PNLC Directory

University President/Center Director
BR. DANTE JOSE R. AMISOLA FSC

Country
PHILIPPINES
Supported ICM Sites
PART OF VERDE ISLAND PASSAGE FOR BOTH BATANGAS AND BALAYAN BAYS. AND PORTION OF TAYABAS BAY
Focus Area
Biodiversity
Pollution Reduction

Summary of training and learning activities

PEMSEA workshops, training sessions, and other learning activities

Regional Training of Trainers
Manila and Batangas
2017-11-20
Participant

VIP

Delineation of Batangas Bay Watershed and Sustainable Development Projects
Batangas City
2018-05-03
Participant

Calumpang River

Regional Workshop on Ocean Health Index
Manila, Philippines
2018-03-16
Participant


Non-PEMSEA

Asia and the Pacific Regional Expert Workshop on Ocean Accounts
Bangkok, Thailand
2018-08-01
Participant, Organizer



University-led workshops, training sessions, and other learning activities

Asian Conference on Sustainable and Regenerative Development
Panglao, Bohol
2018-04-09
Resource Speaker


Community Awareness on Mangrove Ecology: Conservation, Restoration and Coastal Defense
Calatagan, Batanagas
2018-08-01
Resource Speaker


Carbon Footprinting
De La Salle Lipa
2018-10-03
Organizer

Shared to colleagues and students

Trained students to use carbon calculator; conducted survey on select offices as regards their respective carbon emissions


   

6.1 Reduce the proportion of untreated wastewater being discharged into drainage systems, rivers and coastal waters

Research
Isolation, Idenrification and Characterization of Bacteria Present in Ballast Water from International Shipping Vessels of Batangas Port (De Luna.J.L., Marcial, J. and Mendoza, B)
Environmental Audit of Select Swine Farms at Lipa City, Philippines (Padura,V and Alcantara,A)
Curriculum
Environmental Science: Aquatic Ecosystem(Point and Non-Point Pollution Sources)

6.2 Increase recycling and safe reuse of treated effluents

Research
Microalgae as a Potential Bioindicator to Asses the Water Quality of Calumpang River, Batangas (Bacordo, A. and Perez,L)
Biosorption of Lead and Copper by Alcaligenes faecalis Immobilized in Polythelene Loofa (Enriquez,G. and Poot,M)
The Bisorption Ability of Pseudomonas putida and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Against Lead (Pb) in Synthetic Wastewater (Senolos,R. and Villanueva,G.)
Evaluation of Biofilm Carriers of Alcaligenes faecalis for the Biosorption of Copper (Feliciano,C. and Silva,P)
Assessment of the Water Quality in Taal Lake Using the Lysosomal Integrity of Corbicula manilensis as Bioindicator for Pollution (Medina,M and Aguello,J)
Isolation and Identification of Potential Bacterial Bioremediators Present in Calumpang River, Batangas Affected by Heavy Metals (Takemori,M. and Beloso,J)

6.4 Increase in number of people with access to secure and safe potable water in accordance with national water quality crieteria and/or standards

Community/Extension Services
Potability of Water at De La Salle Lipa and Select Barangays

6.5 Increase in watershed areas covered by integrated coastal and water resources management plans

Curriculum
Environmental Science
Ecology
Community/Extension Services

   

11.2 Increase in access to solid waste management systems, including waste reduction, recycling and reuse in accordance with national guidelines and/or regulations

Research
Isolation, Identification and Characterization of Potential Plastic Degrading Bacteria from San Jose Sico Sanitary Landfill, Batangas City (Mendoza,A. and Odesa,C)
Solid Waste Characterization at De La Salle Lipa (Padura,V and Precioso,C)
Hazardous Waste Management of Select Tertiary Hospitals in Lipa City, Batangas (Padura, V and Laguardia,M)
Curriculum
Environmental Management
Environmental Science (Pollution)
Environmental Engineering
CAPSTONE (Community-Based Action Project Addressing Strategically-Themed Learning Objectives through Networked Environments)
Community/Extension Services
CAPSTONE

   

13.2 Reduction in losses, in terms of lives, damage to property, and the economy, by climate and non-climate related events, including red tide and harmful algal blooms/red tide

Research
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of 18s rRNA gene segment of the freshwater dinoflagellate, Ceratiumfurcoides, in Taal Lake, Batangas (Mendoza,M., Apelo,M. and Orense,T)
Morphological and Molecular Identification of Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylobacterium (PPFM) from Water Samples of Taal lake, Kinalaglagan, MataasnaKahoy, Batangas (Belo,J and De Chavez,G)
Curriculum
Environmental Science
Science, Technology and Society (Sciteso)
Ecology
Community/Extension Services
CAPSTONE; Coastal Clean up; Tree Planting
One Million Trees and Beyond (OMTB)

13.3 Improve Education, awareness raising and human institutional capacity in climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning

Curriculum
Disaster Risk and Reduction
Earth Science
Community/Extension Services
Hazard Maps donated to select Barangays
Disaster Risk and Reduction Trainings and Seminars

   

14.1 Scale up the protection and conservation of marine and coastal ecosystems and resources that are socially, ecologically and/or economically significant as a percentage of the areal extent of coastal and marine areas within the jurisdiction of the local government

Research
Análysis of Heavy Metals Lead, Mercury, and Cadmium on Skin, Liver and Kidneys of Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus from Agoncillo, Batangas (Tanamor,J and reyes,K)
“LEAD (Ph) BIOSORPTION CAPACITY OF GULAMAN BATO (Gelidiela acerosa)” (KObayashi,K and Magsino,F)
Feeding biology and diet composition of the freshwater sardine, Sardinella tawilis in Taal Lake, Batangas in Southern Luzon (Magsino,R)
Development and application of genetic markers for population structure analysis of the blue coral reef starfish Linckia laevigata (Linn.) (Echinodermata:Asteroidea) (Magsino,R)
Analysis of the Levels of Heavy Metal Lead, Cadmium, and Mercury on Oreochromis Niloticus(Tilapia) and the Lake Water of Taal, Batangas (Nocilo,R. and Maranan, B)
Heavy Metal (Cd, Pb, Hg) Concentration found in Gelidiella acerosa, Sediments and Seawater along the Littoral Zone of San Luis, Batangas (Asilo.K and Inandan,S)
Analysis of Chromium ( Cr) and Mercury (Hg) Levels in Sardinella Lemuru (Tamban) in Balayan Bay, Batangas, Philippines(Dorado,J., Balbuena,D. and Piamonte,I)
Curriculum
Community/Extension Services

14.3 Increase the number of coastal and marine tourism sites that are recognized as sustainable tourism and/or ecotourism sites in accordance with national guidelines and standards and other relevant standards if national standards do not exist

Research
“MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR SPECIES IDENTIFICATION OF SEAGRASS IN ANG PULO, CALATAGAN BATANGAS, PHILIPPINES” (Moreto, C and Guia,F)
Community Structure Of Star Fish Species (Asteroidea) in Three Selected Dive Site Populations in Anilao, Mabini, Batangas (De Chavez,K. and Diesta,M)
Community Structure and Species Diversity of Hard Coral (Scleractinia) in the Coral Garden, Puerta Galera, Oriental Mindoro in Philippines (Laguardia,B., Caceres, J. and Razo, J)
Species Abundance of Sea Stars during the northeast monsoon in the Intertidal zone of Barangay Gulod, Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines(Rosita,G., Bathan, A. and Linatoc,M)
Curriculum
Environmental Science
Ecology
Marine Biology
Community/Extension Services
BRAVO Evaluation of Mangrove and Marine Protected Areas