CESDR Members at PASCDR - 1st Academic Conference 2019

DLSU Faculty: Gozun, Garciano, Lo (XU), Oreta and Tiongco

CESDR Disaster Resilient Unit members, Dr. Andres Oreta and Dr. Lessandro Garciano attended the Philippine Academic Society for Climate and Disaster Resilience (PASCDR) Academic Conference with theme on "Strengthening the role of academe in climate and disaster resileince" held on November 27-28, 2019 at the University of the Philippines International Center for Public Administration. Dr. Garciano presented on "Initiatives and networking activities of Disaster Resilience Unit of CESDR" in the Session 4 on Enhancing Technologies fro Resilience Architecture, Engineering and Technology. Dr. Oreta served as moderator in this session.

Incidentally, DLSU faculty members, Dr. Marites Tiongco (Moderator of Session 5), Dr. Brian Gozun (Speaker in Session 5) and Dr. Marlon Era (Speaker of Session 2) also participated.

Prior to this conference, DLSU Faculty, Dr. Jonathan Dungca, Dr. Ann Dulay, Dr. Mike Promentilla, Dr. Bernardo Lejano, Dr. Andres Oreta and  Dr.Marites Tiongco attended the Forum on the 10th year Commemoratin of Typhoon Ondoy on 26 Sept 2019 at UP Manila, Museum of a History of Ideas. Read related blog.

CESDR Members at 3rd UPRI NOAH Talk

Dr. Paringit and Dr. Dulay

Dr. Ann Dulay and Dr. Maricel Paringit attended the 3rd UPRI-NOAH TALK on Resiliency. The talk bearing the theme “Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Philippines” was held at the Multipurpose Room (Rm 301) of the National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

CESDR Members at "Pagkakaisa ng Akademiya para sa Katatagan"

Dr. Promentilla, Dr. Dungca, Dr. Lejano and Dr. Dulay

Members of the Disaster Resilience Unit of the Center for Engineering & Sustainable Development Research (CESDR) of the DLSU attended a forum on the commemoration of the 10th year of Typhoon Ondoy last Sept 26. 2019 at the Museaum of a History of Ideas, UP Manila. GCOE Dean Dr. Jonathan Dungca, ChE Professor, Dr. Mike Prometilla, CE Professor, Dr. Bernardo Lejano, ECE Associate Professor, Dr. Ann Dulay and CE Professor and CESDR DR unit leader, Prof. Andres Oreta including College of Business Economics Dean, Prof. Marites Tiongco represented DLSU in the forum. Aside from commemorating Typhoon Ondoy, the event also introduced the plan to organize a Philippine Academic Society for Climate and Disaster Resilience.

Dr. Oreta and Dr. Dulay

CESDR co-organized a Symposium on Multi-Hazards Assessment of Heritage Structures at CPU, Iloilo City

(L-R) Engr. Grio, Dr.  Oreta, Arch. Wilfredo Sy, Jr.  , Engr. De Jesus, Dr. Mendoza, Jr. & Dr. Ibabao

Last June 22, 2019 CESDR organized with Central Philippine University (CPU), Iloilo City and University of the Philippines Visayas a symposium on “Multi-Hazard Assessment of Heritage Buildings (The Case of Iloilo City).” This symposium was held in preparation to the Newton Institutional Links project with University College London on Cultural Heritage Resilience & Sustainability to Multi-Hazards (CHeRiSH) where DLSU is a cooperating institution. Three CESDR Disaster Resilience Unit members delivered lectures during the symposium” 

• Dr. Andres Winston C. Oreta - Structural Engineering & Heritage Preservation and Overview of Multi-Hazards Assessment of Heritage Structures (The Case of Iloilo City)
• Dr. Rodolfo Mendoza, Jr. - Structural Evaluation, NDT & Semi-Destructive Testing of Heritage Structures
•  Engr. Richard De Jesus - Researches on Heritage Structures at DLSU CE Department

Engr. Mary Earl Daryl Grio (Head, Civil Engineering Dept., CPU) presented about seismic and fire hazards assessment. Dr. Rhodella Ibabao of the Dept.. of Management, UPVisayas and Philippine project leader of CHeRiSH project gave  an overview of the objecties and outcomes of the  CHeRiSH project. Arch. Wilfredo Sy, Jr. of the Iloilo Heritage Council attended and participated in the open forum.

After the symposium, a lunch meeting was hosted by CPU and UPV to discuss the preparations for the July 15 CHeRiSH Project Stakeholders; Meeting and the July 16-19 CHeRiSH Data Gathering with UCL.  DLSU members, Oreta and De Jesus will attend the July 15 meeting and De Jesus will be part of the survey team for the data gathering.

After the lunch meeting, a tour of the heritage buildings on Iloilo City’s Calle Real, the project site was conducted by Arch Sy.

Dr. Andy Oreta

Dr. Rodolfo Mendoza, Jr.

Engr. Richard De Jesus

The symposium was attended by Civil Engineering Students of CPU and representatives of Iloilo City Heritage Council

Tour of the Heritage Structrures

RTD with University of Huddersfield

CESDR Disaster Resilient Unit (DRU) held a Round Table Discussion with University of Huddersfield (HUD), UK professors, Dr. Dilanthi Amaratunga and Dr. Richard Haigh and HUD Researcher, Dr. Nuwan Dias on March 26, 2019, 5:30 - 7:00 PM at DLSU Velasco Hall V512.

