Richard Bryan C. Uy
Environmental Management Specialist

BS ME (UST), MS EnE (UP Dil)

Engr. Uy specializes on environmental impact studies working on a wide range of development projects in his capacity as Environmental Consultant for Pacific Spectrum Environmental.  His extensive training on Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) which he obtained from the experts of Lueneburg University’s Center for Sustainable Management has reinforced his grasp on sustainable development strategies which he employs in his projects.  Engr. Uy is a local EMA trainer for the EMA-SEA Project of German-based Capacity Building International (InWEnt) and Bangkok-based Asian Society for Environmental Protection (ASEP).

He has conducted research on fixed-film wastewater treatment technologies and has published his work in different professional associations including the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.  Engr. Uy is a regular resource person of the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) in training pollution control officers on various environmental topics.  He has worked as a researcher at the UP Environmental Engineering Graduate Program and has been involved in different environmental projects.  He has also worked with the Land Bank of the Philippines as environmental specialist for the World Bank-assisted Water Districts Development Project. 

Engr. Uy graduated cum laude with a BS degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Santo Tomas and earned his masters degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of the Philippines in Diliman.  Presently, he is the Managing Director of Pacific Spectrum Environmental.

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Ricardo D. Quebral, Jr
Cleaner Production Specialist

BS ME (UP Dil), MS EnE  (UP Dil) 

Mr. Quebral is an environmental engineer who specializes in the field of cleaner production (CP).  His experience in this field spans from the time he has worked for the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) under the Integrated Program on Cleaner Production Technology up to the present.  His expertise is backed by extensive training in Cleaner Production Technologies from the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation in Germany.

Currently, Mr. Quebral is a director and environmental consultant of the Pacific Spectrum Environmental Research and Consultancy, Inc.  Aside from cleaner production, he has been involved in various consultancy projects dealing with environmental site assessment, environmental database development, environmental management system, wastewater research, environmental compliance certificate procurement, and environmental education.

His professional career has not been limited to the government and the private sectors.  He has worked in the academe as a researcher.  His research at the Environmental Engineering Graduate Program of the University of the Philippines (UP) focused on hazardous waste and septage management.  He also worked at the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, an international non-government organization.  He managed two international projects on community-based natural resource management.

Mr. Quebral obtained his MS degree in Environmental Engineering and BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from UP Diliman under scholarship from the DOST.

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Alex B. Casilla
Environmental Management Specialist

BS ChE (UP Dil), MS EnE Cand. (UP Dil)

Engr. Casilla obtained his bachelors degree in chemical engineering from UP Diliman in 1990. After working in the industry for about 3 years, he pursued graduate studies.  He is presently completing his master’s degree in environmental engineering at UP Diliman. While taking his masters, he worked as a research associate for 4 years at the UP Environmental Engineering Graduate Program, doing research and consultancy projects. He also was a part-time lecturer in the undergraduate level in the UP Chemical Engineering Department. In 2001, he worked for Daewoo Engineering and Construction, Ltd. as an environmental engineer for the US government-funded Palau Compact Road Project. He was mainly involved in the soil erosion control aspect of the project. He is currently an environmental consultant of Pacific Spectrum Environmental.

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Ma. Erlinda P. Pajarito
Environmental Management Specialist

BS CE (AdU), BS SE  (NU), MS EnE cand. (UP Dil) 

Engr. Pajarito holds a BS in Sanitary Engineering, and Civil Engineering from National University and Adamson University, respectively.  She is currently pursuing her MS in Environmental Engineering in University of the Philippines – Diliman. Engr. Pajarito had worked as a commissioning engineer for Clean Flo Phils. handling operation and maintenance of sewage and wastewater treatment plants.  She also worked as a project research associate, and assisted in the study of distribution of sewage- related substances to the Manila-Bay Estuarine area.  She has also worked as an environmental specialist for US-AID funded projects in the Visayas and Mindanao.

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Betty H. Wong
Environmental Management Specialist

BS ChE (DLSU), MS ChE (UP Dil) 

Engr. Wong is a BS Chemical Engineering graduate of De La Salle University in Manila.  She had earned her MS in Chemical Engineering from UP Diliman under the scholarship grant of Department of Science and Technology through its Engineering Science Education Project (DOST-ESEP).  She has various experiences in environmental projects under the Environmental Engineering Graduate Program.  She served as a fellowship trainee in Fluidyne Corporation, Iowa – USA assisted in the preparation of operations manual, cost estimation of fiberglass equipment, and preparation of environmental projects profile as marketing guide.  She has extensive training on Industrial Biotechnology from the German Research Center and the University of Kassel in Germany. 

