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Dr. Marco Nemesio Montaño is recognized for his outstanding scientific achievements in the field of biological chemistry, specifically, in the structural, chemical and physical studies of carageenan, agar and other polysaccharides from Philippine seaweeds. His research outputs on the quality of Philippine natural grade carageenan, agars from different seaweeds, alginates and by-products such as seaweed fertilizers and ink for the textile industry have significantly contributed to the strengthening and expansion of the Philippine seaweed industry. His research work encompasses the effects of pollution, seagrass utilization and diseases on seagrasses and their phycocolloids, as well as their impact on the marine environment. He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed scientific articles in local and international journals and holds a utility patent on seaweed-based carageenan gels.

Sex: Male

Education:

• Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Australia, Ph.D. Biological Chemistry, 1991
• University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Master of Science in Chemistry, 1982
• University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, Postgraduate Diploma in Marine Pollution Chemistry, 1979
• University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (cum laude), 1973

Field of Specialization:

Chemistry, Marine Pollution Chemistry, Marine Natural Products

Researches:

Montaño, M.N.E., (2005) Survivorship of coral juveniles in a fish farm environment
Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 50

Montaño, M.N.E. Rodriguez, M.R.C. Balitaan, R.L., (2006) Ethnobotany of Sargassum spp. in the Philippines
Coastal Marine Science

Ganzon-Fortes, E.T. Montaño, M.N.E. Mendoze, W.L.G., (2006) First documnted report on Solieria robusta (Greville) Kylin (Gigartinales, Rhodophyceae in the Philippines
Coastal Marine Science

Villanueva, R.D., Yap, H.T., Montaño, M.N.E., (2006) Intensive fish farming in the Philippines is detrimental to the reef building coral Pocilloporadamicornis
Marine Ecology Program Ser. Volume 316

Mendoza, W.G. Ganzon-Fortes, E.T. Villanueva, R.T. Romero, J.B. Montaño, M.N.E., (2006) Tissue age as a factor affecting carrageenan quantity and quality in farmed Kappaphycus striatum (Schmitz) Doty ex Silva
Botanica Marina Volume 49

Montaño. M.N.E., (2006) Gelatin, gulaman, jellyace, atbp.
Soucebook, Philippine Marine Environment

Montano, N.M.E., (2000) Diversity of food grade agars extracted from Philippine agar-bearing seaweeds
11th JSPS Joint Seminar on Marine Science, National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, Yoyogi, Tokyo, Japan

Villanueva RD, Montaño MNE, Romero JB. , (2008) Iota-carrageenan from a newly farmed, rare variety of eucheumoid seaweed - "endong"
Journal of Applied Phycology, In press

Villanueva RD, Montaño MNE, Yap HT., (2008) Effects of natural gas condensate-water accomoodated fraction on coral larvae
Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 56, No. 8

Romero, JB, Villanueva, RD, Montaño, MNE., (2008) Stability of agar in the seaweed Gracilaria eucheumatoides (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) during postharvest storage
Bioresource Technology Volume 99, No. 17

Puzon JJM, Rivero GC, Montaño MNE., (2008) Vacuolar sequestration as a coping mechanism in cadmium-treated water hyacinth [Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms.]
Philippine Agricultural Scientist Volume 91, No. 2

Rodrigueza, MRC, and Montaño, MNE. , (2007) Bioremediation potential of three carrageenophytes to dissolved nutrients of fish farm effluent: Ammonium
Journal of Applied Phycology Volume 19

Romero JB, Montaño MNE, Merca FE, Villanueva RD, Liao ML, Bacic A., (2007) Seasonal variations in the in the composition and gel quality of agar from Gracilaria edulis in the Philippines
Botanica Marina Volume 50

Villanueva RD, HT Yap, MNE Montano, (2005) Survivorship of coral juveniles in a fish farm environment
Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 51

Villanueva RD, WG Mendoza, MRC Rodrigueza, JB Romero, MNE Montaño, (2004) Structure and functional performance of gigartinacean kappa-iota hybrid carrageenan and solieriacean kappa-iota carrageenan blends
Food Hydrocolloids Volume 18

Villanueva, RD and NE Montaño, (2003) Fine chemical structure of Carrageenan from the commercially cultivated Kappaphycus striatum (sacol variety) (Solieriaceae, Gigartinales, Rhodophyta)
Journal of Phycology Volume 39

Aguilan JT, JE Broom, JA Hemmingson, FM Dayrit, MNE Montaño, MCA Dancel, MR Niñonuevo, RH Furneaux, (2003) Structural analysis of Carrageenan from farmed varieties of Philippine seaweed
Bot Mar Volume 46

Mendoza, WG, Montaño, NE, Ganzon-Fortes, ET, and Villanueva, RD , (2002) Chemical and geling profile of ice-ice infected carrageenan from Kappaphycus striatum (Schmitz) Doty "sacol" strain (Solieriaceae, Gigartinaceae, Rhodophyta)
Journal of Applied Phycology Volume 14

Cañete, SJP and Montaño, NE , (2002) Kappa-carrageenan gel as agent to sequester paralytic shellfish poison
Marine Biotechnology Volume 4, No. 6

Montaño, MNE., ( 2002 N) Seaweeds in Philippine food: Traditional uses and recent developments
Fisheries Science 68 Volume 68, No. Supp. II

Montaño, N.E., G.Gavino and V.C. Gavino, (2001) Polyunsaturated fatty acid contents of some traditional fish and shrimp paste condiments of the Philippines
Food Chemistry Volume 75

Romero, J.B., Montaño, N.E., Merca, F.C., Rumbaoa, R.G.O., Villanueva, R.D., (2000) Effect of sucrose on some physical properties of different Philippine agars
Philippine Journal of Science Volume 129(1)

Arano, K.G., Trono, G.C., Montano, N.E. Hurtado, A.Q., Villanueva, R.D., (2000) Growth agar yield and Quality of Selected Agarophytes species from the Philippines
Botanica Marina Volume 43

