Tag: Disaster Preparedness
Filipinos Can Use UP’s Flood Forecasting Tool to Stay Safe This Rainy Season
As heavy rains begin to soak the country this June, Filipinos now have a powerful ally in flood preparedness: the University of the Philippines...
Morong Leads Philippines in Saving Lives with World-Class 911 Emergency System
Morong, Rizal has dramatically improved its emergency response time thanks to a next-generation 911 system – the first of its kind in the Philippines.
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Philippines Set to Lead Asia in Emergency Response with New 911 System
The Philippines is on track to have the best emergency response system in Asia once its next-generation 911 system is fully rolled out nationwide.
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DOST Releases Multi Language Disaster Preparedness Guide to Enhance Earthquake and Tsunami Readiness
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has released the Disaster Narratives for Experiential Knowledge-based Science Communication (DANAS) Sourcebook to strengthen disaster preparedness across...
Stay Safe from Environmental Hazards: How to Use NOAH Studio for Accurate Weather Preparedness
The University of the Philippines Resilience Institute’s Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (UP NOAH) introduces a step-by-step guide on using the NOAH Studio feature...
Disaster science communication can be improved with experience-based study
The Philippines' science communication in times of disasters is expected to be improved with the experience-based study to be conducted by the Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in partnership with the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) and Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU).
Earthquake, Tsunami monitoring 1st center in Mindanao housed in Pisay campus
The first Mindanao center for earthquake and tsunami monitoring has been revealed by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) to be housed at the Philippine Science High School (PSHS/Pisay) – Southern Mindanao Campus.
Treat pandemic as disaster that needs preparedness, UP scientist says
“Let’s think of pandemics and even localized epidemics as disasters for which we need preparedness and mitigation strategies,” academician, Emeritus Prof. Michael Lim Tan of the University of the Philippines said during his presentation on “COVID-19, Circularity and Better Normal: Recovery and Rebuilding,” at the Annual Scientific Conference and 88th General Membership Assembly of the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP).
Guide for When Strong Earthquakes Strike During Pandemic
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake was recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS-DOST) to have struck early Saturday morning in Occidental Mindoro and was felt in varying intensities in the nearby provinces of Batangas and Cavite, parts of Metro Manila, and as far as Bulacan, Pampanga, and Quezon.
Mapua University researchers develop eSalba disaster early warning tool
Mapua University researchers have developed a new disaster warning tool called eSalba.
University of the Philippines to house health disaster response simulation lab
The University of the Philippines Manila - National Institutes of Health (UPM-NIH) is establishing a Simulation-Based Learning Laboratory to advance disaster response among health care professionals and first responders.
Philippines advocates disaster-preparedness, World Tsunami Awareness campaign
The Philippines, through the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS), is advocating disaster-preparedness and is joining the...
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University of the Philippines Mindanao produces first Summa Cum Laude Pete...
The University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin) has produced its first Summa Cum Laude graduate since its establishment in 1995.
The Summa Cum Laude honors...