Engr. Wong is an Integrated Management System (IMS) expert and currently working with Integrated Packaging Logistics. She is one of the environmental consultants of Pacific Spectrum Environmental.

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Atty. Ana Lea H. Uy
Environmental Law / Contract Management Specialist

BA Pol Sci (UP Dil), LLB (UP Dil), Master Of Laws (Univ. of London)

Atty. Uy is a BA Political Science graduate of UP Diliman. She completed her Bachelor of Laws also at UP Diliman in 1996 and had earned her Master of Laws degree (in International Environmental Laws) from the University of London in 2001.  She had served as a consultant to the Undersecretary for Environment and Programs Development of DENR, where she drafted several policy papers on environment, particularly on the Clean Air Act; assisted in the drafting of Implementing Rules and Regulations of said law; rendered legal advice for the Pollution Adjudication Board and Environmental Impact Assessment Section; and represented the Philippines in various international conferences.  She was a former counsel for Philippine Airlines and a Chief Legislative Officer for the Committees on Environment and Natural Resources and Science and Technology in the Philippine Senate.  Atty. Uy teaches at the Miriam College in Quezon City and is currently the environmental lawyer of Pacific Spectrum Environmental.

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Ma. Sonabel Anarna
Environmental Health Specialist 

BS CE (FEU), MS ESE (MIT), MS PH (UP)

A Public Health professional with a strong background in a variety of Public Health disciplines, Ms. Anarna completed her MS degree in Public Health major in Environmental Health at the University of the Philippines.  She is currently Supervising Health Program Officer of the Department of Health National Center for Disease Prevention and Control Environmental & Occupational Health Office based in Manila.  She has been involved in different projects related to water, sanitation and sewerage, and is a member of the Technical Working Group for the Manila Third Sewerage Project (MTSP), a grant project of the World Bank.  Ms. Anarna has conducted several studies such as the cross-sectional study to describe the health and environmental impacts of exposure to the Carmona Sanitary Landfill (CSLF) and solar disinfection.  She has crafted or helped in crafting policies, manuals, standards and regulations including the manual for the Rapid Assessment Case Studies (RACS) on Sanitation Hazards and Practices, the Sanitation Inspectors’ (SI) Manual of Operations, Environmental and Occupational Health Indicators and Technical Assessment Package of the Sentrong Sigla Program of the Department of Health, Guidelines of Septage and Sludge Management and its Manual of Operations, Volunteer Barangay Sanitation Inspectors (VBSI) Operations Manual, Hospital Waste Management Manual and its Training Guide and IEC Materials.  She is also a short-term consultant of the World Bank Office Manila (WBOM) on environmental health.

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Maria Isabel R. Dumlao
Wastewater Treatment Specialist

BS ChE (UP Dil), MS EnE (UP Dil)

Engr. Dumlao is an Assitant Professor in Chemical Engineering at the Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City.  She holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of the Philippines-Diliman.  She also completed her masters in Environmental Engineering also at UP Diliman.  She was involved in a research project investigating the nitrogen and carbonaceous matter removal from leachate generated by the San Mateo Sanitary Landfill.  Her research focused on the use of moving bed bioreactors combined by anoxic/aerobic systems.  She is involved in the preparation of initial environmental examination for various environmental projects.

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Ruben A. Estudillo
Coastal Marine Specialist

BS Education (UE), MS Marine Biology  (UP Dil)

Mr. Estudillo was, for 8 years, a Marine Scientist IV for the Division of Water Resources and Environment of the Research Institute of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.  Prior to joining the Research Institute, he worked as Senior Fisheries Biologist for the Oceanography Section of the Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for 12 years.  He has participated in 4 international marine scientific expeditions in the Philippine Seas, Japan Sea and  Western Pacific Region; and has published technical papers on zooplankton ecology and hydrology, fisheries biological oceanography, red tides and paralytic shellfish poisoning, and coral reef ecology.

Mr. Estudillo’s areas of expertise include marine fisheries – biological oceanographic surveys; marine environmental monitoring and impact assessment studies; and shipboard physico-chemical, biological and fisheries oceanographic methodologies and instrumentation.  Mr. Estudillo is the marine specialist of Pacific Spectrum.

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Agnes L. Goze
Environmental Management Specialist

BS ChE (SLU), MS Env Tech  (IHE Delft), PhD Env Sci cand. (UP Dil)

Engr. Goze graduated from the University of Saint Louis in Baguio City with a degree in chemical engineering. She obtained her masters degree in environmental science and technology from the International Institute for Infrastructure, Hydraulics and Environmental Engineering (IHE) in Delft, the Netherlands in 1994.

