMICIAN WILLIAM G. PADOLINA

NATIONAL SCIENTIST MERCEDES B.CONCEPCIONVice President, NAST Philippines

OATH TAKING OF NEW ACADEMICIANSAdministered by HONORABLE MARIO G. MONTEJO

Closing Remarks NATIONAL SCIENTIST MERCEDES B.CONCEPCION

Exit of Colors UP RAYADILLOMaster of Ceremonies

ACADEMICIAN EVELYN MAE TECSON-MENDOZAChair, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division and Secretary, NAST Philippines

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

HON. PILAR JULIANA S. CAYETANOSenatorRepublic of the Philippines

enator Pia S. Cayetano stands tall as a champion of women’s rights, health, and education. A mother,

lawyer, triathlete and entrepreneur, she proves that there is no limit to what Filipino women can achieve.

The youngest woman elected in the history of the Philippine Senate, Senator Pia excelled in her first term from 2004 to 2010, and was re-elected to a second term in 2010.

In the last eleven years, she has pushed for the passage of several laws benefitting women, children and the elderly, while also working to improve public health services and make quality education accessible to all. Senator Pia likewise supports the protection and preservation of our cultural and historical heritage for present and futuregenerations.

Her recent legislative accomplishments include landmark laws on health, including the Reproductive Health Act (RA 10354), a measure that had languished previouslyin Congress for over a decade; Sin Tax Reform Act (RA 10351); Graphic Health Warning Act on tobacco andcigarette products (RA 10643), and the National HealthInsurance Act (RA 10606).

Currently the Chairperson of the Senate Committeeon Education, Arts and Culture, Sen. Pia shepherded the passage of three major education reform laws:The Ladderized Education Act (RA 10647), Iskolar ng Bayan Act (RA 10648), and Open Distance Learning Act (RA 10650).

Her other achievements include the Expanded SeniorCitizens Act (RA 9994), Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act (RA 10028), Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710), Establishment of Persons with Disability Affairs Office Act (RA 10070), Foster Care Act (RA 10165), Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act (RA 10152), Food and Drugs Administration Act (RA 9711), Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act (RA 9052), National Anti-Rabies Awareness Act (9842), and Environ-mental Awareness and Education Act (RA 9512).

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As an international parliamentarian, Senator Pia was elected president of the Committee of Women Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). She is the firstFilipina and Asian to occupy the position, which she held from 2008 to 2010. She was awarded the Rising Star Award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at the 3rd Women Deliver Conference held in Malaysia in May 2013. The award recognized her efforts to pass the RH Law and advance women’s rights and welfare in the country. In 2014, she became the first recipient of the Jade Ribbon Award from the Stanford University’s Asian Liver Center, which acknowledged her contributions to legislation and aware-ness-raising on liver cancer and hepatitis-b.

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GUEST SPEAKER

ecretary Montejo, a mechanical engineer by profession and an innovator, believes that the use of science and technology is always a sound development model for

the improvement of the individual and society in terms of improved processes, products, and services.

With his substantial background in engineering design and innovation spanning more than 20 years, he was selected as the 2014 UP Alumni Association (UPAA) MostDistinguished Alumnus, and 2011 Distinguished Alumnus in Science and Technology. In 2010, the UP College ofEngineering has named him one of the “100 Outstanding Alumni Engineers of the Century” during the Centennial celebration of the University of the Philippines.

Before joining the government service, Secretary Montejo was president of several engineering-related firms along with the more recent ecotourism-related company.

His motto, ‘Local technology works!’ affirms a belief in the creativity of Filipinos particularly the Philippine scientific community.

HON. MARIO G. MONTEJOSecretaryDepartment of Science and Technology

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PLENARY SESSION I BURDEN AND PREVENTION OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Executive Summaryby Antonio Miguel L. Dans

COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THEEPIDEMIC OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

The Philippines is in the midst of a healthcarecrisis. Even as infectious diseases like tuberculosis and pneumonia persist as leading causes of mortality, a new scourge has descended upon us–an epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as stroke, heart attack, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer. NCDs kill at least 300,000 Filipinos a year, and half of these deaths can be significantly delayedor even prevented. The double burden has strainedthe healthcare delivery system to its limits,exacerbating inequities in healthcare access and health outcomes from womb to tomb.

While there have been tremendous advancesin the recognition and treatment of NCD’s, strategies for prevention and control have lagged behind.The epidemic has often been attributed to an ageing population, leading to beliefs that these diseases are unavoidable consequences of an increasein longevity of the average Filipino. It has also been attributed to choices that people make about lifestyle including use of tobacco, choice of food,andengagement in physical activity. Today, thereis rising evidence these concepts may not be true,and the misconceptions may be responsible forour inability to curb the NCD crisis.

In this talk, we discuss a new conceptual framework on the development of non-communicable diseases. A better understanding of why these diseases develop will necessarily lead to improvement in strategies for prevention. This in turn, may significantly reduce inequities in access to healthcare among disadvantaged populations in the country.

SpeakerACADEMICIANANTONIO MIGUEL L. DANSProfessor, College of MedicineUniversity of the Philippines ManilaMember, Health Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

Academician Dans is an advocate of knowledgemanagement and translation to improve the quality of care, especially chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

He is currently the President of Adult Medicine Research Unit, Inc., Philippine Society of General Internal Medicine, and Asia Pacific Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Inc.

He is the associate editor of the Journal of Clinical Epide-miology, New York, USA and a member of Evidence-based Medicine Working Group (International) and Southeast Asian Clinical Epidemiology Network.

ModeratorACADEMICIAN

JAIME C. MONTOYAExecutive DirectorPhilippine Council for Health Research and DevelopmentDepartment of Science and TechnologyChair, Health Sciences Division, NAST Philippines

Academician Montoya is a highly trained infectious disease specialist with extensive experience in program implementation of tuberculosis control and controlof emerging infections through several years of consultancy work at the Department of Health (DOH). He helpedestablish and strengthen the Philippine National HealthResearch System. He also help established the Regional Health Research Development Consortia (RHRDCs)in all 16 regions of the country including the first in ARMM.

He obtained his Masters of Science degree and Diplomain Clinical Tropical Medicine from the London Schoolof Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, certified by boththe Royal College of Physicians, London, United Kingdom and the Philippine Board of Internal Medicine

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RapporteurJOHN MARK S. VELASCO, M.D.,OYS 2014Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical SciencesArmed Forces of the Philippines

Dr. Velasco finished his BSc Biology (cum laude), Doctor of Medicine,

Masters of Public Health from the University of thePhilippines and his post-graduate diploma (2011)and Masters of Science in Clinical Trials (2013) fromthe london School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London. He also has a graduate certificate in Emerging Infectious Disease Epidemiology fromthe University of Iowa, USA (2010). Dr. Velasco was oneof the founding staff who established the AFRIMS Virology Research Unit in the Philippines. He is the Deputy Headof the Philippines AFRIMS Virology Research Unit(PAVRU) and concurrently the Regional ClinicalInvestigator of the Department of Virology, USAMC-AF-RIMS. His diverse research interests encompass various disciplines, including virology, parasitology, bacteriology, epidemiology, electronic disease surveillance, clinical re-search and clinical trials.

Dr. Velasco is a member of the University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health – Food and DrugsAdministration (UP NIH-FDA) expert panel which reviews clinical trials for implementation in the Philippines.In addition to his membership in the NIH-FDA expert panel, Dr. Velasco is also a regular member of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) and the US Embassy health security working group. Dr. Velasco was recognized as a recipient of The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the Philippines for Medical Scienceand Public Health (2014).

and Infectious Disease specialty with short-term fellowships at the University of California, Davis; Cornell University,New York City; and Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A. He is also a chartered biologist recognizedby the Institute of Biology, UK and an honorary fellowof the Royal Institute of Doctors, Singapore.

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PLENARY SESSION 2ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCESSynergy in Managing Non-Communicable Diseases

Executive Summaryby Ma. Concepcion C. Lizada

AGRICULTURE-HEALTH CONVERGENCE: SYNERGY IN MANAGING NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

The agriculture-public health link is implicit in the 1996 World Food Summit definition of food security, i.e. “when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life” (FAO, 1996). Measures to ensure food security provide insights as to how the agricultural sector might be more effectively leveraged to manage NCDs.

The link between agriculture and health has a bidirectional character, with agriculture contributing to the management of NCDs and other health problems, and the health sector creating market opportunities for and addressing the health needs of the farming households, thereby sustaining the productivity of agriculture.

The four dimensions of food security, i.e. availability,physical and economic access, utilization and stability, provide a roadmap to the management of NCDs through nutritional interventions.

A framework presented by Hawkes and Ruel in 2006integrates the four dimensions of food security, without explicitly identifying food security as the pervasive theme. Availability is defined by the agricultural supply chain; physical and economic access enables communities,households and individuals to derive benefits from available food; health outcomes are achieved through appropriateutilization; and policy and process governance ensure stability by mitigating the adverse effects of changes in the physical and socio-economic environment. From this framework one can identify areas for intervention, whether these be in research for evidence-based recommendations, extension services, or policy to support either or both of the roles of agriculture and health in managing NCDs.

The agriculture production=marketing continuum defines the range of nutritious and safe food available to support nutritional approaches to manage NCDs, agriculturalproduction responds to the need for dietary diversity by utilizingavailablegenepoolsformodificationand/or

selection, considering favourable genotype x environment interactions. Overt and covert losses in produce going through a postharvest system wrought with inefficiencies, in effect, significantly reduces macro- and micro-nutrients available for health.

Preference and, therefore, utilization, can be markedly affected by perception of quality and safety. Enhanced appreciation of the inherent nutritional value of crops orthe improved nutrient value of their processed forms can lead to greater demand for and economic valueof agricultural products. The extent to which nutrients and health benefits are derived from agricultural produce depends on the form in which these are utilizedand consumed. For example, the health-relatedconsequences of consuming rice, the main staple of Filipinos, depend on whether it is consumed as whole grain or polished.

Secondary processing, e.g. cooking and fermentation, might lead to the loss of some nutrients, but can also enhance the bioavailability of nutrients.

Dietary recommendations can influence utilization.However, recommendations without robust evidentiary support, as illustrated by earlier or current recommendations on the consumption of eggs or saturated fats from coconut oil have led to confusion among consumers and even among clinicians. A local clearinghouse for diet-related information and recommendations that evaluates evidence and objectively treats information as they become availableis needed.

Enhancing utilization of agricultural products for health calls for innovative strategies in nutrition education,formulation of nutritious recipes and meal plans,mobilization multidisciplinary extension teams, and effective communication among health, nutrition, home economics and agricultural extension specialists (FAO, 2013). A new paradigm is needed to ensure that the com-petence best provided by home economists is effectively deployed in the management of NCDs.

Physical access to healthy food needed for managing NCDs might be improved with home, school or community

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Speaker

Discussant

MA. CONCEPCION C. LIZADA, Ph.D., OYS 1986Professor EmeritusCollege of Home EconomicsUniversity of the Philippines Diliman

Dr. Lizada is a Professor Emeritus of Food Science at the University of the Philippines Diliman. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry from theUniversity of California Davis (1979). She served asa faculty member at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, initially at the Institute of Chemistry, then atthe Postharvest Horticulture and Training Center, from 1980-2003. Her research work at Los Baños coveredpostharvest physiology and food safety in horticultural roduce as part of the ASEAN Horticulture Working Group, which she chaired in 1990.

She holds two patents on ethylene-related technologies to extend the postharvest life of mango and other horticultural perishables. As the first Acting Director of the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards ofthe Department of Agriculture (DA) from 1999 - 2001, she served as the National Codex Contact Point, and was later elected by the FAO-WHO Codex AlimentariusCommission to the Codex Executive Committee as the member from Asia.

With her transfer to Diliman, she taught courses andadvised thesis students in Food Science. Having served as the Leader of the National RDE Network for Postharvest, Food Science and Nutrition under the Bureau ofAgricultural Research of the DA from 1999 – 2003, and teaching molecular nutrition at the graduate level sparked and broadened her interest in the role of agriculture in health.

She has served as resource person on risk-based food safety

gardens in urban areas. Household income, if appropriately utilized, is key to ensuring economic access to nutritious food for health. For beneficiaries of the Conditional Cash Transfer Program or Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) additional benefits might be derived from incomein-kind, e.g. vouchers for fruits and vegetables.

Finally, the dimension of stability depends on whetheragricultural production is sustained or is resilient, capable of coping with the vagaries of climate and otherenvironmental changes. Resiliency of agriculture, overall, depends not only on technological interventions, but also on appropriate policies and good governance. Only with these elements will agriculture be sufficiently attractive to succeeding generations of farming families.

ACADEMICIANRUBEN L. VILLAREALChair, Agricultural Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

Academician Villareal, a formerprofessor of horticulture at the

University of the Philippines Los Baños, is a multi-awarded scientist. He has more than forty-five yearsof experience in vegetable research and development which have beenconducted not only in the Philippines but also in Southeast Asia, the Unites States and Taiwan, where he worked as a plant breeder at the Asian Vegetable Research andDevelopment Center (AVRDC) from 1972 to 1981.

He obtained his B.S. and M.S. degree from the Universityof the Philippines 1960 and 1964, respectively, and his Ph.D.in Horticulture from the Rytgers–The State University in 1966. He was dean of the College of Agriculture (1985-1993) and chancellor of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (1993-1999). After retirement from the University he became the director of SEARCA until 2002.

His academic and leadership achievements have earned him distinguished accolades, including: Ten Outstanding Young Men Award (1971), Rizal Pro Patria Award (1981), Pantas Award (1983) Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award (1991), Outstanding Gamma Sigma Deltan (2007) and numerous scientific and civic recognitions.

He is credited with the publication of four books (as author and co-author) and close to 200 papers in prestigiousscientific journals and technical publications. He hasformallypresentedhisworksinatleastfiftyconferences/symposia in the Philippines and in other countries worldwide including Latin America, Asia and the Pacific. He has served as focal person to numerous Philippine Agriculture 2020 consultations and Roundtable Discussions (RTDs).

At present, he chairs the Agricultural Special TechnicalCommittee of the Scientific Career System, DOST. He is deeply committed to the building of science culture in thePhilippines with emphasis in improving the teaching of mathematics and vegetable gardening.

systems for various organizations, including the Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development, and the Philippine Trade Training Center. She has served as consultant to the EU-supported project on risk analysis of the food and feed safety of the coconut industry, among others, and has undertaken food safety risk assessments covering products of biotechnolo-gy. She has organized regional food safety workshops with SEARCA, where she is currently a Senior Fellow.

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CORRESPONDING MEMBERREYNALDO L. VILLAREALMember, Agricultural Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

Corresponding Member Villareal is an Adjunct Professor of Plant Breeding and International Programs at Cornell

University, USA since 1991. He is also currentlya Consultant in International Plant Breeding and Human Resource Development. As an Adjunct Professor, hehandled courses on advanced methods and special topicsin crop improvement and has guided students on theirthesis work in Mexico. As Asia Coordinator of CornellUniversity’s Transnational Learning Program, he was instrumental in the development and utilizationof electronic course wares and other multimedia technology on distance learning in several Asian universities.He was involved in promoting training courses that merges modern technologies with hands-on plant breeding.As a former leader of the wheat training program atCIMMYT, the program was able to graduate more than 3,000 young scientists in a span of 18 years. These scientists have become pillars of wheat research and development programs in 80 developing countries. His consultancy stint at the N. Borlaug and R. Havener Wheat Improvement Center, ICARDA in Aleppo, Syria offers him theopportunity to apply his more than 20 years of experience in wheat breeding and training program at CIMMYT in restoring food security and promoting economic growth in Central and West Asia and North Africa, where 50% of the total dry land for wheat is located.

He finished his B.S. in Agriculture, minor in AnimalBreeding and M.S. in Agronomy from the University of the Philippines Los Baños. In 1980, he obtained his Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Pathology from Penn State University.

ModeratorMUDJEKEEWIS D. SANTOS, Ph.D.,OYS 2011Scientist IINational Fisheries Research andDevelopment Institute

Dr. Mudjekeewis D. Santos or “Mudjie” is a Career Scientist, doing research

work utilizing various techniques including genetics, biotechnology, resource assessment and climate-proofing in support of fisheries management and aquaculture for food security and conservation. He obtained his Ph.D. in Applied Marine Biosciences and M.S. in Aquatic Biosciences from the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, and his B.S. on Biology from the University of thePhilippines Baguio.

He is with the National Fisheries Research andDevelopment Institute with a rank of Scientist II anda Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Santo Tomas. He has published more than 50 international and national scientific papers and is currently an Editor of the international journal Fisheries Science, published by the Japan Society for Fisheries Science.

He is a recipient of numerous national awards including the 2014 Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award given by the Civil Service Commission and the Office of the President of the Philippines, the UP Vanguard Achievement Award for Science in 2013, the “Gawad Saka” Outstanding Agricul-tural Scientist awarded by the Department of Agriculture in 2012 and the Outstanding Young Scientist Award given by the National Academy of Science and Technology of the Philippines in 2011.

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Executive Summaryby Angel C. Alcala and Rhodora V. Azanza

PLENARY SESSION 3 ROLE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESAcute Non-Communicable Diseases Caused byIngestion of Marine Finfish and Shellfish and the Strategies of Control

In tropical areas of the world many marine organismsthat are perfectly safe to eat may at certain times accumulate toxins that cause intoxication when ingested by humans. Two groups of marine species, finfish and shellfish, are examples of these poisonous organisms. In this paper, we discuss the effects of ciguatoxinthat accumulates in a wide variety of fish species belonging to a number of unrelated fish families but especiallyin the carnivorous species such as Lutjanus bohar, Sphyraena spp., Epinephelus fuscoguttatus and Lethrinus variegatus. Ciguatoxin is a well known poison from large carnivorous fish and has been documented to occurin the Philippines, although accounts of intoxicationmostly refer to other islands in the Pacific such as Fiji.

