Dr. Alexis Fillone, head of the DLSU
Civil Engineering Transportation Division, along with Dr. Grace Padayhag-Gueta and Engr. Cheryl Lyne Capiz-Roxas attended the 20th Annual Conference of
the Transportation Science Society of the Philippines (TSSP) last 28 September
2012 at Alona Kew White Beach Resort, Panglao Island, Bohol. PhD student Engr.
Nicanor Roxas Jr. and four BS/MS students Raymund Abad, Katrina Ganzon, Kryster
Ian Roquel and Paul Bidol also attended the conference.
This year’s theme is “Taking the
Sustainable Path: Convergence of Transport, Energy and Land Use”. The
conference highlighted the keynote lecture of Dr. Hirohito Kuse, a professor at
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. He is also the President of
Japan Logistics Society and member of the City Planning Institute of Japan and
the Eastern Asia Society on Transport Studies. Dr. Kuse discussed the Logistics
Management and experience of Japan during the earthquake triggered by a tsunami
on 11 March 2011.
There were also presentations by
other stakeholders, including Director
Rebecca Garsuta, PMO-BOT about DPWH Sustainable Road Development Program; Atty.
Glynda Bathan-Baterina, Deputy Executive Director of CAI-Asia Center about GIZ
Clean Air and Climate Change Mitigation for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region;
and Mr. Paul Lazaro, First Vice President of DBP about DBP Logistics Infrastructure
Development Project.
The paper entitled “Proposed
Traffic Management Schemes for the Old Calle Real de Iloilo” was presented by
Mr. Adrian Alarcon, an undergraduate student and co-authored by Dr. Alexis
Fillone, Mr. Hector Macapagal, Mr. Juanito Dator and Ms. Angelica Ongkingco.
Dr. Grace Padayhag-Gueta also presented her research entitled “ Does Number
Coding Scheme Really Facilitate to Decongest the Vehicular Traffic in Metro
Manila?”
The TSSP annual conference serves
as a venue where transportation experts, university professors, students and
other professionals can exchange ideas for the development of transportation
science and systems in the Philippines. TSSP is an organization of experts in
various fields of transportation formed to address the multi-disciplinary
nature of transportation and allow a comprehensive approach to transportation
planning, policy formulation, design and implementation.
Write-up by Cheryl Capiz-Roxas
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