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ERDB Bimonthly Newsletter What’s Inside 2 AFP SoLCom visits ERDB 3 Capability Building Cum Hands-on Demonstration of ENR Livelihood held in ERDB INFO JOURNAL General Nakar, Quezon Vol 11 No. 3 May-June 2017 4 Seminar on Publishing for Sylvatrop held in Baguio City DENR-ERDB opens Congress on 5 ERDB’s senior and PWD employees visit PMEF ERDB joins Philippine Sustainable Urbanization in the Course of Independence Day celebration ASEAN Economic Integration 6 ERDB-TTD staff visit Taganito HPAL Nickel rbanization, economy, Corporation and environment 7 LESD holds 1st Training U– these three words on Bird Identification and Survey Technique for ERDB practically sum up why the Personnel Department of Environment ERDB bags second place and Natural Resources thru in DENR Inter-Bureau the Ecosystems Research Sportsfest 2017 and Development Bureau 8 ERDB-WWRRC presents a Poster in the R & D organized the three-day Congress on Sustainable Research and Development Urbanization in the Course (R and D) Congress on of ASEAN Economic Integration Sustainable Urbanization 9 LAUFTeRC holds In-House in the course of ASEAN Review for CY 2016-2017 Economic Integration from 10 UTHRC conducts in-house June 27-29, 2017 at the review Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City. WWRRC joins a panel of Presenters during the 2nd This R and D Congress Environmental Summit in the Cordillera involved around 100 From left to right: Ms. Sunwoo Bae (UNITAR/CIFALJEJU), Arch. 11 DENR Visayas SPA/IPT participants composed Felino A. Palafox, Jr. (Keynote speker), Dr. Henry A. Adornado (ERDB focal persons share practices of established R and D Director), Sec. Roy A. Cimatu (DENR Secretary), Dr. Bharat Dahiya in the establishment and practitioners from the ASEAN (Chulalongkorn University), Atty. Roberto V. Oliva (Asean Center for maintenance of seed source Biodiversity), and Dr. Simplicia A. Pasicolam (Overall Coordinator). sites countries of Indonesia, Lao Photo by Noel Angelo Arboleda (DENR-ERDB) 13 BCWERC launches the CEF PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Comunity Recycled Waste Singapore, Thailand, and Product Display Center: Vietnam. There are also information on science-based to hold a congress that could Connecting People to Nature participants from non-ASEAN strategies that can address provide an avenue for ERDB 14 BCWERC capacitates countries whose researches sustainable urbanization in the News Dispatch: R and D CENRO and PENRO were conducted in Southeast course of ASEAN economic Congress On Sustainable Bohol on watershed characterization data and Asia. integration. Urbanization exchanging vulnerability assessment Consistent with the In his Welcome Remarks, experiences that could push ERDB-WWRRC hosts celebration of the ASEAN’s ERDB Director Dr. Henry for a more robust and vibrant CLAARRDEC 2nd Quarter ASEAN community. Meeting 50th Founding Anniversary Adornado stressed that since 15 WWRRC unveils its new wherein Philippines is the ASEAN cities now play a On the other hand, Forest Tree Seed Center and ASEAN Chair for 2017, the critical role in the unfolding DENR Secretary Roy A. recognizes its performer employees event aimed to provide a of the ASEAN Economic Cimatu, in his Inspirational 16 Visitors from Agusan del forum for the exchange of Community (AEC), it is timely next page Sur train on Charcoal Briquetting Technology UTHRC personnel attend ERDB supports Senate Bill No. 1478 known as Capacity Building Writeshop for Junior Researchers Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Act 17 Levelling-off meeting in Iloilo and Guimaras held to discuss monitoring and uring the 17th Senate Congress on its evaluation of mangrove first regular plenary session held on May project D31, 2017, the Senate Bill No. 1478 otherwise 18 BCWERC provides technical known as Philippine Bamboo Industry assistance to stakeholders of OIWS Development Act or PHILBIDA was introduced BCWERC conducts Training to the Honorable members of the Senate by on Mangrove Production, way of a sponsorship speech delivered by Plantation Establishment Honorable Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri. The and Management through Cluster Planting in Medellin, privilege speech in power point presentation Cebu of Senator Zubiri reported the Committee 19 MDARRC extends technical report No. 116 on Trade and Industry where he assistance to PALMA PB Alliance Development serves as the Chairperson. In his speech, he Board, plans to build Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri presenting the proposed highlighted the characteristics of bamboo as a partnership Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Act page 3 2 Vol. 11 No. 3 AFP SoLCom visits ERDB ERDB team led by For. Gregorio E. Santos, Ms. Veronica O. Sinohin (3rd and 4th from right) and Dr. Lucena