PALADTAAN 2016: PAGSULONG SA NAGBABAGONG PANAHON

13th

National Institute of Geological Sciences Research Symposium

21 November 2016
NIGS Audio-Visual Room

PROGRAM

Registration and Opening Ceremonies

Master of Ceremonies: Mr. John Dale B. Dianala
Registration

7:30

8:30

8:30

8:45

10:20

10:35 Coffee Break and Poster Session (PG & MR)

Welcome Address
Dr. Mario A. Aurelio, Director

Introduction of Paladtaan 2016

Dr. Noelynna T. Ramos, Deputy Director for Research and Development
Keynote Presentation
Towards a research-intensive university
8:45
9:05
Dr. Carla B. Dimalanta, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (Research)
University of the Philippines
Session 1: Petrography and Geochemistry
Moderators: Dr. Betchaida D. Payot and Mr. Juan Miguel R. Guotana
Fluid mineral equilibria of hot spring waters in Laguna, Philippines
9:05
9:20 M.I.R. Balangue-Tarriela, M.A.Z. Pena, F.P. Siringan, K.A. Jagoon, and R. Lloren
NIGS Research Grant
Rising mlange diapirs as a mechanism of slab component transfer in subduction
zones
9:20
9:35
E.A. Codillo, V. Le Roux, and H. Marschall
Contributed Paper
Petrographic and geochemical analysis of the Mt. Beaufort Ultramafics, central
Palawan
9:35
9:50 A.J.T. Figueroa, M.K.L.B. Bellen, L.F.O. Sarmiento, J.B.A. Demegillo, B.D. Payot,
G.T.V. Valera, and J.A.S. Gabo-Ratio
Contributed Paper
Well-preserved fertile peridotites in the Pujada Ophiolite, SE Mindanao
9:50
10:05 V.S.V. Olfindo, B.D. Payot, G.T.V. Valera, E.G. Gadot, Jr., and B.R.B. Villaplaza
Contributed Paper
Magmatic processes as recorded in subarc derived xenoliths from the Babuyan
segment, Luzon Arc
10:05 10:20
G.T. Valera, B.D. Payot, S. Arai, S. Ishimaru, and M. Takeuchi
NIGS Research Grant
Session 2: Mineral and Energy Resources
Moderators: Dr. Ma. Ines Rosanna D. Balangue-Tarriela and Ms. Carmela Alen J. Tupaz
Characterization of black sands from Zambales and Leyte
C.A. Arcilla, N. Aguda, R.J. Antonio, R.R. Ong, R.J. Botor, A.F. Estur, R.E. Delina, J.
10:35 10:50
Vargas, R. Diwa, and J. G. Pinza
Contributed Paper
Rare earth elements (REE) enrichment in the weathered crust of granitic rocks in
northern Palawan, Philippines
10:50 11:05
J.T. Padrones, A. Imai, R. Takahashi, and J.A. Gabo-Ratio
Contributed Paper

11:05

11:20

11:35
11:50

Epithermal gold and porphyry copper mineralization in the Zamboanga

peninsula, Philippines: Clues from host rock petrochemistry, ore mineralogy, and
11:20 fluid inclusion microthermometry
J.A.S. Gabo-Ratio, A. Imai, and K. Watanabe
Contributed Paper
Lithogeochemical exploration for ore centers: Clues from altered rocks in the
Masara Gold District, Compostela Valley
11:35 B.R.B. Villaplaza, A.E. Buena, N.A.D. Pacle, B.D. Payot, J.A.S. Gabo-Ratio, N.T.
Ramos, C.B. Dimalanta, D.V. Faustino-Eslava, K.L. Queao, and G.P. Yumul, Jr.
Contributed Paper
Ore paragenesis and fluid inclusion studies in the Masara Gold District,
Compostela Valley: Implications on ore-forming mechanisms
11:50 A.E. Buena, B.R.B. Villaplaza, J.A.S. Gabo-Ratio, B.D. Payot, K.L. Queao, N.T.
Ramos, D.V. Faustino-Eslava, C.B. Dimalanta, G.P. Yumul Jr., and W.W. Brown
Contributed Paper
13:00 Lunch Break

