{"id":1663,"date":"2021-12-06T20:23:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T12:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=1663"},"modified":"2025-09-16T09:15:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T01:15:37","slug":"volume-41-no-2-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=1663","title":{"rendered":"VOLUME 41 No. 2 (2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2019-Cover-Page-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1826 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2019-Cover-Page-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2019-Cover-Page-177x250.png 177w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2019-Cover-Page-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2019-Cover-Page-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2019-Cover-Page-1448x2048.png 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>For the 41st Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) and 2019 Regional Scientific Meetings (RSM), the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) adopted the theme: Caring for the Country\u2019s Carrying Capacity, focusing on key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including quality education, responsible consumption and production, and life below water. Held on July 10-11, 2019, the ASM and RSMs convened stakeholders to address pressing national concerns such as plastic waste management, sustainable marine food security, and talent development, within the framework of carrying capacity defined as the sustainable supply of biological products and services from the natural environment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"front-matter\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=1974\">Front Matter<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?page_id=115\">Copyright and other Journal Information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=2103\">Editorial Staff (2019)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=2356\">Board of Editors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=2172\">ASM Program Steering Committee (2019)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=2271\">Executive Council, NAST PHL (2019)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?page_id=115\">About the TRANSACTIONS NAST PHL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?page_id=123\">About the National Academy of Science and Technology PHL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"table-of-contents\"><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=1953\">Overview on Plastic Waste: The Philippine Perspective<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Fabian M. Dayrit<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=1099\">Biodegradation of Plastic Waste<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ernesto J. del Rosario<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=1672\">Challenges in Governance and Implementation of the Philippines\u2019 Solid Waste Management Programs: Focus on Plastics<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Agnes C. Rola<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=1956\">Carrageenan Remains on the US National List of Allowed <br\/> Substances in Organic Food Products<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Djanna F. Cornago, Rowena Grace O. Rumbaoa-Sanchez, Marco Nemesio E. Monta\u00f1o<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=2028\">Production of STEM PhD Graduates: First decade of the ASTHRD and ERDT Programs<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Caesar A. Saloma<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=1958\">Education Development and Talent Retention in the Philippines: Weeds among the Wheat<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Jose Ramon G. Albert<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=1978\">NAST PHL Resolutions 2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Caring for the Country\u2019s Carrying Capacity<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the 41st Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) and 2019 Regional Scientific Meetings (RSM), the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) adopted the theme: Caring for the Country\u2019s Carrying Capacity, focusing on key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including quality education, responsible consumption and production, and life below water. 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