On November 5 and 6, 2024, the Institution Building (IB) division of the UP Resilience Institute (UPRI) organized an Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) Workshop for the College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) at UP Diliman. The training was facilitated by IB staff, led by Chief Science Research Specialist Jose Abraham Ongkiko, who was […]
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UPRI Explores Potential Public Service Continuity Workshop with the Insurance Commission
On October 10, 2024, the Institution Building (IB) division of the UP Resilience Institute (UPRI) conducted an exploratory meeting with members of the Insurance Commission’s Planning and Management Division, including Maesie Bertumen, Charles Robert E. Acosta, and Via Panganiban. The meeting aimed to discuss the possible steps in creating a Public Service Continuity Plan (PSCP) […]
UPRI IB Meets with Senate Electoral Tribunal for Potential Emergency Preparedness Training
On October 8, 2024, the Institution Building (IB) division of the UP Resilience Institute (UPRI) held a meeting with representatives from the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) to discuss a possible Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) training. The meeting aimed to explore how UPRI can assist SET in developing an effective plan tailored to their specific needs […]
UPRI Joins UP Los Baños INREM’s Advocacy Launch for the Institutionalization of Payment for Water Ecosystem Service (P-WES)
On September 12, 2024, the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute (UPRI) represented by Education Director Ruben Gamala, Research and Creative Works Chief Science Research Specialist Dennis De La Torre, NOAH Hazard Assessment Team Supervising Science Research Specialist Audrei Ybañez, and REPs participated in UP Los Baños INREM’s advocacy launch for the institutionalization of Payment […]
2024 UP Resilience Institute Internship Program
The UP Resilience Institute successfully hosted 44 students from diverse academic backgrounds in its fifth year of conducting the UPRI Internship Program. Held from July to August, the program welcomed students from various UP constituent universities—UP Diliman, UP Los Baños, UP Manila, UP Visayas, and UP Tacloban—as well as from other local universities and learning […]
UPRI and QCDRRMO Join Forces for Emergency Preparedness Seminar at UP NCPAG
The UP Resilience Institute (UPRI), in collaboration with the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance (UP NCPAG) and the Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (QCDRRMO), hosted the ‘Sanay Agap Iglap Pagsasanay’ seminar on August 29-30, 2024. The event aimed to enhance emergency preparedness among faculty and staff. UPRI was represented […]
Institution Building Division Hosts the Presentation by Dr. Byungtae Yoo on Proposed Project Collaboration with UPRI and KNUT
On August 20, 2024, the UP Resilience Institute (UPRI) was amazed with excitement as it welcomed Dr. Byungtae Yoo, a prominent Korean scholar, for a special presentation that could pave the way for an impactful international collaboration. The event drew the participation of 30 UPRI staff from various divisions, including Research and Creative Work, Education, […]
UP Resilience Institute Conducts Emergency Preparedness Training at UP National Institute of Geological Sciences
On August 15-16, 2024, the UP Resilience Institute (UPRI) conducted a comprehensive Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) training workshop, titled Sanay Agap Iglap Pagsasanay (SAGIP) – Para sa Kolehiyo, at the UP National Institute of Geological Sciences (UP NIGS). The event, led by the Institution Building Division of UPRI, saw active participation from 37 individuals across […]
UPRI Conducts a Rapid Assessment of the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS)
On July 15, 2024, UPRI’s team, led by IB Chief Science Research Specialist Jose Abraham C. Ongkiko, carried out a rapid assessment of the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) Building. The team included IB Junior Project Assistants Franklin Joshua G. Gali and Jonathan David M. Maligalig, with the assistance from NIGS Building Administrator […]
UPRI Administers a Rapid Assessment of the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance
On July 8, 2024, UPRI representatives IB Chief Science Research Specialist Jose Abraham Ongkiko, NOAH FMC researchers Dino John Evangelista and Glenn Sabio supervised the rapid assessment of the three buildings of the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance’s (NCPAG). The NCPAG was represented by Dean Kristoffer Berse and the NCPAG staff. […]