Montano, N.M.E., Bonifacio, R.S., Rumbada, R.G.O., (1999) Proximate analysis of the flour and starch from Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle seeds
Aquatic Botany Volume 65

Villanueva, R.D., Montano, M.N.E., Romero, J.B. Alinganga, A.K., Enriquez, E.P., (1999) Seasonal variations in the yield, gelling properties and chemical compositions of agars from Gracilaria eucheumoides and Gelidiella acerosa (Rhodophyta) from the Philippines
Botanica Marina Volume 42

Bonifacio, R.S., Montaño, N.E., (1998) Inhibitory effects of mercury and cadmium on seed germination of Enhalus acoroides (L.F.) Royle
Bull. Environment Contam. Toxicol. Volume 60

Roleda, M.Y., GanzonFortes, E.T., Montaño, N.E., (1997) Agar from vegetative and tetrasporic Gelidiela acerosa (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta)
Botanica Marina Volume 40

Roleda, M.Y., Ganzon Fortes, E.T., Montaño, N.E., De los Reyes, F.N., (1997) Temporal variation in the biomass, quantity and quality of agar from Gelidiella acerosa (Forssk?l) Feldmann et Hamel (Rhodophyta: Gelidiales) from Cape Bolinao, NW Philippines
Botanica Marina Volume 40

Villanueva, R.D., Pagba, C.V., Montaño, N.E. , (1997) Optimized agar extraction from Gracilaria eucheumoides Harvey
Botanica Marina Volume 40

Roleda, M., Montaño, M.N.E., GanzonFortez, E.T., Villanueva, R.D., (1997) Acetic acid pretreatment in agar extraction of Philippine Gelidiella acerosa (Forsskaal) Feldmann et Hamel (Rhodophyta, Gelidiales)
Botanica Marina Volume 4

Montaño, N.E., de Leon, J.F., Loquias, M.M., (1997) Extraction and partial characterization of the water soluble mucilage from Corchorous olitorius Linn. (Fam. Tiliaceae)
Kimika Volume 13(1)

Azanza Corrales, R., Aliaza, T., Montaño, N.E. , (1996) Recruitment of Eucheuma and Kappaphycus on a farm in TawiTawi
Hydrobiologia Volume 326/327

Mabugay, E.C., Santos, P.S., Montaño, M.N., (1994) Screening for antimicrobial activities from selected Philippine red seaweeds
Acta Manilana Volume 42

Montaño, N. E., (1991) Some basic information on semi-refined carrageenan
Philipppines Journal Food Science and Technology Volume 15(1)

Montaño, N.E., (1991) Basic Information on Philippine Natural Grade Carrageenan (PNG)
SICEN Newsletter Volume 2(1)

Montaño, N.E., Tupas, L.M. , (1990 N) Plant growth hormonal activities of aqueous extracts from Philippine seaweeds.
SICEN Leaflet 2 (published March 1991).

Aliño, P.M., Cajipe, J.G.B., GanzonFortes, E.T., Licuanan, W.R.Y., N. E. Montaño, N.E., Tupas, L.M., (1990) The use of marine organisms in folk medicine and horticulture: a preliminary study
SICEN Leaflet 1

Montaño, N.E., Veroy, R.L., Cajipe, J.G.B., (1987) Studies on the binding of heavy metals to algal polysaccharides II. The binding of lead, cadmium, and mercury by Sargassum polycystum C. Agardh.
Philipp J. Science Monograph 17

Luistro, A. H., Montaño, N,E., Cajipe, J.G.B., Laserna, E.C., (1987) Protein and amino acid content of some Philippine seaweeds
Philippine Journal of Science (monograph) Volume 17

Montaño, N. E., Tupas, L.M., (1987) Growth response of some plants to treatment with aqueous seaweed extracts.
Philippine Journal of Science Monograph 17

Montaño, N.E., Tupas, L.M., Luistro, A.H., (1985) Studies on semirefined carrageenan . Water insoluble matter, total and insoluble ash, viscosity and absorbance of solutions
Fisheries Research Journal of the Philippines Volume 10(1-2)

Montaño, N.E., Laserna, E.C., Cajipe, J.G.B., (1982) Partial chemical analysis of the calcareous red alga Galaxaura oblongata
Kalikasan, Philippine Journal of Biology Volume 11

Laserna, E.C., Veroy, R.L. Luistro, A.H. Montaño, N.E. and Cajipe, J.G.B., (1982) Alginic acid from some brown seaweeds
Kalikasan, Philippine Journal of Biology Volume 11(1)

Veroy, R. L., Montaño, N.E., de Guzman, M.L.B. Laserna, E.C., Cajipe, J.G.B., (1980) Studies on the binding of heavy metals of algal polysaccharide from Philippine seaweeds. Carrageenan and the binding of lead and cadmium
Botanica Marina Volume 23

Luistro, A.H., Montano, N.E., Cajipe, J.G.B., Laserna, E.C., (1987) Protein and amino acid content of some Philippine seawweds
Philippine Journal of Science (Monograph) Volume 17

Villanueva, R.D., Rumbaoa, R.O., Gomez, A.V., Loquias, M.M., de la Rosa, A.M., Montano, N.E., () Irradiation in the extraction of agar from Gelidiella acerosa (Forsskaal) Feldmann et Hamel
Botanica Marina Volume 41

Que, B., Montano, N.E., David, L.T., Paba, C.V., Santos, G.A., (1995) Preliminary screening of sugar reactive agar from Philippine agarophytes.
The Philippine Scientist Special Issue

Montano, N.E., Saringan, A.C., McManus, L.T., (1995) Coastal-bsed processing technologies: atool in coastal zone management.
The Philippine Scientist Special Issue

Pecson, B.D., Manalo, A.J. , (2008) Biotechnology
Ateneo de Manila University Press, Quezon City

(1997) Readings in Natural Science I (Chemisry Portion).
UP Diliman: Institute of Chemistry.

