Hi everyone! I am Jimmy, a Professor of Biology and Educational Management at De La Salle University Dasmarinas and currently the president of Pacific Tech or PIPTAS, a small college established only this year. We have small projects on the integration of ICT in local governance and currently initiating the establishment of ABACA TELECENTER in the Province of Catanduanes for our program on GRAFEE, a TeleMicrofinancing to Alleviate Poverty. We are about to put up the public telecenter and still awaiting the support fromt the local people here. In 1999, I have started SURMABIOCOn on manngrove restoration and in 2009 for Mangrove Replantation for Biowalling/Biosheltering against Tidal Surges and AquaSilviculture project of a community of fishermen/farmers. We would like to integrate ICT by putting up a Telecenter in the village elementary school and the Barangay Hall for the community to be informed about Tilapia Saline Aquaculture, Seagrass Growing, Sea Urchin Cages Growing, Crab Condominium for Fattening, etc. Several challenges are now in view particularly on what really are the most beneficial interventions in this regard. During my paper/workshop presentation in the recntly concluded PEMSEA East Asian Congress in Manila, I emphasized on what interventions including land & sea use zoning and use of telematic gadgets are needed so that local coastal dwellers and local government could truly address several issues on agri-aquaculture and marine protection programs. Professor Dr. Jimmy T. Masagca Professional Education Department, College of Education, De La Salle University Dasmarinas, Cavite President, Pacific Island Institute for Pedagogy, Technology, Arts and Sciences (SEC Reg. No. 200916487) Virac, Catanduanes, The Philippines

Hello, I am Jimmy a professor at De La Salle University in Dasmarinas, Cavite, Philippines. I am currently handling courses in Student Teaching, Teaching Science Health and Nature Study, Curriculum Development and Educational Technology. I have my first degree in the fisheries sciences, master's in biology (cytogenetics and ecology) and doctorate in educational management. I have research works and publication in ICT in education, cytogenertics of fishes, mangrove diversity, elearning and concept mapping. My current work is on the use of ecosystem based management in teaching science and carcinological studies (freshwater forms, tree climbing crabs in mangroves and taxonomy of Ovitamon crabs). I am working on a project dealing with the creation educational materials for mangrove and crab taxonomy.