Session 3: Interdisciplinary Geosciences

Moderators: Dr. Mario A. Aurelio and Mr. John Agustin P. Escudero
Multi-disciplinary research collaboration in the geosciences for disaster risk
reduction and climate change adaptation
13:00 13:15
E.C. Paringit
Invited Talk
SPME-GCMS study of the natural attenuation of aviation diesel spilled on the
perennial ice cover of Lake Fryxell, Antarctica
13:15 13:30
C.M.B. Jaraula, F. Kenig, P.T. Doran, J.C. Priscu, and K.A. Welch
Invited Talk
The seawater osmium isotope record of South China Sea: Implications on its
history and evolution
13:30 13:45 R.T.C. Marquez, M.L.G. Tejada, K. Suzuki, A.M. Peleo-Alampay, K.T. Goto, S. Hyun,
and R. Senda
NIGS Research Grant
Psychosocial perspectives on risk assessment
13:45 14:00 A.O.C. Mendoza
Invited Talk
Mindanao peace and history education project
14:00 14:15 M.C.B. Baldago and A.M.F.A. Lagmay
Contributed Paper
14:15

14:30 Coffee Break and Poster Session (SH & TS)

Session 4: Surface Processes and Hazards

Moderators: Dr. Noelynna T. Ramos and Ms. Dorothy Joyce D. Marquez
The 1879 Surigao earthquake surface rupture: Its impacts and future earthquake
scenario in northeastern Mindanao, Philippines
14:30 14:45
J.S. Perez and H. Tsutsumi
Invited Talk
2013 Mw 7.2 Bohol Earthquake: PHIVOLCS intensity assessment and isoseismal
map
14:45 15:00
C.V. Villamil, J.S. Perez, and F.F. Cayabyab
Contributed Paper
Mapping the southwest extension of the Inabanga Fault in Bohol, Philippines
using processed LiDAR DTMs and field analysis
15:00 15:15
R.P. Felix and A.M.F.A. Lagmay
Contributed Paper

Paleoseismic trenching of the Aglubang River Fault, Oriental Mindoro

15:30 J.A.P. Escudero, M.A. Aurelio, J.D.B. Dianala, and J.M. Rimando
Contributed Paper
Quaternary paleoceanographic evolution of Bohol Sea, Philippines from
calcareous nannofossil and sedimentological records
15:30 15:45
A.R.C. Fernandez, A.G.S. Fernando, and Z. Liu
Contributed Paper
Coffee Break and Poster Session
15:45 16:30
Judging and Evaluation of Student Presentations
Session 5: Tectonophysics and Stratigraphy
Moderators: Dr. Jillian Aira S. Gabo-Ratio and Mr. Clarence Y. Magtoto
Geology of south central Palawan revisited
16:30 16:45 R.M.G. Lumongsod and the Geology 170 Class of 2016, UP NIGS
Contributed Paper
Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphic analysis of the Pugo River section of
the Amlang Formation, La Union, Philippines
16:45 17:00
J.D.S. Guballa and A.G.S. Fernando
Contributed Paper
Holocene uplift and deformation inferred from 230Th-dated coral terraces in
Badoc and Currimao, Ilocos Norte
17:00 17:15
K.V. Maxwell, N.T. Ramos, H. Tsutsumi, F. Duan, Y.C. Chou, and C.C. Shen
Contributed Paper
Crustal structure, deformation, and seismogenic potential in the Manila Trench
17:15 17:30 L.T. Armada, S. Hsu, C.B. Dimalanta, N.T. Ramos, Y. Yeh, T.C. Bacolcol, and W. Doo
Contributed Paper
Interpretation of 3D seismic data in the Bohol Strait, Philippines
17:30 17:45 M.A. Aurelio, R.J.S. Sunico, and K.J.L. Taguibao
NIGS Research Grant
NIGS website interactions as indicators of reach and impact: A first look
17:45 18:00 J.D.B. Dianala
Public Information Presentation
Closing Remarks
18:00
Cocktails
Awarding of OSPAs
15:15

Poster Presentations
Petrology and Geochemistry
PG-1
PG-2
PG-3
PG-4

Contrasting petrological characteristics of the ophiolites in Samar and Leyte islands,

Philippines: Implications on their origins
Juan Miguel R. Guotana, Betchaida D. Payot, Carla B. Dimalanta, Noelynna T. Ramos,
Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava, Karlo L. Queao, and Graciano P. Yumul, Jr.
Paleoenvironments of Early-Middle Miocene Malangas Coals, Zamboanga Sibugay using
lithofacies and coal petrography
Geleen Rica R. Javellana, Joseph M. Foronda, Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay, Sandra Rodrigues,
and Joan Esterle
Petrography of concrete aggregates in Zambales and Pampanga
Cleodette Lagata, Ma. Ines Rosana Balangue-Tarriela, and Raymond Leuterio

Variability of olivine phenocrysts in picritic basalts from Panay Island, Philippines

Betchaida D. Payot, Shoji Arai, Gabriel Theophilus V. Valera, and Carla B. Dimalanta

