DLSU TRE Presentors won Best Presentation Award at 6th ATRANS

 Dr. Alexis Fillone and TRE students attended the 6^th Asian Transportation Research Society (ATRANS) Conference held at the Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand last August 23, 2013. Dr. Fillone  presented during the conference on the topic, Logistical Needs of Natural Disasters: The Case of Philippine Typhoons. Around 250 participants composed of young student researchers, academicians, practitioners, and government executives from around the ASEAN region as well as from Japan, attended the 6^th Asian Transportation Research Society (ATRANS) Symposium iThe theme of the Symposium was, Transportation for a Better Life: Infrastructure Development and Management Aspects.

In the two of the four Sessions of the Young Researchers Forum, presenters from DLSU-Manila won the Best Presentation Award. The two papers that won the awards are:

• Choice Analysis of Tourist Spots: The Case of Guimaras, Philippines by Maria Katrina M. Ganzon,  and Alexis M. Fillone
• Comparison of On-street Parking Management in Ermita-malate and Makati Central Business District, Philippines by Judylyn Valdez, Arain Bulactial, Federico Dizon, Mark Wesley Garcia, and Grace Gueta

 Other papers from DLSU-Manila that were presented during the conference include the following:

•    Improved Transport Terminal Utilization: The Case of Jordan Wharf, Guimaras, Philippines by Raymund Paolo B. Abad, Dr. Alexis M. Fillone
•  Mode Choice Analysis of Inter-Island Passenger Travel from Iloilo to Negros Occidental, Philippines by Krister Ian Daniel Roquel, Alexis Fillone
• The Impact of the Emergence of of Low-Cost Carriers and Budget Flights by Frederick Nico Fabian, Young Gyun Kim Jung, Kevin Andre Montealto, and Marvin Andrian Yu
• The Impact of Abrupt Lane Reduction due to Work Zones along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) – Magallanes Road Segment by Nica Isabela Aguilar, Paulo Ian Lucero, Hisa Isibella Go, Dave Wilbur Abril, and Alexis Fillone

- Article written by AMFillone

Dr. Fillone chairs TSSP Conference 2013, DLSU Students awarded best presenters

Dr. Fillone with undergraduate and DLSU BS-MS students

Dr. Alexis Fillone was the conference chair of the 21^st Annual Transportation Science Society of the Philippines (TSSP) Conference and 20^th Founding Anniversary Celebration held on August 9, 2013 at the Marco Polo Hotel, Cebu City. Transportation Engineering (TRE) student delegates from De La Salle University – Manila (DLSU) attended the conference. The conference had the theme, “Preparing the Transportation Infrastructures for a Resurgent and Smarter Philippines”. Around 100 participants attended the said conference coming from the government, academe and the private sector. Mayor Michael Rama of Cebu City gave the welcome address to the delegates during the Conference.

The DLSU delegation dominated the technical paper presentation with 7 out of 12 papers coming from DLSU, namely:

•  Impact of a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) along Expressways in Metro Manila by Alexis Fillone, Chino Que, Caila Marcial, and Lorenzo Rabat
• Mode Choice Analysis of Inter-island Passenger Travel from Iloilo to Negros Occidental by Krister Ian Daniel Roquel and Alexis Fillone
• Choice Analysis of Tourist Spots: The Case of Guimaras Province by Maria Katrina Ganzon and Alexis Fillone
• The Impact of the Emergence of Low-Cost Carriers and Budget Flights by Frederick Nico Fabian, Young Gyun Jung, Kevin Andre Montealto, Harvin Adrian Yu and Grace Gueta
• Improved Transport Termnal Utilization: The Case of Jordan Wharf, Guimaras by Raymund Abad and Alexis Fillone
• The Impact of Abrupt Lane Reduction Due to Work Zone along EDSA-Magallanes Road Section by Nica Isabela Aguilar, Dave Wilbur Abril, Hisa Isabella Go, Paolo Ian Lucero and Alexis Fillone
• Comparison of On-Street Parking Management in Ermita-Malate and Makati CBD by Judylyn Valdez, Mark Wesley Garcia, Ariane Bulactial, Federico Dizon and Grace Gueta

Mr. Krister Roquel and Mr. Raymund Abad, BS-MS students with specialization in Transportation Engineering, were awarded as Best Presenters for sessions A and B, respectively. 

DLSU delegates with keynote speaker,  Dr. Rey Vea (president of the Mapua Institute of Technology

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