{"id":2962,"date":"2019-12-10T14:13:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T06:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=2962"},"modified":"2025-09-16T09:39:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T01:39:31","slug":"volume-37-2015-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=2962","title":{"rendered":"VOLUME 36 NO. 2 (2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2014-2-674x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3157 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2014-2-674x1024.png 674w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2014-2-165x250.png 165w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2014-2-768x1166.png 768w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2014-2-1011x1536.png 1011w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2014-2-1348x2048.png 1348w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2014-2.png 1756w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">For the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) focused on the three \u201cpillars\u201d of competitiveness identified by the World Economic Forum: infrastructure, information, and innovation. Discussions centered on policy and governance issues in key infrastructure sectors such as energy, water, telecommunications, and transportation, with the goal of identifying concrete measures to improve the country\u2019s performance. Serving as a premier forum for scientific and policy research, the ASM produced recommendations for both government and the private sector to support national competitiveness and development.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Front Matter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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=2967\">Editorial Staff (2014)<\/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=2969\">Editorial Board (2014)<\/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=2971\">Executive Council, NAST PHL (2014)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?page_id=115\">About the TRANSACTIONS NAST PHL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?page_id=123\">About the National Academy of Science and Technology PH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"table-of-contents\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Plenary Papers<\/strong><\/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=2987\">Silver Lining on the Metro Manila Traffic Miseries<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Rene S. Santiago<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=2985\">Flood Risk Management Towards Resilient Communities<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Maria Catalina E. Cabral<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=2983\">Managing Floods in the Metro Manila Development Authority<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Alex Ramon Q. Cabanilla<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=2981\">Understanding Electricity Pricing in the Philippines<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Alvin B. Culaba<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=2979\">National ICT Infrastructure of the Future: Broadband for Everyone, Everywhere?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Phillip A. Varilla <\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><strong>Keynote Address<\/strong><\/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=3137\">Infrastructure, Innovation, Information for Inclusive National Growth<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Cesar B. Bautista<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><strong>Technical Paper<\/strong><\/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=3056\">Bio-Innovations for Philippine Competitiveness<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Gisela P. Concepcion<\/div><\/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=3065\">Resolutions (2014)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Infrastructure, Information, and Innovation (I3) for National Development, Competitiveness and Resiliency<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) focused on the three \u201cpillars\u201d of competitiveness identified by the World Economic Forum: infrastructure, information, and innovation. Discussions centered on policy and governance issues in key infrastructure sectors such as energy, water, telecommunications, and transportation, with the goal of identifying concrete measures to improve the country\u2019s performance. 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