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CV: Filemon G. Romero, Ph.D. CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Filemon G. Romero, Ph.D. Date of Birth: July 24, 1948 Natonality: Filipino Educaton: Ph.D. Environmental Science (2009) University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines Dissertaton: Populaton Structure of Blue Crab, Portunus Pelagicus, (Linneaus) in the Visayan Sea: Implicatons to Fisheries Management M.S. in Oceanography (1986) University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines Thesis: Seasonal Variaton of Transparency (Coefcient of Extncton of Light) in Tumindao Channel, Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi M.A. in Teaching Physics (1971) Mindanao State University, Marawi City, Philippines A.B. English (1968) Notre Dame of Jolo College, Jolo, Sulu, Philippines Summa cum laude Major Awards/Citatons Received Professional Awards • Most Outstanding Scientst – Governor Nurbert M. Sahali Award for Most Outstanding Tawi-Tawians, 41st Kamahardikaan Tawi-Tawi, September 27, 2014. • The Outstanding Public Servant (TOPS) in the ARMM awarded by the Civil Service Commission Regional Ofce (ARMM), Kabungsuan Complex, ARMM Compound, Cotabato City on September 21, 2011 • First, Second and Third Best Poster Paper (Science and Technology), MSU System Research and Development Summit, MSU Marawi City, May 21-23, 2012 • Third Best Paper Research Paper (Science and Technology) MSU System Research and Development Summit, MSU Marawi City, May 21-23, 2012 • Best Research Paper, 15th Science and Technology Symposium, awarded by PCAARD- DOST Zonal Center V, Davao City on October 13, 2011 • 2nd Runner-up Best Research Paper, 1st ARMM Regional Research and Development Symposium for Agriculture and Fisheries awarded by DAF-ARMM, ARMIARC, Maguindanao on December 8, 2011 1 CV: Filemon G. Romero, Ph.D. • 2nd Runner-up Best Poster Paper - 1st ARMM Regional Research and Development Symposium for Agriculture and Fisheries awarded by DAF-ARMM, ARMIARC, Maguindanao on December 8, 2011 • Natonal Publicaton Award, by the MSU-TCTO on September 1, 2009 • Special Award for Most Outstanding NDJC Alumni in Protectng the Integrity of Creaton. Awards Commitee - on the Occasion of the NDJC Golden Jubilee Celebraton, Jolo, Sulu, on September 11, 2004. • Graduated Summa cum laude from Notre Dame of Jolo College, AB English, 1968 Community Awards • ABS-CBN Gawad Geny Lopez Gawad Bayaning Pilipino Award for Visayas and Mindanao, Davao City, February 23, 2014 • Plaque of Recogniton for Exemplary Services to the Municipality of Panglima Sugala for environmental management especially on coral restoraton project in the municipality. Panglima Sugala, August 15, 2014. • Most Outstanding Environmentalist in Tawi-Tawi, 38th Kamahardikaan Tawi-Tawi, Bongao, Provincial Government of Tawi-Tawi Search for Outstanding Tawi-Tawians on Provincial Government of Tawi-Tawi on September 27, 2011 • Coral Service Award >30 years of service Ruby Celebraton, 40th Founding Anniversary of MSU TCTO on August 4, 2010 • Exemplary Service Award from the Provincial Government Provincial Government of Tawi-Tawi – 37th Kamahardikaan or Founding Anniversary • Exemplary Service Award from the Municipal Government of Sitangkai, Municipal Government of Sitangkai – Founding Anniversary on July 1, 2010 • Certfcate of Recogniton from the Municipality of Languyan for his dedicated service in providing technical assistance in the baseline coastal resource assessment, CRM planning and management and establishment of the Tubig Kuppiya Marine Protected Area, Leadership and Coastal Law enforcement Training to the people of Languyan on September 1, 2007 • Certfcate of Recogniton from the Municipality of Mapun for dedicated and unselfsh service to the in providing technical assistance in the coastal resource assessment, CRM planning and establishment of the Manda Marine Protected Area, Leadership and Coastal Law enforcement Training to the local stakeholders on August 8, 2007. • Certfcate of Appreciaton from the Municipality of Sitangkai dedicated service to the in providing technical assistance in the baseline resource assessment, CRM planning and management and establishment of the North Lagoon Marine Protected Area, Leadership and Coastal Law Enforcement Training to the coastal communites on July 1, 2007. Most Recent Research Grants Received (2012-2014): • Filipinnovaton on Natonal Coral Reef Restoraton: Pilot Technology Demonstraton on Coral Reef Restoraton in Tawi tawi – Department of Science and Technology- PCAARD 2 CV: Filemon G. Romero, Ph.D. • Assessment of the Sardine Fisheries in the Northern Tawi-Tawi Waters - Department of Science and Technology-PCAARRD • Non-Detriment Finding Study on (Mameng) Humphead Wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus, fshery in Sibutu and Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi – Commission on Higher Educaton - CHED • Assessment of the Sardine Fisheries in