Dr. Andy Oreta, OIC of the CESDR DRU first presented an update on the unit's recent activities and on the Newton - Agham Workshop on Localising Strategies on Making Cities Resilient to Disasters which was co-organized with HUD last Jan 2017.  Dr. Nuwan Dias presented their project which focuses on Strategies and Challenges on DRR-CCA intergration. An open discussion followed after where Dr. Mike Promentilla served as facilitator.

Dr. Alvin Cukaba, CESDR Director, Dr. Lessandro Garciano (CE Dept. Chair), Dr. Alvin Chua (ME Dept. chair) Dr. Tarroja (SDRC Director) and Dr. Marlon Era (Faculty of BSD and PH Chair of the CABARET project) attended the forum. Members of the CESDR DRU supported the event.

The RTD resulted on plans for future collaboration. An MOU was suggested to be formulated. Prof. Dilanthi and Prof. Haigh have future proposals and they will explore a collaboration with DLSU.

CESDR Disaster Resilience Unit Members at DRSD2019 - AIT

CESDR DRU members: Materum, Oreta, Tanhueco, Redillas & Mutuc

CESDR Disaster Resilience Unit members presented papers at the International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development (DRSD 2019) held on March 7-8, 2019 at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. The CESDR members presented the following papers:

• Developing teaching and learning modules for a disaster readiness and risk reduction subject –Authors: Renan Tanhueco (Presentor) and co-authors: Andres Oreta, Jose Edgar Mutuc, Edgar Vallar, Lessandro Garciano, Mary Geraldine Yumang and Efren DeLa Cruz
• Identifying research interventions on resilience building using the ten essentials for “making cities resilient” global campaign – Authors: Andres Oreta (Presentor), and co-authors: Mario De Leon, Jose Edgar Mutuc, Renan Tanhueco, Lawrence Materum and Marla Redillas
• Investigation on the potential of LID in urban land uses in the Philippines – Author/Presentor: Marla Redillas
• Data visualization and analytics: a System Dynamics approach -  Author/Presentor: Jose Edgar Mutuc 
• Sensor Node Positioning and Fractional Data Sampling for Risks Prevention, Recovery, and Adaptation of Wireless Sensor Networks to Different Disaster Scenarios – Author/Presentor: Lawrence Materum

The DRSD2019 was organized by the Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management of AIT. It was also co-organized by the United Nations University, Prosper.net, Miyagi University of Education, Keio University, Universti Sains Malaysia and IRDR.

Dr. Tanhueco

Dr. Oreta

Dr. Mutuc

Dr. Redillas

Dr. Materum

Introducing CESDR Disaster Resilience Research Lab

The Center for Engineering and Sustainable Development Research, or CESDR is the research arm of the DLSU-Manila Gokongwei College of Engineering (GCOE). CESDR has several subcenters or research labs including the Subcenter for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA). To address the broad issues on DRR and CCA, the subcenter is renamed as CESDR Disaster Resilience Unit. 

• VISION: The research lab envisions itself as a resource to country actively engaged in resilience building in communities, their built and natural environment through disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
• MISSION: The research lab aims to advance knowledge, conduct research and promote best practices in resilience building though disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, especially involving complex environments.

The research  unit focuses on how to reduce or avoid hazards and reduce vulnerabilities so that disaster risks can be reduced. Reduced disaster risks lead to safer structures and improved safety to the people. Reduced disaster risks also lead to sustainability since there will be less damage to infrastructures and less wastage of resources and less impact to the people which translates to better living conditions. When people, assets and infrastructures are protected, people’s resilience and health are promoted, resources are protected and  the balance between built and natural environment is maintained.  

This brochure introduces the profile of the members and their research interests. We welcome research collaboration and networking that promote resilience building of cities and communities.

CESDR CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Dr. Andres Winston Oreta (OIC of the Research Lab)
• Email: andres.oreta@dlsu.edu.ph
• Ms. Kriezl “K-Ann” Esurena (Secretary), 
• Email: kriezl.esurena@dlsu.edu.ph, 
• Tel: (632) 5244611 loc. 275 

CESDR Disaster Resilience (DRR-CCA) members as Organizers of the Newton Agham Workshop

The Organizers of the Newton-Agham International Workshop on Localising Strategies for Making Cities Resilient to Disasters (22-26 January 2018)

The Particiipants of the Newton-Agham International Workshop on Localising Strategies for Making Cities Resilient to Disasters (22-26 January 2018)

Under the British Council’s Researcher Links scheme offered within the Newton Fund and supported by the Dept. of Science and Technology (DOST) and PCIEERD, the international workshop on "Localising Strategies for Making Cities Resilient to Disasters was successfully organized by the faculty and staff of De La Salle University and University of Huddersfield last 22nd to 26th January 2018 at the Century Plaza Hotel, Manila, Philippines. The CESDR DRR-CCA  members - Dr. Oreta, Dr. Tanhueco, Dr. Mutuc, Dr. De Leon, Dr. Redillas, Dr. Materum, Dr. Garciano and Engr. Galupino formed the local organizing committee of the workshop.