Fifteen (15) students and alumni from the Department of Biology joined the call to disseminate their respective research outputs through the recently concluded 32nd Philippine Biodiversity Symposium held at the Central Philippine University, Iloilo City, last August 12-15, 2025.
Presenting his thesis outputs, MS CaRE alumnus Mr. Joseph Lemuel Asinas shared the findings of his graduate research, “Interfacing Bat Conservation and Indigenous Cultural Community Perspectives in Aran Cave System, Tuba, Benguet.” Another graduate thesis study entitled “Implications of Land Use and Land Cover Changes to Avifaunal and Malacofaunal Assemblage in Canarem Lake, Victoria, Tarlac” was presented by MS CaRE alumna Jairah T. Balisi.
A current MS CaRE student, Ms. Emmeline Jirah P. Fetesio, also delivered an oral presentation on the findings of her study, “Bark Beetle Assessment of Pinus kesiya in Barangay Bakakeng Norte-Sur, Baguio City,” which was a result of her case study in CRE 261: Disturbance Ecology.
Furthermore, under the oral presentation category, BS Biology alumnus and current MS CaRE student Hendrix Abenoja shared their undergraduate study entitled “Assemblage and occurrence of small, non-volant mammals along a disturbance gradient in a lowland tropical forest of La Union, Northern Luzon.” This paper is co-authored with his thesis groupmates – Hem C. Castillo and Franchesca B. Ortega, and thesis adviser Aris A. Reginaldo.
A robust number of poster presentations from BS Biology alumni and MS CaRE students were also shared during the event (details below). The posters were also highlighted on stage through a one-minute PechaKucha oral presentation. Most of these poster presentations were outputs from undergraduate thesis studies under the Ecology and Systematics and General Biology areas of concentration. The posters — covering topics on plant ecology, reef biodiversity, insect ecology, freshwater ecosystems, and disturbance ecology — showcased these young minds’ earnest commitment to contribute to ecological and biodiversity conservation.
Through your research dissemination efforts, we are one with you in rallying for the conservation and proper management of our natural resources. More importantly, we hope the examples you have set will inspire more students to take on biodiversity and ecological studies. The Department of Biology takes pride in your hard work!
| Poster Presenters | Title of Presentation |
| Carissa Collado & Eloise Myra Uyao* (MS CaRE Students, CRE 261 Output) | Impact of Campsite Development on Vegetation: Assessing Environmental Disturbance in a Transformed Landscape |
| Noel Carl L. De Los Reyes (MS CaRE Student, CRE 261 Output) | Sisid Sibuyanon: Working with Local Communities to Assess Reef Biodiversity on Sibuyan Island, Romblon Province |
| Maria Colline Angeli R. Viernes*, Carmela Isabela Beltran, Kryssy Alfonia Simon (Undergraduate study) | Insect (Hexapoda) assemblage under LED Streetlights in Loakan Road, Baguio City |
| Queenie Mae L. Marquez*, Meojanlee B. Agulla, Alyka M. Fangon*(Undergraduate study) | Taxonomic Diversity and Ecological Assessment of Freycinitia (Sarakat) Species in Eva Garden, Calanasan, Apayao |
| Stephanie Lueia*, Yvonney Freya Angeles and Shorin Grimaldo | Analysis of the effects of selected environmental factors on the nesting behavior of the Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtle at three sites in La Union” |
| Anna Lorraine Bie*, Julius Canlas*, Chinee Dela Cruz* | Microplastic Characterization in Selected Bivalves of Agno River, Philippines |
| Maria Victoria B. Taller*, Kirsten Ruth G. Merilles, and Julius Ryan C. Regnim | Assessment of Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by Yapayao of Adams, Ilocos Norte and the Analysis of Their Secondary Metabolites and Bioactivity in Mice |
| Joanna Marie Reyes (MS CaRE Student) | Biomass and Carbon Stock Assessment on Four (4) Sites at the Subic Bay Freeport Forest |
*Attending author