Our friend and research colleague, Dr. Takeshi Yasumoto, identified the causative agent in the Fiji ciguatoxin outbreak as Gambierdiscus toxicus, which killed one person of 9,255 victims. Another dinoflagellate Pyrodinium bahamensi var. compressa, has also been implicated as a causative agent. These dinoflagellates adhere to corals and seaweedsand are fed upon by herbivorous fish which are in turn fed upon by large carnivorous fish and as it moves upward in the food chain is bio-magnified. Ciguatoxin is odourless, heat resistant so it cannot be destroyed by conventional heating, Ciguatoxin poisoning is common in the Pacificand the Caribbean.

Harmful algal blooms or dinoflagellate bloomsor red tides have harmful effects on sea life and causemass mortalities in fish, invertebrates, birds and mammals.When toxic species are in bloom condition, the toxinsare carried up and magnified through the food chainand into humans via finfish and shellfish resultingin gastrointestinal disorders, permanent neurological damage and even death. Harmful dinoflagellate blooms are a natural phenomenon, but in the past two decades, their public health and economic impacts appear to haveincreased in frequency, intensity and geographicdistribution according to Faust and Gullege (2002). An account mentioned by our friend, Bruce W. Halstead, M.D. implicates the sinking of a freighter loadedwith chemicals as the cause of ciguatera developing in fish

in an area where fish was perfectly safe to eat long before the sinking incident.

We also discuss here the toxins tetrodotoxin, saxitoxin and palytoxin found in five species of coral reef crabs belonging to the family Xanthidae. The five crab species that are highly poisonous are Zosimus aeneus, Atergatis floridus, Lophozozymus pictor, Demania alcalai, D. toxica orD. reynaudii. These crab species (7-10 cm in carapace width) are common in our coral reefs and are distinguished by their colourful and their distinctive markings and are likely to be picked up by reef gleaners who do not know the poisonous nature of these crabs. Some of the recorded five fatalities from ingestion of poisonous crabs came from land areas far from the sea. Not much is known how these crabs get their poisons. But it is thought that they obtain them from their food in coral reefs. In our survey of coral reefs, we have recognized three kinds of crabs, those which are not poisonous, those that accumu-late highly lethal poisons killing white mice within30 minutes to one hour after injection, and those that are mildly poisonous.

There is a need for an educational campaign including seminars in coastal municipalities and barangays informing people which crab species should not be consumed.Posters showing the poisonous species should be posted in strategic places. Medical personnel also need information about toxic crabs and poisonous fishes. Caution should be exercised before consuming large carnivorous fish species. Viscera of large fish should not be eaten or given to pets. Hospitals should be equipped with a laboratory for testing large fishes as they are likely to have accumulated ciguatera toxins.

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NATIONAL SCIENTISTANGEL C. ALCALAChair, Biological Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

National Scientist Alcala is a biologist who had created the artificial coral

reefs that help a lot to the Philippines’ aquatic ecosystem.

NS Alcala is the chairman, Board of Advisers of theSilliman University-Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management (SUAKCREM) at Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines. He is an Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences at Silliman University and Adjunct Professor at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.

He was consultant of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Integrated Coastal Resources Management Project supported by the Asian Development Bank (2010-2012), and the Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Component of the Mindanao Rural Development Project supported by the World Bank and the GEF (2002-2005), among others. Under his leadership, two large marine protected areas (ca 2,000 hectares in area) were established on Bongo Island, Parang, Maguindanao province and in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat province in 2005.

NS Alcala established the first working no-take marinereserve in the country (Sumilon marine reserve) offsouthern Cebu in 1974, the Apo marine reserve offsouthern Negros in 1982, and a dozen similar reserves in southern Philippines, particularly in the Bohol (Mindanao) Sea, as well as strengthened the management of about 60 no-take marine reserves in this body of marine waters.

ACADEMCIANRHODORA V. AZANZAProfessor, The Marine Science InstituteUniversity of the Philippines DilimanMember, Biological Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

Academician Azanza is internationally recognized for her research on seaweeds and harmful microalgal biology,dynamics, and management. She pioneered onmultidisciplinary research and development projects in marine and environmental sciences, particularly those related to seafood safety and the management of coastal environments. She has been instrumental in implementing interdisciplinary programs on harmful algal blooms, such as those that concern toxic “red tide” outbreaks.

She was the first woman dean of the College of Science,UP Diliman from 2000 to 2006. At present she is an Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairsand Director of International Linkages of the University of the Philippines. She serves as an expert in various S&T advisory and review activities at the NAST Philippines, Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the Department of Agriculture to name a few. She has published more than 70 publications in international journals, books, and national journals which have been highly cited.

ARVIN C. DIESMOS, Ph.D. , OYS 2008Scientist III, Curator in Herpetology Section, Zoology DivisionNational Museum of the Philippines

Dr. Diesmos received his Bachelor of Science and Master’s degree from the

University of the Philippines at Los Baños and his Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore. He is one of the recipients of the 2008 Outstanding Young Scientist Award by NAST Philippines. His research interests are on theecology, systematics, biogeography, and conservation of amphibians and reptiles of the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Arvin has authored and co-authored over100 scientific papers published in local and international peer-reviewed journals including Nature, Science,Evolution, and Biological Conservation. He serves as the Chair for the Philippines of the Amphibian Specialist Group of The World Conservation Union (IUCN) and is a member of the IUCN-Species Survival Commission.

He has contributed to enriching biodiversity research in the Philippines particularly in the field of herpetology through his discoveries of numerous species. Arvin is theco-discoverer of over 80 species of frogs, lizards, snakes,insect arthropods, and a bird species. Through thecombined use of DNA sequence data, audio spectrogram analysis, and morphological techniques, his research team was able to resolve long-standing problems on systematics, biogeography, and evolutionary history of Philippineherpetofauna. Information resulting from his field studies in the past two decades on systematics and taxonomy,community ecology, biogeography, emerging infectious diseases in amphibians, and alien invasive species, are now being used in resource management and global assessments of the conservation status of Philippine biodiversity.

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PLENARY SESSION 4 ROLE OF MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCESEnvironmental Chemical Pollutants and NCDs: Prevention and Mitigation

Executive Summaryby Evangeline C. Santiago

CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS WITH NON- COMMUNICABLE DISEASE HEALTH EFFECTS IN THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT

In this paper, trace metals and organic pollutants that have Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) effects and which are deemed important in terms of their sources in the Philippine environment are discussed. Some monitoring data of chemical pollutants in the Philippine environment are presented.

A.Trace Metals

Arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury and nickel are capable of covalent bonding with proteins and can cause dysfunction of proteins. Metals such as lead and cadmium, which have electron charge densities similar to essential metals, can replace the essential metals in some biological materials. Some metals such as cadmium, lead and nickel can form stable precipitates with proteins that can damage the tissues. Arsenic, lead and mercury can form complexes with proteins that can cause dysfunction of enzymes involved in many metabolic processes. The cellular reactions of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury and nickel cause metabolic dysfunctions that can lead to NCD diseases.

Mining of ores is one of the major sources of metalspollution near mining sites. Volcanic eruption is the most important natural release of sulfur-rich minerals containing arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury to the environment. Industrial activities in small scale industries such as gold extraction, metal plating and etching for electronics and home décor products; spray painting with metallicpigments and scrap metal recycling are important sources of metals contamination near industrial plants. Unsafe disposal of consumer products such as batteries containing lead, nickel and cadmium contributes to widespread contamination of soil and water with these metals. Continuous motor vehicle emission of combustion products of petroleum-based fuels releases toxic metals in the atmosphere and disperse the contamination of metals over wide areas. Several notable environmental pollution with toxic metals from mining like mercury pollution in Compostela Valley and nickel pollution in Surigao province and pollution from industrial activities like the metals pollution in Meycauayan River have persisted for years and need urgent mitigation.

Workers in mining and in factories that deal with metal processing are exposed to toxic metals primarily through inhalation of contaminated air particles and skin exposure to the metals. The general population is exposed to the toxic metals primarily through consumption of contaminated food. However, depending on the situation of the pollution of water and air in the localities, drinking water andinhalation of air could be significant pathways of the uptake of trace metals in some population sectors.

Monitoring of trace metals contamination in seafoodsMonitoring of the contamination of trace metals in three fish species sold in Nepa Q Mart in Quezon City for six months (Santiago E. et al, 2009) and in seven species of fish from Albay Gulf (Pascual A et al, 2008) showed that mercury concentrations in the fishes were below the Codex standard of 0.5 µg g-1 methyl mercury. The leadconcentrations in the fishes from Albay Gulf were below the Codex standard of 0.3 µg g-1. Lead in mussels sold in Pasay and Paranaque fish stalls in 2007 showed an averageconcentration of 0.8 µg g-1 and a maximum concentration of 2.3 µg g-1 which are way above the PEMSEA guideline for safe human consumption (Dumalagan H et al, 2010).

For future research, further studies of the metalscontamination of fish raised in polluted areas like Obando, Meycauayan and Marilao in Bulacan and in the coastal areas of Mt. Diwalwal in Compostela Valley will show if the trace metal concentrations in fish are within safe levels according to established international standards. The investigation of the potential contamination ofcadmium and arsenic in rice grown in areas where volcanic eruption had occurred will provide information for riskassessment for rice eating Filipinos. The potential risk to adverse effects of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead,mercury and nickel from inhalation of 2.5 micron air particulates in EDSA and in some residential areas in the Greater Manila Area could be investigated.

B. Organic Pollutants

The industrial chemicals alkylphenols, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) pesticides, the POPs industrialchemicals Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) andPolybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are some of the ubiquitous organic pollutants in the Philippine environment that can cause NCD health effects. These organic pollutants candisrupt the functions of hormones and enzymes that can result to chronic diseases, reproductive defects and cancers.

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Aldrin, endrin, dieldrin, heptachlor and in lesser extent DDT were the popular pesticides used in rice, vegetable and fruit farming in the country in the 1960’s up to early 1980’s. Other chlorinated pesticides were used mainly for different purposes; DDT for control of malaria infestations in forested areas and chlordane for the control of termites in residences in the urban areas. Commercial transformer oils containing PCBs were widely used in electric distribution for many years before 1980. The indiscriminate handling and disposal of PCB oils in some electric distributionfacilities and transformer repair facilities is the majorcontributor of PCB contamination of soil. Commercialpenta-Brominated diphenyl ether (penta-BDE)and octa-Brominated diphenyl ether (octa-BDE) used as flame retardant in computer casings and automobilefurniture have become the newest organic pollutantsof concern to the environment. The lack of organizedsystem for disposal of tons of waste computers andautomobiles poses a potential spread of toxic PBDEs in the environment. Nonylphenol, bisphenol A andpentachlorophenols (PCPs) are among the alkylphenols widely used in food manufacturing, wood processing,textile and leather manufacturing. Motor vehicle emission has been identified by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) as the primary source of air pollution in the Greater Manila Area. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are released as a result of the high rate of collision among the volatilized hydrocarbons in the combustion chamber of the motor vehicles.

Monitoring of organic pollutants in the environment A survey of alkylphenols in rivers in Metro Manila and in other regions (Santiago E. and Kwan C, 2007) indicated excessively high average concentration of nonylphenol and PCPs in Meycauayan River. On the other hand, bisphenol A was detected in highest average concentration in Tenejeros River, indicating the use of this chemical in plastic manu-facturing in the surrounding areas of Tenejeros River.

Several years of monitoring of POPs pollutants inthe Philippine hydrosphere (Santiago E and Kwan C, 2015) showed that chlordane was detected more frequently in water, sediments and biota than other POPs pesticides. This indicates that residues of chlordane are present in moresignificant concentrations than other POPs pesticides in most of the natural waters. An Investigation of theconcentrations of POPs pesticides in air in rural and urban residential areas (Santiago E and Cayetano M, 2011) showed higher concentrations of chlordane in urban residentialareas than in rural residential areas. The pollution of chlordane in air was confirmed in the results of a global study of POPs in air where the air sample collected from an urban area in Manila in 2005 gave the highest concentration among the samples in the study (Shunthirasengham C et al, 2010).

A study of the contamination of PCBs in Pasig River and Laguna Lake showed that the soil and sediments in the watershed of Pasig River and Laguna Lake arecontaminated with PCBs, and some PCBs were released to the water during the floods caused by the typhoon Ondoy (Santiago E and Rivas F, 2012). Another study showed that leachates from the dumpsite in Payatas are contaminated with penta-BDE and indicated that leachates from Payatas could be important sources of toxic PBDEs in the aquatic environment (Kwan C et al, 2013).

Monitoring of PAHs in PM10 air particulatescollected along EDSA and in selected residential areas in 2000 showed that the combined concentrations of 8carcinogenic PAHs comprised 55-67% of the totalconcentration of the 23 PAHs in PM10 particulates(Santiago E, 2000). Benzo (a) pyrene was detected in almost allthesitesatconcentrationsabove1ng/m3,theWorldHealth Organization reference concentration in air for cancer risk of 10-4 . In 2005, monitoring of PAHs in the gaseous phase in selected urban areas in neighboring rural residential areas showed that gaseous phase PAHs aresimilarly distributed in the urban and rural areas;indicating the wide dispersion of PAHs pollution from sources in GMA (Santiago E and Cayetano M, 2007).

Implications of management of chemical pollutants to the prevalence of NCD in the country Advances in toxicology provided a better understandingof the cellular effects and toxic effects of chemical pollutants on the exposed individuals. Some mechanisms on how the adverse health effects of chemical pollutants are carried down to the children of exposed persons through genetic and epigenetic effects have been proposed. The presence of different types of chemical pollutants in the Philippine environment with their varied target metabolicdysfunctions in the body; makes exposure to chemical pollutants an important risk factor in the development of different types of chronic diseases in the country.

To prevent the increase of NCDs in the country, themitigation of the exposure of the largest section of the population to known chemical pollutants with NCD effects must be prioritized. A case in point is the exposureof millions of commuters and residents in Metro Manila to black carbon from traffic pollution (potentially containing trace metals and PAHs) which have been shown to have inflammatory (Baja et al, 2012) and cardiovascular effects (Baja et al, 2010). Environmental and health managers of the country should immediately implement actions to reduce motor vehicle emissions in Metro Manila.

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PLENARY SESSION 4 ROLE OF MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCESEnvironmental Chemical Pollutants and NCDs: Prevention and Mitigation

Executive Summaryby Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr.

WASTE PREVENTION AND MITIGATIONTECHNOLOGIES FOCUSING ON WTE OPTIONS

In the hierarchy of waste management, highest priority should be given to prevention, followed by reduction and recycling, and, if no other options are available, then treatment and disposal. There are also four general approaches to environmental policy making: market-based approaches or incentives; hybrid approaches; voluntary and other approaches; and command-and-control regulation. Waste prevention and mitigation technologies fall under command-and-control approach.

Command-and-control or prescriptive regulations referto conventional approaches that regulate pollution by setting uniform technology-based or performance-based standards for firms to follow in order to achieveenvironmental quality goals. An essential element of command-and-control or prescriptive regulation is the implementation of effects-oriented curative measuresin order to meet emission or effluent standards or ambient air or water quality standards. This paper covers waste-to-energy technologies capable of meeting stringent emission and ambient air quality standards.

Uriarte (2008) gives a comprehensive discussion of the principles and practices in solid waste management,including waste-to-energy processes. There are many technologies that convert solid wastes into energy. Uriarte (2010) provides detailed discussion of mature technologies for converting solid wastes into energy, including methane generation and recovery from landfills and wastecombustion for steam and electrical production. Other processes at various levels of technological and commercial development include physical-chemical processesto convert solid wastes into some form of coarse or fine powdered solid fuel, commonly referred to as refuse-derived fuel. Other technologies involve the thermal-chemical conversion of solid wastes into gasoline or fuel oil through selective pyrolysis of wastes, converting them to gases rich in olefins, followed by purification of these gases and polymerization of the gaseous olefins to selectively form the desired hydrocarbon liquid fuel.

Waste-to-energy technologies, including incineration, offer a number of advantages over sanitary landfills: (a) Provide an efficient means of destroying all

the pathogens present in municipal solid wastes; (b) Offer possibility of being located closer to the source of wastes thus reducing collection costs; (c) Result in significant reduction in waste volume of around 90% thus drastically reducing the land area needed for landfills; (d) Do not produce net greenhouse gas emissions such as methane gas from landfills; (e) Generate heat that can be recovered to produce electrical energy, thus reducing use of fossil fuels that generate greenhouse gases.

Kaplan et.al. (2008) conclude that municipal solid waste (MSW) is a viable energy source for electricity generation in a carbon-constrained world. They observe that one notable difference between landfill-gas-to-energy (LFGTE) and waste-to-energy (WTE) is that the latter is capable of producing an order of magnitude more electricity from the same amount of waste. WTE can produce 470-930 kWh of electricity per ton of waste while LFGTE can produce only 41-84 kWh per ton. They estimated that, in general, one ton of combusted MSW can replace oil use by about 170 liters and coal use by about 0.28 ton, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 1.2 tons of CO2.

