CESDR co-hosts DRRID2024 Graduate Forum

The Graduate Seminar Class on Disaster Risk Reduction and Infrastructure Development (CIV680M/D), with the support of the Disaster Resilience Unit of CESDR,  hosted the DRRID Forum 2024 on April 6, 2024 (9:00 AM – 4:00 PM) at the V207 - Shell AV Room, Velasco Hall, 2^nd Floor, De La Salle University. In this forum, the graduate students (MSCE, MEP and PhD) presented their concept papers on the theme of the seminar. The forum will be open toinvited GCOE graduate students, faculty of DLSU and guests. Highlight of the forum includes the keynote presentation by Dr. Marlon De Luna Era on "Disaster Waste Management, Preparedness and Response." If interested to read the Program and  Proceedings of Abstracts, scan the QR Code below. 

The Participants - Guest Faculty and Graduate Student  Presentors

The CIV680M/D Class Preseentors

CESDR Members participation at the 2nd National Conference of PASCDR

CE Dept faculty presentors (L-R): Garciano, Valdez, Redillas, Galupino, Oreta and Tanhueco

DLSU Faculty Members of CESDR Disaster Resilience Unit actively participated at the 2^nd National Conference of the Philippine Academic Society on Climate and Disaster Resilience (PASCDR) with the theme, “From Discourses to Actions: Mobilizing the Academe for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation.” The conference was held last October 25-27, 2023 at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, QC. DLSU Department of Civil Engineering  faculty also members of the Center for Engineering and Sustainable Development Research (CESDR) – Disaster Resilience Unit presented in the parallel sessions. The title of the papers and the presentors are:

a)      Reflections on Post-Earthquake and Typhoon Assessments in the Philippines: Observations, Lessons Learned and Challenges – Dr. Lessandro Garciano

b)      Nature-based Green Infrastructure for DRR and CCA: A Challenge in the Philippines – Dr, Marla Redillas

c)       Urban Planning and DRRM and LGU – Dr. Renan Tanhueco

d)      Determination of Liquefaction Susceptibility through Machine Learning Algorithm – Dr. Joenel Galupino

e)       A Resilience Framework for Road Networks Due to Interfering Debris from Seismic Action – Engr. Rainier Valdez

f)        Shake the Tower Challenge: A Hands-On Exercise for Training Future Structural Engineers for the “Big One” – Dr. Andres Winston Oreta with Ms. Jade Vanessa Ching (BSMS Student)

Dr. Oreta chaired the plenary session Engineering Solutions to DRR on Oct. 26, 2023. Dr. Oreta was also appointed as one of the trustees of the soceity together with DLSU co-faculty members, Dr. Marlon Era and Dr. Marites Tiongco.

During the board meeting of the new officers of PASCDR, it was decided that the 3^rd National Conference of PASCDR will be hosted by De La Salle University in 2025.

PASCDR Foundng and Board Members from DLSU (Starting from 4th from left)

 - Dr. Marlon Era, Dr. Marites Tiongco and Dr. Andy Oreta

CESDR Members Oreta and Redillas - Speakers at OCD DRRM Webinars

 CESDR Disaster Resilient Unit members, Dr. Andres Winston Oreta and Dr. Marla Redillas delivered virtual presentations in DRRM Webinars hosted by the Office of Civil Defense, the government office administering the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).  Dr. Oreta presented in the School-Based DRRM Webinar on "S.O.S. Tips Infographics: Strengthening ORDER in Schools" on 3 Sept 2021. Dr. Redillas, on the other hand, presented in the NDRM Webinar of Making Cities & Municipalities Resilient with the topic on "Building Urban Resilience through Making Water-Wise Cities " on 16 July 2021.  Read related news at https://animociv.blogspot.com/2021/09/oreta-and-redillas-speakers-at-ocd-drrm.html

S.O.S. Tips Infographics: Strengthening ORDER in Schools

Schools are powerful symbols of progress and development. Schools represent our children – the nation’s hope for the future – and their education. In recent disasters in the Philippines, many school buildings were damaged due to various natural hazards like earthquakes, floods, landslides and typhoon causing a number of casualties. Creating “safe school” involves an integrated strategy among the stakeholders. Aside from assuring that school buildings are safe and sound during a hazardous event, a safe school must promote a culture of safety where the students and teachers are aware of the risks to hazards and prepared to respond during emergencies and emergencies. Hence, this presentation highlights the SOS Tips Infographics, one of the components of the project on “Strengthening ORDER in Schools (S.O.S).”  The S.O.S.  Project is part of the “Philippines Resilience of Schools to Multi Hazard” or PRISMH project funded by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and has a component on the development of materials for Organizational Resilience in Disasters & Emergency Response (ORDER).

The SOS Tips Infographics aims to increase awareness of school children and teachers on what to do before, during, and after a hazardous event such as earthquakes, strong winds, typhoons and floods. The S.O.S. Tips infographics are of three modules: (a) S.O.S. Tips on Emergency Evacuation, (b) S.O.S. Tips on Wind, Typhoon and Flood and (c) S.O.S. Tips on Earthquakes.

The S.O.S. Tips on Emergency Evacuation emphasize that an evacuation site and evacuation route are critical components in a school emergency and disaster preparedness plan. Hence, this module provides simple tips on identifying the evacuation assembly area and/or sites and evacuation routes based on hazards and simple rules during evacuation that students must follow. 

