{"id":5497,"date":"2025-05-30T10:59:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5497"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:20:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T07:20:55","slug":"volume-47-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5497","title":{"rendered":"VOLUME 47 (2025)"},"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 is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TNP-2025_ver5-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5545 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TNP-2025_ver5-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TNP-2025_ver5-177x250.png 177w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TNP-2025_ver5-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TNP-2025_ver5.png 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>For the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) held on 9-10 July 2025, the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) adopted the theme \u201cBioscience Innovations: Transforming Enterprise Ecosystems for Wealth Creation.\u201d Anchored on the Department of Science and Technology\u2019s four pillars\u2014human well-being, wealth creation, wealth protection, and sustainability\u2014the meeting emphasises the transformative role of bioscience in bridging scientific discovery with community needs. It highlights how bioscience-driven solutions can enhance resilience, promote inclusive livelihoods, conserve resources, and empower future generations through education and skills development. By focusing on community-based livelihood innovations, sustainable resource management, and workforce development, the ASM emphasizes bioscience as a key driver of economic growth, social innovation, and environmental stewardship.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=1789\">FRONT MATTER<\/a><\/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\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5664\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5664\">Editorial Staff (2025)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5672\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5672\">Board of Editors (2025)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5667\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5667\">Executive Council, NAST PHL (2025)<\/a><\/p>\n\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 PHL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"table-of-contents\">Table of Contents<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conference-proceedings\">CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS<\/h5>\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=5502\">Message<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">His Excellency Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. \nRepublic of the Philippines<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5504\">Message<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Sec. Renato U. Solidum, Jr., DOST Secretary<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5508\">Message<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Acd. Jaime C. Montoya, NAST PHL President<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5510\">Message<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Windell L. Rivera\nSteering Committee Chair<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5512\">47th ASM Resolutions<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">47th Annual Scientific Meeting (9-10 July 2025) of the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines<\/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=5575\">Bioscience Innovations: Transforming Enterprise Ecosystems for Wealth Creation<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Renato U. Solidum Jr<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5578\">Bioscience Futures: Collaboration, Innovation, and Impact in Australia and the Asia-Pacific<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ivan Marusic FAA<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><strong>Perspective<\/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=5646\">Safeguarding Natural Forests under Sustainable Forest Land Management Agreement (SFLMA):Ecological Risks and Policy Imperatives<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Enrico L. Replan <\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><strong>Bioessay<\/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=5566\">DR. JOSE N. RODRIGUEZ: Liberating the Lepers<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Serlie F. Barroga-Jamias<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><strong>Regular Articles<\/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=5635\">A Philippine Microcredentials Ecosystem: Towards Lifelong Learning and Socio-Economic Mobility<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Reynaldo B. Vea<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5583\">Assessing the Barriers to Nuclear Power Development in the Philippines using the DEMATEL Approach<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Alvin B. Culaba, Darius Joseph R. Diamante, Michael Angelo B. Promentilla<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5679\">Socio-Environmental Effects of UsingTrichoderma Microbial Inoculant(TMI) and Trichoderma-ActivatedRice Straw Compost (RSC) In Copper-Contaminated Rice Fields in SelectedBarangays in Mogpog, Marinduque,Philippines<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Jassen H. Pacheco, Merdelyn T. Caasi-Lit and Virginia C. Cuevas<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><strong>Section on Bioplastic<\/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=5615\">Biodegradable Plastic Alternatives from Terrestrial Sources: Research, Technology Development, and Manufacturing in the Philippines<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Evelyn Mae Tecson-Mendoza and Virginia C. Cuevas<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5657\">Carbon Footprint Assessment of Carrageenan-Based Bioplastic<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Alvin B. Culaba and Diana Rose R. Coronado<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5689\">Challenges in the Growth of the Compostable Bioplastic Industry in the Philippines<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Agnes C. Rola<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) held on 9-10 July 2025, the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) adopted the theme \u201cBioscience Innovations: Transforming Enterprise Ecosystems for Wealth Creation.\u201d Anchored on the Department of Science and Technology\u2019s four pillars\u2014human well-being, wealth creation, wealth protection, and sustainability\u2014the meeting emphasises the transformative role of bioscience in bridging scientific discovery with community needs. It highlights how bioscience-driven solutions can enhance resilience, promote inclusive livelihoods, conserve resources, and empower future generations through education and skills development. By focusing on community-based livelihood innovations, sustainable resource management, and workforce development, the ASM emphasizes bioscience as a key driver of economic growth, social innovation, and environmental stewardship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5558,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,43,6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5497","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-announcements","8":"category-current-issue","9":"category-transactions-nastphl","10":"czr-hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5497"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5497"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5688,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5497\/revisions\/5688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}