Kaplan et.al. (2008) also note significant differencesin emissions on a mass per unit energy basis. The greenhouse gas emissions for WTE range from 0.4 to 1.5 MTCO2e/MWh,whereasLFGTEproducesatleast2.3 MTCO2e/MWh.TheSOx emissions for WTE range from 140to730g/MWhandforLFGTEtheyrangefrom430to900g/MWh.TheNOx emission for WTE ranges from 810to1800g/MWhandforLFGTEitrangesfrom2100to3000g/MWh.Forcomparison,atypicalcoal-firedpowerplant generates an average SOx emissionof6900g/MWhand average NOxemissionofaround3700g/MWh.

Manfredi et.al. (2009) estimate that direct emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) from the landfill systems (primarily dispersive release of methane) are up to about 1000 kg CO2e per ton of waste for the open dump, 300 kg CO2e per ton waste for conventional landfilling of mixed waste and 70 kg CO2e per ton of low-organic-carbon waste landfills. They estimate that open dumping contribute about 3.28 billion kg of carbon emission equivalent annuallywhile conventional landfills account for 0.98 billion kgof carbon dioxide emission equivalent annually.

The increasing difficulty of finding suitable sites forlandfills, the increasing distance from collection areas to landfill sites that raises transport costs and contributes

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further to air emissions from transport vehicles, and therealization that landfills contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, have made waste-to-energysystems, including incineration, attractive options for the treatment of municipal solid wastes. Singapore, which is among the cleanest and healthiest countries in the world, has chosen to adopt incineration as its main treatment method for its solid wastes. It has currently 4 operatingincineratorswithatotalcapacityof8,200tons/day,producing 198 MW of electricity, and is constructing a fifthunitwithacapacityofover2,400tons/day.TheWTEincineration facilities also recover about 22,800 tons scrap metal annually.

A waste-to-energy incineration facility in Metro Manilawill have a potential to produce 240 MW of power from about 9,000 tons MSW daily. Assuming 290 daysoperation annually, this WTE plant will produce 1.67 billion kWh of electrical energy. Since a coal-fired power plantproducesanaverageof890g/kWhofcarbondioxideemission,producingelectricityfromthe9,000tons/dayofgarbage in Metro Manila instead of a 240 MW coal-fired power plant would avoid the net emission of 1.49 billion kg of carbon dioxide annually.

If the choice is between a WTE incineration facility and a landfill with methane gas recovery, the net avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions will be 1.35 MTCO2e/MWh(2.3 minus 0.95) or 2.25 billion kg of carbon dioxideannually (1.67 million MWh x 1,350 kg CO2e/MWh).Ifthe9,000tons/dayofMetroManilagarbagearedisposedofinopendumpsand/orconventionallandfillswithnoenergy recovery, the average annual emission of greenhouse gaseswill be approximately anywhere between 1.0 to 3.3 billion kg of carbon dioxide annually.

The total installed capacity of electricity generating power plants in the Philippines in 2012 was 17,000 MW with total gross generation of 72,299 GWh. Coal-fired power plants contributed 28,265 GWh or 39% of the total grossgeneration. By 2030 the country will need a total installed capacity of 29,330 MW of which over 40% is expected to come from coal-fired power plants. It is therefore expected that the generating capacity of coal-fired power plants will increase from approximately 6,700 MW in 2012 to at least 12,000 MW by 2030.

The major air pollutants from coal-fired power plants are particulates (TSP and PM10), sulphur oxides (SOx), and nitrogen oxides (NOx). In a modern coal-fired CFBC power plant, particulates are removed using highly efficient electrostatic precipitation technology with collection efficiencies greater than 99.95 percent for particles bigger than 10 microns and greater than 96.5 percent for particles smaller than 1 micron.

The formation of sulphur oxides is prevented or drastically reduced with the addition of limestone (CaCO3) into the boiler to mix with the coal while it is being burned in fluidized state. The limestone reacts with sulphur to form gypsum or calcium sulphate (CaSO4), which is removed from the flue gas stream together with the bottom ash and fly ash. Modern CFBC boilers are capable of attaining at least 95 percent sulphur removal efficiency. The formation of nitrogen oxidesis drastically reduced in CFBC boilers because they operate at a much lower temperature of 750-950oC compared to pulverized coal (PC) boilers that operate at 1200-1500oC. Accordingly, CFBC boiler will have levels of emission much lower than DENR-EMBmaximum allowable limits.

Pollutants Typical Levelof EmissionsMg/Nm3

DENR Standards(maximum allowable

limits)mg/Nm3

Particulates 100 200Sulfur oxides 560 - 570 700Nitrogen oxides 205 - 410 1000

A better measure of the possible adverse health effectsof coal-fired power plants is their impact on the ambient air quality. Uriarte (2013) used a computer-based airpollutant dispersion predictive model to estimate themaximum ground level concentrations for one specific case of a coal-fired CFBC power plant. The predicted maximum ground level concentrations of particulates, sulphur oxidesand nitrogen oxides were way below the maximumallowable limits set by DENR-EMB Standards.

AirPollutants

One-Hour DENR-EMBStandards,µg/

Nm3

(maximum allowable limits)

Maximum Ground Level Concen-trations,µg/Nm3

80-meter stack 60-meter stackParticulates 300 32.5 43.6

Sulfur oxides

340 9.5 12.7

Nitrogen oxides

260 51.5 69.0

Distance from stack

6700 m SW of stack

5700 m SW of stack

The current major concern in coal-fired power plants is car-bon dioxide emission and its impact on climate change. This is a valid global concern. In the case of the Philippines, this must be viewed in the proper perspective. In 2012, global CO2 emissions were 31.7 GtCO2. The world average carbon dioxideproductionfromcoal-firedpowerplantsis971g/kWh.Therangeisasfollows:bituminouscoal,860g/kWh,sub-bituminouscoal,920g/kWh,andlignite,990g/kWh.The average value is calculated to be 890 gCO2/kWh.The total installed electricity generating capacity inthe Philippines in 2012 was 17,000 MW with total gross

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generation of 72,299 GWh. In the same year, coal-fired power plants contributed 28,265 GWh. Using an average of 890 tonsCO2/GWh,thetotalcontributionofcoal-firedpow-er plants in the Philippines to carbon dioxide emission in 2012 was 25.2 million tons CO2 or 0.025 GtCO2. This value is a mere 0.0795 percent of the total global carbon dioxide emissions. The Philippines contributes a miniscule amount to global carbon dioxide emissions. The largestcontributors are China with about 8.2 GtCO2, theUnited States with about 5 GtCO2, India with about 2 GtCO2, Russian Federation with about 1.8 GtCO2, and Japan with about 1.4 GtCO2.

Taking all these into consideration, there are at least two provisions in Republic Act No. 8749 – An Act Providing for a Comprehensive Air Pollution Control Policy and for Other Purposes that need the attention of the S&Tcommunity. The first is Section 15 – Air Pollution Research and Development Program.

The S&T community should push for the full implementation of the Air Pollution Research and Development Program and ask the government to provide this Program with adequate funding, facilitiesand personnel. In addition, the S&T community, through the National Academy of Science and Technology, should support the amendment of Section 15 so that the firstsentence should read: “The Department of Science andTechnology, in coordination with the Departmentof Environment and Natural Resources, other agencies, the private sector, the academe, NGOs and Pos, shall establish a National Research and Development Program for the prevention and control of air pollution.”

The second provision of R.A. No. 8749 that needs theattention of the S&T community is Section 20–Ban onIncineration. Firstly, the S&T community should push for the deletion of the entire first paragraph of Section 20.

Secondly, the second paragraph should be amended to read: “Local government units are hereby mandated to promote, encourage and implement in their respective jurisdiction a comprehensive ecological waste management that includes waste segregation, recycling, composting and waste-to-energy systems.”

Thirdly, in the third paragraph, the word “non-burn” should be deleted so that the paragraph reads: “With due concern on the effects of climate change, the Department shall promote the use of state-of-the art, environmentally-sound and safe technologies for the handling, treatment, thermal destruction, utilization, and disposal of sorted, unrecycled,uncomposted municipal, bio-medical and hazardous wastes.”

SpeakerEVANGELINE C. SANTIAGO, Ph.D.Scientific Career System Scientist IFormer Head Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Natural SciencesResearch InstituteUniversity of the Philippines Diliman

Dr. Santiago had been involved in chemical analysis of toxic trace metals and trace organics as analyst, supervisor, and head of the Research and Analytical Services Laboratory.

As a research fellow of the International Atomic EnergyAdministration, she received training at the Research Center of the European Community in Varese, Italy. As a research fellow of the Australian International DevelopmentProgram and of the DOST, she trained in Curtin University in Perth, Australia and in Memorial University in New-foundland, Canada. After receiving a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines in 1997, she worked for the improvement of the performance of the laboratory to successfully obtain accreditation to ISO-17025 in 2003. Since then she has advocated the improvement of theperformance of other laboratories in the country.

She had been involved in the university as a Professorial Lecturer on Environmental Toxicology and in research on monitoring toxic metals and toxic organics in the Philippine environment.

She had represented the country in the United NationsUniversity (UNU) regional monitoring program onPersistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the coastalhydrosphere since 1999 and in the regional Organochlorine Pesticides in air monitoring project sponsored bythe Ministry of Environment of Japan since 2002.

Through these regional participations, she developed the laboratory’s capability to monitor Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and various POPs.

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Diliman, Quezon City. Dr. Juliano was awarded the 1959 TOYM award for his research in nuclear physics. He was formerly a Professor of Chemistry in the University of the Philippines, and in the Department of Physics, IndianaUniversity (1957). He was the President of InterphilLaboratories from 1983 to 1996 when he was appointed Department of Trade and Industry Undersecretary by President Ramos. Dr Juliano was also Chair of the Board of Chemistry, Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) from 1993 to 1996.

ACADEMICIAN JOSE O. JULIANOMember, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division, NAST Philippines

Academician Juliano is known for his researches in nuclear chemistry and physics that helped attain

an understanding and advancement in nuclear science.

Dr. Juliano finished his bachelor’s degree in agricultural chemistry and mathematics from the University of the Philippines at Los Baños, his master’s degree in electrochemistry and chemical engineering fromthe Louisiana State University, and a Ph.D. in nuclearchemistry and physics from the University of Californiaat Berkeley, California.

He was one of the pioneers in the establishment of the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission and later became the director of the Philippine Nuclear Research Center at

BERNARD JOHN V. TONGOL, Ph.D., OYS 2012Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of ScienceUniversity of Santo Tomas

Dr. Tongol received his B.S. Chemistry cum laude (1998) and M.S. Chemistry magna cum laude (2001) degrees at UST. He obtained his Ph.D. Engineering (major in Applied Chemistry) degree (2007) at Tohoku University, Japan with scholarship from the Japan Government (Monbukagakusho). He is currently a resident researcher of the Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences of the UST.

Dr. Tongol is also a recipient of research grants awarded by the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). He has done pioneering studies in the Philippines on the development of single crystal electrodes as substrates for nanomaterials and on the preparation of nanostructured materials for direct ethanol fuel cell application which earned local, national, and international recognitions for him and his students.

Dr. Tongol publishes in and reviews articles submitted to high impact international journals (e.g. American Chemical Society and Elsevier). He also serves as one of the board members of the Chemical Society of the Philippines– Division of Analytical Sciences and an active member of the International Society of Electrochemistry based in Switzerland.

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ACADEMICIANFILEMON A. URIARTE, JR.Member, Engineering Sciences and Technology DivisionNAST Philippines

Academician Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr. is currently president, National Research Council of the Phil-ippines, chairman, CFC Institute, chairman, TEST Consult-ants, Inc., and academician, National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines. He is formerlySecretary minister of Science and Technology; executive director, ASEAN Foundation; director, Information, Com-munication and Space Technology Division, United Nations ESCAP; director for Functional Cooperation, ASEAN Sec-retariat; and chairman, Department of Chemical Engineer-ing, University of the Philippines.

Dr. Uriarte earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees fromthe University of the Philippines and PhD fromCarnegie-Mellon University, U.S.A.

He received numerous awards for his contributions,including Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) in 1974, Most Distinguished Chemical Engineering Alumnus of the University of the Philippines and Outstanding Chemical Engineer in the Philippines from the ProfessionalRegulation Commission. He is listed among the Outstanding Leaders of the Philippines (Who’s Who in 1980).

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Speaker DiscussantJUAN ROMEO NEREUS O. ACOSTA, Ph.D.General ManagerLaguna Lake Development Authority

As Presidential adviser, Dr. Acosta coun-sels the President on various

environmental issues concerning the delicate balance between the sustainable use of natural resources, environmentalprotection, and human well-being in the age of climate change adaptation and mitigation. Complementing the mandate of the Departmentof Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), his office works with other government agencies andstakeholders in crafting sound policies that includeenvironmental protection and ecosystem services as one ofthe country’s developmental pillars.

He is currently Secretary General of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) and convenor of thePhilippine Imperative on Climate Change.

Neric served as representative of Bukidnon province in Northern Mindanao to the House of Representatives for three consecutive terms (1998-2007). His major legislation included bills on clean water, solid waste management and biodiversity protection, and is the principal author of the groundbreaking Clean Air Act, a model ofenvironmental legislation in Asia. He served as the House of Representative’s Chairman of the Committee on Ecology and Vice-Chairman of the Committees on Science and Technology, Human Rights, and Foreign Relations.

Neric has represented the Philippines in numerousinternational forums, including the United Nations Special AssemblyonHIV/AIDSandtheAsianForumofParliamentarians on Population and Development, where he served as the Deputy Secretary General. To date, he is the only Asian Trustee of the board of the International Alert — a London based International Non-Government Organization for Peace Building, Conflict Resoultion and Climate Change challenges around the world.

GERARDO F. PARCO Senior Environmental SpecialistThe World Bank, Philippines

Engr. Parco is a Senior Operations Officer with the World Bank country office in Manila, Philippines.

He leads the implementation of WB projects in the Philippines (LISCOP, Integrated Water Quality Management Project, Integrated POPs Project et. al. He provides safeguards support to Bank projects in Urban, Transport, Health and Education Sector and is thesafeguards coordinator in the Manila office.

He is responsible for the adequate preparation andsupervision of all WB projects in the Philippines (including large infrastructure projects such as roads and highways, hydropower dams and power generation facilities).He provides safeguards cross support to the Pacific (Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Kiribati and Papua New Guinea). He was previouslyanUrban/SanitationSpecialistwithSCOTIA(Sustainable Coastal Tourism in Asia), a USAID project until July 2008.

He is a technical resource person in the Philippineson Natural Treatment Systems specifically, Engineered Reed Beds. Engr. Parco has extensive teaching and training experience as an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Engineering Graduate Program of the College ofEngineering, University of the Philippines, Diliman.He lectured in the Master of Science Program inEnvironmental Engineering and the Chemical Engineeringundergraduate course.

His main research interests are in the areas of Biological Nutrient Removal, Treatment of Wastewater using natural systems such as wetlands and reed beds, the development of compact wastewater treatment systems, Treatmentof Hazardous Waste, Use of Radiation in Waste Treatment.

His research is focused mainly on new and creative designs and systems to treat wastewater, determining the engineer-ing aspects of these systems. More recently, he has been doing work on remediation of contaminated sites and themicroencapsulation of Toxic and Hazardous Wastes.

PLENARY SESSION 5 ROLE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGYHow effective have the Clean Air, Clean Water and Solid Waste Management Acts been?

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SUSAN M. GALLARDO, D. Eng.Senior Research ScientistDe La Salle University

Dr. Susan Gallardo holds a degree of Bachelor of Science in ChemicalEngineering from the University of

Santo Tomas, a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from UP-Diliman, a Dr. Engg. From Tokyo Institute of Technology as a JSPS RONPAKU fellow. She also had her post doctoral fellowship from UC-Riverside and a Fulbright Fellow. She was also a visiting professor of the University of Paris-EST.

Dr. Gallardo is a University Fellow and Retired Professor of Chemical Engineering of De La Salle University (DLSU). She is still actively involved in research at the De la Salle University CESDR subcenter on Industrial Hazardous Wastes and Chemicals Management. She is also a member of PCIEERD Technical Advisory Committee for ENVIRONMENT.

Professor Gallardo specializes in environmentalengineering, environmental catalysis, and industrial and hazardouswastetreatment/management.Herpapershavebeen published in both national and international refereed journals, as well as in national and internationalconferenceproceedings. She has been a recipient of awards from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, SwedishInternational Research and Development Agency (SIDA), the International Bibliographical Center in London, and the National Academy of Science and echnology (NAST), and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

Recently, she is the lead consultant of the World Bank IPOP project (Component 5, Phase 1-Assessment of POPs contaminated sites) contracted for AECOMS. She was also the National Project Coordinator of UNIDO Enabling Ac-tivity on the Review and Update of the NIP of theStockholm Convention on POPs.

ESTRELLA F. ALABASTRO, Ph.D.Dean, College of EngineeringNational University

Dr. Alabastro was the chief of the government’s science and technology department for almost 10 years (2001-

2010) and has been with the DOST in different capacities since 1995.

She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in ChemicalEngineering, cum laude, from the University of thePhilippines in 1961 and also holds Masters and Doctorate Degrees in the same course from Rice University in the United States in 1965 and 1967, respectively.

