• 한국습지학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.37-45
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• 2008

The Philippine government enacted the National Water Crisis Act in 1995, as a response to the burgeoning situation of water supply systems in the country. This act led to the privatization of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), sector having jurisdiction and control over all waterworks and sewerage systems in a service area including Metro Manila. Nowadays, the region's supply of water is still facing a lot of difficulties, both in quality and quantity. The unabated migration of people to the metro which increases its population, tapping from the aged pipelines, lack of water facilities and infrastructure, excessive groundwater withdrawal, environmental degradation, and surface and groundwater pollution are some of the issues that Metro Manila have to deal with. These situations lead to two primary water supply issues suffered by Metro Manila: water shortage and flooding. The purpose of this paper was to present water supply in Metro Manila with respect to the problems in its distribution, environmental implications and quality. In this paper, several technical reports, published literature, and news articles were consulted and became the major basis for identifying gaps and suggesting remedial measures.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2003년도 Proceedings of ACRS 2003 ISRS
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• pp.378-380
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• 2003

One of the most common forms of land use change is urbanization. Fortunately, the temporal revisit capacity of remote sensing satellites and their multispectral imaging capability make it possible to monitor this process. Using two Landsat images taken in 1972 and 1989, and one SPOT image taken in 2000, urban growth in Metro Manila is monitored. The extent of urbanization in Metro Manila increased from about 39 percent in 1972 to about 74 percent in 2000, although a slowing of growth was observed in the last decade due to decreasing areas for development. Most cities and municipalities in Metro Manila exhibited urban growth rates higher than the metropolitan average. The drivers and environmental consequences of urban growth were determined as well as the relationship of the extent of urbanization with some socio-economic and environmental variables.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.173-179
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• 2010

Pasig River is an important river in the Metro Manila, Philippines, since it provides food, livelihood and transport to its residents, and connects two major water bodies; Laguna de Bay and Manila Bay. However, it is now considered to be the toilet bowl of Metro Manila due to the large amount of wastes dumped into the river. Even with the efforts of the government to revive the quality of the Pasig River and its tributaries, it continues to deteriorate over time. This paper provides an overview of the current condition of the Pasig River. The existing water management policies were reviewed, and the issues and challenges hindering the improvement of its water quality identified. Moreover, the water qualities of the rivers in Metro Manila were compared to those of the major rivers in South Korea. The current watershed management system practiced by South Korea has been discussed to serve as a guideline for future recovery of the water quality of the rivers in the Philippines.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.223-231
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• 2013

전 세계적으로 발생하고 있는 국지성 집중호우, 가뭄, 혹서, 태풍, 해수면 상승 등과 같은 징후는 기후변화가 진행되고 있음을 보여준다. 이러한 기후변화로 인해 일정빈도이상의 과도한 강우가 발생하면 필리핀의 마닐라는 높은 도시화와 홍수에 취약한 구조 때문에 홍수피해가 빈번하게 발생한다. 마닐라의 홍수조절 기능 및 생활용수 공급은 Angat댐을 통해서만 관리되기 때문에 홍수방지와 원활한 물공급을 위해 가정용우수저류시설은 최적의 대체자원이 될 수 있다. 가정용우수저류시설에 의해 공급되는 물은 여과 및 살균과 같은 수처리 과정을 거쳐 식수로 사용될 수 있으며 수처리 과정을 거치지 않은 잡용수는 세정, 세차, 청소 등의 목적으로 사용할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 기후조건을 적용하여 가정용우수저류시설의 잠재가용량과 잠재가용성을 결정하기 위해 마닐라에 위치한 5개 강우관측소에서 갈수해, 평수해, 강수해로 구분하여 강우자료를 수집하였다. 필리핀은 대부분의 지역이 도시화되어 과도한 강우 발생시 많은 양의 우수가 발생되었으며 본 연구의 결과를 통해 가정용우수저류시설의 사용은 잡용수의 대체자원으로서 적절한 대안이 될 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국대기환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국대기환경학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.59-60
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• 2002

20세기 기술의 발달과 산업화에 따라 세계 각 국에서는 인간이 제어하기 힘든 거대 규모의 도시가 계속하여 형성되고 있다. 전 세계 대도시들 중 대기오염도가 심한 도시의 하나에 속하는 필리핀의 Metro-Manila는 1975년 11월 마닐라를 중심으로 총 13개 소도시와 4개의 자치지구가 통합되어 구성되었으며, 면적은 서울(605.5$\textrm{km}^2$)과 비슷한 636.0$\textrm{km}^2$이다. 인구 밀도는 약 15,617명/$\textrm{km}^2$로 서울(17,046명/$\textrm{km}^2$)보다는 다소 낮고, 전체 인구수는 서울과 유사한 약 1천만 명 정도이다. (중략)

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.633-641
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• 2011

필리핀의 연평균강수량은 약 965mm ~ 4,100mm로 수자원이 비교적 풍부하다. 필리핀의 최근 급증하는 도시화로 인해, 필리핀의 마닐라 지역에서는 용수의 수요량이 매년 증가하는 추세이다. 용수의 부족을 해소시키기 위해 필리핀의 풍부한 수자원을 적절하게 사용하여야 하며, 이를 위한 방법 중의 하나로 강우의 유출수를 이용하는 우수저류시설이 가용하다고 판단된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 마닐라 주거지역에서의 우수저류시설에 대한 잠재가용성을 분석하였으며, 그 방법으로는 일별강우, 유역면적, 유출계수, 인구밀도 그리고 용수수요량 등을 매개변수로 사용하는 물수지방정식을 이용하였다. 세 가지 강우조건(연평균 강우중 최소, 중간, 최대값)과 세 가지 화장실종류(저효율식, 재래식, 절수식)에 따른 가정용수탱크 사용에 대하여 분석하였다. 그리고 대상지역에서의 최적의 강우 저장 면적을 결정하기 위해 월류용적을 사용하였다. 연구결과 세 가지 강우조건에서, 재래식과 절수식 화장실이 우수저류시설에 가장 부합되며, $60m^3$저류용량의 탱크는 3개월간 90가구의 용수수요를 충분히 공급 가능 하다고 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 주거지역의 장기간 용수수요를 충족시키기 위해서는 저류탱크 용량은 $1,100m^3{\sim}2,500m^3$이 적당하다고 판단된다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.67-70
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• 2004