Montaño, N.E., Pagba, C.V., (1996) Processing and characterization
DOST-Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development and UP?Marine Science Institute

Trono, G.C. Jr., Lluisma, A.O., M.N.E. Montaño,, (2000) Primer on Farming and Strain Selection of Kappaphycus and Eucheuma in the Philippines
DOST-Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development, United Nations Development Programme and UP-Marine Science Institute

Trono, G.C., Montaño, M. N. E. , (2006) The Seaweed Resources of the Philippines
World Seaweed Resources

Montaño, N. E., C. R. Pagdilao.,, (1994) Status of Research and Development on the Industrial Use of Marine Biological Resources.
ASEAN?ROK Planning Workshop on Industrial Uses of Marine Biological Resources.

Montaño, M. E., B. A. Glorioso., , (1994 F 5-11) Extraction and Isolation of Marine Natural Products.
Marine Natural Products Workbook. U. P. Diliman, Quezon City and Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines.

Montaño, N. E., Pagba, C. V., Natividad, G. M., Corpuz, A. M. , () Dissolved organic matter
Department of Agriculture, Fish Sector Program and Marine Science Institute, U. P. Diliman, Q.C.

Montaño, N. E., (1984) Brief notes on bioaccumulation of metals
Non-oil Pollution Course, ENEC?NEPC?AdMU, Manila

Montaño, N. E., Veroy, R. L. , () Extraction of agar
South China Sea Fisheries Development and Coordinating Programme, Manila

Veroy, R. L., Montaño, N. E. , (1981) Analytical methods, determination of moisture content and physical properties
South China Sea Fisheries Development and Coordinating Programme

Veroy, R. L., N. E. Montaño.,, (1981) Spectrophotometric methods and sulfate determination.
South China Sea Fisheries Development and Coordinating Programme.

Fortes, M.D., Sour, K., Huang, X., Kuriandewa, T.E., Tien, N.V., Vibol, O., Montaño, M.N.E. , Almonte, T., Satumantpan, S. , (2007 My ) The UNEP/GEF Seagrass demonstration sites in South China Sea, Milestones in Seagrass Research and Biodiversity Management in East Asia
The Nagisa World Congress

Montaño, M.N.E., Rodrigueza, M.R.C., Cayabyab, N.M., ( 2003 D 14-16 ) Comparative proximate composition of edible parts of some tropical seagrasses
Chulalongkorn University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Montaño, M.N.E. , ( 2001 Ag 2¬3) Seaweed R&D Program of UP-MSI
SEAFDEC, Tigbauan, Iloilo
Montaño, M.N.E., Cañete, S.J.P., Conaco, C.B. Cruz, L.J. , () Chromatographic evidence of the interaction of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins with Ca-Alginate

Montaño, M.N.E., Romero, J.B., Villanueva, R.D. , (2000 N 20-22) Diversity of food grade agars extracted from Philippine Agar-bearing seaweeds
National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, Yoyogi, Tokyo, Japan

Silapan, J.R., Juario, J.V., Montaño, N. E. , ( 1998 O 26-30) Effects of cadmium and zinc on survival and growth of postlarval penaeus
Fourth ASEAN-Canada CPMS-II Conference, City Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia

Montaño, N.E., Bonifacio, R.S., Del Callar, M., Mendoza, J., (1998 O 26-30 ) Use of the Carrageenophyte Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty as a test organism in marine toxicity
Fourth ASEAN-Canada CPMS-II Conference, City Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia

Montaño, N. E., Bonifacio, R. S., Glorioso-Lajera, B. A., Villanueva, R. D. , ( 1997 D 8¬10) Physico-chemical characteristics of Κ-carageenan extracted from Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty exposed to a low level concentration of heavy metals
Marine Conservation and Resource Rehabilitation? Chiangrai, Thailand

Corpuz, A.M., Bayogan, E.V., Montaño, N.E., Sano, J.A., Eslao, R.U., Lajera, B.G., Pagba, C.V. , (1997 My 7-10) Postharvest characteristics of salad tomato dipped in various concentrations of seaweed extract
Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference Phuket, Thailand

Montaño, M. N. E., San Diego-McGlone, M.L., Jacinto, G.S. , (1996 My 13-17) Updates on marine pollution monitoring in the Philippines

Montaño, N. E., Glorioso, B. A., Pagba, C. V., De Leon, J. F., (1995 My 22¬26) Lambda Carrageenan from Halymenia durvillaei var. ceylanica (Kuetzing) Weber-van Bosse and Acanthophora specifira (Vahl) Boergesen
Philippine Chemistry Congress and Asia-Pacific Food Analysis Network Conference, Philippine Village Hotel, Metro Manila

Montaño, N. E., A. N. C. Dy, M. M. Loquias., A. C. Saringan., (1994 O 24¬28, ) Germination Tests in the Marine Environment: Notes on the Use of Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle Seeds.
Singapore. EVS Environmental Consultants, Vancouver and National Science and Technology Board, Singapore.

Corpuz, A. M., Sano, J. A., Glorioso-Lajera, B. A., Pagba, C. V., Montaño, N. E. , (1997 My 7-10) Postharvest characteristics of salad tomato dipped in various concentrations of seaweed extract
Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference and The Third Asia-Pacific Conference on Algal Biotechnology, Phuket Arcadia Hotel and Resort, Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand

Glorioso, B.A., Montaño, N.E., () Screening and partial isolation of iodo-organic compounds in Philippine seaweeds using Prussian Blue Method
RP-USA Phycology Symposium/Workshop Volume 2

Natividad, G. M., Montaño, N. E., Tan, W. B., Te, R. L. , ( 1992 N 5-7) Anti-salt stress factor in the methanol extract of Padina australis Hauck (Phaeophyta)
MSU, Tawi tawi, Philippines

Montaño, N. E., A. S. Mendigo, A. M. Corpuz, T. C. Mopas, B. A. Glorioso, J. F.de Leon, N. T. Cuaresma, C. V. Pagba, G. M. Natividad, B. T. Que., R. T. Campos., (1993 My 27¬29, ) Carrageenan?red tide toxin interaction.
Hotel Nikko Manila Garden, Makati, Metro Manila.

