{"id":5695,"date":"1999-02-16T16:02:00","date_gmt":"1999-02-16T08:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5695"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:38:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T02:38:47","slug":"volume-21-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5695","title":{"rendered":"VOLUME 21 (1999)"},"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=\"751\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/1999\/02\/1999-Cover-751x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5697 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/1999\/02\/1999-Cover-751x1024.png 751w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/1999\/02\/1999-Cover-183x250.png 183w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/1999\/02\/1999-Cover-768x1047.png 768w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/1999\/02\/1999-Cover.png 1062w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>For the 21st Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) held on July 7\u20138, 1999, the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) adopted the theme \u201cFood, Population and Environment.\u201d The meeting highlighted the interrelated challenges of ensuring food security, managing population growth, and protecting the environment\u2014issues considered critical to national development. Through discussions and the sharing of expertise among scientists and stakeholders, the ASM aimed to generate greater national awareness and encourage informed and rational solutions that would help secure adequate food for Filipinos while promoting environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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=5715\">Carrying Capacity: Food Production<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Leonardo A. Gonzales<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5713\">The Safety of Novel Foods<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Estrella F. Alabastro<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5711\">Critical Issues and Strategies for the Development of Major Agricultural Crops<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">William D. Dar<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5707\">Major Issues, Policies and Strategies on Fisheries<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Arsenio S. Camacho<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5705\">Global Perspective on Cereals &#8211; Focus on Rice<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ronald P. Cantrel<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5703\">Global Perspective on Pesticides<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Manfred Kern<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><strong>Technical 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=5777\">Commutative Centralizer Algebras and Related Structures<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Jose Maria P. Balmaceda<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5775\">On Hierarchical Circulant Networks<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Felix P. Muga II<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5773\">A Novel 8 KD Sulfur-Rich Protein in Soybean (Glycine Max) Cotyledon:Purification and Gene Cloning<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ma. Jamela R. Revilleza, Alfred Galvez, Deanne C. Krenz, Benito O. De Lumen, and Evelyn Mae T. Mendoza<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5771\">Research Note: Biologically Active Constituents from Mentha Cordifolia Opiz Leaves<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Irene M. Villasenor, Jennifer Angelada, Arlyn Canlas, Deborah Echegoyen<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5769\">Metals and Total Organic Levels in the San Mateo Landfill Leachate and Its Receiving Water Systems<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Michael D. Tangtatco, Rommel M. Wong, Fabian M. Dayrit, Emilyn Q. Espiritu, and Paul Hector L. Segarra<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5767\">Varietal Differences in Growth, Sodium Uptake and Antioxidant Responses of Rice Seedling to Salinity Stress<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Maribel L. Dionisio-Sese<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5765\">The Ciguateric Potential of Some Philippine Rabbitfishes(Family Siganidae)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Glorina N. Pocsidio<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5763\">Update: Japanese Encephalitis Virus Activity in the Philippines<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Veronica F. Chan<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5761\">Detection of Dengue Virus and Antibodies in Patient Sera Collected form 1995 to 1999 in the Philippines<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ronald R. Matias, Ma. Giselle V. Espiritu, Jhoe Anthony R. Alfon, Deu John M. Cruz, Ma. Luisa G. Daroy, Efren Dimaano, Dengue Research Network, Filipinas F. Natividad, and Akira Igarashi<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5759\">Diagnosis of Diffuse Hepatocellular Disorders in Dairy Cattle Through Ultrasonography and Digital Analysis<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Jezie A. Acorda<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5757\">Philippine Lakes: Status and Strategies for Sustainable Development<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Rafael D. Guerrero III<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5753\">Molecular Cloning of the Philippine Isolate of Banana Bunchy TopVirus (BBTV)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Vermando M. Aquino, Hui Wang, Evelyn Mae T. Mendoza, and John S. Hu<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5751\">Applications of Molecular Marker Technology in the Philippine Rice Breeding<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Edilberto D. Redona, L.R. Hipolito, L.S. Moreno, T.D. Ocampo and Samuel A. Ordonez, Jr.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5748\">Detection, Sequencing and Genotyping of Human Papilloma Virus Associated with Cervical Cancer among Filipino Women<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ronald R. Matias, Joyce Irene V. del Rosario, and HPV Study Group<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5746\">Association Between Chromosome Fragile Site and Oncogene Location: A Profile of Filipino Head and Neck Cancer Patients<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ma. Luisa D. Enriquez, Gil M. Vicente, Rhodora R. Santos, and Filipinas F. Natividad<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5744\">A New Medium for Isolation, Culture and Metronidazole-Sensitivity Testing for Helicobacter pyroli: Diagnostic Value for Early Eradication of H. pylori Infection<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Blanquita B. de Guzman, Liza P. Faustino, Ma. Corazon 8. Paredes and Filipinas F. Natividad<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the 21st Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) held on July 7\u20138, 1999, the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) adopted the theme \u201cFood, Population and Environment.\u201d The meeting highlighted the interrelated challenges of ensuring food security, managing population growth, and protecting the environment\u2014issues considered critical to national development. 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