A small scale survey was performed to know the infection status of intestinal parasite in children of the residential institutions and street communities in Metro Manila, Philippines. A total of 284 stool samples from 11 institutions and 3 street communities was examined by the formalin-ether concentration method. The scotch tape anal swab was adapted to 121 children to investigate the infection status of Enterovius vermicularis. It was found out that 62.0％ of the children examined were positive for one or more intestinal parasites. Multiple infections were observed in 34.2％ of the children. Among 172 children who gave detail information, the prevalence for Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworm was 36.0％, 44.8％, and 7.0％ respectively. Of the children examined, 47.7％ were found to be harboring parasitic protozoans such as Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, and Blastocystis hominis. The most prevalent of these protozoans was B. hominis with an infection rate of 40.7％. The prevalence of these infections among children living in institutions was relatively high. More efforts should be made to implement anthelminthic programs including bi-annual follow-up treatments.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.25-38
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to investigate the phenomenon of son preference and the related factors among married women in Metro Manila Philippines and to compare between Filipino women and Chinese-Filipino women in many respects. Local schools were contacted for recruitment of participants (n=206) The results showed that more than a half of the respondents(54.5%) preferred a son for the first child. On the other hand almost a half(44.7%) preferred a daughter for the second child. It is interesting that almost a third of married women showed an equal preference between a son and a daughter for the first child (34.2%) and the second child (31.2%) The results of multiple regression analysis revealed that son preference was most strongly related to women's patriarchal attitude and orientation and secondly to a strong son preference for the first child. Two groups of women Filipino and Chinese-Filipino were compared in the level of parental support and expectation for sons and d ughters perception of women's position in family and society patriarchal attitudes and orientation sex preference for the first and the second child reasons of son preference and demographic characteristics. It was found that filipino women tended to prefer a daughter for the second child much more and to perceive women's position much higher than Chinese-Filipino women. Filipino mothers showed an equal level of support and expectations for sons and daughters much more than Chinese groups. For the reasons of son preference it was notable that Filipino women tended to rely on sons in old age much more than Filipino counterparts. Based on the findings of this study three factors were found strong enough to drawour attention. Daughter preference high position of women and equal support for sons and daughters appeared to be closely related in a meaningful way. Future studies need to focus on the relationships among three factors in depth Three factors suggest some important direction tha a strong son preference country like Korea need to head forward in a near future.

• 광물과 암석
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.293-305
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• 2020

필리핀의 따알 화산(Taal Volcano) 분화는 2020년 1월 12일에 시작되었다. 필리핀 화산학 및 지진학연구원(PHIVOLCS)은 "몇 시간에서 며칠 내에 위험한 폭발성 분화가 발생할 수 있다."고 판단하여 경보단계(Alert Level) 4를 발령했다. 따알 화산섬의 주 분화구(Main Crater)에서 수증기 분화와 수증기마그마성 분화로 뿜어져 나온 화산재가 Calabarzon, Metro Manila, Central Luzon의 일부 및 Ilocos 지역의 Pangasinan 지역으로 확산되었고, 이로 인하여 학교 수업, 기업체 근무 및 항공편 운항이 중단되었다. 분화 이후 PHIVOLCS는 2020년 1월 26일 따알의 화산활동이 일관되진 않지만 서서히 감소하는 것을 관찰하여, 경보단계를 3으로 한 단계 낮추었다. 2월 14일에는 화산활동의 전반적인 감소 경향 때문에 경보단계가 2로 설정되었으나, 이것은 분화의 위협이 사라졌음을 의미하지 않는다. 또한 불안정이 상승하는 징후가 있을 경우 언제라도 경보단계가 3으로 상향될 수 있다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.79-88
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• 2017

The study of canine vector-borne diseases in the Philippines started in the 1970s but only gained interest in the past decade. Characterization of such diseases in the Philippines remains incomplete, thus, it is necessary to obtain additional information on the prevalence and diversity of canine tick-borne diseases in the country. In this study, blood samples were obtained at two veterinary clinics in Metro Manila, Philippines from 114 dogs suspected of having canine tick-borne pathogens. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed on whole blood DNA extracts followed by sequencing, and the following pathogens were detected: Hepatozoon (H.) canis (5.26%), Babesia (B.) vogeli (5.26%), Ehrlichia (E.) canis (4.39%), and Anaplasma platys (3.51%). Additionally, a set of multiplex PCR primers were developed to detect H. canis, Babesia spp. (B. canis and B. vogeli), and E. canis in canine blood. Multiplex and conventional single-reaction PCR results for the 114 dog blood samples were similar, except for one H. canis sample. Multiplex PCR is, therefore, a useful tool in screening infected dogs in veterinary clinics. This study's results, together with those of previous studies in the country, show that canine vector-borne pathogens are an emerging veterinary concern in the Philippines.