Monday, May 26, 2025

Philippine Group at IABSE-Tokyo 2025 Symposium

 

Some members of IABSE-PH with Chep Uytiepo, IABSE Executive Director

The Philippine Group participated actively at the  IABSE Symposium Tokyo 2025 held on 18 May (Sunday) to 21 May (Wednesday) 2025 at Waseda University and RIHGA Royal Hotel on “Environmentally Friendly Technologies and Structures: Focusing on Sustainable Approaches.”

The Philippine members presented in technical sessions and some members also served as chair/moderator in the parallel technical sessions. Shown below is a summary of the participation of the Philippine delegates. 

Faculty/Alumnus

Session/Paper/Presentor

 

 

MAY 18, 2025

 

All Participants

Welcome Reception

18:30-20:00 Sunday, 18 May, 2025, Royal Hall II

 

MAY 19, 2025

1.      John Paul de Pedro (MSCE)

·       Sustainable Structures 11:30-13:00 Monday, 19 May, 2025, Conference Room I

·       Cost and Environmental Impacts of Proposed NSCP 8th Edition Seismic Load Guidelines on Steel Buildings in Metro Manila - John Paul Q. de Pedro, Rhem Leoric C. Dela Cruz, Kenneth Jae Elevado, Rodolfo P. Mendoza, Cheryl Lyne C. Roxas, and Jason Maximino C. Ongpeng

 

2.      Andres Winston C. Oreta

·       Inspection & Assessment 1 11:30-13:00 Monday, 19 May, 2025, Sapphire

·       Experimental Study on Residual Axial Capacity of CFRP Confined Concrete Cylinder (Full and Partial Confinement) after Exposure to Elevated Temperature – Emman Endaya, Rodolfo Mendoza, Jr and Andres W.C. Oreta

 

3.      Rodolfo P. Mendoza, Jr.

 

4.      Roneh Libre, Jr

5.      Richard De Jesus

·       Green Structures, Green Infrastructure Track.,  11:30 – 13:00 Emerald

Chair: Dr. Roneh Libre Jr  & Dr. Sana Amar

·       Green Structures, Green Infrastructure Track.,  14:30-16:00 Monday, 19 May, 2025, Emerald - Chair: Dr. Richard De Jesus & Prof. Mustafa Mashal

 

MAY 20, 2025

6.      John Paul de Pedro

(MSCE)

·       Sustainable Building 09:00-10:30 Tuesday, 20 May, 2025, Conference Room I

·       Integrating Multicriteria Decision Analysis in a Sustainable Shelter Design Selection -John Paul Q. de Pedro, Rhem Leoric C. Dela Cruz, Cheryl Lyne C. Roxas, and Jason Maximino C. Ongpeng

 

7.      Roneh Glenn Libre Jr (PhDCE)

·       Disaster Resilience of Buildings & Components, 09:00-10:30 Tuesday, 20 May, 2025, Conference Room III

·       Optimal Location and Time Interval of Concrete Placement on Vertical Members Compressive Strength with Cold Joints

 

8.      Joaquin Miguel P. Ramos (BSCE, MSCE)

·       Disaster Resilience of Buildings & Components, 09:00-10:30 Tuesday, 20 May, 2025, Conference Room III

·       Nonlinear Analysis of San Augustine Church in Bantay, Ilocos Sur

 

9.      Megan Quiaem (BSMS)

·       Load & Dynamic Characteristics, 11:00-12:45 Tuesday, 20 May, 2025, Conference Room II

·       Enhancing the Seismic Performance of Offshore Marine Structures using Passive Devices

 

10.   Andres Winston C. Oreta

·       RC Elements, Advanced Design and Structural Analysis, 16:30-18:00 Tuesday, 20 May, 2025, Conference Room II

·       Chair: Andres Winston C. Oreta &  Prof. Takashi Matsumoto

 

11.   Daniel Valerio

·       Bamboo Structure, 16:30-18:00 Tuesday, 20 May, 2025, Crystal

·       Comparative Analysis Of Bamboo Connections Using Ansys – Daniel Valerio et al

 

12.   Jason M.C. Ongpeng

·       Bamboo Structure, 16:30-18:00 Tuesday, 20 May, 2025, Crystal

·       Experimental Study on the Bearing Capacity of Bolted T-Connection for Bambusa blumeana - Jason M.C. Ongpeng et al

 

13.   Brian Bautista (MSCE)

·       Bamboo Structure, 16:30-18:00 Tuesday, 20 May, 2025, Crystal

·       Tensile Behavior of Coated Bamboo (Bambusa blumeana J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Textile Reinforced Mortar (TRM) – Brian Bautista et al

 

14.   Roneh Glenn Libre, Jr. (Alumnus)

·       Bamboo Structure, 16:30-18:00 Tuesday, 20 May, 2025, Crystal

·       Mechanical Performance of Treated Bambusa blumeana (Bamboo) Fiber Textile Using Wide-width Tensile Test – Roneh Libre et al

 

15.   Nathan Neil Tan (MSCE)

·       SS10: Uncertainty Characterization of Natural Disasters, 16:30-18:00 Tuesday, 20 May, 2025, Ibuka Auditorium

·       Damage and Loss Assessment of School Buildings in Manila City

 

16.   Adrian Villoria (MSCE)

·       RC Elements, 16:30-18:00 Tuesday, 20 May, 2025, Conference Room II

·       Parametric Study on Reinforced Concrete Joint with Quench-Tempered Steel -Adrian Viloria, Andres WC Oreta, LEO Garciano

 

17.   MAY 21, 2025

18.   Aldrei Ong (BSMS)

·       Inspection Technologies 2, 10:45-12:00 Wednesday, 21 May, 2025, Emerald

·       Optimizing Mix Designs for Enhanced Electrical Conductivity in Self-Sensing Concrete – Aldrei Ong and Bernardo Lejano

 

19.   Richard De Jesus

·       New energy facilities / Carbon Neutral, 10:45-12:00 Wednesday, 21 May, 2025, Diamond

·       Quantifying Carbon Dioxide in Biochar Concrete using Thermogravimetric Analysis - Richard De Jesus

 

All participants

Closing Ceremony

15:30-16:30 Wednesday, 21 May, 2025, Royal Hall II

 


Note: Most of the Philippine participants are either faculty members or alumni (BSCE, MSCE, PhD) from De La Salle University. There were also ASEP members who attended. 

Dr. Rodolfo Mendoza, Jr. and Dr. Andres Winston Oreta (Chair of the Phil Group of IABSE) with the session moderators on the session on Inspection & Assessment 11:30-13:00 Monday, 19 May, 2025

Dr. Jason Ongpeng

Dr. Roneh Libre with Jessa (IABSE Secretary) and Chep Uytiepo (IABSE Executive Director)

Dr. Roneh Libre


John Paul Q. de Pedro

Philippine Delegates during Registration and Welcome Party

At the Welcome Party - Jogz de Pedro, Mark Lucio and Gilbert Magbutay - ASEP Members


 Dr. Richard De Jesus (DLSU Structural Engg Division Head)

May 20, 2025 Technical Session on RC Elements Chairs: Dr. Andres Winston Oreta & Prof, Takashi Matsumoto

Dr. Rodolfo "Mac" Mendoza, Jr. 

Aldrei Ong

Megan Quiaem

Joaquin Miguel Ramos


Brian Bautista
Nathan Neil Tan 
Dr. Lessandro Garciano (ASEP President) 2nd from Left

Rhiga Royal Hotel Royal Hall

Waseda University Auditorium