Her experience with the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) as an environmental management specialist spans 12 years. She started out at the Cordillera Administrative Region office and then transferred to the DENR main office in Quezon City. Before leaving DENR, she was the head of the Philippine Ozone Desk, a project dealing with ozone-depleting substances. At present, she is pursuing a PhD degree in environmental science at UP Diliman and working as an environmental consultant at Pacific Spectrum Environmental.

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Alan J. Guintibano
Water and Wastewater Design Specialist

BS CE (TIP), BS SE (TIP), MS EnE On-giong (UP Dil) 

Engr. Alan Guintibano has extensive experience in the design of water and wastewater treatment plants, feasibility studies, plumbing system, drainage system, sewerage system and hydraulic network modelling and run hydraulic analysis using computer simulation software necessary for the detailed design phases of the water supply projects. He executes detailed design of transmission and distribution pipelines and appurtenances, site development plan and civil design works. His capabilities encompass supervision and management, conduct of trainings, testing and commissioning, preparation of specifications and cost estimates and preparation of final design drawings for various water supply systems, wastewater system plumbing, sewerage and drainage systems involving different scenarios.

Engr. Guintibano has been involved in many projects with private and public entities including the DILG PMO-WSS-sponsored LGU-Urban Water Supply Sector Project and the Manila Water (MWCI) Treatment Plants.  He has earned his civil and sanitary engineering degrees at the Technological Institute of the Philippines and is currently taking up masteral units in Environmental Engineering at the University of the Philippines in Diliman.

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Joseph P. Lalo
Applied Social Anthropologist

BA Philosophy (DWS), MA Anthropology (UP Dil), PhD Anthropology Cand (UP Dil)

Mr. Lalo is an applied anthropologist with a BS degree on Classical Philosophy from Divine Word Seminary, MA degree on Anthropology from the UP-Diliman.  He is currently pursuing his doctoral degree on Anthropology at UP Diliman.  His areas of expertise include social anthropology, social issues on ancestral domain and public social acceptability.

He is an EIA review committee member for various projects at the EMB Central Office and the Laguna Lake Development Authority serving as social module specialist.  Mr. Lalo’s works include development of ancestral domain management plan, ethnographic researches on various cultural practices and archaeological studies and assessment.

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Jose Marie U. Lim
Water/Wastewater Treatment Specialist

BS ChE (UP Dil), MS EnE (UP Dil), PhD ChE units (DLSU Mla)

Engr. Lim is a BS Chemical Engineering graduate of UP Diliman.  He earned his MS in Environmental Engineering degree in 1997 also from UP Diliman specializing on treatment of industrial wastewater. Since 1995, he was involved in various environmental engineering projects and researches of the UP Environmental Engineering Graduate Program. 

He was the Project Leader of several research projects on water quality assessment of Philippine inland waters supported by P&G Kobe Technical Center, P&G European Technical Center and P&G Manila. He was the Team Leader of an Environmental Audit for Selected Military Facilities commissioned by the Philippine Department of National Defense.

He was a member of the Technical Working Group for the Philippine Clean Water Act of the Committee on Ecology at the Philippine House of Representatives in 2002. He is also a review committee member (REVCOM) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Division of the DENR-EMB reviewing environmentally critical projects applying for Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC).

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Gerardo S. Mogul

Environmental Health Specialist

BS CE (NU), BS SE (NU), MS Envi San (Univ of Gent, Belgium), PhD Envi Sci units (Miriam)

Mr. Gerry Mogul is an Environmental Health Specialist with more than 15 years of experience with the Department of Health (DOH).  His years of experience brings with him capabilities to  formulate and develop policies, standards, guidelines and frameworks for environmental health impact assessment (EHIA) and environment, health and safety (EHS).

He was short-term adviser for the World Health Organization in reviewing the Guidelines on the application of wastewater on aquaculture/agriculture and was the team leader for a risk assessment for human health conducted for the Manila Bay Environmental Project of the IMO/DENR. He is currently a review committee member for the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) specializing on Health and Environmental Impact Assessment of developmental projects such as mining, power plant, cement, reclamation, sanitary landfill, distillery plant, industrial and residential subdivisions, roads and other projects covered by Philippine Environmental Impact Assessment system.

Mr. Mogul has Bachelor of Science degrees in Civil and Sanitary Engineering from the National University and a graduate degree Environmental Sanitation from the University of Gent, in Belgium.  He is currently taking up his PhD in Environmental Science at Miriam College in Quezon City.