ALLAN N. SORIANO, Ph.D.OYS 2011ProfessorMapúa Institute of Technology

Dr. Allan N. Soriano is an alumnus of Mapúa Institute of Technology

(Mapúa), where he graduated as Cum Laude in his course Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. Hisengineering stint started when he applied as a facultymember of the School of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at Mapúa right after graduation. He finished his master’s degree in 2004, also in Mapúa. In 2007,he pursued his doctorate at Chung Yuan ChristianUniversity (CYCU) in Taiwan, considered as one of the top universities in the country in terms of research publications. He finished his doctorate degree in a record of 2 ½ years. In CYCU, he also continued his quest of knowledge as he worked as a Post-doctoral Fellows for 14 months right after his Ph.D. graduation.

Aside from his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Soriano is also involved in research. His research interests covered the following: (1) carbon dioxide absorption using various absorbents (such as alkanolamines, ionic liquids, and deep eutectic solvents); measurement of properties(thermophysical, kinetics, and transport) and development of correlations (mathematical and theoretical models);(2) property measurement and correlation development of specialty chemicals; and (3) mathematical modeling of chemical and environmental engineering processes andstatistical and thermodynamic analysis of industrialsystems.

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PLENARY SESSION 6 ROLE OF SOCIAL SCIENCESDoes Taxing Sin Deliver us from Disease? An Initial Assessment of the Health Impact of Sin Taxes in the Philippines

Executive Summaryby Stella Luz A. QuimboDOES TAXING SIN DELIVER US FROM DISEASE?:AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH IMPACT OF SIN TAXES IN THE PHILIPPINES

In 2013, sin taxes in the Philippines were re-structured, paving the way for high, unitary taxes by 2017. The primary rationale for the restructuring was to discouragethe consumption of tobacco and alcohol, thus, addressing the concerns of high smoking prevalence and increasing incidence of non-communicable diseases such as diseasesof the heart and malignant neoplasms. Two years after the passage of the sin tax law, I examine various data sources and ask whether there are indications of health gains,at least in terms of changes in tobacco consumptionpatterns.

Overall, according to Bureau of Internal Revenue reports, tobacco consumption dropped by about 21 percent. However, based on the 2010-2013 waves of the FamilyIncome and Expenditure Survey and Annual Povertyand Income Survey as well as the 2009 Global AdultTobacco Survey, the reduction in consumption could be less than 21 percent. This gap in estimates could be partly explained by the consumption of tobacco products thatare smuggled or evade excise tax collection. Anothernotable finding based on the 2008 and 2013 National De-mographic and Health Surveys is that the increase n sin taxes seems to have been ineffective in reducingsmoking prevalence of women. In 2013, a greaterproportion of women smoke, although on the average,they smoke fewer sticks.

Continued monitoring of tobacco consumption is needed to ensure maximum health gains from sin taxes.

STELLA LUZ A. QUIMBO ProfessorSchool of EconomicsUniversity of the Philippines Diliman

Stella Alabastro Quimbo is Professor at the University of the Philippines School of Economics (UPSE) in Diliman. She obtained her B.S. in Business Economics (summa cum laude), M.A. in Economics, and Ph.D. in Economics from the UPSE.

She teaches courses in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Health Economics, Econometrics, Public Economics, and Industrial Organization.

She has publications in peer-reviewed international journals including Health Economics, Economics Letters, Health Policy and Planning, and Social Science and Medicine.

Her main fields of interest are health care financing, social protection, and public policy including taxation.

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DR. ALELI D. KRAFTProfessorSchool of EconomicsUniversity of the Philippines Diliman

Aleli D. Kraft is currently Professor at the University of the Philippines

Diliman School of Economics. She obtained her Ph.D. in Economics from the same institution in 1997.

Her professional experience include positions atthe National Economic and Development Authority,the Philippine Institute for Development Studiesand consulting work for health and international tradeprojects funded by the World Bank, USAID, and the ADB.

She has recently collaborated in research work withthe University of Queensland, with ErasmusUniversity-Rotterdam as part of a team implementinga randomized control experiment on health care financing, and with the drafting of a book on health insurance.

She has published in PlosOne, the Journal of Pediatrics,the Singapore Economic Review and the Philippine Review of Economics, among others, and contributed chaptersin international and locally published books. She is actively involved in health economics research and in health sector policy work.

She is a member of the Philippine Economics Society and served as its Secretary from 2011-2013.

She is currently the College Secretary of the UP School of Economics.

NATIONAL SCIENTISTGELIA T. CASTILLOMember, Social Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

National Scientist Castillo is a foremost rural social scientist who continues to

counsel national and international organizations with issues on agricultural and rural development, health, gender,environment, the challenges of poverty, inequality, human capacity development, and par-ticipatory approaches to research. She is one of the Emiritus Scientists and a consultant at International Rice Research Institute who activelyparticipates its Consortium for Unfavorable Rice Environments (CURE) projects.

NS Castillo is an Emeritus Fellow at the World Academy of Art and Science and a member of the executive committee of Philippine Human Development Network.

She is also a member of the board of trustees of the Philippine Rice Research Institute, CARD MRI Development Institute, and a non-government organization, CARD MRI,Incorporated.

ANALYN SALVADOR-AMORES, Ph.D., OYS 2014Assistant Professor, Social Anthropology, College of Social SciencesUniversity of the Philippines Baguio

Dr. Amores is currently the Program Head of Material Culture at the Cordillera Studies Center. She holds the distinction as the first Filipina to hold masters anda doctorate degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology from Oxford University, United Kingdom. She also has a master’s degree in Anthropology at the University of the Philippines Diliman. Her research interests include non-Western aesthetics, endangered languages, material culture and visual anthropology.

She continues to carry out solid ethnographic fieldwork among indigenous communities in the Cordillera, most especially cultures that are endangered and in most need of research and documentation. Her research fosters knowl-edge production and at the same time empowering the indigenous communities that she has worked with.

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TECHNICAL SESSION 1Role of stem cells in the management of NCDs

Executive Summaryby Beatrice Jayme Tiangco

THE ROLE OF STEM CELLS IN THE TREATMENT OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDs)

A stem cell is an undifferentiated cell capable of replicating itself, creating more stem cells, or differentiating into other kindsof cells with more specific functions beyond self-replication.In human healthcare, there are two kinds of stem cells that have a therapeutic role: The hematopoietic stem cell and themesenchymal stem cell, both of which are derived fromthe pleuripotent stem cell.

Hematopoietic stem cells can be harvested from the bone marrow, peripheral blood or umbilical cord and then transfused back into the same patient from whom it was harvested in order to rescue the patient from bone marrow failure due to high dose chemotherapy. This process, which was first done in the 1950s,is called autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT).If the hematopoietic stem cells are transplanted into a patient different from whom it was harvested, this process is calledallogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Both kinds of HSCT are life saving procedures and have saved the livesof hundred of thousands of patients with blood disorders all over the world. In the Philippines this procedure is being done on a daily basis in two hospitals in Metro Manila.

Mesenchymal stem cells can also be harvested, cultured and transplanted in an autologous or allogeneic manner. Thisprocedure began in the early 1970s, and worldwide experience is still limited and many times anecdotal. The most experience in mesenchymal stem cell therapy is in the creation of skin grafts for burns or certain skin diseases, and in ophthalmology where vision of patients with certain eye diseases can be saved. Because mesenchymal tissue is seen in many organ systems, including the bones, heart, kidneys, nerves, immune system, in theory, this has a much wider area of usefulness beyond just the treatmentof blood disorders. Chronic, incurable and irreversiblenon-communicable diseases like Parkinson’s Disease, myotrophic Lateralizing Myelosclerosis, Cancer, Autism, to name a few, where the illness (and therefore suffering) of patients is due to malfunctioning or unhealthy mesenchymal cells, in theory can be mitigated, slowed down or maybe even cured, at leastin theory, by healthy autologous or allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells which can be manipulated and made to differentiate into the specific organ into which they are injected or home into.

Therapeutic interventions, even those with sound theoretical basis, need to be applied to human beings in a careful, controlled, and scientific manner. Throughout the history of Medicine, new

treatments go through clinical trials involving hundreds even thousands of patients, conducted over several years, before the new Medicine is deemed safe by regulatory agencies and allowed to be sold in the market. The Non-Communicable diseases wherein mesenchymal stem cell therapy may be beneficial, however, are not common, are deadly, and these patients do not have the luxury of time. Moreover, there is also the controversy regarding who will pay for such trials to be conducted.

The research, development and conduct of trials for new drugs have always been funded by large Pharmaceutical Companies who get their return of investment once their drug is sold in the open market. The creation of a stem cell vaccine for the cancer of a patient, or of a percutaneous bone marrow graft with use of autologous bone marrow cells injected onto non healingfractures, is done in the laboratory on an individualized basisand is not subject to manufacturing on a large scale basisfor selling on the shelf of a drug store. Therefore, funding for clinical trials will unlikely come from pharmaceutical companies, and will likely come from governments, non-profitorganizations, or from those who stand to benefit the most—the patients themselves.

Any new and innovative treatment will be scrutinizedand criticized. One way to settle this equipoise (balance of forces or interests) between the more traditional long drawn out rand-omized controlled trial with no money out for included subjects on one hand vs allowing compassionate use of this new therapy on an individual basis with the patient paying for his own stem cell treatment on the other hand, is to carefully study the1) current scientific data, 2) current local data and practice and 3) patient values and needs. This talk will discuss all three relevant areas and will end with the following recommendations: 1) Continue to allow compassionate use of stem cell therapy in specialized DOH accredited Medical Centers provided patients undergo a transparent and open informed consent process,and allow their anonymized data to be used in retrospective trials, 2) Conduct proof of principle prospective (Phase II or III) trialsin these same accredited Centers provided their Protocolsare in accordance with International Standards on the Conductof such Clinical Trials, approved by their local Ethics Board,and conducted on patients with illness which are otherwise incurable with no chance of having a meaningful and productive life or which has a median survival of less than 5 years.These prospective trials can be small (15 to 30 subjects with appropriate control groups) and preferably sponsoredby government Research Agencies. These studies should also be published and contribute to global knowledge on the risks and benefits of this controversial yet promising treatment of non-communicable diseases.

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DR. BEATRICE EMILY JAYME-TIANGCO M.D, MSCE, FPCP, FPSMO, PSHBTOncologistCancer Center, Medical City

To pursue the diagnosis with relentless commitment, to treat patients with utmost competence and compassion, and to explore opportunities in research with propitiouscuriosity are to Dr. Beatrice Tiangco simply a given for a rewarding career in Medical Oncology. But despite the myriad roles that she assumes every day, she has never lost the grace of keeping her ground and center in the basic, simple things in life. Literature, music, even a cup of coffee in a quiet corner in the morning has become her refuge from the daily toxicities of doctoring.

Beyond basic knowledge and clinical savoir-faire, it is her gift to the many trainees under her guidance theappreciation of pursuing passions that nurture not only the doctor-self but the total self. Her axis remains her family— being a mother, a wife, a daughter, and a sister–these are the job descriptions that she would like to be defined by more than being a consultant, a research mentor or a clinical professor.

Studies Tri-College Program and the College of Science.He is also a Clinical Professor of the College of Medicine, UP Manila.

Dr. Tan has been active with health non-governmentalorganizations since 1997 and is known for his work onmedicinal plants, pharmaceuticals and public health. He also writes the column “Pinoy Kasi,” twice a week in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. He has numerous journalarticles and books, the most recent ones being “Revisiting Usog, Pasma, Kulam (University of the Philippines Press) and “Thinking, Doing Culture” (University of SantoTomas Press).

He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Takashi Fuji Award for Originality in Social ScienceResearch from the International Federation of Social Sciences Organizations (1997) and the Takashi Fuji Award for Originality in Social Science Research by theInternational Federation of Social ScienceOrganizations (1997).

ACADEMICIAN MICHAEL L. TANMember, Social Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

A medical anthropologist, writer and academic, Dr. Tan was appointed 10th Chancellor of UP Diliman (UPD) by the UP Board of Regents at its 1296th meeting on February 27, 2014.

Tan earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from UPD in 1977, a Master of Arts in Anthropology from the Texas A&M University (1982) and a doctoral degreein Anthropology from the Medical Anthropology Unit,Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universityof Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1996).

He holds the rank of Professor 12 and has been with theDepartment of Anthropology at the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) since 1984. He chaired the Department for three terms from 2001 to 2010, and was dean of the CSSP from 2010 to 2014. He continues to teach Anthrolopogy and is also affiliate faculty of the Philippine

MARCOS B. VALDEZ JR., D. Agr. Sc.,OYS 2012Associate ProfessorScience ClusterUniversity of the Philippines Cebu

Dr. Marcos B. Valdez, Jr. received his B.S. in Biology from the University of the Philippines Los Baños in 1999. In 2004, he was granted a scholarship from the Governmentof Japan (Monbukagakusho Scholarship) for his graduate studies. He finished his Master of Agricultural Science specializing in avian immunogenetics in 2007 from Nagoya University. In 2010, he finished his Doctor of Agricultural Science from the same university majoring in animalgenetics (avian species).

Dr. Valdez has been instrumental with the establishment of several inbred lines of chicken, which are currentlymaintained Avian Bioscience Research Center in Nagoya University, Japan. These established inbred lines of chicken are now used as general experimental animals in the fields of biomedicine, transgenic research, immunology, popula-tion studies and elucidation of sex determination in Aves.

He has also worked in sex reversal experiments of chicken aiming to elucidate the basis of molecular sex determination in avian species, which until to date is not well understood.

Currently he is an Associate Professor at the Biology Pro-gram of the University of the Philippines Cebu and a recipi-ent of the NAST Talent Search for Young Scientists in 2012.

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TECHNICAL SESSION 2Role of nutriceuticals in the management of NCDs

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JAIME Z. GALVEZ-TAN,M.D., M.P.H.PresidentHealth Futures Foundation

Dr. Jaime Z. Galvez-Tan is currently the President of Health Futures

Foundation. He held senior positions at the UNICEF and has been a Consultant for the WHO, UNDP, UNFPA, the World Bank, ADB, and the USAID.He is a graduate of the University of the Philippines and the Price Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium. He is a Bill Gates Fellow 2000 in Leadership and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Maryland, USA.

Dr. Galvez-Tan was a Professor of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine; and the President of Health Futures Foundation, Inc. He was Vice Chancellor for Research of the University of the Philippines Manila and Executive Director of the National Institutes of HealthPhilippines 2002-2005. He served the PhilippineDepartment of Health as Secretary in 1995 andas Undersecretary and Chief of Staff from 1992-94.

He was also recognized in 2008 as one of The Outstanding Filipinos (TOFIL) in Science and Technology bythe Philippine JCI Senate and Insular Life for his pioneering work on vermiculture and vermicomposting in the Philip-pines and Southeast Asia.

He was the Dean of the College of Inland Fisheries of the Central Luzon State University, Director of Training and Extension of the Aquaculture Department ofthe Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center and Ex-ecutive Director of the Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development - Department of Scienceand Technology (PCAMRD - DOST).

ACADEMICIANRAFAEL D. GUERRERO IIIMemberAgricultural Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

Academician Guerrero is a Professorial Lecturer at the School of Environmental Science and Management and Secretary-Treasurer of the Philippine Fisheries Association.

He is currently a Professorial Lecturer at the School of Environmental Science and Management (SESAM-UP Los Baños) and Secretary-Treasurer of the Philippine Fisheries Association.Heistheaquaculture/vermiculturespecialistof Aquatic Biosystems, a consultancy and marketing firm. He was conferred the Msgr. Dr. Jan D.F. Heine Memorial Award in 2005 by the International Je Dois Faire Assembly (International Tilapia Foundation) for his pioneering work on the tilapia sex reversal technology that has contributed significantly to world aquaculture.

ALLAN PATRICK G.MACABEO, Dr. Rer. Nat., OYS 2015Professor, College of ScienceUniversity of Santo Tomas

Allan Patrick G. Macabeo studied chemistry at the University

of Santo Tomas (Philippines) and earned his Doctorof Science degree (Organic Chemistry) at the Universität Regensburg (Germany) under Prof. Dr. Oliver Reiser.

Dr. Macabeo is currently an associate professor ofchemistry at the University of Santo Tomas, an associate editor of the National Research Council of the Philippines and a member of the international editorial board of several journals in pharmaceutical chemistry and biology.

He is a recipient of various research fellowships funded by HOPE JSPS, Asian-JSPS CORE Program, NUS A*Star, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and German Research Foundation (DFG). He is also a recipient of many awards in the chemical sciences including the Merck Young Scientist Award in the Health Sciences and a first runner-up finish in the search for 2014 ASEAN Young Scientists and Technologist Award (AYSTA).

His research interests include the chemistry of biologically active natural products from plants, marine sponge, bacteria and fungi, diversity-oriented synthesis, C-H activation and organocatalysis.

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Speaker RapporteurNATIONAL SCIENTISTERNESTO O. DOMINGOMember, Health Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

NS Domingo is recognized for hisoutstanding accomplishments in the

study of liver infections, specifically the nature ofschistosome granuloma and its role in hepatosplenicdisease; the epidemiology and control of hepatitis B, and all known viral hepatitides in the Philippines; and thepathophysiology, clinical behavior, and treatment of liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) in Filipinos.

He received the 2013 Ramon Magsaysay Award and the 2015 University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) Distinguished Alumni Award.

He is an advocate of the Universal Health Care or“Kalusugang Pangkalahatan”. In 2008, he formulated the Universal Health Care (UHC) Study Group ofthe University of the Philippines–National Institutes of Health (UP-NIH) with several distinguished colleagues.He is a University Professor Emeritus of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine.