Mineral and Energy Resources

MR-1 Ultramafic weathering and laterization: Reactive transport geochemical modelling of a

Philippine iron-nickel laterite
Karmina Aquino, Emmanuel A. Codillo, and Carlo A. Arcilla

MR-2 Mineral equilibrium in hydrothermal waters of the Alto Peak Geothermal System, Leyte,
Philippines
Karmina Aquino, Maria Ines Rosana Balangue-Tarriela, and Cleodette Lagata

MR-3 The recovery of arsenic from arsenic-hyperaccumulating ferns Pityrogramma

calomelanos (L.) Link and Pteris vittata L. using the hydrothermal mineralisation
technique
Sophia Angeli S.N. Dayrit, Rene Juna R. Claveria, Teresita R. Perez, and Rubee Ellaine C.
Perez

Surface Processes and Hazards

SH-1
SH-2
SH-3

Evaluating the degree of karstification of the Alfonso XIII Formation in south-central

Palawan using local weighted averaging in GIS
Ralph Lauren T. Abainza, Samantha Claire J. Ativo, Jogie Vera R. Yee, and Richard L.
Ybaez

An integrated assessment of groundwater resources, recharge, and vulnerability of

Catanduanes island using geographic information system and remote sensing
Mart Cyrel Geronia, Irene Crisologo, Alyssa Peleo-Alampay, and Allan Gil Fernando
Deposits of the Puy Chopine eruption, Chane des Puys, France
Catherine Lit, Benjamin Van Wyk De Vries, Lucia Gurioli, Pierre Boivin, and Didier
Miallier

SH-4
SH-5
SH-6
SH-7
SH-8
SH-9

Paleoceanographic clues from calcareous nannofossils, sediment geochemistry, and

granulometry: A Late Holocene record from northern and southern Sibuyan Sea,
Philippines
Dorothy Joyce Marquez-Ardiente, Alyssa Peleo-Alampay, and Zhifei Liu

Spatial distribution of calcareous nannofossils and foraminifera from surface sediments

of the Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea
Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay, Dorothy Joyce Marquez-Ardiente, Allan Gil S. Fernando, and
Martin G. Wiesner

Surface water distribution of living coccolithophores in Mindoro and Panay Straits, and
Sulu Sea
Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay, Jaan Ruy Conrad P. Nogot, Deborah N. Tangunan, and Allan Gil
S. Fernando
GIS-based susceptibility mapping of earthquake-triggered landslides: A case study of
Bohol Island, central Philippines
Noelynna T. Ramos and Kathrine V. Maxwell
Morphometric analysis using 2D and 3D measurements of gravels- An example from
Viga Conglomerate, Catanduanes, Philippines
Kerve M. Supnet and Allan Gil S. Fernando

Application of the FLO-2D GIS-based flood modelling software for recreating historical
events: A case study from Olongapo City, Philippines
Richard L. Ybaez, Alfredo Mahar Francisco A. Lagmay, and Carlos Primo David

SH-10 Improving subsurface tilt measurement for landslide monitoring using an iterative
method for computing calibration parameters
Kennex H. Razon

SH-11 Landslide characterization of select DYNASLOPE sites: Brgy. Parasanon, Pinabacdao,

Samar, and Brgy. Immuli, Pidigan, Abra
Nathan Azriel S. Veracruz, Meryll Angelica J. Viernes, Roy Albert N. Kaimo, and Morgan
D.P. Mercado
SH-12 Landslide alerts based on regression line of critical velocity and acceleration values
Leodegario U. Lorenzo II and Ricarido M. Saturay Jr.

SH-13 Preliminary assessment of geological hazards in southwest Laguna de Bay using

geographic information system and ground penetrating radar data
Michael Vincent T. Tubog, Noelynna T. Ramos, Vanessa Amor I. Israel,
Edanjarlo J. Marquez, Betchaida D. Payot, Karlo L. Queao, Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava,
Carla B. Dimalanta, Leo T. Armada, and Maria Victoria O. Espaldon

Tectonophysics and Stratigraphy

TS-1
TS-2

Crustal thickness estimates in central Philippines using gravity and magnetic data
Carla B. Dimalanta, Pearlyn C. Manalo, Noelynna T. Ramos, Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava,
Karlo L. Queao, Betchaida D. Payot, and Graciano P. Yumul Jr.

Paleoenvironmental significance of chemosynthetic bivalves in Sison, Pangasinan

Clarence Y. Magtoto, Allan Gil S. Fernando, Leopoldo P. De Silva Jr., Tomoki Kase, Ryuichi
Majima, and Chi-Yue Huang