Montaño, N. E., (1992 My 28¬30) Phyco-colloids from Philippine seaweeds, structure, function, and applications
Philippine Chemistry Congress Volume 8

Sumera, F. C., Montaño, N. E., Flavier, A. B., Tupas, L. M., (1988) Product formulation utilizing seaweeds and seaweed extracts in horticulture
Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City and to Phil.

Montaño, N.E., Cañete, S.J.P. , (2001) Interaction of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) with other algal polysaccharides
Department of Science and Technology and Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research Development

Montaño, N.E, Pagba, C.V., Lajera, B. A., Corpuz, A. M., Sano, J. , (1998) Development of fertilizers/growth hormones
Department of Science and Technology and Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development

Montaño, N.E., R.G.O. Rumabaoa, M.M. Loquias, M. Calub.,, (1998) Development of Polysaccharides for Foods and Industrial Applications.
Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development and Department of Science and Technology.

Montaño, N.E., Lajera, B., Gomez, A., Bautista, M.A., Oribello, J. , (1998) Pigments from Philippine Marine Sources
Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development and Department of Science and Technology

Montaño, N.E., J. de Leon, M.L. Caraig, A. Gomez.,, (1998) Mass Production of Mannitol from Sargassum Seaweeds.
Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development and Department of Science and Technology

Montaño, N.M., De Leon, J. , (1996) Search for new sources of carrageenan
Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development and Department of Science and Technology

Montaño, N. E. , () Studies on the isolation of host release factors involved in marine invertebrate dinoflagellate mutualistic symbiosis
Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia

Montaño, N. E. , () Polyhydroxynaphthoquinones from Spines of Diadema setosum (Leske). A M. S. (Chemistry) thesis
Chemistry Department, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City

Papers Presented:

