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DOST-PHIVOLCS’ HazardHunterPH won a 7-Star Rating and the Category Award for Risk Management in the 9th International Best Practice Competition!
August 3, 2023
DOST-PHIVOLCS’ Best Practice,"Automated Multi-hazard Assessment in the Philippines Using HazardHunterPH," has received both a 7-star rating and the Category Award for Risk Management in the 9th International Best Practice Competition. The awards were announced during the virtual ceremonies that took... Read More
GeoMapperPH Mobile Application Increases Reach in Batangas!
July 4, 2023
DOST-PHIVOLCS, in collaboration with the Batangas Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPV), recently completed a new cluster training workshop on the use of the GeoMapperPH mobile application, which served a total of 49 barangay representatives. Thirteen (13) are from the... Read More
Resilience 102: Deepening of Resilience Concepts and GeoRiskPH Training
May 16, 2023
The DOST-PHIVOLCS, in collaboration with the National Resilience Council, the DILG, the Local Government of Manila, the BPI Foundation, Inc., and the International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) Foundation, conducted the "Resilience 102: Deepening of Resilience Concepts and GeoRiskPH Training'',... Read More
DOST-PHIVOLCS Conducts Training on the Use of GeoRiskPH Platforms for Cordillera Administrative Region
May 8, 2023
Because two are better than one, the DOST-PHIVOLCS, in collaboration with the DOST-CAR, conducted not one, but two batches of Training on the Use of GeoRiskPH Platforms for the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) on May 08-09 and 11-12, 2023 at... Read More
PlanSmart Ready to Rebuild Regional Training for CALABARZON & BARMM
April 25, 2023
The PlanSmart Ready to Rebuild training series is in full swing as it reaches its fourth roll-out session on April 25-27, 2023 at Taal Vista Hotel, Tagaytay City. This training leg was privileged to serve 125 disaster risk reduction management... Read More
PlanSmart Ready to Rebuild Regional Training for CARAGA (Region XIII) & BARMM
March 28, 2023
The PlanSmart Ready to Rebuild program is on a roll as it recently completed its third regional roll-out at Almont Hotel and Inland Resort in Butuan City on March 28-30, 2023. It was initiated by the National Disaster Risk Reduction... Read More
Training on the Use of GeoRiskPH Platforms and MOA Signing with DOST-PHIVOLCS on the Implementation of GeoRiskPH for the Province of Zamboanga del Sur
March 8, 2023
DOST-PHIVOLCS conducted a back-to-back event last March 8 and 9 at the Chandler Suites in Pagadian City which featured a learning activity on the use of the GeoRiskPH platforms and a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing on the implementation of... Read More
DOST-PHIVOLCS Conducts Training on the Use of GeoRiskPH Platforms for the Department of Agriculture
March 1, 2023
On March 1-2, 2023, a capacity-building program on the use of the GeoRiskPH platforms for the Department of Agriculture was conducted by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) at the Savannah Resort Hotel in... Read More
PlanSmart Ready to Rebuild Training for Central Visayas (Region VII)
February 21, 2023
The PlanSmart training series continued as it held its second regional roll-out on February 21-23, 2023 at the Bai Hotel, Mandaue City, Cebu. It was co-organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Department of Science and Technology... Read More
DOST-PHIVOLCS Conducts Training on the Use of GeoRiskPH Platforms for the City of Ormoc, Leyte
January 17, 2023
A training on the use of GeoRiskPH platforms for the City of Ormoc, Leyte was conducted by the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) last January 17-18, 2023 via Zoom Conference Meeting. It... Read More
DOST-PHIVOLCS Conducts Training on the Use of GeoRiskPH Platforms for the Municipality of General Luna, Quezon
December 6, 2022
A training workshop on the use of GeoRiskPH platforms was organized by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) for the Municipality of General Luna, Quezon on December 06-07, 2022 at the DOST-PHIVOLCS Main Office.... Read More
PlanSmart Ready to Rebuild Regional Training for the National Capital Region
November 23, 2022
The PlanSmart Ready to Rebuild training for NCR, is a three-day workshop organized by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), through the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS), the Office... Read More
3D Philippines Information System and 3D Visualization & Processing Training
November 16, 2022
A two-day training workshop on the 3D Philippines Information System and its Applications on 3D Visualization and Processing was organized by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) and the De La Salle University (DLSU),... Read More
Media Launching of the 3D Philippines Information System
November 15, 2022
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) and the De La Salle University (DLSU), in collaboration with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), monitored by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for... Read More
DOST-PHIVOLCS and RuralNet, Inc. Memorandum of Agreement Signing for HazardHunterPH
November 3, 2022
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) and RuralNet, Inc., officially formed a partnership through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)signed on November 03, 2022. The RuralNet, Inc. is an organization that provides the first fully... Read More
DOST-PHIVOLCS Conducts Training on the Use of GeoMapperPH Mobile Application for the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian of Batangas
November 3, 2022
The Training on the Use of GeoMapperPH Mobile Application for the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPV) of Batangas was held on November 03-04, 2022 via Zoom. The 2-day workshop was co-organized by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute... Read More
DOST-PHIVOLCS and UCPB Savings Bank, Inc. Memorandum of Agreement Signing for HazardHunterPH
November 2, 2022
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) marked its formal collaboration with the United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) Savings Bank, Inc., through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed on November 02, 2022. The ceremony commenced... Read More
DOST-PHIVOLCS Conducts PlanSmartPH Ready to Rebuild Training of Trainers
September 28, 2022
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS), the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), and the World Bank conducted the “PlanSmart Ready to Rebuild Training of Trainers,” a 3-day training program, from September 28-30, 2022. Ninety... Read More
DOST-PHIVOLCS Conducts Virtual Training on GeoRiskPH Platforms for the Province of Agusan del Norte
April 4, 2022
DOST-PHIVOLCS conducted the “Data Managers' Virtual Training for the GeoRiskPH Integrated Platform (GRIP)” and 3-day training workshop entitled “Virtual Training on the Use of GeoRiskPH Platforms” for the Province of Agusan del Norte last March 25 and March 30 -... Read More
HazardHunterPH, Finalist in IDC’s 2022 Smart City Asia Pacific Awards
March 22, 2022
DOST-PHIVOLCS-led HazardHunterPH App is shortlisted to compete for the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Smart City Asia Pacific Awards 2022 (SCAPA) under the Public Safety - Next-Generation Emergency Services Category Scan the QR code or click here to vote: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IDCSCAPA2022-PublicVoting The... Read More
Virtual Training on the Use of GeoRiskPH Platforms for the City of Manila
October 25, 2021
DOST-PHIVOLCS together with the National Resilience Council and the City of Manila conducted a two-day online workshop last October 21-22, 2022 on the use of GeoRiskPH Integrated Platform. The goal of the workshop is to help the City of Manila... Read More