The S.O.S. Tips on Wind, Typhoon and Flood provide tips on what do during and after the hazardous event whether inside the classroom or outside the school building. 

The S.O.S. Tips on Earthquakes also provide guidance to students on what to during an earthquake if indoors or outdoors and what to do after the earthquake ground shaking. 

The S.O.S. Tips Infographics are appropriate not only to school children in grade school or high school but even to college students since the messages are general. The infographics design is simple with meaningful cartoon images and catchy and readable texts. The infographics can be adopted in the school curriculum as a teaching and learning material in the subject on Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction. 

The infographics are readily available in the internet. Just click the highlighted S.O.S. Tips Infographics links. 

• SOS TIPS - EVACUATION
• SOS TIPS - WIND, TYPHOON AND FLOODS
• SOS TIPS - EARTHQUAKES

PRISMH and CHERISH Projects presented at the 20th ASEP International Convention - 22 May 2021

 

Dr. Galasso with session moderators: Dr. Garciano and Dr. Oreta

Dr. Carmine Gallaso of University College London presented a keynote lecture on two Newton-Agham Institutional - CHED Projects - PRISMH or Philippine Resilience of Schools to Multiple Hazards and CHERISH or Cultural Heritage Resilience and Sustainability to Multiple Hazards. The keynote lecture highlights the "New Technologies and Digital Tools for Assessing Multi-Hazard Risk of Community Assets."

Three papers that are outputs from research supported by the CESDR Disaster Resilience Unit were also  presented at the 20th ASEP International Convention (AIC2021) on 20-22 May 2021. 

Engr, Samantha Jarder, BSCE and MSCE graduate of DLSU, Manila and presently a PhD student at Tokyo City University presented the paper on "Toolkits for Strengthening ORDER in Schools or SOS" at the 20th ASEP International Convention (AIC2021) on 22 May 2021. The co-authors of the paper consist of  DLSU Civil Engineering faculty, graduate and undergraduate students. The SOS project is a component of the PRISMH Project funded by CHED under the Newton-Agham Research Institutional Links. The faculty researchers include Dr. Lessandro Garciano (Principal Proponent), Dr. Andres Oreta and Engr. Richard De Jesus. The PRISMH Project is a collaboration among universities - University College London, DLSU and Xavier University - CDO. 

Engr. Sheena Fulleros, M.Eng. graduate of DLSU, Manila presented the paper on "Rapid Assessment of Hazards, Safety and Sustainability (RAHSS) of RC Buildings: Case Study Survey on Public Buildings in Sorsogon." The paper is based on her Practicum Report as researcher of CESDR DRU under Dr. Oreta. 

Engr. Dexter Lo, MSCE graduate of DLSU and Founding Director, XU Engineering Resource Center, Xavier University Manila  presented a paper on “Seismic Fragility of Selected Public High School Buildings in Cagayan de Oro City”, a paper also under the PRISMH Project. 

CHERISH SEMINAR/WORKSHOP - 30 April 2021

 University of the Philippines Visayas Iloilo, De La Salle University - Manila (DLSU-Manila), Central Philippine University and University College London in cooperation with the LGU- Iloilo City is conducting the CHERISH SEMINAR/WORKSHOP ON SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT & RAPID VISUAL SURVEY OF EXISTING (HERITAGE) BUILDINGS on April 30, 2021 (8:30 AM to 4:30 PM) via Zoom.

CHERISH or Cultural Heritage Resilience and Sustainability to multiple Hazards is project funded by CHED and the Newton Fund. The objectives of the activity are (a) To enhance the capability of the academe, the LGU, and relevant institutions to conduct Rapid Visual Survey (RVS) of buildings with an emphasis on previously assessed Heritage Buildings in Calle Real in seismic risk assessment, and (b) To get feedback from the participants about the modules, RVS checklist, and related policies.

CESDR Disaster Resilient Unit members - Dr. Andres Oreta, Dr. Lessandro Garciano, Engr. Richard De Jesus and Dr. Rodolfo Mendoza, Jr. are the DLSU researchers for this project and will serve as speakers/trainors. 

WEBINAR on ICT for Disaster Risk Reduction & Management for SHS Faculty and Students

Members of the CESDR Disaster Resilience Unit and the URCO RPW on ICT4DR served as resource speakers in the DR&RR Webinar: Information and Communications Technology for DRRM held on August 8, 2020 (Saturday), 9:00AM - 11:30AM via Google Meet and Live Stream. 

The webinar's participants are the faculty and students of DLSU Senior High School students who are taking the course on Disaster Readiness & Risk Reduction (DISREAD). The webinar was coordinated by Kenneth Toral of the CE Department and a teacher of DISREAD and Dr. Andy Oreta of CESDR DRU. 

The highlights of the webinar are summarized below:

• Overview of ICT4DR by Dr. Ann Dulay
• Lecture No. 1 -  by Engr. Joenel Galupino on Strengthening ORDER in Schools (SOS): Sharing Resources Online and Mobile Application for School Resilience Building
• Lecture No. 2 - by Engr. Daniel Valerio on GIS in Disaster Risk Reduction in a Pandemic
• Lecture No. 3 - by Dr. Gerino Mappatao 0n Synthetic Aperture Radar Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction Planning and Management using Drones
• Q & A - Moderated by Dr. Renan Tanhueco and SHS Faculty