• Diversity of food grade agars extracted from Philippine agar-bearing seaweeds, 11th JSPS Joint Seminar on Marine Science, National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, Yoyogi, Tokyo, Japan
• Biological chemistry and marine science in the Philippines, University of San Carlos Alumni, University of San Carlos, Cebu City (Plenary Lecture)
• Indigenous seaweed processing in the Philippines, 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Algal Biotechnology, Dusit Hotel Nikko, Makati City
• Assessment of the performance of the Kappaphycus (Rhodophyta) cultivated in fish farm effluent, 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Algal Biotechnology, Dusit Hotel Nikko, Makati City
• Optimization of a spray drying process for refined carageenan , 6th Asia Pacific Conference on Algal Biotechnology, Dusit Hotel Nikko, Makati City
• Scientific Meeting on the Biophysical Aspects of the Guimaras Oil Spill, SEAFDEC Aquaculture Dept., Iloilo, Philippines
• Biological extracts from Philippine seaweeds, Asia-Pacific Coral reef Symposium, The chines University of Hongkong, Hongkong, SAR, China
• Effects of natural gas condensate-water accomodated ffraction on Pocilloporid coral larvae, Asia-Pacific Coral reef Symposium, The Chinese University of Hongkong, Hongkong, SAR, China
• The UNEP/GEF Seagrass Demonstration Sites in South China Sea: Milestones in Seagrass Research and Biodiversity Management in East Asia , The Nagisa World Congress 125-137
• Comparative proximate composition of edible parts of some tropical seagrasses, 1st Joint Seminar on Coastal Oceanography, Chulalongkorn University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
• Seaweed R&D Program of UPMSI, National Seaweed Planning Workshop. SEAFDEC, Tigbauan, Iloilo
• Effects of Cadmium and Zinc on Survival and Growth of Postlarval Penaeus, 4th ASEAN Canada CPMSII Conference, City Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia
• Use of the Carrageenophyte Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty as a Test Organism in Marine Toxicity, 4th ASEANCANADA CPMSII Conference. City Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia
• Physicochemical characteristics of Κaarageenan extracted from Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty exposed to a low level concentration of heavy metals: A preliminary study, Eighth, Joint Seminar on Marine Science,Marine Conservation and Resource Rehabilitation, Chiangrai, Thailand
• Postharvest characteristics of salad tomato dipped in various concentrations of seaweed extract, 2nd AsiaPacific Marine Biotechnology Conference. Phuket, Thailand
• Updates on marine pollution monitoring in the Philippines, First APEC Symposium on Marine Environmental Monitoring. Sheraton Walker Hill Hotel, Seoul, Korea
• Lambda Carrageenan from Halymenia durvillaei var. ceylanica (Kuetzing) Webervan Bosse and Acanthophora specifira (Vahl) Boergesen, 6th Asian Chemistry Congess, 11th Annual Philippine Chemistry Congress and AsiaPacific Food Analysis Network Conference. Philippine Village Hotel, Metro Manila. (In: Dayrit, F. M. and F. Tarongoy Jr. (eds.))
• Germination Tests in the Marine Environment: Notes on the Use of Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle Seed, 94ASEAN Crtiteria and Monitoring: Advances in Marine Environmental Management and Human Protection, ASEANCanada Midterm Technical Review Conference on Marine Science, Singapore. EVS Environmental Consultants, Vancouver and National Science and Technology Board, Singapore
• Coatal based processing technologies: a tool in coastal zone management, 3rd NIMS, Iloilo
• Effects of Cadmium and Zinc on Survival and Growth of Postlarval Penaeus, 4th ASEANCANADA CPMSII Conference. City Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia
• Ethnobotany of Sargassum spp. in the Philippines, Science Multilateral Core University Program on Coastal Oceanography. Tokyo , Japan
• Growth and Agar Characterization of Gracilaria Species in the Philippines , International Phycological Congress, Leiden University
• Agar from Vegetative and Tetrasporic Gelidiella acerosa (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta), International Phycological Congress, Leiden University
• Growth and Agar Characterization of Gracilaria Species in the Philippines, International Phycological Congress, Leiden University
• The Bioaccumulation of Hg and Cd in the Seeds of the Seagrass Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle, Phuket Arcadia Hotel and Resort, Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand
• Growth Hormonal Activities of Methanol and Alkaline Extracts of Selected Seaweed Species, University of Sto. Tomas, Manila
• Marine Natural Products, Organic Chemistry, Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig City
• Mannitol from Sargassum Seaweeds, Univesity of San Carlos, Cebu City
• Carrageenan?sulfate Group and Protein Amino Group Interaction, Univesity of San Carlos, Cebu City
• Wet Weight Profiles of Farmed Carrrageenophytes taken from Tawi-tawi and transplated in Bulusan, Asia-Pacific Ocean Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
• On the Status of Seaweed Resources of Cagayan North , Marine Science. Punta Villa Resort, Iloilo, Philippines
• Total Antioxidant Activity of Selected Philippine Brown Seaweeds, Marine Science. Punta Villa Resort, Iloilo, Philippines
• Light Intensity and Nitrogen Dependence of Phycobiliproteins from Halymenia durvillei Bory de Saint Vincent , Marine Science. Punta Villa Resort, Iloilo, Philippines
• Recent Developments on Seaweed Utilization, Marine Science. Punta Villa Resort, Iloilo, Philippines
• Natural Products from Marine Organisms, FISHLINK 2007 Iloilo Grand Hotel, Iloilo City, Philippines
• The Iota Carrageenan from a Rare Variety of Farmed Eucheumatoid Seaweed , International Seaweed Symposium. International Conference Center, Kobe, Japan
• First documented report on Solieria robusta (Greville) Kylin (Gigartinales, Rhodophyceae) in the Philippines, Science Multilateral Core University Program on Coastal Oceanography. Tokyo, Japan
• Chronology of Marine Environment Events Prior to Seaweed Poisoning in Bolinao, Pangasinan , 7th Asia¬Pacific Congress on Animal, Plant and Microbial Toxins. Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines
• Isolation, characterization and structure elucidation of a chemical cue from Sargassum spp. for the induction of larval settlement and metamorphosis of the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla (Echinodermata: Echinodea) , St. John?s University, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
• Algorithm Development for locating seagrass beds in the Philippines using satellite imagery, South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand?. Bangkok, Thailand
• Latest Development in Seaweeds Utilization, 44th PAFT Annual Convention Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila, Quezon City
• Processing and product applications of carrageenan , 6th Mindanao Seaweed Congress. Grand Astoria Hotel, Zamboanga City
• Morphology and carrageenan properties of Solieria robusta (Greville) Kylin (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from the Philippines, 17th National Research Symposium. DA¬BAR, Diliman, Quezon City
