The Behind the Science Podcast offers unique insights into the stories behind published scientific works—from conceptualization and funding to the moment researchers deem their findings publishable. In the 12th episode of Behind the Science Podcast, Ms. Carmille Marie Escape shares the story behind NOAH’s (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) research response to the 2018 Naga […]
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Behind the Science Podcast: Modeling the Giant Landslide in Iriga Volcano
In the second session of UPRI’s Behind the Science Podcast, Dr. Likha Minimo recounts her days as a young researcher, completing her Master’s Thesis on 3D modeling a massive landslide in Iriga Volcano, Albay Province. The Behind the Science Podcast is co-presented by the Marine & Earth Science Learning Hub and the UP College of […]
6 February 2024 Landslide in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro
On 6 February 2024, at 7:30 PM, a rain-induced landslide hit a small village in Zone 1, Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro. The Masara Landslide Incident buried numerous structures, including the barangay hall, three service buses transporting workers from a nearby mining site, a jeepney, and dozens of houses. As of 21 February 2024, […]
A Year Later: Analyzing the 2022 Kusiong Debris Flow and Landslides through Fieldwork
Around midnight of October 28, 2022, a deadly landslide caused by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (Nalgae) devastated Sitio Tinabon in Barangay Kusiong, Maguindanao del Norte. Based on barangay records, the landslide killed 24 people and injured 68; all of them were residents of the relocation site at the foothills of Mt. Minandar, the source of […]
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 indicates […]
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 […]
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), […]