ACADEMICIANREMIGIO M. OLVEDAMember, Health Sciences DivisionNAST Philippines

Over 25 years of service in scientific community from a research fellow

to an administrator of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), the research arm of the Department of Health (DOH). He is the principal investigator of twoprestigiousgrants:(1)(WHO/TDR)-RockefellerFoundation North-South partnership grant for schistosomiasis and (2) the Tropical Medicine Research Center (TMRC) grant from US NIH for schistosomiasis, malaria and leprosy. He played the leading role inthe diversification of sources of research funds leading to multidisciplinary research programmes of RITMon different infectious and tropical diseases. He established the first current Good Manufacturing Practices Certified (cGMP) Vaccine Production Plant at RITM capableof producing locally affordable and high quality vaccines.

EVA MARIA CUTIONGCO-DELA PAZ, M.D., OYS 2002Executive DirectorInstutute of Human GeneticsNational Institutes of HealthUniversity of the Philippines Manila

Dr. Eva Maria C. Cutiongco-de la Paz is the Vice Chancellor for Research of UP Manila and the Executive Directorof the National Institutes of Health. She has served asthe immediate past Director of the Institute of HumanGenetics, National Institutes of Health and a Clinicaland Research Associate Professor.

Dr. Cutiongco-de la Paz had her research fellowshipin Molecular Genetics at the International Center forMedical Research at the Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan under the Japanese MonbushoScholarship and took her subspecialty training in Clinical Genetics at The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada as a UP Medical Alumni Society ofAmerica Scholar.

She was board certified as a fellow by the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists in 2000. Dr Cutiongco-de la Paz was a Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) awardee for the field of Genetic Medicine in 2002 and was alsorecognized by the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines as one of The Outstanding Young Scientists (OYS) in the same year. She was also awarded as one of The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) for Medicine in 2007. She has received the 2011 UP Manila’s Outstanding Researcher and the Professorial Chair for Excellence in Teaching and Research in pediatrics and genetics.

She is also currently the Program Director for the Genomics Health Program of the Philippine Genome Center. She was also awarded the Dr. Jose Rizal Memorial Award forResearch by the Philippine Medical Association in 2012.

Moderator

TECHNICAL SESSION 3Double Trouble: Interaction of and between CDs and NCDs

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2015 NAST PHL AWARDS

The sculptural trophy for the NAST Awards shows fluid lines and curves, subtly forming the word NAST. The upward movement of the line shows modernity, great strides in science and excellence. The countours and holes symbolize how ouroutstanding scientists discover and explore the world of science from different perspectives.

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MEMBERSHIP TO THE ACADEMY

CEFERINO P. MAALAPh.D. (Veterinary Medicine)

For his outstanding contributions as a scientist and professor, to the fieldsof veterinary anatomy and physiology of livestock species, mostespecially the anatomy of the carabao.

He devised alternative methods of animal identification,an important technology for the control of emerging animal diseases. His researches at the College of Veterinary Medi-cine, University of the Philippines Los Baños havecontributed significantly to the development of strategies for the improvement of health, productionand reproduction of important livestock species. His numerous publications have been useful referencesfor veterinary anatomy and in the identificationand conservation of livestock and wild animal species.Dr. Maala mentored more than 100 undergraduate and graduate students, taught several courses in veterinary medicine and has authored and co-authored eight books and laboratory manuals. He also served as Editor-in-chief of the Philippine Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences and as co-editor and reviewer of the Philippine Journal of Veterinary Medicine.

In recognition of her significant and pioneering research contributions to the aquaculture of marine shrimp, the science-based utilization andconservation of mangroves, and to studies on the critically important beach forest ecosystem.

Her research established conditions for induced maturation and broodstock development of sugpo, Penaeus monogon, and other penaeid shrimp that have led to increased farmed shrimp production.

Dr. Primavera is an internationally-recognized expert on mangroves. Her extensive studies on mangrove—as nurseries for penaeid shrimp, the integration of brackishwater pond culture and mangrove for aquaculture, and the science-based rehabilitation of mangroves represent a holistic approach to the sustainable use of mangroves.

In recognition of her significant contributions as scientist, mentor, and science administrator. Dr. Alabastro pioneered in research on the thermal processing of Philippine food products to render them safefor consumption. These studies

established the time-temperature protocols of the heat processing of common Filipino foods based on resistance to heat of target microorganisms.

Her other studies delved on the extension of the shelf lifeof Philippine food delicacies and the use of irradiation asa quarantine treatment and a means to extend the shelf life of fruits such as mango.

As educator, she was responsible for the institution of the Food Science Doctoral Program at the University of the Philippines Diliman and mentored many undergraduate and graduate students.

As science administrator, she championed the roleof science and engineering in our country’s development. She served as project director of the Engineering and Science Education Project (ESEP) which benefited many science and engineering schools.

As secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), she instituted and supported programs that had high impact on the lives of farmers and fisherfolk. Under her leadership, the DOST research institutes developed S&T-based solutions to problems frequently encountered by small and medium enterprises and set into motion measures to ensure that technologies developed by DOST agencies and academic institutions would reachthe intended beneficiaries.

JURGENNE H. PRIMAVERAPh.D. (Marine Science)

ESTRELLA F. ALABASTROPh.D. (Chemical Engineering)

Dr. Primavera has also significantly contributed to the iden-tification of beach forests, including the inventory of and germination trials of various species suitable for the rehabil-itation of beach forests. As a scientist of the Southeast Asian Fisheries and Development Center, she mentored many students, staff and trainees from the Philippines and other parts of the world.

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EDWARD H.M. WANGM.D. (Orthopaedics)

FORTUNATO B. SEVILLA IIIPh.D. (Instrumentation and Analytical Science)

In recognition of his pioneering and outstanding work on chemical sensors and biosensors in the Philippines.

His research group at the University of Santo Tomas was the first in the country to fabricate chemical sensors

based on optical fibers, to synthesize molecularly imprinted polymers for use in piezoelectric chemical sensors and to develop electric nose systems, which have applications in monitoring the quality of economically important products such as virgin coconut oil, civet coffee and mango.

His work in the field of low-cost instrumentation and microscale chemistry has contributed to the improvement of chemistry education in the Philippines and in different parts of the world and has been recognized by the Interna-tional Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. It has enabled chemistry teachers to teach chemistry laboratory courses more effectively through the use of locally available low-cost materials and resources.

In recognition of his significantcontributions as a researcher, clinician, mentor, and scientist, specifically, for his extensive research inmusculoskeletal tumor inthe Philippines and for establishing that life-saving treatment and limb

saving are possible in a state-subsidized governmenthospital for bone and tissue cancers of the limbs.

His excellent collection of data of about 3000 cases on the musculoskeletal tumor patients at the Philippine General Hospital of the University of the Philippines Manila resulted in better patient service and allowed for further study and understanding of these conditions. This has served as the backbone of many research studies in terms ofdemographics, treatment results, and survival rates.

He spearheaded the establishment of a multidisciplinary unit known as the UP-MuST Unit (University of thePhilippines Musculoskeletal Tumor Unit) for optimum medical management, including medical and pediatric oncology, pathology, radiation oncology which serves as model for others to emulate locally and internationally.

Dr. Wang and his team have directed their scientific work to optimizing treatment for the Filipino patient, addressing different concerns and situations unique to the Philippines.

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OUTSTANDING YOUNG SCIENTISTSDENNIS V. UMALIPh.D. (Veterinary Science)University of the PhilippinesLos Baños

In recognition of his outstandingresearches on the molecular characterization of economically im-

portant poultry pathogens, especially the Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV). With his co-workers, the complete NDV genome was sequenced for the first time, NDV fieldsurveillance in commercial poultry farms and in migratory water fowls was conducted and the basis of the formulation of effective preventive and control strategies of the disease was established. Dr. Umali’s present research involves a national molecular epidemiological investigation of poultry and livestock diseases in the Philippines with the end in view of formulating their more efficient diagnosis,prevention, control and treatment.

AIMEE LYNN BARRION-DUPO Ph.D. (Entomology)University of the PhilippinesLos Baños

In recognition of her outstanding researches in Lepidoptera and spiders

and her important contributions to the taxonomy and ecology of rice black bugs from Philippine rice agro-ecosystems. In particular, her work on thePhilippine Geometridae, the second largest and least-studied family of Lepidoptera, has provided basictaxonomic and distributional data which are important in studying their movement and future quarantineactivities. Dr. Barrion-Dupo’s publications have provided much needed basic information needed to develop and implement strategies for the conservation of the biodiversity of these species. She has also significantly contributed to the updating of the geometrid holdings of both the UPLB Museum of Natural History and the Philippine National Museum.

REX FERDINAND M. TRAIFALGARPh.D. (Fisheries Science)University of the Philippines Visayas

In recognition of his outstanding research contributions to thedevelopment of gas chromatography

mass spectrometry detection method in detecting off-flavor compounds in milkfish, cultured water and bacteria from Laguna Lake; for spearheading the classification and identification of bacterial species that cause off-flavor in milkfish, which greatly benefitted the fishermen within the vicinity of Laguna Lake; and for spearheading researches in the use of immunostimulants in shrimp aquaculture and juvenile mud crab to identify the optimum dosage that could enhance the immunologicalstatus and improve the overall biological performance of these species. His findings have served as basis for higher investigation of immunostimulants on the biologyof cultured species in the global context.

ENRICO C. PARINGITDr. of EngineeringUniversity of the Philippines Diliman

In recognition of his outstanding contributions in the areas of climate change and disaster risk management,

particularly in spearheading the implementation of the Nationwide Disaster Risk Exposure and Assessment for Mitigation (DREAM) Program, the biggest research project of the UP System, using cutting-edge technologies such as the Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) and Synthetics Aperture Radar (SAR), that has produced up-to-date, detailed, and high resolution elevation maps of 18 critical river basins in the country and later those of 250 river basins. The data and knowledge derived by Dr. Paringit’s team are important planning tools in facing disasters like floods, landslides, and other natural hazards.

JOEY D. OCONM.Sc. (Chemical Engineering)University of the Philippines Diliman

In recognition of his scientific and technological contributions in the field of electrochemistry, which are

important in enabling the wider utilization of renewable but intermittent forms of energy and more efficient conversion of fuels to electricity via fuel cells; and of his role in the

establishment of the Laboratory of ElectrochemicalEngineering at the College of Engineering, University of the Philippines, which trains young researchers and locally develops electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems as well as other advanced green technologiesenvisioned to reduce the country’s dependence onpetroleum oil.

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ALLAN PATRICK G. MACABEODr. Nat. Science (Organic Chemistry)University of Santo. Tomas

In recognition of his importantresearch contributions to the isolation, identification and structure

determination of a wide range of secondary metabolites, many of which are biologically active, from indigenous me-dicinal plants. Further, his synthetic studies havesupported both the structure elucidation and the significance of certain functional groups within thosebiologically active molecules. His studies have helpedvalidate the potential of endemic Philippinemedicinal plants as source of phytochemicals to fightfast- and slow-growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other diseases and the chemotaxonomic significanceof certain natural product structures from Philippine Annonaceae plants to systematically study the chemical variation between plant taxa, and the use of green synthetic methodologies to access a variety of medicinally important compounds and stereoisomerically pure natural product manifolds.

ALLAN PATRICK G. MACABEODr. Nat. Science (Organic Chemistry)University of Santo. Tomas

In recognition of his important research on the sustainable use of biologically active compounds from

Philippine medicinal plants, and synthetic manipulation of sugar biomass by-products as tools to increase the library of medicinal agents important for drug discovery studies.

His research has resulted to the isolation and identification of a wide range of natural products from indigenous Philippine medicinal plants as inspiration for developing future antiinfective, cytotoxic, anti-neurodegenerative and anti-hyperpigmenting drug platforms. Through his syntheticstudies, he has supported both the structure elucidation efforts and has shown the significance of certain functional groups within biologically active molecules. These efforts are very important in establishing and validating the vast potential of Philippine resources for medicinal purposes.

CLARISSA C. DAVIDPh.D. (Communication)University of the Philippines Diliman

In recognition of her outstanding research work on framing of political issues in the news and other forms of

public conversations, which has contributed to methods of frame analysis in communication research. Withcollaborators, new methods of automated frame analysis were designed in order to deal with large amounts of textual data while under close guidance of a theoretical framework that is largely qualitative. This has been successfullyapplied in studying the population management debate with media frames of the issue. Her studies clearly focus on the nuances of media and communication systems and on the dynamics of politics and governance. The academicrelevance of her various researches which have beenpublished in refereed journals, local and international, may be gleaned from the numerous citations she has earned as a scholar.

TWAS Prize for Young Scientistsin the Philippines

His works have also promoted the importance of studying the chemotaxonomic significance of certain natural product structures from Philippine Annonaceae plants tosystematically study the chemical variation between plant taxa; the use of furan-derived donor-acceptorcyclopropanes from sugar-biomass to develop asymmetric synthetic approaches en route complex natural products structures; and the use of green synthetic methods to prepare a variety of medicinally important compounds and stereoisomerically pure natural products manifold.

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NAST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AWARD

NAST TALENT SEARCH FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS

ARSENIO B. ELLAMS (Forestry)Forest Products Research andDevelopment Institute, DOST

Outstanding scientific and technologi-cal contribution entitled:

“Enhancing the adaptive capacity of the indigenous peo-ples by promoting sustainable and community-based resin tapping of Almaciga (Agathis philippinensis Warb.) in selected certificate of ancestral domain title (CADT) areas in Palawan and Sierra Madre, Aurora”

SEVERINO G. SALMO IIIPh.D. (Biological Science)Ateneo de Manila University

Outstanding scientific andtechnological contribution entitled:

“Assessment of vegetation and soil conditions in restored mangroves interrupted by severe tropical typhoon ‘Chan-hom’ in the Philippines”

DRANDREB EARL O. JUANICO (Ph.D. Physics)Technological Institute ofthe Philippines

FIRST PRIZEIn recognition of his outstanding scientific and technologi-cal research entitled:“Epidemic cycle induced by intervention in asusceptibility-structured population”

CHARLOTTE KENDRA D.Z.GOTANGCO(Ph.D. Earth andAtmospheric Sciences)Department of EnvironmentalScience, Ateneo de Manila University

SECOND PRIZEIn recognition of her outstanding scientific andtechnological research entitled:“A sensitivity analysis of surface biophysical, carbon, and climate impacts of tropical deforestation rates in CCSM4-CNDV”

ROMAR B. DELA CRUZ(Ph.D. Mathematical Science)Institute of MathematicsUniversity of the Philippines Diliman

THIRD PRIZEIn recognition of his outstanding scientific and technologi-cal research entitled:“Cheating-immune secret schemes from codes and cu-mulative arrays”

Winners

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Special Citation

CHANGING PHILIPPINECLIMATE: IMPACTS ONAGRICULTURE ANDNATURAL RESOURCES

(by Josefino C. Comiso, Catalino A. Blanche, Terry I. Sarigumba, Ma. Victoria O. Espaldon, Felino P. Lansigan, Nestor T. Baguinon, Roger C. Birosel, Jesusita O. Coladilla, Rex Victor O. Cruz, Leonardo M.