• Effect of fish farm effluent on the carrageenan yield and quality of selected Kappaphycus species , Marine Science. Palawan State University, Puerto Princesa City
• Seaweed and Seagrass Chemistry-Related , University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute, Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hongkong
• Isolation, Characterization, and Structure Elucidation of a Chemical Cue from Sargassum spp. for the Induction of Larval Settlement and Metamorphosis of the Sea Urchin Tripnesutes gratilla (Echinodermata: Echinodea), International Marine Biotechnology Conference, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
• Status of the Seaweed/Carrageenan Industry of the Philippines 2004, 25th Annual PAASE Meeting and Symposium, Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, Cebu, Philippines
• Biologically active polysaccharides and oligosaccharides from seaweed, The Legend Hotel , Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• Diversity of Philippine Polysaccharides, Legend Hotel , Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• Practical Methods in the study Of Marine Plant Biodiversity and Management in Asia Pacific , Marine Science Institute, UP - Diliman
• Diversity of Philippine Polysaccharides. JSPS MRCP Regional Coordinator?s Meeting, The Legend Hotel , Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• Diversity of Philippine Polysaccharides, The Legend Hotel , Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• Algal Polysaccharides and the Philippine Seaweed Industry PSBMB 31st Annual Convention, Bethel Guest House, Dumaguete City
• Updates on Post?Harvest and Processing of Seaweed, 5th Mindanao Seaweed Congress. Astoria Regency Hotel, Zamboanga City
• Quality Criteria for Cultured Carrageenophytes Based on Harvest Time, Agriculture and Fisheries Investors' Forum BSWM, Diliman, QC
• Introduction to Algal Polysaccharides, Seminar Rm. Marine Science Institute
• Seaweed and Seagrass Chemistry Researches, UP-MSI, Kitasato University, Sanriku, Iwate, Japan
• Comparative Proximate composition of edible parts of some tropical seagrasses, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dept of Marine Science, Chulalongkorn University
• Sargassum spp extract as inducer for larval settlement and metamorphosis of the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla (Echinodermata:Echinodea), 7th National Symposium in Marine Sciences. Harbor Lights Hotel, Cagayan De Oro City
• The potential role of bacteria in the etiology of the ice?ice disease, 7th National Symposium in Marine Sciences. Harbor Lights Hotel, Cagayan De Oro City
• Preliminary Molecular, Biochemical and Microbiological characterization of kappa?carrageenan?degrading marine bacterium isolated from diseased Kappaphycus striatum (green sacol variety), 7th National Symposium in Marine Sciences. Harbor Lights Hotel, Cagayan De Oro City
• Differentiation of carrageenan chemical composition and gelling properties of apical and basal segments from Kappaphycus striatum sacol (Schmitz) Doty (Solieriaceae, Gigartinales, Rhodophyta), 7th National Symposium in Marine Sciences, Harbor Lights Hotel, Cagayan De Oro City
• Rheological properties of mixtures of kappa?carrageenan from Kappaphycus sp. and crude mannans from selected seeds of the Leguminosae family, 7th National Symposium in Marine Sciences. Harbor Lights Hotel, Cagayan De Oro City.
• Biochemical responses of seagrass Enhalus acoroides and seaweed Kappaphycus striatum, exposed to different ammonia, sulfide and oxygen concentrations, 7th National Symposium in Marine Sciences. Harbor Lights Hotel, Cagayan De Oro City
• Survival and biochemical response of siganid fry Siganus fuscescens Houttuyn exposed to oxygen depletion under field and laboratory conditions , 7th National Symposium in Marine Sciences. Harbor Lights Hotel, Cagayan De Oro City
• Proposel framework, ASEAN Marine Biodiversity Cooperation with the Peoples Republic of China
• Structural and Rheological Studies of Agar from Gracilaria firma Zhang et Xia. Asia?pacific Conference on Analytical Science and 18th Philippine Chemistry Congress, Philippine Chemistry Congress. EDSA Shangrila Hotel, Mandaluyong City, Philippines
• Chemical and Gelling Profile of Ice?ice Infected Carrageena From Kappaphycus striatum (Schmitz) Doty ?sacol? strain (Solieriaceae, Gigartinaceae, Rhodophyta) , 14th National Research Symposium. Bureau of Water and Soils Management Convention Hall, Elliptical Rd, Diliman, Quezon City
• Chemical and Gelling Profile of Ice?ice Infected Carrageena From Kappaphycus striatum (Schmitz) Doty ?sacol? strain (Solieriaceae, Gigartinaceae, Rhodophyta) , 14th National Research Symposium. Bureau of Water and Soils Management Convention Hall, Elliptical Rd, Diliman, Quezon City
• Effects of Oxygen Depletion on Siganidfry Siganus fuscescens Houttuyn Under Laboratory Condition. NationalConference in Capture Fisheries, Miag¬ao, Iloilo
• Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) and Solvent Extraction Techniques as Diagnostic Tools in the Chemical Characterization of the Sargasum spp Inducer for Sea Urchin Tripneustes gratilla (Echinodermata:Echinodae) Larval Settlement and Metamorphosis, University of Sto. Tomas, Manila
• Update on Carrageenan: Current Issues and New Applications, and Other Colloids, Grand Astoria Hotel, Zamboanga City
• The UP-Marine Science Institutes Programs on Carrageenan Applications, Waterfront Hotel, Lahug, Cebu City
• Mariculture Biotechnology Activities at MSI. National Planning Workshop for Aquaculture Biotechnology, SEAFDEC, Tigbauan, Iloilo
• Potential Biological Activities of Philippine Algal Polysaccharides , Marine Science Institute Seminar Series
• Dectection and Isolation of Culturable Bacteria Associated with Ice?Ice Disease in Kappaphycus , Silliman University, Dumaguete
• Comparison of the Quality of kappa?carrageenan extracted from healthy and ?ice?ice? infected Kappaphycus alvarezii, Silliman University, Dumaguete
• Isolation of Protoplasts from Two Species Agaran from Gracilaria Salicornia (C.Agardh) Dawson, Silliman University, Dumaguete
• Occurrence of Diseases in Seaweed Farms?Effect of Ambient Environmental Factors , Silliman University, Dumaguete
• Structural Investigation of the Glactan from Laurencia flexilis Setchell (Rhodomelaceae), Silliman University, Dumaguete
• Seaweeds in Philippine food, Traditional Uses and Recent Developments , International Commemorative Symposium, 70th Anniversary of JSFS, Yokohama, Japan
• Fractals Formations of Algal Polysaccharide Metal Salt Systems, Silliman University, Dumaguete
• Interaction of Kappa?Carrageenan with Starches from Selected Native Rootcrops , Silliman University, Dumaguete
• Colors in the eye of the beholder, A Comparison of Methods for Quantifying Chlorophyll and other Phytoplankton Pigments, Silliman University, Dumaguete
• Effects of Oxygen Depletion on Siganid Fry (Siganus fusescens) , Silliman University, Dumaguete
• Market Potentials of other Seaweed Varieties. Mindanao Seaweed Congress, Philippine Seaweeds, Grand Astoria Hotel, Zamboanga City
