Scholarships
2009 - 2012 Japanese Government Scholar
(Monbukagakusho Scholarship to finish PhD at Hokkaido University Japan)
2003 - 2005 Department of Science and Technology
Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development
(to finish Master of Science in Forestry)
1993 - 1997 Department of Science and Technology
Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development
(to finish Bachelor of Science in Forestry)
Awards
2022 Outstanding Silver Jubilarian in Research and Development
awarded by Central Mindanao University, Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon
2021 North American Carbon Program (NACP) Leadership Awardee 2021
2021 Outstanding Reviewer Awardee
(Only four awardees among 317 Journal Reviewer Board members internationally)
A yearly award given by Forests Journal by MPDI because of a careful, quality, and timely peer reviews for
the papers submitted to the journal.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests/awards.pdf/0/pdf_42_2021_2_award.pdf
2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award 2020. Forests Journal of MPDI( Journal Impact factor 3.282)
https://www.mdpi.com/.../awards.../0/pdf_42_2021_2_award.pdf
2019 Professional Development Award from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC, USA for having developed an international collaborative engagement with
Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology and other partner
institutions in the Philippines on Blue Carbon Research Program for Mindanao.
2018 Outstanding Alumni Award given by Agusan National High School, Butuan City, Philippines
2018 Plaque of Commendation for being the Senior High School Graduation Ceremony Guest Speaker
Agusan National Senior High School, Butuan City, Philippines
2018 Plaque of Commendation for being the Elementary School Graduation Ceremony Guest Speaker
Diatagon Elementary School, Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur
2009 Plaque of Commendation In grateful recognition of sincere dedication and unselfish contribution to the
Caraga Consortium for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development as the
Regional Applied Communications (RACO) Coordinator from March 2006 to March 2009. Awarded by
Caraga-CARRD, Butuan City, Philippines
2005 Early completion award given by DOST-PCAARRD for having completed the 2-year Master’s Program in
Forestry before the end of scholarship contract
2002 Best Paper awardee during the Regional Symposium on Research and Development of Caraga – CARRD
for the paper Development of Site-Species Match Map for the Industrial Tree Plantation Sites in Agusan
del Sur
2002 Plaque of Commendation. Awarded by DENR Caraga Region for the commendable leadership, initiatives
and innovations in the production of technology and information materials and the successful
implementation of various development projects being handled
2011 Bronze Medal Awardee and Best Wiki Awardee. As mentor of students from Hokkaido University, Japan
during the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition in Hong Kong
2011 Best Programmer Award during the Asiaflux Short Courses on Flux Monitoring held in Seoul, Korea
1997 College Academic Excellence Award given by College of Forestry of Central Mindanao University,
Philippines
Eligibilities
December 2013 Career Executive Service – Written Examination (CES-WE) passer
(to become CESO as administered by Career Executive Service Board)
July 1997 Forester’s Licensure Examination passer
June 1996 Civil Service Examination passer
Membership
Regional Committee Member, Latin America Young Scientist Network
Member, American Geophysical Union
Member, European Geosciences Union
Member, NC Flux Core Sites
Member, American Meteorological Society
Member, AsiaFlux Network
Member, JapanFlux
Member, Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan
Member, Ecological Society of Japan
Member, East Asia Federation of Ecological Societies
Member, Forestry and Natural Resources Research Society of the Philippines, Inc.
Member, Society of Filipino Foresters Inc.