Severe Tropical Storm Kristine brought heavy rainfall to Batangas, resulting in widespread flooding, numerous landslides, and lahar flows, particularly in the western part of the province near Taal Lake, on October 24, 2024. In response, the UP Resilience Institute (UP RI) conducted post-disaster hazard assessments from November 6 to 15, aimed at evaluating the impacts […]
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UPRI Participates at PhilSA’s Launch of the Space Data Dashboard
As part of Philippine Space Week 2024, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) invited partner organizations and institutions, including the UP Resilience Institute (UPRI), to the launch of the Space Data Dashboard (SDD) on August 9, 2024. PhilSA’s initiative aims to democratize space data by providing satellite-derived information to institutions and citizens alike through the SDD. […]
UPRI, DU IHRR, and UP NISMED conduct Natural Hazards Demonstrations and Activities for Secondary School Teaching Workshop
By UPRI Education Division and UP NOAH Center Hazards Assessment Team The UP Resilience Institute (UPRI), in partnership with Durham University Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience and the UP National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (NISMED), successfully held a Natural Hazards Demonstrations and Activities for Secondary School Teaching Workshop on September 28, […]
UP Resilience Institute finishes licensing and certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines for operating Remotely Piloted Aircraft
July 17, 2024 | By Richard Ybañez, Education Office and Audrei Anne Ybañez, UP NOAH Center In the pursuit of quality assurance and compliance to government standards, UP Resilience Institute researchers have completed the certification and licensing of its drones and drone operators. Designated as “Remotely Piloted Aircraft” or RPAs by the Civil Aviation Authority […]
UPRI Discusses Disaster Preparedness and Volcanic Hazards to Community Nutrition students
On 15 January, Cesca Llanes of UPRI talked about disaster preparedness and volcanic hazards to graduating BS Community Nutrition students from the UP College of Home Economics. The talk was part of a weeklong orientation for the students’ internship in their FN 176 Practicum class. Initially to be deployed in one of the communities […]