• Chromatographic Evidence of the Interaction of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) Toxins with Ca?Alginate and Carrageenan Gels, Chemistry Congress. Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro
• Use of Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) Techniques as Diagnostic Rools in the Chemical Characterization of Factors in Tripneustes gratilla (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) Larval Settlement and Metamorphosis, Chemistry Congress. Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro
• Preliminary study on the red tide poison?sequestering properties of carrageenan gels, Chemistry Congress. Manila Hotel
• Cutiltivars of Kappaphycus alvarezii and the Physico Chemical Properties of their Carrageenans, Asia Pacific Phycological Forum. Hong Kong
• Effects of tissue CNP Content and Gel Strength of Gelidiella Acerosa from Cape Bolinao, NW Philippines , Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman, Q.C., Philippines
• Comparizon of RAPD Pattern of Kappaphycus alverizii and Echeuma denticulatum cultivars in the Philippines , Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman, Q.C., Philippines
• Comparison of Physico?Chemical Properties of Carrageenan from Different Cultivars of Kappaphycus alverzii and Echuema denticulatum , Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman, Q.C., Philippines
• Preliminary study on the pH of tetrodotoxin toxicity, Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman, Q.C., Philippines
• Algal Polysaccahride Gels as Medium for Generating Fractals, Cebu International Convention Center, Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, Lahug, Cebu City
• Effects of Cadmium and Zinc on Survival and Growth of Postlarval Penaeus , City Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia
• Preliminary Studies on the Use of Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty as a Test Organism for Cyanide Toxicity, City Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia
• Responses of Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty to Heavy Metal Pollution , City Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia
• Development of Marine Environmental Quality Criteria for Nitrate/Nitrite , City Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia
• Effects of Sucrose on the Gelling Properties and Syneresis of Agar Gels from Six Philippine Agarophytes, UP Diliman, Quezon City. PAASE (Philippine¬American and Academy of Science & Engineering
• Proximate analysis of Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle seeds, International Seagrass Biology Workshop. Sulu Hotel
• The Chronic toxicity of Hg and cd. On the seeds of the tropical eelgrass, Enhalus acoroides (L. f) Royle, International Seagrass Biology Workshop. Sulu Hotel
• Comparison of yield and Physico?chemical Properties of Agar from Wild and Cultured Gracilaria firma Zhang et Xia from Sorsogon, Philippines, International Seaweed Symposium, Cebu City
• Structural Analysis of Carrageeenans From Two Philippine Seaweeds (Kappaphycus alvarezii and Echeuma spinosum) by 1D and 2d NMR and FT?IR Spectroscopy, International Seaweed Symposium ,Cebu City, Philippines
• Galactan from Laurencia flexilis Setchell(Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta), International Seaweed Symposium, Cebu City, Philippines
• The Economics of Using and Gellling Properties of Agar Extraction of Agar from Gelidiella acerosa (Gelidiales), International Seaweed Symposium, Cebu City, Philippine
• Chemical Characteristics and Gelling Properties of Agar from two Philippine Gracilaria (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta), International Seaweed Symposium, Cebu City, Philippines
• Effects of Heavy Metals on Physico?Chemical Properties of Carrageenan from Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty and Agar from Gracilaria edulis (Gmel.) Silva, International Seaweed Symposium, Cebu City, Philippines
• Effect of Sucrose on Some Properties of Agar Gel from Philippine Agarophytes, International Seaweed Symposium, Cebu City, Philippines
• Physico?chemical Characteristics of k?Carrageenan Extracted from Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty Exposed to a Low Level Concentration of Heavy Metals, Marine Conservation and Resources Rehabilitation, Rimkok Resort Hotel, Chiangrai, Thailand
• Agar from Vegetative and Tetrasporic Gelidiella acerosa (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta) , International Phycological Congress, Leiden University
• Studies on the Growth Hormonal Activities of Selected Philippine Seaweed , Chemistry Congress Asiaworld Resort Hotel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• Vaselife of cut Chrysanthemum Flowers Opened in Various Seaweed Extract Concentrations, Chemistry Congress, Asiaworld Resort Hotel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• Extraction and Purification of the Red Pigment form Halymenia durvillaei var. ceylanica (Kuetzing) Weber?van Bosse, Chemistry Congress, Asiaworld Resort Hotel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• Extraction and Purification of the Red Pigment form Halymenia durvillaei var. ceylanica (Kuetzing) Bosse, Chemistry Congress, Asiaworld Resort Hotel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• Effects of Heavy Metals on Physico?Chemical Properties of Carrageenan from Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty and Agar from Gracilaria edulis (Gmel.) , International Seaweed Symposium, Cebu City, Philippines
• Effect of Sucrose on Some Properties of Agar Gel from Philippine Agarophytes , International Seaweed Symposium, Cebu City, Philippines
• Physico?chemical Characteristics of k?Carrageenan Extracted from Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty Exposed to a Low Level Concentration of Heavy Metals, Marine Science, Marine Conservation and Resources Rehabilitation, Rimkok Resort Hotel, Chiangrai, Thailand
• Studies on the Growth Hormonal Activities of Selected Philippine Seaweeds, Chemistry Congress Asiaworld Resort Hotel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• Vaselife of cut Chrysanthemum Flowers Opened in Various Seaweed Extract Concentrations, Chemistry Congress, Asiaworld Resort Hotel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• Extraction and Purification of the Red Pigment form Halymenia durvillaei var. ceylanica (Kuetzing) Weber?van Bosse, Chemistry Congress, Asiaworld Resort Hotel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• Gamma irradiation in the Extraction of Agar from Gelidiella acerosa (Forsskaal) Feldman et Hamel, Chemistry Congress, Asiaworld Resort Hotel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• An empirical equation in the alkaline extraction of sodium alginate in the presence of sodium chloride, Chemistry Congress, Asiaworld Resort Hotel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• Effect of irradiation on the Microbiological and Physico?chemical Properties of PNG and carrageenan, Chemistry Congress, Asiaworld Resort Hotel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• Postharvest Characteristics of Salad Tomato Dipped in Various Concentrations of Seaweed Extract, Phuket Arcadia Hotel and Resort, Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand
