NATIONAL RESEARCH FORUM
DENR-CENRO TAYTAY JOINS THE 2ND PALAWAN
RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2015
Bringing researches into technology and innovations, a step closer to sustainably
managed Palawan.
With the two posters entitled
Sustainable Coral Reef Ecosystem
Management in Bacuit Bay, El Nido,
Palawan: A Conservation Effort on Coral
Reef Rehabilitation (1) and Reef Assessment
in Matinloc, Tapiutan, and Cadlao Island,
El Nido Palawan (2), the DENR-CENRO
Taytay joined for the first time in the 2nd
Palawan Research Symposium on 9-10
December, 2015 in City State Asturias
Hotel, Puerto Princesa City.
The 2nd Palawan Research
Symposium, a national forum on
Palawan’s sustainable development with
a theme “Science, Technology and
Innovation for
Sustainable TRANSFORMING
Development”
OUR WORLD: THE
aims to
showcase the 2030 AGENDA FOR
researches and SUSTAINABLE
studies DEVELOPMENT
conducted in
the Province of Palawan and the City of
Puerto Princesa. This is also to assess
the implications of the conducted
researches and studies in relation to the
POSTERS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Research in Palawan: the Heart of the Symposium
PCSD Executive Director,
University Presidents, Keynote and
Plenary Speakers led the ribbon
THE WINNERS!
industry need and to identify and
Oral presentations were judged according
develop the long term research and
to the delivery, over-all impression and slide
sustainable development agenda for
presentation, time and discussion management
Palawan for 2016-2030.
and relevance of the study/contents. Meanwhile,
The activity is jointly organized by
the USAID-STRIDE, Holy Trinity criteria for judging posters are the lay-out,
University (HTU), Palawan State relevance and content.
University (PSU), Western Philippines At the end of the two-day event,
University (WPU) and the Palawan Professor and Student from WPU were judged
Council for Sustainable Development the best posters for the professional and student
Staff (PCSDS). category. The study entitled Nickel Hyper-
Dr. David Hall, Chief of Party of accumulating Plants Native in Palawan made by
the USAID-STRIDE served as the the professor from WPU won the best paper in
Keynote Speaker of the program where session 1, Professor from PSU seized the best
he highlighted the paper in session 2 and the HTU Professor
components of Sustainability grabbed the best paper in session 3.
such as Foundation,
Fundamental and Ecosystem.
DOST Balik Scientist;
USAID-STRIDE Industry
Consultant Dr. Gonzalo
Serafica, on his talk about the
technology ventures, one should (1.)
“Technology Transfer and
Dare to dream; (2.) that one cannot have
Commercialization from Philippine
too many friends; (3.) you cannot do it
Universities: Processes and Challenges”
all-you need help; (4.) control is an
emphasized that in examining
elusion;
Vice Governor Victorino Dennis and (5.)
Socrates handed the failure is not an option.
plaque and token for Dr. Al Serafica on behalf of PCSD
and Symposium Partners
cuttings for the opening of the posters Oral Presentation was divided into
exhibits with the participation of three (3) sessions-session 1 was about
collaborators, guest and media. Ecological and Biodiversity Studies
[Pick the date] [Edition 1, Volume 1]
 facilitated by Prof. Elsa Carmen
Montano of WPU; Session 2 was about
Socio-Cultural-Economic Studies
facilitated by Mr. Brandon Manglapos
of HTU and the Environment & Natural
Resources, Management, Technology
and Innovation in Session 3 was
facilitated by Prof. Eva Marie Ponce de
Leon from PSU. A number of researches
were presented in each session and there
was an open forum at the end of every
four (4) presentations.
The DENR-CENRO Taytay
delegates seated on Session 1 to listen to
some studies conducted within the
jurisdiction of the Department such as
the “Grouper Live Reef Fish (LRF) in
Taytay Bay, Palawan Philippines: with
From Left: PCSD Executive Director Nelson P.
CENRO Cayatoc raise questions in one of the presentations
Devanedera, CENRO Cayatoc, Ms. Precy Obrique and
Ms. Lucila Garagara standing beside the poster entry of
CENRO Taytay.
Lucila P. Garagara, DENR-CENRO Taytay
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Emphasis on Size Structure” and “Is
Palawan’s Inner Malampaya Sound
Overfished?”.
Along with the different studies
presented in the said session, CENRO
Felizardo B. Cayatoc inquired about the
indigenous knowledge being
documented on the study on Almaciga
that can be transformed into policy and
if there’s a policy recommendations for
such. He also had some inquires on the
Inner Malampaya Sound which is
viewed to be overfished.
After all presentations, the USAID
STRIDE Innovations Workshop ensued
with the sharing of industry and
local/regional government policy areas
and technical needs.
On the second day, the participants
were divided into three groups for the
workshop on Palawan’s Sustainable
presented in Session 1.
Development Strategies, Action Plan
and Sustainable Development Goals for
the 2030 Agenda-Group 1 discussed
about the Ecological Aspect, Group 2 on
Socio-cultural and Governance while
Group 3 on the Economic aspect.
A remark from PCSD Executive
Director Nelson P. Devanadera marked
the conclusion of the two-day event.
Although the two posters entry of
CENRO Taytay were not chosen to be
one of the best out of 33 posters
exhibited, CENRO Cayatoc believed
that this event will serve as the stepping
stone for the enhancement and
improvement of the CENR staff and
officials involved in the research
activities.
(Lucila P. Garagara)
2nd Palawan Research Symposium taking off with (from right)
Dr. Lota Creencia (WPU), Vice Governor Victorino Dennis
Socrates, Dr. Gonzalo Serafica, Dr. David Hall, Dr. P.A.
Regoniel (PSU) and PCSD Executive Director Nelson P.
Devenadera.