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Mark Tom Q. Mulingbayan
Reed Bed Technology Specialist

BS CE (UP Dil), MS EnE (UP Dil)

Engr. Mulingbayan is a civil engineering graduate of UP Diliman.  He also has a Master of Science degree in Environmental Engineering in the same university.  His field of study is on natural treatment systems, particularly on constructed wetlands.  He also taught at the Civil Engineering Department of the UP College of Engineering.  He was formerly connected with the Municipality of Nasugbu, Batangas acting as the municipal environmental officer and currently works for the Manila Water Company (MWCI) as Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) Manager.

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Genevieve M. Nangit
Biostatistician and Epidemiologist

BS Statistics (UP Dil), MS Epidemiology units (UP Mla)

Ms. Genevieve Nangit is a biostatistician and research epidemiologist.  She provides the statistical capability as well as offers the appropriate research methods for medical and health program studies of organizations.  Her specialization is application of statistical methods in medical and health program researches, including clinical trials, community trials, surveys, monitoring and evaluation researches, and for the most part epidemiologic studies.   Due to her several research works, she had been involved with local private and public sectors which benefited from the results of the statistical analysis.  Ms. Nangit is also involved in database construction and conducts training and workshops related to data analysis.  Her solid statistical knowledge was from her undergraduate degree in Statistics from the University of the Philippines, Diliman.  Her strong interest in applied statistics in medical and health research came from her experience with the College of Public Health – University of the Philippines, Manila, where she is finishing her MS in Epidemiology.

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Rhoda M. Noble
Industrial Hygienist

BS ChE, MS Envi Studies units (Miriam College)

Ms. Rhoda Noble is an industrial hygienist with more than 10 years of industry experience. She has worked as Sr. Industrial Hygienist for the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) and is responsible for research works on environment of workers in welding operations, iron and steel industry, cement industry, asbestos-using industry, paints and the printing industry.  She has been developing training materials and programs to educate workers about occupational safety and health hazards prevention and the conduct of specific trainings on occupational safety and health.

She is currently a Community Development Officer of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) where she has drafted the policy on Social Development and Management Program (SDMP) for Mining Companies as a guide/tool for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).  She is a licensed chemical engineer and has earned masteral units in Environmental studies from the Miriam College Foundation.

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Michael Angelo B. Promentilla
Contaminant Transport Specialist

BS ChE (UPLB), MS EnE (UP Dil), PhD Cand. (Hokkaido Univ.)

Engr. Promentilla is a cum laude of BS Chemical Engineering from Univ. of the Phils. – Los Banos.  He earned his MSc in Chemical Engineering from University of the Philippines – Diliman, specializing in environmental modelling, transport processes in environmental systems, surface water quality modelling, hazardous waste management, and risk assessment.  He is currently finishing his doctorate in Hokkaido University.  Engr. Promentilla is involved in conducting contaminant transport and dispersion modelling of natural gas pipelines near Laguna Lake and had also performed several surface water quality and dispersion modelling for petrochemical park and metal mining plant.  He also performed risk assessment studies and conducted research on environmental performance on semiconductors and electronics firms on hazardous waste management.

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Ramon D. Quebral
Environmental Geologist

BS Geology (UP Dil), MS and PhD Geology  (Univ Pierre et Marie Curie)

Dr. Quebral holds MSc., Ph. D. and post Ph. D. in Structural Geology from the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France funded by the French Foreign Ministry.  He had earned a post Ph. D from International Institute for Aerial Surveys and Earth Sciences, Enschede, The Netherlands for Photogeology and Remote Sensing under the Dutch foreign ministry.  He had his BS in Geology at the University of the Philippines – Diliman.   He has acquired a wide range of local and international trainings, research and experiences.    He had several publications in France and in the Philippines.  He is a consultant specializing in engineering geology, geotechnical engineering, environmental geology, mineral exploration, and energy exploration.  

Dr. Quebral is currently the supervising geologist and section chief of under the Lands Geology Division of Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Philippines and has been working for 22 years.  He is also the EIA Technical Review Committee resource person of DENR National Capital Region.

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Dindi Tisha M. Samsuya
Social Scientist

BA Sociology (UP LB), MS Envi Sci cand. (UP Dil)

Ms. Samsuya holds a BA degree in Sociology from UP Los Banos.  She is currently pursuing her MS in Environmental Science in UP Diliman.

She has been involved in a number of environmental impact assessments focusing on socio-economic assessment modules.  Presently, she is working as a community-based facilitator for a Metropolitan Manila Development Authority project on disaster management plan for a JICA funded project by the International Disaster and Risk Management.  Her study areas include all those communities (mostly informal dwellers), which will be directly affected by the Marikina fault line.

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