U. Mercado (5th from left) together with AFP’s Lt. Col. Arnulfo Marcelo B. Burgos and Lt. Gen. Ferdinand F. Quidilla. Working with ERDB made me realize Quezon. They were set to visit again Dr. Lucena U. Mercado, Forester that tree planting or tree growing is not this year for the technical assistance in Gregorio E. Santos and Ms. Veronica O. “enough, it is actually tree caring,” this the propagation of forest trees that the Sinohin accommodated the SoLCom and was the statement shared by Lt. Gen. Bureau offers. The visitors were also assured to assist them in their endeavor Ferdinand F. Quidilla, the commander given different IEC materials on the on environmental protection. Photos and of the Southern Luzon Command technologies of ERDB. text by Ann Valerie V. Gillado, TTD (SoLCom), Philippine Army during their visit in ERDB last May 15, 2017. Lt. Gen. Quidilla has been a part of the previous reforestation project of ERDB. According to the commanding officer, he found the science of taking care of the environment in the Bureau. SoLCom members led by Lt. Gen. Quidilla and Lt. Col. Arnulfo Marcelo B. Burgos were toured to the ERDB office. The bamboo and rattan gallery and clonal nursery were shown to them. These men in uniform showed interest in taking good care of the environment. “We only know how to shoot guns, our knowledge in tree caring is not enough, so we need help from ERDB,” said Lt. Gen Quidilla. SoLCom sought help in their For. Santos showing the cloned seedlings during the visit to the ERDB clonal nursery. reforestation project in Mulanay, DENR-ERDB opens... from page 1 work on sustainable urbanization”, said Significant sustainable urbanization- Sec. Cimatu. related topics that were discussed message, called everyone to protect the Meanwhile, Dr. Simplicia A. during the Day 1 of the Symposium environment while striving to strengthen Pasicolan, Overall Coordinator, include topics on the ASEAN the economic capacity of the ASEAN emphasized in her presentation that Economic Community and Urban. Region. altogether, the Congress was organized Metabolism for Inclusive Growth and “ASEAN megacities and other with an aspiration to bring critical minds in also on Environment Protection amidst urbanizing areas play critical roles in unity and to fuel the pursuit of sustainable Industrialization for Sustainable Cities. the unfolding of ASEAN Economic urbanization in the ASEAN region by One of the key personalities Community” added Sec. Cimatu, “I marrying urbanization, economy, and present in the event was Dr. Cielito want you to know that the Philippines, environment. At the outset, Ms. Pasicolan Habito who served as the Keynote through the DENR espouses approaches stated that the participation of all people Speaker. Meanwhile, Dr. Bharat Dahiya to sustainable urbanization. I want to is very important as everyone contributes of Chulalongkorn University, an award encourage everyone present here today unitedly to achieve the 17 Sustainable winning urbanist and Architect Felino to reconcile all efforts to make such Development Goals, SDG number 11 Palafox Jr, a world renowned urban strategies effective and fruitful. Let us be of which is the Sustainable Cities and planner, served as the plenary speakers stewards of our natural resources and Communities. for Day 1. Adreana S. Remo, TTD Vol. 11 No. 3 3 Capability Building Cum Hands-on Demonstration on ENR Livelihood held in General Nakar, Quezon he Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) Tthrough the Technology Transfer Division (TTD) in coordination with the Local Government Unit of General Nakar, Quezon designed a capability building cum hands-on demonstration on the three (3) ENR technologies for the livelihood of the local community of Batangan, General Nakar. These trainings were: (a) Refresher Course on Bamboo Propagation, Plantation Establishment and Management; (b) A Sustainable Agroforestry Technologies; (c) Clonal Propagation of Indigenous Forest Tree Species - Non-Misting The participants on the Capability Building Cum Hands-on Demonstration on ENR Livelihood Technology. This activity was done on conducted on May 16-18, 2017 at Brgy Chapel in Purok Waling-Waling, Brgy. Batangan, General Nakar, Quezon May 16 to 18, 2017 at the Brgy Chapel, Purok Waling-Waling in Barangay Batangan, General Nakar, Quezon. misting technology of clonal propagation agroforestry to the participants; of indigenous forest tree species and (2) capacitate the participants to The capability building cum agroforestry. Specifically, the activity demonstrate the techniques learned; and hands-on demonstration aimed to equip aimed to: (1) impart knowledge on (3) enable the participants to apply the the local people of Barangay Batangan the different techniques on bamboo technologies as source of livelihood in with technical knowledge and skills on propagation, clonal propagation