• Extraction and Partial Characterization of the Water?soluble Mucilage from Corchorous olitorius Linn. (Fam. Tiliaceae), Philippine Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Sto. Tomas, Manila,
• Screening and Partial Isolation of Biologically? active Substances from Selected Philippine MarineOrganisms, University of Sto. Tomas, Manila
• Actual and Potential Medicinal Uses of Mangrove Plants , University of Sto. Tomas, Manila
• Industrial Polysaccharides from Philippine Seaweeds, Manila Galleria Suites, Ortigas, Pasig City
• Screening and partial isolation of Biologically?active Substances from Selected Philippine Marine Organisms , Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
• Acetic acid pretreatment in agar extraction of Philippine Gelidiella acerosa (Forsskaal) Feldmann et Hamel (Rhodophyta, Gelidiales), University of South Wales, Sydney, Australia
• The Use of Chlorophyll Determination as an Endpoint in Seaweed Toxicity Test, Marine Science Univesity of San Carlos, Cebu City
• The Red Pigment from Halymenia durvillaei var. ceylanica (Kuetzing) Weber?van Bosse, Univesity of San Carlos, Cebu City
• A Comparison of Polysaccharides from Kappaphycus alvarezii, Eucheuma spinossum, Gigartina radula and Bostrychia, Philippine National Symposium in Marine Science, Univesity of San Carlos, Cebu City
• Screeining for Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Antidotes , Univesity of San Carlos, Cebu City
• Growth Hormonal Activities of the Methanol Extracts of Selected Seaweed Species, Univesity of San Carlos, Cebu City
• Evaluation of Acetic Acid Pretreatment in Agar Extraction of Philippine Gelidiella acerosa (Forsskal) Feldmann et Hamel (Rhodophyta, Gelidiales), National Symposium in Marine Science, Univesity of San Carlos, Cebu City
• Carrageenan-egg Albumen interaction, Application in Meringue Formulation, Univesity of San Carlos, Cebu City
• Yield and Viscosity of Alginate From Five Sargassum Species , Univesity of San Carlos, Cebu City
• Updates on Marine Pollution Monitoring in the Philippines, Marine Environmental Monitoring, Sheraton Walker Hill Hotel, Seoul, Korea
• The Effect of Mercury and Cadmium to the Germination of Seagrass Seeds of Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle, U. P. Diliman, Q.C.
• Screening and Preliminary Characterization of Anti-salt Stress Factors in Philippine Seaweeds , Cebu City
• Effect of Seaweed Extract on Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium var. Taiwan White), Cebu City
• Philippine Red Seaweeds as Potential Sources of Pigments, Cebu City
• Alginates from Philippine Brown Seaweeds, Cebu City
• Initial Investigations on the Interaction Between Carrageenan and Glycerol , Cebu City
• Algal Polysaccharide?Red Tide Toxin Interaction, Carrageenan, Asia¬Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference, Shimizu, Japan,
• Marine Biotechnology Development Trends in the Philippines, Asia¬Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference, Shimizu, Japan
• Lambda Carrageenan from Halymenia durvillaei var. ceylanica (Kuetzing) Weber?van Bosse and Acanthophora specifira (Vahl) Boergesen, Chemistry Congress, Metro Manila, Philippines
• Medicinal Uses, Alcohol and Vinegar Production of Philippine Mangrove Plants and Associates , Rayong, Thailand
• Extraction and Characterization of Philippine Seaweeds for Industrial Applications, Philippine National Chemistry Week, Quezon City, Philippines
• Status of Marine Pollution Assessment Capabilities in the Philippines, Bangkok, Thailand
• Germination Tests in the Marine Environment , Singapore
• Preliminary Screening for Anti-Bacterial Activities From Selected Philippine Seaweeds , ASOMPS VIII, Melaka, Malaysia
• Assessment of Quality of Agar from the Different Species of Gracilaria in the Philippines, Miag-ao, Iloilo City
• Saxitoxin-Algal Polysaccharide Interaction, Complexation of Charged Group , Phil. Assoc. of Marine Science, Miag-ao, Iloilo
• Unmodified and Modified Extraction of Carrageenan from Selected Red Seaweeds, Phil. Assoc. of Marine Science, Miag¬ao, Iloilo
• Carrageenan?Red Tide Toxin Interaction, Hotel Nikko Manila Garden, Makati
• Preliminary Screening for Anti-bacterial Activities From Selected Philippine Seaweeds , University of Santo Tomas, Manila
• Preparation of Agarose by Electrolysis of Agar , Mindanao State University, Bongao, Tawi-tawi
• Seasonality of Alginate Yield and Viscosity of Five Sargassum Species in Bolinao, Pangasinan, Marine Science, Mindanao State University, Bongao, Tawi-tawi
• Effect of Gracilaria eucheumoides Methanol Extract on Seedlings, Marine Science, Mindanao State University, Bongao, Tawi-tawi
• Flora of the Philippine Mangrove Ecosystem and Their Pharmacological Uses, Marine Science, Mindanao State University, Bongao, Tawi-tawi
• Ichthyotoxicity of Octocorals from Bolinao, Pangasinan, Marine Science, Mindanao State University, Bongao, Tawi-tawi
• An Ethnopharmacological Survey of the Use of Marine Organisms in Southwestern Mindanao, Philippines, UP Diliman, Quezon City
• Philippine Seaweed Extracts of Industrial Importance, UP, Quezon City
• Screening and Partial Isolation of Iodo-organic Componds in Philippine Seaweeds Using Prussian Blue Method, Cebu Plaza, Cebu City, Philippines
• Screening for Sources of Agar. The Philippine Biochemical Society, Inc, UP College of Medicine, Manila
• A Potential Source of Carrageenan. The Philippine Biochemical Society, UP College of Medicine, Manila
• Screening and Preliminary Characterization of Anti salt Stress Factors in Philippine Marine Plants, The Philippine Biochemical Society, Inc., UP College of Medicine, Manila
• Screening of Organic Iodo Compounds from Philippine Seaweed , The Philippine Biochemical Society, Inc., UP College of Medicine, Manila
• Host Release Factors in Marine Symbiosis, Australian Marine Science Association ¬Southeast, Queensland Branch, St. Lucia, Brisbane
• Marine Pollution in the Philippines, SCOR, Hawaii

Awards:

• Achievement Award, NRCP-DOST, 2003
• The 2001 International Publicationr Award (1 paper), University of the Philippines, 2002 F 28
• UP Diliman Gawad Tsanselor-Pinakamahusay na Manaliksik, University of the Philippines, Diliman, 2004 F
• The 2003 International Publication Award (4 papers), University of the Philippines, 2004 Mr
• The 2002 International Publication Award (1paper), University of the Philippines, 2003 F
• Research Award in Carrageenan Applications and Other Seaweed Extracts, SIAP, 2001 Jl 5
• The 2000 International Publication Award (1 paper), University of the Philippines, 2001 F 28
• Best Published Paper in Marine Fisheries Category, 14th Dr Elvira O. Tan Memorial Awards for 2000, 2000 Jl 21
• Cum Laude, B.S. Chemistry, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, , 1973
• Fifth Place Board Examination for Chemists , Professional Regulations Commission, 1973
• Distinction, Diploma in Marine Pollution Chemistry , University of Liverpool, 1979
• Outstanding Research Award for Marine Science , Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development , 1995
• Best Presentor , National Science and Technology Week, 1995
• Most Outstanding Alumnus , University of Southern Philippines Cebu City, 1996