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Eastern Visayas is one of the hotpots of Pyrodinium bloom in the Philippines. The region is composed of five major bays that experienced year-round blooms resulting to red tide bans in most of its areas. The first step in solving this problem is to establish the distribution and succession of the phytoplankton community and harmful microalgae that exist in the region. Therefore, the University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College together with Samar State University is undertaking a 2-year DOST-PCAARRD funded project entitled "Establishment of Database on Seasonal Variability of Phytoplankton Community in Five HAB-Affected Bays in Region VIIII", under the WATCH HAB R8 Program. In this project, a monitoring activity in the waters of Samar (Irong-Irong, Villareal, and Cambatutay bays), Leyte (Carigara bay), and Biliran (Biliran bay) are conducted simultaneously in each month. Here, we present the marine phytoplankton and dinoflagellates cysts resources, a user-friendly repository database for integrating up-to-date information compiled from the monitoring activities. The database is freely accessible and open for everyone. It provides an avenue for phytoplankton studies, understanding HAB dynamics, and provide baseline information that can be used to formulate models that are fine-tune based on the need of the region.

OUR TEAM

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LENI G. YAP-DEJETO

Program Leader

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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NANCY A. DAYAP

Consultant

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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MA. LUNINGNING L. AMPARADO 

Project Staff

Samar State University

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MARIETTA B. ALBINA

Project Staff

Samar State University

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RUEL H. AMASCUAL

Project Staff

Samar State University

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STEPHANIE FAITH P. RAVELO

University Research Associate

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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ARIANNE MICHELLE ARCEÑO

Project Assistant

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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EUGENE G. ABRIA

Project Assistant

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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PAULO RANJI HIPE 

Project Assistant

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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GUINEVER PAUL PONTEJOS

Science Aide

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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CLANCES JOANNE URMENETA

Science Aide

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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JHON MARK C. CECILIO

Science Aide

Samar State University

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JASON A. OCAMPO

Science Aide

Samar State University

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MARK LEONARD S. SILARAS

Graduate Student

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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ROSE ANN G. APACIBLE

Graduate Student

Samar State University

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LORNA L. LAMA

Lab Aide

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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CHARIEL B. TORALDE

Website Artist

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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LOIS BAMBI S. AZUL

Undergraduate Student

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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RALPH RYAN G. BADILLA

Undergraduate Student

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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JOHN KENNETH R. FRAGA

Undergraduate Student

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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RONN STEVENS R. MACABIDANG

Undergraduate Student

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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JAMES VICTOR T. NOROÑA

Undergraduate Student

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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AARON N. OCAÑA

Undergraduate Student

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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MARY MYLES G. SALVATIERRA

Undergraduate Student

University of the Philippines

Visayas Tacloban College

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University of the Philippines

Tacloban College

Samar State University

Catbalogan City, Samar

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