the Northern Tawi-Tawi Waters Phase II (DOST PCAARRD) – 2013 • Producton of Corals for Reef Restoraton through Sexual Reproducton (Sexual Reproducton in Selected Reef Coral Species Across the Philippine Archipelago –Tawi- Tawi Component (DOST) – 2013-2015 • Natonal Program on Enhancement of Blue Swimming Crab Fishery Producton (DOST) 2013 Research Grants to be Implemented (2014-2015) • Ecosystem-Based Management for Sustainable Resource Use to Enhance Livelihoods in Island Communites in Tawi-Tawi (CHED) o Sustainability Assessment of Blue Crab, Portunus pelagicus, Fishery in Sibutu and Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi o Assessment of the Stock of Blue Swimming Crab, Portunus pelagicus, in Selected Island Communites in Tawi-Tawi o Development of Management Optons for Blue Swimming Crab, Portunus pelagicus in Tawi Tawi o Management of the Humphead Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) Fishery in Sibutu and Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi o Mariculture Derived Polluton from the Fish Pens and Cages in Sibutu, Tawi- Tawi o Assessment of Hump Head Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) Stock of in Sibutu and Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi Membership of Professional Associatons: • Philippine Associaton of Marine Science – Vice President for Mindanao • Wildlife Conservaton Society of the Philippines • Society for the Conservaton of Philippine Wetlands (SCPW) – President • Natonal Research Council of the Philippines –Associate Member • Federaton of Insttutons for Marine and Freshwater Sciences (FIMFS) • Philippine Associaton for the Advancement of Science (PAAS) • Philippine Geographical Society • Fisheries Research Society of the Philippines • Philippine Environmental Mutagen Society • American Society for Limnology and Oceanography • The Oceanic Society (USA) • Philippine Associaton of Physics Instructors • Knights of Columbus • Couples for Christ • Rotary Club of Tawi-Tawi 3 CV: Filemon G. Romero, Ph.D. Other Training: • 2012 Advanced Insttute on Forensic Investgatons of Disasters (FORIN) Hosted by the IRDR Internatonal Centre of Excellence located at the Academy of Sciences in Taipei March 12-19, 2012, Taipei, Taiwan • Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity (WWF-Philippines) • Integrated Conservaton and Development (WWF-Philippines) • Project Cycle Management (WWF-AIT, Bangkok, Thailand) • Environmental Impact Assessment Techniques, U.P. Diliman, Q.C • Project Development and Preparaton of Feasibility Studies by DAP • Basic Open Water Scuba Diving Course (PADI) C-Card No. 9306464930 • Teaching of Introductory Physical Science by NEDA-NSDB • Remote Sensing Techniques by Satellite Imagery (Image 100) and GIS (WWF) • Computer Applicatons (Lotus 123, Word and WordPerfect, Quickbasic Programming Microsof, PageMaker) Countries of Work Experience: Philippines Languages: • English – Good (speaking, reading and writng) • Filipino – Good (speaking, reading and writng) • Tausug – Good (speaking, reading and writng) • Sama – Good (speaking, reading and writng) • Badjau - Good (speaking, reading and writng) • Mapun – Good (speaking, reading and writng) • Visayan – Fair (speaking, reading and writng) Publicatons: Books and monographs • Coral Reef Educaton of Students and Teachers (CREST) • Technical Report on the Partcipatory Resource Appraisal (Coral, Seagrass and Mangrove Resources) of Selected Barangays in South Ubian, REECS, August 27, 2011 • Technical Report on the Partcipatory Resource Appraisal (Coral, Seagrass and Mangrove Resources) of Selected Barangays in Panglima Sugala, REECS, August 27, 2011 • Technical Report on the Study of Hump Head Wrasse Fishery and Illegal, Unregulated and Unmonitored Trade in Tawi-Tawi Philippines, SCRFA, June 2010 • Assessment of the Sustainability of the Mariculture of Live Reef Food Fish in Sibutu and Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi, WWF, 2009 • Income Profle of LRFF Fishers in Palawan and Tawi-Tawi, WWF, 2009 • Community Driven Response to an Impending Environmental Disaster: An Evolutonary Process – The Siniloan, Laguna Experience, 2008 4 CV: Filemon G. Romero, Ph.D. • Mangrove Baseline Assessment of Mapun, Sitangkai, and Languyan, Tawi-Tawi. A Research Report submited to WWF Philippines, 2005 • Baseline Assessment of Fish Capture Fisheries in Languyan, Sitangkai and Mapun, Tawi-Tawi. A Research Report submited to WWF Philippines, 2005 • Baseline Assessment of Corals and Reef Fishes in Mapun, Sitangkai, and Languyan. A Research Report Submited to WWF Philippines, 2005 • Tubig Kuppiya Marine Protected Area Management Plan, Languyan, Tawi-Tawi 2007. • Manda Island Marine Protected Area Management Plan, Mapun, Tawi-Tawi, 2007 • North Lagoon Marine Protected Area Management Plan, Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi • Ecological and Environmental Studies of Baguan Island Marine Turtle Sanctuary – Research Paper of WWF Philippines No. 4 Series of