Florece, Rafael D. Guerrero III, Rodel D. Lasco, Rosa T. Perez, Juan M. Pulhin, Lourdes V. Tibig) , ISBN 978-971-542-718-0, Published by the The University of thePhilippines Press, 2014

HEALTH MANAGEMENT IN AQUACULTURE(SECOND EDITION)

(by Gilda D. Lio-Po and Yasao Inui)ISBN 978-971-0487-56-1,Published by Southeast AsianFisheries Development CenterAquaculture Department, 2010

THE RH WARS: FRAMING THE POPULATION ANDREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHDEBATE(IPC CULTURE ANDDEVELOPMENT SERIES NO. 10)

(by Clarissa C. David, Antonio G.M. La Viña, and Jenna Mae L. Atun) ISBN 978-971-861-064-0, Published

by Institute of Philippine Culture School of Social Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University, 2014

ROSE ANN G. FRANCO(M.S. Medical Science)University of the Philippine Los Baños

SPECIAL CITATIONIn recognition of her outstanding

scientific and technological research entitled: “Utilization of polyvinylphosphonic acid (PVPA) and its effect on the material properties and biocompatibility of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) electrospun membranes”

PIERANGELI G. VITAL(Ph.D. Biology)Institute of BiologyUniversity of the Philippines Diliman

SPECIAL CITATIONIn recognition of her outstanding

scientific and technological research entitled:“Microbiological quality of fresh produce from open air markets and supermarkets in the Philippines”

OUTSTANDING BOOKS

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OUTSTANDING SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

lntegrating bio-physical, social, financial and market factors for a sustainable upland agricultural development in Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines (by Walfredo R. Rola, Rodrigo B. Badayos, Pompe C. Sta. Cruz, Moises A. Dorado, Ronaldo O. Rogel, and Florentino R. Monsalud) ISSN 0115-463X Philippine Journal of Crop Science 37(3):40-54 2012

Soil chemical and physical properties with rice straw management during fallow period (by Michelle B. Castillo, Cezar P. Mamaril, Erlinda S. Paterno, Pearl B. Sanchez, Rodrigo B. Badayos, and Pompe C. Sta. Cruz) ISSN 0115-463X Philippine Journal of Crop Science 37(1):15-26 2012

Utilization of loop-mediated isothermalamplification (LAMP) technology for detecting White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) and Vibrio spp. in Litopenaeus vannamei in selected sites in the Philippines (by Amalea Dulcene D. Nicolasora, Mary Beth B. Maningas, Benedict A. Maralit, Christopher Marlowe A. Caipang, Mudjekeewis D. Santos, and Adelaida Calpe) ISSN 2094-2818 7(2):309-316 Philippine Science Letters 2014

Molecular phylogeny of the genus Bikkia(Rubiaceae) including a new endemic Philippine inland forest species Bikkia montoyae (by Grecebio Jonathan D. Alejandro, Lorenzo Angelo R. Santos,Hao Wei C. Hsu, Michelle Samantha S. Mejillano, Propa Joy R. Santor, and Victor B. Amoroso) ISSN 2094-2828 Philippine Science Letters 7(1):88-96 2014

Mathematical analysis of bistability in reducedmodels of apoptosis (by Joseph Ray Clarence G. Damasco, Marian P. Roque, Ricardo C.H. Del Rosa-rio) ISSN 2094-2818 Philippine Science Letters 6(2):138-146 2013

Physico-chemical and microbiological parameters in the deterioration of virgin coconut oil (by Ian Ken D. Dimzon, Melodina F. Valde, Jaclyn Elizabeth R. Santos, Mark Joseph M. Garrovillas, Henson M Dejarme, Jo Margarette W. Remollo, and Fabian M. Dayrit) ISSN 0031-7683 Philippine Journal of Science 140(1): 89-103 2011

Design, fabrication and performance evaluation of a photobioreactor for the cultivation of Chlorellavulgaris (Beijerinck) (by Denise Ester O. Santiago, Rex B. Demafelis, Milagrosa Martinez-Goss, June Owen O. Nacorda, Nerissa K. Torreta, Butch G. Bataller, Mark Jason H. Redondo, Nickson L. Jao,Lisa Stephanie H. Dizon) ISSN 0115-463X Philippine Journal of Crop Science 38(2):21-29 2013

A molecular dynamics investigation of watermigration in a lipid bilayer for microalgae drying (by Robby Manrique, Aristotle Ubando, Al ReyVillagracia, Jennifer Corpuz, Allan Abraham Padama, Melanie David, Nelson Arboleda Jr., Alvin Culaba, Hideaki Kasai) ISSN 2094-2818 Philippine Science Letters 7(1): 138-145 2014

Shocks to Philippine households: incidence,idiosyncrasy, and impact (by Joseph J. Capuno, Aleli D. Kraft, Stella A. Quimbo, and Carlos Antonio R. Tan Jr.) ISSN 1655-1516 The Philippine Reviewof Economics L(2):1-27 2013

Productivity of rice farming in the Philippines: Pat-terns and sources (by Flordeliza H. Bordey and Carl H. Nelson) ISSN 0115-463X Philippine Journal of Crop Science 37(3):10-22 2012

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37th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGCOMMITTEESSTEERING COMMITTEE

Chair: ACD. JAIME C. MONTOYACo-Chair: ACD. ANTONIO MIGUEL L. DANSMembers: NS ERNESTO O. DOMINGO ACD. RAMON F. ABARQUEZ JR. ACD. QUINTIN L. KINTANAR ACD. REMIGIO M. OLVEDA ACD. CARMENCITA D. PADILLA ACD. THELMA E. TUPASI ACD. WILLIAM G. PADOLINA, President NS MERCEDES B. CONCEPCION, Vice President ACD. EVELYN MAE TECSON-MENDOZA, Secretary NS ANGEL C. ALCALA ACD. REYNALDO B. VEA ACD. RUBEN L. VILLAREAL Secretariat: MS. LUNINGNING E. SAMARITA-DOMINGO, Director IV MS. GUADA B. RAMOS-DIMAYA, Information Officer V MS. EUFEMIA MAE P. FERRERAS, Science Research Specialist II FINANCE AND EXHIBITS COMMITTEE Chair: ACD. CARMENCITA D. PADILLAMembers: ACD. LIBERTADO C. CRUZ ACD. SALCEDO L. EDUARDO ACD. ANGEL L. LAZARO III NS BIENVENIDO F. NEBRES, S.J. ACD. ARSENIO M. BALISACANSecretariat: MS. VIRGINIA FRANCIA O. GAVICA, Administrative Aide VI MS. LEIZL R. PETALIO, Clerk II

INVITATION, REGISTRATION AND SOCIALS COMMITTEE

Chair: ACD. QUINTIN L. KINTANARMembers: ACD. RUBEN L. VILLAREAL NS GAVINO C. TRONO ACD. ALVIN B. CULABA NS LOURDES J. CRUZ ACD. AGNES C. ROLA MS. NELIA CEPEDA, PIA MS. BETH B. PADILLA, STII-DOSTSecretariat: Invitation, Registration and Socials Committee MS. CHARYL C. APUYAN, Information Officer II MR. NINO M. RODIL, Science Research Specialist I

Secretariat: Publicity Committee MR. DARVIN S. ROSA, Science Research Specialist I MS. AISLYNN FABIOLA G. MANUEL, Science Research Specialist I

RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE

Chair: ACD. ANTONIO MIGUEL L. DANSMember: ACD. EUFEMIO T. RASCO JR. ACD. EMIL Q. JAVIER ACD. AURA C. MATIAS ACD. JAIME C. MONTOYA ACD. WILLIAM G. PADOLINA ACD. MICHAEL L. TAN DR. MARIBEL L. DIONISIO-SESE, OYSI PresidentSecretariat: MS. REIHVELLE A. PEREZ, Planning Officer III MR. DUSTIN O. IBAÑEZ, Science Research Specialist II

SCIENTIFIC POSTERS COMMITTEE Chair: ACD. REMIGIO M. OLVEDAMembers: NS GELIA T. CASTILLO NS EDGARDO D. GOMEZ ACD. LIBERTADO C. CRUZ ACD. FABIAN M. DAYRIT ACD. LEONARDO Q. LIONGSONSecretariat: MS. ROWENA V. BRIONES, Information Officer III MS. JEREME E. ESPARDINEZ Librarian

SCIENTIFIC POSTERS BOARD OF JUDGES

Chair: NS ERNESTO O. DOMINGOMembers: NS DOLORES A. RAMIREZ ACD. RODEL D. LASCO ACD. RHODORA V. AZANZA NS ANGEL C. ALCALA ACD. WILLIAM T. TORRES ACD. FILEMON A. URIARTE JR. ACD. ERNESTO J. DEL ROSARIO ACD. CHRISTOPHER C. BERNIDO ACD. JAIME C. MONTOYA NS RAUL V. FABELLA ACD. ALLAN BENEDICT I. BERNARDO Secretariat: MS. ROSEMARIE S. ESPINO, Chief Administrative Officer MS. MAY ANN OBLENA, Clerk II

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36th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGhe National Academy of Science and Technology,Philippines (NAST PHL) conducted its 36th Annual

Scientific Meeting (ASM) on July 9-10, 2014 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City.The NAST PHL, established by Presidential Decree No. 1003-A in 1976 and the primary adviser to the government and sci-ence community on matters related to science and technology, has chosen Infrastructure, Information, and Innovation (I3) for National Development, Competitiveness, and Resiliency as theme.

The Meeting aimed to intensively discuss three “pillars” of competitiveness as defined by the World Economic Forum (WEF), namely, infrastructure, information, and innovation and focused on the policy and governance aspectsin the following infrastructure sectors: energy, water, telecommunications, and transportation.

The Honorable Cesar B. Bautista, former secretary ofDepartment of Trade and Industry served as the keynote speaker. He emphasized that infrastructure, information,and innovations are considered as co-enablers to achievecountry’s transformation by means of sustainable growth that is inclusive. He reported that the Medium Term PhilippineDevelopment Plan (2011-2016) highlights the needfor infrastructure development to support the performance of the country’s economic sectors. He reported that the Asian Development Bank in its publication “Taking the Right Road” identified the Philippine government’s infrastructure policyas coming in two stages: (1) improvement of the “climate”to generate broad-based satisfaction from business and public sector and (2) efficiency for targeted products, includingagriculture/industriesandservicesectorstorealizetheirpotentials “Vertical Interventions” otherwise known as the “tailwinds” are provided. According to him, the countryis already on its way to the second stage. He also pointed out that there is a need to (1) increase competitiveness of roads, (2) improve port conditions and increase capacities using the RORO linkages, (3) maximize ports and airports to improve the economy, (4) improve flood control systems, and (5) application of total quality management systemsto improve productivity.

Experts shared their insights and experiences in the four plenary sessions of the meeting. In Plenary Session 1, Mr.ReneS.Santiago,President/CEO,BellwetherAdvisory,tried to answer the question, Can Metro Manila’s Traffic Woes Ever Disappear? For Plenary Session 2, Engr. Maria Catalina E. Cabral, Assistant Secretary for Planning of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Mr. Alex Ramon Q. Cabanilla, Deputy Chairman of the Metro ManilaDevelopment Authority (MMDA) talked about ways on how their respective agencies can mitigate flooding in Metro

Manila and in other Philippine Locations. ProfessorRowaldo D. Del Mundo, Associate Professor at the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute of the University of the Philippines Diliman discussed Why Does Electricity Cost so Much in the Philippines? in Plenary Session 3. During Plenary Session 4, Academician William T. Torres, Member,Engineering Sciences and Technology Division of NASTPhilippines explored the possibility of providing Broadband for Everyone, Everywhere?

Two simultaneous technical sessions were conducted on the second day of the event. Technical session 1 featured Dr. Alvin B. Marcelo, Consultant at the World Health Organizationand Adviser to e-Health of the Department of Health,and Dr. Portia Fernandez-Marcelo, Director of the UPNational TeleHealth Center, who talked about the status, de-velopment, and future of e-Health in the country.For technical session 2, Academician Gisela P. Concepcion, Member, Biological Sciences Division of the NAST Philippines talked about biological innovations in the Philippines.

Academician Aura C. Matias, chair of the ASM resolutions committee, presented the resulting recommendations of this year’s pre-ASM roundtable discussions summarized into resolutions to DOST Secretary Honorable Mario G. Montejo and Honorable Arsenio M. Balisacan, secretary of Socioeconomic Planning and director general of National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), represented by Dr. Emmanuel F. Esguerra, NEDA Deputy Director General.

Part of the two-day activity was the annual recognition rite for the following awards; Outstanding Young Scientists (OYS),The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Prize for Young Scientists in the Philippines, NAST Talent Search for Young Scientists, NAST Environmental Science Award, Outstanding Books and Monographs, Outstanding Scientific Papers, and Best Scientific Posters.

The 36th ASM was organized by the Academy withthe assistance from various donors and sponsors. More than 800 scientists and researchers from key institutionsand agencies gathered at the venue to attend and participate in this important event. The 36th ASM was hosted bythe Engineering Sciences and Technology Division chaired by Academician Reynaldo B. Vea.

This annual activity of the Academy served as the leading forum for the presentation of scientific and policy research. Policy recommendations on appropriate interventions will be submitted to the Philippine government and the private sector.

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NAST SECRETARIAT

GUADA B. RAMOS-DIMAYA Information Officer V

ROWENA V. BRIONES Information Officer III

CHARYL C. APUYANInformation Officer II

LUNINGNING E. SAMARITA-DOMINGODirector IV

ACADEMICIAN WILLIAM G. PADOLINAPresident

NATIONAL SCIENTIST MERCEDES B. CONCEPCIONVice President

Chair, Social Sciences Division

NATIONAL SCIENTIST ANGEL C. ALCALAChair, Biological Sciences Division

ACADEMICIAN EVELYN MAE TECSON-MENDOZASecretary

Chair, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division

ACADEMICIAN JAIME C. MONTOYAChair, Health Sciences Division

ACADEMICIAN REYNALDO B. VEAChair, Engineering Sciences and Technology Division

ACADEMICIAN RUBEN L. VILLAREALChair, Agricultural Sciences Division

REIHVELLE A. PEREZ VIRGINIA FRANCIA O. GAVICA ROBERTO L. ARAT Planning Officer III Administrative Aide VI Administrative Aide IV

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION

PROJECT STAFF

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION

ROSEMARIE S. ESPINOChief Administrative Officer

ZENAIDA T. MAPUA CHONA S. SANTOS Accountant III Administrative Officer V

DENNIS M. VISTA LARRY D. REYES Administrative Aide I Driver II

EUFEMIA MAE P. FERRERAS DUSTIN O. IBAÑEZ Science Research Specialist II

ERIKA FLOR G. GUTIERREZKRISTINE N. INOCENCIOScanner Operators

ROSARIE V. GABUYAAISLYNN FABIOLA G. MANUELNIÑO M. RODIL DARVIN S. ROSAScience Research Specialist I

ELLAINE P. ALMIRAÑEZFERDINAND C. GUTLAYAIZA M. MABANSAGMAY ANN E. OBLENALIEZL R. PETALIOClerk II

JEREME E. ESPARDIÑEZLibrarian

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NAST MEMBERS

Year of Entry Name Field of

Specialization Remarks

1978 Paulo C. Campos, M.D. Nuclear Medicine Proclaimed N.S. 1989 Died 2 June 2007Alfredo V. Lagmay, Ph.D. Experimental

PsychologyProclaimed N.S. 1988 Died 15 December 2005

Cecilio F. Lopez, Dr. phil. Philippine Linguisticsand Oriental Studies

Died 5 September 1979

Tito A. Mijares, Ph.D. Statistics Died 18 August 2003Juan S. Salcedo, Jr., M.D., D.Sc. (h.c.)

Nutrition and Public Health

Proclaimed N.S. 1978 Died 20 October 1988

Alfredo C. Santos, Dr. phil. Physical Chemistry Proclaimed N.S. 1978 Died 11 April 1990Dioscoro L. Umali, Ph.D. Genetics and Plant

BreedingProclaimed N.S. 1986 Died 1 July 1992

Carmen C. Velasquez, Ph.D. Parasitology Proclaimed N.S. 1983 Died 16 October 1994Gregorio T. Velasquez, Ph.D. Phycology Proclaimed N.S. 1982 Died 29 July 1989Gregorio Y. Zara, D. Sc. Engineering and

InventionsProclaimed N.S. 1978 Died 15 October 1978

1979 Encarnacion A. Alzona, Ph.D. Philippine History Proclaimed N.S. 1985 Died 13 March 2001Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Litt.D. (h.c.) Philippine History Proclaimed N.S. 1985

(Posthoumous)Died 14 January 1985

José Encarnación, Jr., Ph.D. Economics Proclaimed N.S. 1987 Died 5 July 1998Pedro B. Escuro, Ph.D. Genetics and Plant

BreedingProclaimed N.S. 1994 Died 8 September 2000

Raymundo A. Favila, Ph.D. Mathematics Died 31 January 1995Francisco M. Fronda, Ph.D. Animal Husbandry Proclaimed N.S. 1983 Died 17 February 1986

Bienvenido O. Juliano, Ph.D. Organic Chemistry Proclaimed N.S. 2000Melecio S. Magno, Ph.D. Physics Died 27 September 2003Fe del Mundo, M.D., M.A. Pediatrics Proclaimed N.S. 1980 Died 06 August 2011Geminiano T. de Ocampo, M.D. Opthalmology Proclaimed N.S. 1982 Died 2 September 1987Eduardo A. Quisumbing, Ph.D. Plant Taxonomy, Sys-

tematics andMorphology

Proclaimed N.S. 1980 Died 23 August 1986

Jose N. Rodriguez, M.D. Leprology Died 1982Casimiro del Rosario, Ph.D. Physics, Astronomy and

MetrologyProclaimed N.S. 1982 Died 15 September 1982

1980 Luz Oliveros-Belardo, Ph.D. PharmaceuticalChemistry

Proclaimed N.S. 1987 Died 12 December 1999

1980 Magdalena C. Cantoria, Ph.D. Botany Died 30 December 2008Emerita V. de Guzman, Ph.D. Plant Physiology Died 18 November 1981Conrado S. Dayrit, M.D. Pharmacology,

CardiologyDied 06 October 2007

Francisco O. Santos, Ph.D. Human Nutrition and Agricultural Chemistry

Proclaimed N.S. 1983(Posthumous)

Died 19 February 1983

Joventino D. Soriano, Ph.D. Cytogenetics andMutation Research

Died 09 January 2004

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Year of Entry Name Field of

Specialization Remarks

1980 Clara Y. Lim-Sylianco, Ph.D. Biochemistry andOrganic Chemistry

Proclaimed N.S. 1994 Died 23 July 2013

1981 Clare R. Baltazar, Ph.D. SystematicEntomology

Proclaimed N.S. 2001

Julian A. Banzon, Ph.D. BiophysicalChemistry

Proclaimed N.S. 1986 Died 14 September 1988

Amando M. Dalisay, Ph.D. Economics Died 20 January 1986Benjamin D. Cabrera, M.D., M.P.H.

