WHO WE ARE
The RCW is an interdisciplinary team composed of members with various academic and professional backgrounds, encompassing public administration, urban planning, political science, statistics, web development, GIS, communications, and information studies.
DJ Darwin R. Bandoy, DVM, PhD
Director
DJ Darwin R. Bandoy, DVM, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at UP Los Baños and Director of Research and Creative Work at the UP Resilience Institute. He holds a PhD in Integrative Pathobiology from the University of California, Davis, and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from UP Los Baños.
Dennis G. de la Torre
Chief Science Research Specialist
Expertise & Interests: Climate and Disaster Governance, Climate and Disaster Vulnerability Reduction, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate and Disaster Financing, Policy Development
Dennis de la Torre supervises the Research and Creative Work team of UPRI. He earned his Bachelor of Secondary Education (major in biology, minor in chemistry) from the UP College of Education, and Bachelor of Laws from the FEU Institute of Law, and is currently finishing his Masters in Public Administration at the UP NCPAG.
Team Members
Klara Rosan R. Bilbao
Senior Science Research Specialist
Aira Joy C. Delos Angeles
Science Research Specialist II
Keanu John A. Pelitro
Junior Project Assistant
Troy Owen P. Matavia
Junior Project Assistant
Gereka Marie N. Garcia
Junior Project Assistant
Julia Fye S. Manzano
Junior Project Assistant
Kylone P. Soriano
Junior Project Assistant
Lira Angelo M. Cabrera
Junior Office Assistant
Jo Ann T. Camacho
Administrative Officer I
Erika Elaine F. Muñiz
Administrative Assistant V
WHAT WE DO
We undertake policy research, action research, and interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary research or creative work aimed at producing and applying new knowledge, knowledge solutions, or know-how on reducing and managing natural disaster risks in the Philippines and the Pacific Rim region with utmost consideration of local, cultural, and social factors.
HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH US
Email: upri.rcw@up.edu.ph
Telephone No.: (02)8981-8500 loc. 3771
Address: Room 16, 2nd floor, UP Resilience Institute, Magsaysay Ave. cor. Apacible St., UP Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines