Devastating M6.8 Earthquake Strikes Sarangani Island

  The Earthquake  A M6.8 earthquake struck Davao Occidental on the afternoon of November 17. The epicenter of this earthquake was identified near Sarangani Island, sending tremors throughout the region.  Glan, a municipality situated on Sarangani Island, bore the brunt of the quake, experiencing the highest intensity recorded at Intensity VII. This level of intensity […]

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Kusiong Debris Flow and Landslides

As severe tropical storm Paeng (Nalgae) crossed the archipelago, residents of Sitio Tinabon, Brgy. Kusiong, Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao del Norte braced for its effects by preparing and executing their evacuation protocol. Witnesses said the barangay had sounded an alarm system around midnight of 27th Oct 2022. This prompted some of the residents and […]

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Post-Disaster Assessment of Abuyog, Leyte

  Tropical Storm Agaton  devastated the municipality of Abuyog, Leyte last 12 April 2022 causing floods, landslides, and even landslide-induced tsunamis. As one of the UP RI initiatives, a collaborative post-disaster assessment by the UP Resilience Institute (UP RI), UP Visayas- Tacloban College Regional Environmental Information System (UP VTC- REIS), Central Visayan Institute Foundation (CVIF), […]

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