MedicalParasitology and Public Health

Died 7 August 2001

1982 Emil Q. Javier, Ph.D. Plant Breeding and Genetics

1983 Gelia T. Castillo, Ph.D. Rural Sociology Proclaimed N.S. 1999Jose O. Juliano, Ph.D. Nuclear Chemistry and

PhysicsHilario D. G. Lara, M.D., Dr. P.H. Public Health Proclaimed N.S. 1985 Died 18 December 1987Bienvenido F. Nebres, S.J., Ph.D. Mathematics Proclaimed N.S. 2011Faustino T. Orillo, Ph.D. Mycology Died 13 December 2006Jose R. Velasco, Ph.D. Plant Physiology Proclaimed N.S. 1998 Died 24 January 2007

1985 Quintin L. Kintanar, M.D., Ph.D. Environmental Medicine

Quirino O. Navarro, Ph.D. Nuclear Chemistry Died 22 August 2002Gregorio F. Zaide, Ph.D. History Died 31 October 1986

1987 Solita F. Camara-Besa, M.D., M.S. Biochemistry Died 12 August 2012Filomena F. Campos, Ph.D. PlantBreeding/

CytogeneticsLourdes J. Cruz, Ph.D. Biochemistry Proclaimed N.S. 2006Edito G. Garcia, M.D. Medical

ParasitologyDied 15 August 2011

Carmen Ll. Intengan, Ph.D. Nutrition Died 23 January 2011Dolores A. Ramirez, Ph.D. Biochemical

GeneticsProclaimed N.S. 1998

Benito S. Vergara, Ph.D. Plant Physiology Proclaimed N.S. 2001Prescillano M. Zamora, Ph.D. Plant Anatomy-

MorphologyDied 03 August 2010

1988 Ricardo M. Lantican, Ph.D. Plant Breeding Proclaimed N.S. 20051990 Leopoldo S. Castillo, Ph.D. Animal Science Died 15 July 2011

Apolinario D. Nazarea, Ph.D. BiophysicsRuben L. Villareal, Ph.D. Horticulture

1992 Mercedes B. Concepcion, Ph.D. Demography Proclaimed N.S. 2010Ernesto O. Domingo, M.D. InternalMedicine/

GastroenterologyProclaimed N.S. 2010

Rafael D. Guerrero III, Ph.D. FisheriesManagement

Evelyn Mae T. Mendoza, Ph.D. Biochemistry1993 Ramon F. Abarquez, Jr., M.D. Cardiology

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Year of Entry Name Field of

Specialization Remarks

1993 Salcedo L. Eduardo, Ph.D. Veterinary and MedicalParasitology

Edgardo D. Gomez, Ph.D. Marine Biology Proclaimed N.S. 2014Teodulo M. Topacio, Jr., Ph.D. Veterinary Medicine Proclaimed N.S. 2009

1994 Perla D. Santos Ocampo, M.D. Pediatrics Proclaimed N.S. 2010 Died 29 June 20121995 Ledivina V. Cariño, Ph.D. Sociology Died 12 June 2009

Raul V. Fabella, Ph.D. Economics Proclaimed N.S. 2011William G. Padolina, Ph.D. Phytochemistry

1996 Veronica F. Chan, Ph.D. Microbiology

1998 Andrew Gonzalez, F.S.C, Ph.D. Linguistics Died 29 January 20061999 Onofre D. Corpuz, Ph.D. Political Economics and

GovernmentProclaimed N.S. 2004 Died 23 March 2013

2000 Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr., Ph.D. ChemicalEngineering

Norman E. Borlaug, Ph.D. Agronomy/PlantBreeding

Honorary Member(1970 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate)

Died September 2009

Ceferino L. Follosco, Ph.D. (h.c.) Mechanical,Electrical, &Agricultural Eng’g.

Angel L. Lazaro III, Ph.D. Civil EngineeringWilliam T. Torres, Ph.D. Computer Science

Reynaldo B. Vea, Ph.D. Marine Trans.System, NavalArchitecture

2002 Romulo G. Davide, Ph.D Nematology-Plant Pa-thology

Asuncion K. Raymundo, Ph.D. MicrobialGenetics/An-timicrobials (Antibiotic)Bacterial Taxonomy

2003 Amador C. Muriel, Ph.D. Physics andAstronomy

CorrespondingMember

Eduardo A. Padlan, Ph.D. Biophysics CorrespondingMember

2004 Angel C. Alcala, Ph.D. Biological Sciences, Humanities(honoris causa)

Proclaimed N.S. 2014

Ramon C. Barba, Ph.D. Horticulture Proclaimed N.S. 2014

Baldomero M. Olivera, Ph.D. Biochemistry CorrespondingMember

2005 Caesar A. Saloma, Ph.D. Applied Physics2006 Eliezer A. Albacea, Ph.D. Computer Science2007 Reynaldo L. Villareal, PhD Genetics Corresponding

MemberAllan Benedict I. Bernardo, Ph.D. Cognitive

PsychologyChristopher C. Bernido, Ph.D. Theoretical Physics

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Year of Entry

Name Field ofSpecialization

Remarks

2007 Leonardo Q. Liongson, Ph.D. Water Resources Admin-istration/Hydrology

Liwayway M. Engle, Ph.D. Genetics Corresponding Member2008 Libertado C. Cruz, Ph.D. Reproductive

BiotechnologyGisela P. Concepcion, Ph.D. Marine Natural

Products, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences (Chemistry)

Gavino C. Trono, Ph.D. Marine Botany, Seaweed Biodiversity,Taxonomy, Ecology and Culture

Proclaimed N.S. 2014

Jose Maria P. Balmaceda, Ph.D. MathematicsAlvin B. Culaba, Ph.D. Mechanical EngineeringJaime C. Montoya, M.D., M.Sc. Infectious DiseasesCarmencita D. Padilla, M.D., MHPSS

Genetics

Arsenio M. Balisacan, Ph.D. Economics2009 Rhodora V. Azanza, Ph.D. Biology

Fabian M. Dayrit ChemistryRodel D. Lasco ForestryEufemio M. Rasco Jr. Plant BreedingManuel M. Garcia Microbiology Corresponding Member

2010 Marco Nemesio E. Montaño Biological ChemistryFernando P. Siringan GeologyGuillermo Q. Tabios III Civil EngineeringAntonio Miguel L. Dans ClinicalEpidemiologyKelvin S. Rodolfo Marine Geology Corresponding Member

2011 Ernesto J. del Rosario, Ph.D. ChemistryAura C. Matias, PhD Industrial EngineeringAgnes C. Rola, PhD Agricultural EconomicsEduardo R. Mendoza, Ph.D. Mathematics Corresponding Member (2003)

2012 Jose B. Cruz Jr., PhD Electrical EngineeringMichael L. Tan, PhD AnthropologyAlfonso M. Albano, PhD Physics Corresponding Member

2014 Porfirio M. Aliño, PhD Marine Chemical EcologyRemigio M. Olveda, MD Infectious and Tropical

Medicine

Legend: N.S. - National Scientist

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OUTSTANDING YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARDEES

1980 Ernesto J. del Rosario, Ph.D. (Elected Academician, 2011)

Chemistry

1980 Salcedo L. Eduardo, Ph.D. Veterinary and MedicalParasitology(Elected Academician, 1993)

1980 Rafael D. Guerrero III, Ph.D. (ElectedAcademician, 1992)

Fisheries Management

1980 Rufino H. Ibarra, Ph.D. Physics1980 Florian M. Orejana-Ward,

Ph.D.Fish Processing and Quality Control

1980 Ely Anthony R. Ouano, Ph.D.

EnvironmentalEngineering

1980 Ernesto M. Pernia, Ph.D. EconomicDemography

1980 Alberto Romualdez, Jr., M.D.

Medicine

1980 Thelma E. Tupasi-Ramos, M.D. (ElectedAcademician, 2006)

Infectious Diseases

1980 Victoria A. Vicente-Beckett, Ph.D.

Chemistry

1981 Romeo M. Bautista, Ph.D. Economics1981 Paciente A. Cordero, Jr.,

Ph.D.Marine Biology

1981 Lourdes J. Cruz, Ph.D. (Elected Academician, 1987; Proclaimed National Scientist, 2005)

Biochemistry

1981 Severino V. Gervacio, Ph.D. Mathematics1981 Esperanza A. Icasas-Cabral,

M.D.Cardiology

1981 Ernesto P. Lozada, Ph.D. AgriculturalEngineering

1981 Manolito G. Natera, Ph.D. Physics1982 Carmelo A. Alfiler, M.D. Pediatric Medicine1982 Rodolfo P. Cabangbang,

Ph.D.Agronomy

1982 Virgilio G. Enriquez, Ph.D. (deceased)

Psychology

1982 Alejandro N. Herrin, Ph.D. Demographic Eco-nomics

1982 Jose G. Marasigan, Ph.D. Mathematics1982 William G. Padolina, Ph.D.

(Elected Academician, 1995)

Phytochemistry

1982 Percy A. Sajise, Ph.D. Ecology

1982 Benito L. Tanhehco, M.D. BiomedicalEngineering

1983 Ponciano S.M. Halos, Ph.D. Plant Pathology1983 Remigio M. Olveda, M.D. Parasitic Diseases1983 Vicente B. Paqueo, Ph.D. Human Resource

Economics1983 Luzvisminda U. Rivero,

Ph.D.Chemistry

1984 William T. Chua, M.D. CardiovascularMedicine

1984 Reynaldo E. dela Cruz, Ph.D.

Forestry

1984 Evelyn Mae T. Mendoza, Ph.D. (ElectedAcademician, 1992)

Biochemistry

1984 Roger R. Posadas, Ph.D. Physics1984 Eufemio T. Rasco, Ph.D.

(Elected Academician, 2009)

Plant Breeding

1984 Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr., Ph.D. (ElectedAcademician, 2000)

Chemical Engineering

1985 William D. Dar, Ph.D. Agriculture1985 Alumanda M. dela Rosa,

Ph.D.Radiation Chemistry

1985 Ann Inez N. Gironella, Ph.D.

Statistics

1985 Jose A. Magpantay, Ph.D. Physics1985 Corazon M. Raymundo,

D.Sc.Population Science

1985 Mediadora C. Saniel, M.D. Epidemiology1985 Amaryllis T. Torres, Ph.D. Psychology1986 Regalado G. Zamora, Ph.D. Animal Science1986 Edwin A. Benigno, Ph.D. Entomology1986 Ida F. Dalmacio, Ph.D. Food Microbiology1986 Ma. Concepcion C. Lizada,

Ph.D.Biochemistry

1986 Ernesto S. Luis, Ph.D. Food Chemistry1986 Manolo G. Mena, Ph.D. Metallurgy1986 Glorina N. Pocsidio, Ph.D. Zoology1986 Danilo M. Yanga, Ph.D. Physics1987 Ruperto P. Alonzo, M.A Economics1987 Dante B. Canlas, Ph.D. Economics1987 Rene P. Felix, Ph.D. Mathematics1987 Miguel D. Fortes, Ph.D. Marine Plant Ecology1987 Ruben M. Gapasin, Ph.D. Plant Pathology1987 Wilfredo I. Jose, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering

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1987 Felino P. Lansigan, Ph.D. Statistics1987 Reynaldo C. Mabesa, Ph.D. Food Science1987 Manuel F. Montes, Ph.D. Economics1987 Linda S. Posadas, Ph.D. Physics1988 Francisco M. Basuel, Ph.D. Animal Science1988 Ma. Cynthia Rose B.

Bautista, Ph.D.Sociology

1988 Manuel M. Lantin, Ph.D. Plant Breeding1988 Rolando E. Ramos, Ph.D.. Mathematics1988 Polly W. Sy, Ph.D. Mathematics1988 Benito C. Tan, Ph.D. Botany1989 Efren C. Abaya, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering1989 Candida B. Adalla, Ph.D. Entomology1989 Christopher C. Bernido,

Ph.D. (ElectedAcademician, 2007)

Physics

1989 Virginia C. Cuevas, Ph.D. Botany1989 Mary Ann D. Lansang, MD Clonical Epidemiology1989 Alfenitta Fermina B.

Zamora, M.S.Agronomy

1989 Ambrosio Raul R. Alfiler, MS

Entomology

1990 Adelina A. Barrion, Ph.D. Insects Genetics1990 Manuel M. Dayrit, M.D. Epidemiology and

MPH1990 Emmanuel M. Lagare,

Ph.D.Mathematics

1990 Rodel G. Maghirang M.S. Vegetable Breeding1990 Roberto N. Padua, Ph.D. Theoretical Statistics1990 Lilian F. Pateña, M.S. Plant Tissue Culture1990 Manuela Fe H. Tarroja,

Ph.D.Physics

1990 Wilfred U. Tiu, Ph.D. Parasitology/Immunology

1991 Victor B. Amoroso, Ph.D. Botany1991 Alberto T. Barrion, M.S. Entomology1991 Ma. Cecilia Gastardo-

Conaco, Ph.D.Psychology

1991 Emerenciana E.Ballelos-Duran, Ph.D.

Biophysics

1991 Edwino S. Fernando, M.S. Plant Taxonomy1991 Ma. Socorro H.

Gochoco-BautistaEconomics

1991 Joseph Anthony Y. Lim, Ph.D.

Economics

1991 Florentino C. Sumera, Ph.D.

Chemistry

1991 Violeta N. Villegas, Ph.D. Fruit Breeding and Genetics

1992 Arsenio M. Balisacan, Ph.D. (ElectedAcademician, 2008)

Economics

1992 Rhodora A. del Rosario, M.D.

Health Science

1992 Portia G. Lapitan, M.S. Forest Biology1992 Luz R. Nochefranca, Ph.D. Mathematics1992 Valentino C. Perdido, M.S. Crop Science1992 Caesar A. Saloma, Ph.D.

(Elected Academician, 2005)

Applied Physics

1992 Irene M. Villaseñor, Ph.D. Chemistry1992 Ma. Helena T. Yap, Ph.D. Marine Biology1993 Josephine U. Agravante,

Ph.D.Postharvest Horticul-ture

1993 Ma. Alicia M. Aguinaldo, Ph.D.

Chemistry

1993 Porfirio Alexander M. Aliño, Ph.D. (ElectedAcademician, 2014)

Marine Biology

1993 Angelina M. Bacala, Ph.D. Physics1993 Severino S. Capitan, Ph.D. AnimalPhysiology/

Nutrition1993 Emmanuel S. de Dios,

Ph.D.Economics

1993 Gerardo C. Janairo, D. Nat. Sci.

Chemistry

1993 Shirley R. Tiong-Palisoc, Ph.D.

Physics

1993 Graciano P. Yumul, Jr., D. Sc.

Geology

1994 Teresita H. Borromeo, M.S. Plant Breeding1994 Cherrie L. Bunag-Pascual,

Ph.D.Chemistry

1994 Sergio S. Cao, Ph.D. Mathematics1994 Elda B. Esguerra, Ph.D. Postharvest Horticul-

ture1994 Gil S. Jacinto, Ph.D. Marine Chemistry1994 Marie Antonette Juin-

io-Menez, Ph.D.Marine Biology

1994 Terencio D. Lacuesta, Ph. D.

Physics

1994 Manuel L. Logroño, Ph.D. Plant Breeding and Genetics

1994 Desiree I. Menancio-Hau-tea, Ph.D.

Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology

1994 Cecilia P. Reyes, Ph.D. Entomology1995 Abundio A. Balgos, M.D. Pulmonary and Inter-

nal Medicine1995 Jose Maria P. Balmaceda,

Ph.D. (ElectedAcademician, 2008)

Mathematics

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1995 Allan Benedict I. Bernardo, Ph.D. (ElectedAcademician, 2007)

Cognitive Psychology

1995 Armando C. Crisostomo, M.D.

Colon and Rectal Surgery

1995 Maribel L. Dionisio-Sese, Dr. Sc.

Biophysics

1995 Zenaida N. Ganga, Ph.D. Plant Breeding1995 Randy A. Hautea, Ph.D. Plant Breeding1995 Antonio Carlos Laurena,

Ph.D.Agricultural Chemistry

1995 Merlyn S. Mendioro, Ph.D. Genetics1995 Fidelina B Natividad-

Carlos, Ph.D.Economics

1996 Antonio L. Acedo, Ph.D. Horticulture1996 Jezie A. Acorda, Ph.D. Veterinary Medicine1996 Eliezer A. Albacea, Ph.D.

(Elected Academician, 2006)

Computer Science

1996 Carmelita A. Belda-Baillie, Ph.D.

Zoology

1996 Jose E. Hernandez, Ph.D. Plant Breeding and Genetics

1996 Eduardo C. Lim, M.D. Immunology1996 Jose M. Oclarit, Ph.D. Applied Biochemistry1996 Jossie M. Rogacion, M.D. Pediatrics Nutrition

and Gastroenterology1996 Roland V. Sarmago, Ph.D. Physics1996 Tessa T. Torres-Edejer,

M.D.Clinical Economics

1997 Rhodora R. Aldemita, Ph.D.

Botany

1997 Orville L. Bondoc, Ph.D. AnimalBreeding/Ge-netics

1997 Leonorina G. Cada, Ph.D. Chemistry1997 Antonio Miguel L. Dans,

M.D., M.S.(ElectedAcademician, 2010)

Clinical Epidemiology

1997 Ricardo T. Jose, Ph.D. History/AreaStudy1997 Rodel D. Lasco, Ph.D.

(Elected Academician, 2009)

Forestry

1997 Damasa M. Mag-cale-Macandog, Ph.D.

Botany

1997 Blessilda P. Raposa, Ph.D. Mathematics1997 Cesar L. Villanoy, Ph.D. Physical Oceanography1997 Edward H.M. Wang, Ph.D. Orthopedics1998 Vermando M. Aquino,

Ph.D.Plant Pathology

1998 Philbert S. Bonilla, Ph.D. Plant Physiology1998 Mark J. Encarnación, Dr.

techn.Technical Mathematics

1998 Mario R. Festin, M.D. Obstetrics andGynecology

1998 Ma. Emma Concepcion D. Liwag

Psychology

1998 Ronald R. Matias, Ph.D. Zoology1998 Jaime C. Montoya, M.D.

(Elected Academician, 2008)

Microbiology

1998 Felix P. Muga II, Ph.D. Mathematics1998 Edilberto D. Redoña, Ph.D. Genetics1998 Ma. Jamela R. Revilleza,

Ph.D.Biochemistry

1999 Vicente Y. Belizario, Jr., M.D.

TropicalMedicine/Hygiene

1999 Merdelyn T. Caasi-Lit, Ph.D.

PlantScience/Entomology

1999 Sergio R. Canoy, Jr., Ph.D. Mathematics1999 Cesar G. Demayo, Ph.D. Entomology/Genetics1999 Danilo B. Largo, Ph.D. Aquatic Environmental

Science1999 Bernadette D.L. Libran-

da-Ramirez, Ph.D.Immunology

1999 Eric R. Punzalan, Ph.D. Chemistry1999 Leocadio S. Sebastian,

Ph.D.Plant Breeding

2000 Rafael C. Bundoc, M.D. Orthopedics2000 Arnel N. del Barrio, Ph.D. Ruminant Nutrition2000 Ireneo L. Lit, Jr., M.S. Entomology2000 Pablito M. Magdalita, Ph.D. Plant Breeding2000 Francisco A. Magno, Ph.D. Political Science2000 Roberto M. Malaluan, Dr.

EngineeringChemical Engineering

2000 Perry S. Ong, Ph.D. Behavioral Ecology Evolutionary Biology

2000 Ishmael D. Ordoñez, Ph.D. Chemistry2000 Ricardo Jose D.L.T. Quin-

tos II, M.D.Vascular Surgery

2000 Jose Ramon T. Villarin, S.J., Ph.D.

Atmospheric Physics

2001 Lemnuel V. Aragones, Ph.D.

Marine Biology

2001 Conrado H. Balatero, Ph.D. Plant Breeding2001 Edward F. Barroga, Ph.D. Veterinary Oncology2001 Christina A. Binag, Ph.D. Chemistry2001 Dindo M. Campilan, Ph.D. Communication and

Innovation Studies2001 Albert A. Gapud, Ph.D. Physics2001 Ma. Antonia E. Habana,

M.D., M.S.Epidemiology

2001 Patricio P. Palmes, M.D. Internal Medicine2001 Simeona V. Siar, Ph.D. Plant Breeding

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2001 John Paul C. Vergara, Ph.D. Computer Science and Applications

2002 Renato A. Avenido, Ph.D. Agricultural Sciences2002 Peter S. Guzman, Ph.D. Plant Breeding2002 Gabriel O. Romero, Ph.D. Genetics2002 Rea Victoria P. Anunciado,

Ph.D.AnimalGenetics/Physiology

2002 Noli N. Reyes, Ph.D. Mathematics2002 Raymund C. Sison, Ph.D. Computer Science2002 Arnel A. Salvador, Ph.D. Physics2002 Eva Maria C. Cutiongco,

M.D.Genetics

2002 Maria Lourdes de Le-on-Matsuda, M.D.

Surgery

2002 Queena N. Lee-Chua, Ph.D.

Psychology

2003 Nathaniel C. Bantayan, Ph.D.

Forestry Engineering

2003 William L. delos Santos, Ph.D.

Agronomy and Soils

2003 Ma. Corazon A. de Ungria, Ph.D.

Molecular Biology

2003 Evelyn Grace T. de Je-sus-Ayson

Zoology

2003 Agnes T. Paras, Ph.D. Mathematics2003 Carla B. Dimalanta, Ph.D. Geology2003 Mary Ann A. Endoma,

Ph.D.Chemistry

2003 Jesus N. Sarol, M.D. Epidemiology2003 Jose Alberto S. Reyes, Ph.D. Psychology2004 Glenn B. Gregorio, Ph.D. Genetics2004 Rio John T. Ducusin, Ph.D. Veterinary Science2004 Cynthia P. Saloma, Ph.D. Physiology2004 Wenresti G. Gallardo,

Ph.D.Marine Science

2004 Jean O. Loyola, Ph.D. Mathematics2004 Erwin P. Enriquez, Ph.D. Physical Chemistry2004 Raymond R. Tan, Ph.D. Mechanical

Engineering2004 Marie Carmela M. Lapitan,

M.D.Urology

2004 Jonna DLP. Estudillo, Ph.D. Economics2004 Ma. Joy V. Abrenica, Ph.D. Economics2005 John Donnie A. Ramos,

Ph.D.MolecularBiology/Immunology

2005 Julie F. Barcelona, Ph.D. Botany2005 Ricardo CH. Del Rosario,

Ph.D. Mathematics

2005 Mario Juan A. Aurelio, Ph.D.

Structural Geology and Tectonics

2005 Luis Francisco G. Sarmen-ta, Ph.D.

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

2005 Felix Eduardo R. Punzalan, M.D.

Cardiology

2005 Ronaldo B. Mactal, Ph.D. History2005 Ma. Regina M. Hechanova,

Ph.D.Industrial/Organizational Psychology

2006 Ma. Genaleen Q. Diaz, Ph.D.

Genetics

2006 Grecebio Jonathan D. Ale-jandro, Ph.D.

Botany

2006 Arturo O. Lluisma, Ph.D. Biology2006 Jose Ernie C. Lope, Ph.D. Mathematics2006 Vincent Ricardo M. Daria,

Dr. of Engineering Applied Physics

2006 Maricor N. Soriano, Ph.D. Applied Physics2006 Lenora C. Fernandez, M.D. Respiratory Health and

Emergency Care2006 Jericho Thaddeus P. Luna,

M.D.Obstetrics andGynecology

2006 Windell L. Rivera, Ph.D.. Medical Science2006 Rollin P. Tabuena, M.D. Pulmonary Medicine2007 Willie P. Abasolo, Ph.D. Agriculture2007 Christian Joseph R. Cuma-

gun, Ph.D.Agriculture

2007 Arnold V. Hallare, Dr rer nat

Ecotoxicology

2007 Ephrime B. Metillo, Ph.D. Zoology2007 Drexel H. Camacho, Ph.D. Chemistry2007 Laura T. David, Ph.D. Physical Oceanography2007 Joseph Auresenia, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering2007 Paulito P. Palmes, D. Eng’r Information and

Computer Science2007 Eduardo C. Ayuste Jr., MD Clinical Surgery2007 Czarina A. SAloma-Akpe-

donu, Ph.D.Sociology

2008 Constancio A. Asis Jr., Ph.D.

Agriculture

2008 Hayde F. Galvez, Ph.D. Agriculture2008 Antonio A. Alfonso, Ph.D. Plant Biology2008 Arvin D. Diesmos, Ph.D. Wildlife Ecology

and Environmental Sciences

2008 Carlo Mar Y. Blanca, Ph.D. Physics2008 Roberto B. Corcino, Ph.D. Mathematics2008 Jaderick P. Pabico, Ph.D. Computer Science2008 Dennis S. Mapa, Ph.D. Economics2008 Edsel L. Beja Jr., Ph.D. Economics2009 Antonio G. Lalusin, Ph.D. Plant Breeding

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2009 Ronald D. Villanueva, Ph.D.

Marine Science

2009 Lucille C. Villegas, Ph.D. Microbiology2009 Julius M. Basilla, Ph.D. Mathematics2009 Melito A. Baccay, Dr. of

EngineeringCivil Engineering

2009 Ma. Stephanie Fay S.Cagayan, M.D.

OB-Gyne andTrophoblastic Diseases

2009 Leoncio L. Kaw, MD Surgery2009 Lawrence G. Dacuycuy,

Ph.D.Economics

2009 Stella Luz A. Quimbo, Ph.D.

Economics

2010 Von Mark V. Cruz, Ph.D. Plant Breeding2010 Roel R. Suralta, Ph.D. Agricultural Sciences2010 Gayvelline C. Calacal, MS Molecular Biology2010 Rachel June Rabago-

Gotanco, MSMolecular Biology and Biotechnology

2010 Eric A. Galapon, Ph.D. Physics2010 Fredegusto Guido P. David,

Ph.D.Biomedical Engineer-ing

2010 Alvin R. Caparanga, Ph.D. EnvironmentalEngineering

2010 Allan A. Sioson, Ph.D. Computer Science and Applications

2010 Maria Pura R. Solon, MD, MS

Tropical Medicine and International Health

2010 Edsel Maurice T. Salvaña, MD, DTM&H

Tropical Medicine

2010 Mary Janet M. Arnado, Ph.D.

Sociology

2011 Nathaniel C. Añasco, Ph.D. Fisheries Science2011 Claro N. Mingala, Ph.D. Infectious Diseases2011 Mudjekeewis D. Santos,

Ph.D.Applied MarineBiosciences

2011 Waren N. Baticados, Ph.D. Veterinary Science2011 Juan Carlos T. Gonzalez,

MSZoology

2011 Regina C. So, Ph.D. Organic Chemistry2011 Christopher P. Monterola,

Ph.D.Physics

2011 Joseph M. Pasia, Ph.D. Social andEconomic Sciences (Applied Mathematics)

2011 Allan N. Soriano, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering2011 Jose Bienvenido Manuel M.

Biona, Ph.D.Mechanical Engineer-ing

2011 Carlo P. Magno, Ph.D. Philosophy in Educa-tional Psychology

2012 Michelle Grace V. Paraso, Ph.D.

Environmental Science

2012 Dindo Agustin A. Tabanao, Ph.D.

Applied Plant Sciences

2012 Wilfredo A. Dumale Jr., Ph.D.

Biological and Envi-ronmental Engineering

2012 Thomas Edison E. Dela Cruz, Dr. Rer. Nat.

Mycology

2012 Marcos B. Valdez Jr., D. Agr. Sc.

Animal Genetics

2012 Leslie Michell M.Dalmacio, Ph.D.

Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

2012 Gemma Teresa T. Narisma, Ph.D.

Atmospheric Science

2012 Bernard John V. Tongol, Ph.D.

Engineering (Applied Chemistry)

2012 Derrick Ethelbhert C. Yu, Ph.D.

Chemistry

2012 Ronald U. Mendoza, Ph.D. Economics2013 Edwin A. Combalicer,

Ph.D.Forest Environmental Sciences

2013 Alma O. Canama, MS Genetics2013 Rene A. Abesamis, Ph.D. Marine Biology2013 Salvador Eugenio DC.

Caoili, Ph.D.Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

2013 Raphael A. Guerrero, Ph.D. Physics2013 Kathleen B. Aviso, Ph.D. Industrial Engineering2013 Michael Angelo B. Promen-

tialla, Ph.D.Socio-Environmental Egnineering

2013 Alonzo A. Gabriel, Ph.D. Food Microbiology and Hygiene

2013 Liane P. Alampay, Ph.D. Psychology2014 Glenn S. Banaguas, Mas-

teralEnvironmental Man-agement

2014 Rommel C. Sulabo, Ph.D. Animal Science2014 Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla,

Ph.D.Genetics

2014 Karl Marx A. Quiazon, Ph.D.

Aquatic Biosciences

2014 May T. Lim, Ph.D. Physics2014 Richard S. Lemence, Ph.D. Mathematics2014 Jessie Pascual p. Bitog,

Ph.D.Agricultural and Rural System Engineering

2014 Rhoda B. Leron, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering2014 Paolo Antonio S. Silva, MD Ophthalmology2014 John Mark S. Velasco, MD Public Health2014 Geoffrey M. Ducanes,

Ph.D.Economics

2014 Analyn Salvador-Amores, Ph.D.

Social and Cultural Anthropology

2015 NSTW ACTIVITIES/SCHEDULES(As of 08 June 2015)

General Program of Activities24 JULY (FRIDAY)

Time Program Lead Agency

Venue

9:00 - 10:00 AM Opening Ceremonies Main Stage

1:00 - 2:00 PM Launch of Free Wi-Fi Internet Accessin Public Places

ICTO Main Stage

1:00 - 5:00 PM Dengue Project PCHRD Forum Hall 1

2:00 - 4:00 PM Nano Technology: Small but Terrible PCIEERD/ITDI

Forum Hall 2

Government Network: Faster Delivery of Services to Citizens

ICTO Main Stage

6:00 - 9:00 PM Stakeholder’s Night Main Stage

25 JULY (SATURDAY)9:00 - 10:00 AM Telang Dekalidad, Pinoy ang Tatak PTRI Forum Hall 1

9:00 - 12:00 NN SET-UP Forum NCR Main Stage

9:00 - 12:00 NN Stakeholders’ Convention for STARBOOKS STII Forum Hall 2

1:00 - 4:00 PM Forum on Food Innovation NCR Main Stage

1:00 - 5:00 PM Technology Forum PCHRD Forum Hall 1

1:00 - 6:00 PM Science Journalism Writeshopfor Communications Students &College Campus Writers

STII Forum Hall 2

26 JULY (SUNDAY)7:00 - 8:00 AM Health & Wellness PCHRD Main Stage

9:00 - 11:00 AM Living with Faults: Be Aware, Be Prepared PHI-VOLCS

Forum Hall 1

9:00 AM -12:00 NN

Awarding of Poster Making & Essay Writing PCAARRD Forum Hall 2

1:00 - 2:00 PM Coconut Scale Insect Management Strategies

PCAARRD Main Stage

1:00 - 5:00 PM Digital Literacy with Digibayanihan ICTO Forum Hall 2

27 JULY (MONDAY)9:00 - 5:00 PM Pisay, maka-SCIENCE dito Robotic and

Science Interactive ExhibitsPSHS Main Stage

Forum on Packaging Innovation NCR Forum Hall 1

International Forum (JSPS) PCHRD Forum Hall 2

1:00 - 4:00 PM Forum on Community Empowerment thru Science & Technology

NCR Forum Hall 1

1:00 - 4:00 PM International Forum (JSPS) PCHRD Forum Hall 2

Clash of Class Manila Ocean Park, Roxas Blvd, Manila

28 JULY (TUESDAY)9:00 - 10:00 AM E-Health Summit PCHRD Main Stage

That Thing Called Kawayan FPRDI Forum Hall 2

1:00 - 2:00 PM Rural Impact Sourcing: Promoting High Value Online Jobs in the Countryside

ICTO Main Stage

1:00 - 4:00 PM Be Road Smart: The Philippines’ Intelligent Transport System & New PUV Standards

PCIEERD Forum Hall 1

BioCamp 2015: Novartis Biotechnology Leadership Camp

PCHRD 2nd Flr.Conference Room, SMX Con-vention Center

Tech Meets Business AIM, Makati City1:00 - 5:00 PM In Touch with Excellence PICC(Tentative)

Donors/Sponsors Department of Science and Technology (DOST)Monsanto PhilippinesDe La Salle UniversityCentro Escolar UniversityPhilippine Carabao Center

Exhibitors/AdvertisersUniversity of the Philippines ManilaInstitute of Human GeneticsNewborn Screening Reference CenterDel Monte Pacific Ltd.Ateneo de Manila UniversityCroplife Philippines Inc.Euromed Laboratories, Inc.Philippine Rice Research InstituteDA-BiotechOmnibus Bio-Medical Systems, Inc.USAID-STRIDEBiotech Coalition of the PhilippinesWorld Agroforestry Center (ICRAF)Philippine Science Heritage CenterDepartment of Health (DOH)Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-DENR)Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI-DOST)Philippine-California Advanced Research Institute (PCARI)Philippine Council for Health Research andDevelopment (PCHRD-DOST)Marine Science Institute- UP DilimanIndustrial Technology Development Institute(ITDI-DOST)

PLENARY SESSION I BURDEN AND PREVENTION OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

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PLENARY SESSION 1 BURDEN AND PREVENTION OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

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PLENARY SESSION 2 ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Synergy in Managing Non-Communicable Diseases

PLENARY SESSION 2 ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Synergy in Managing Non-Communicable Diseases

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PLENARY SESSION 3 ROLE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Acute Non-Communicable Diseases Caused byIngestion of Marine Finfish and Shellfish and the Strategies of Control

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PLENARY SESSION 3 ROLE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Acute Non-Communicable Diseases Caused byIngestion of Marine Finfish and Shellfish and the Strategies of Control

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PLENARY SESSION 4 ROLE OF MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Environmental Chemical Pollutants and NCDs: Prevention and Mitigation

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PLENARY SESSION 4 ROLE OF MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Environmental Chemical Pollutants and NCDs: Prevention and Mitigation

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PLENARY SESSION 5 ROLE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

How effective have the Clean Air, Clean Water and Solid Waste Management Acts been?

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PLENARY SESSION 5 ROLE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

How effective have the Clean Air, Clean Water and Solid Waste Management Acts been?

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PLENARY SESSION 6 ROLE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Does Taxing Sin Deliver us from Disease? An Initial Assessment of the Health Impact of Sin Taxes in the Philippines

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PLENARY SESSION 6 ROLE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Does Taxing Sin Deliver us from Disease? An Initial Assessment of the Health Impact of Sin Taxes in the Philippines

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TECHNICAL SESSION 1Role of stem cells in the management of NCDs

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TECHNICAL SESSION 1Role of stem cells in the management of NCDs

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TECHNICAL SESSION 2Role of nutriceuticals in the management of NCDs

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TECHNICAL SESSION 2Role of nutriceuticals in the management of NCDs

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TECHNICAL SESSION 3Double Trouble: Interaction of and between CDs and NCDs

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TECHNICAL SESSION 3Double Trouble: Interaction of and between CDs and NCDs