BiodiversityKamp Project
Project Leader of BiodiversityKamp project funded by the Provincial Government of Davao de Oro. (November 2022-July 2023).
BiodiversityKamp project is a collaboration between UP Mindanao and the Provincial Government of Davao de Oro to document flora and fauna within the habitats of Mt. Kampalili, Maragusan, Davao de Oro to create a biodioversity conservation plan for Mt. Kampalili.
Human-Macaque Interface (HUMAIN)
Program Leader of Program HUMAIN (Human-Macaque Interface) funded by the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines. (January 2021-June 2023).
HUMAIN Program is a collaborative research and conservation project of the University of the Philippines Mindanao, UP Visayas Tacloban College, University of Southern Mindanao, and Visayas State University. The program is funded by the National Research Council of the Philiippines. The goals of the program are the following:
- Assess the behavior and determine the diet preferences of long-tailed macaques in selected human modified landscapes of Leyte and Mindanao islands.
- Identify long-tailed macaque gastro-intestinal parasite fauna in the area.
- Understand the societal knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of locals and tourists.
- Create an Interaction Index for Tourist Areas.
- Conduct awareness campaigns and educational activities about wildlife biology, zoonosis, human-wildlife interaction, and conservation.
- Recommend strategies to the local government units and tourist area mananagement to effectively manage the interecation of macaques and humans.
Updates: The HUMAIN team has generated publications, and presented several research findings in national and international confererences about long-tailed macaques with the aim to fill in information gaps about the species in the Philippines. The team has also conducted several awareness and educational activities in the local and national levels through invited talks, media consultations, and other related activites. With the particiapation of our parners, we are aiming to develop local and national strategies to manage humans and macaques in this type of interface in the country.
Faculty Staff for Project 3 the NICER Program entitled Center for Applied Modelling, Data Analytic, and Bioinformatics for Decision support system in Health funded by the Department of Science and Technology (February 2021-January 2023).
Faculty Staff of Philippine Genome Center-Mindanao. Funded by the Department of Science and Technology (February 2019-present).
Hijo FORREST Project
Co Project Leader (Fauna team) Hijo FORREST (FORest Research initiative for Environmental conservation and Sustainable Tourism) Project of the University of the Philippines Mindanao and Hijo Resources Corporation.
API Flora and Fauna (Phase 1)
Project Leader API Flora and Fauna of University of the Philippines Mindanao (Phase 1). (Completed)
API Flora and Fauna (Phase 2)
Project Leader API Flora and Fauna of University of the Philippines Mindanao (Phase 2). (Completed)
Ecological Profiling of Urban Wetlands in Davao City, Philippines
Project Staff of “Ecological Profiling of Urban Wetlands in Davao City, Philippines” by Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) Inc. (March-July 2021).
Haemoparasites of Bats from Southern Mindanao
Project Leader of “Haemoparasites of Bats from Southern Mindanao” Project. Funded by the University of the Philippines In-house research grant. (October 2019-present).
Roadside diversity of anurans and birds in urbanized areas of Davao City
Co-Project Leader of “Roadside diversity of anurans and birds in urbanized areas of Davao City” Project. Funded by the University of the Philippines In-house research grant. (October 2019-present).
Non-Invasive Molecular Characterization of Bats in Davao City using Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase I Gene
Project Leader of “Non-Invasive Molecular Characterization of Bats in Davao City using Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase I Gene” Project. Funded by the University of the Philippines In-house research grant. (November 2018-December 2019). (Completed).
Simian Plasmodium Parasites of Philippine Long-tailed macaques
Principal Investigator of the “Simian Plasmodium Parasites of Philippine Long-tailed macaques” Project. Collaborative Research Project of UPLB and UNIMAS (2017-2018). (Completed).
Monitoring of Critical habitats and Critically Endangered Species in Palawan
Research Field Assistant of the "Monitoring of Critical habitats and Critically Endangered Species in Palawan”. Project of Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) (June 2017). (Completed)