CONFAB IN UST ON INNOVATION FOR ENVIRONMENT PROMOTES RICE PRODUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Various research studies particularly on rice and rice production, and ecological sustainable management were the primary topics discussed during the 18th Philippine Society on the Study of Nature (PSSN) Annual International Conference on Nature Studies and Innovation for the Environment 2018 (ICoNSIE 2018) held recently at the Thomas Aquinas Research Complex of the University of Santo Tomas (UST).

The conference was attended by local and international researchers, students, and professors. On the first day of the conference, the speakers included Dr. Bas Bouman from the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines as the keynote speaker, Dr. Surangsri Wapet of Thailand’s Department of Agriculture Extension, and Dr. Gopalasamy Reuben Clements of Sunway University in Malaysia as plenary speakers.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Poster Exhibit was held at the Faculty of Arts and Letters.

Ph.D. Research posters were presented by the students under the Asian Studies program of the Faculty of Arts and Letters on topics anchored on environmental problems in the Philippines.

The research posters presented were on “Institutional Arrangement in the Management of Angat Watershed and Dam” by Crystalle Adriano and Zarina Balatbat; “Collaborative Management of Beach Tourism: Pagudpud As Case Study” by Ma. Felixie Claire P. Falcasantos, Arian Gail R. Martin and Danica R. Simbahan; “Economic Vulnerabilities of Womenin Tañong Fish port” by Leona Marie B. Buendia, Jayanil Charis H. Enriquez, and Judea Raven M. Mendoza; and “Rice Production In Changing Weather Patterns: A Case Study of Barangay Marawa, Jaen, Nueva Ecija” by Beatriz Issah C. Manzala and Myla Nicole M. Nayve.