Article Prepared By: Franklin Joshua Gali and Patrick Ryan Bello
From October 15, 2025, representatives of the UP Resilience Institute Institution Building Division (UPRI-IB) sent a Quick Response Team (QRT) to UP Mindanao following the October 10 Davao earthquake. Led by Chief Science Research Specialist Jose Abraham Ongkiko, the QRT consisted of IB REPs Patrick Ryan Bello and Franklin Joshua Gali. The first task of the team was to conduct a rapid assessment for occupational safety of the various UP Mindanao buildings.
Initial inspections of the structural integrity of the buildings was conducted by representatives from UP Los Baรฑos and UP Mindanaoโs Campus Planning and Development Office. Similar to the site assessment a week prior in Cebu, the UPRI-IB QRT continued to use the MATATAG-Check, a tool developed by the division to identify salient hazards within specific areas. Divided into three teams, the QRT was accompanied by various representatives from UP Mindanao in the assessment of the campus buildings.
The first team led by Chief Ongkiko assessed the Administration Building and College of Humanities and Social Sciences. A second contingent which included REP Patrick Ryan Bello would go on to assess CARIM Complex, EBL Dormitory, and Faculty Staff House. The final group with REP Franklin Joshua Gali would go on to identify the hazards located at the College of Science and Mathematics Building and Sports Complex.
