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

CESDR Disaster Resilience Unit members served as resource lecturers in DRRID Graduate Forum

CIV680M/D, a graduate seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction and Infrastructure Development (DRRID) is one of the integration courses in the graduate program in civil engineering. In this course, graduate students in civil engineering from various specializations and other allied programs apply their knowledge and skills to address the impact of natural hazards on the built environment, to explore ways of reducing the adverse effects of the natural hazards and to improve and build infrastructure and community resilience. 

Members of the CESDR Disaster Resilience Unit served as resource lecturers in the DRRID Graduate Seminar. Serving as resource lecturers in the course during Term 2 of AY 2019-2020 (shown below)  were Dr. Renan Tanhueco, Dr. Mario De Leon, Dr. Maricel Paringit, Dr.Jonathan Dungca, Dr. Nicanor Roxas, Jr. and Richard De Jesus. Invited to share research outputs are graduate students, Raymund Abad and Patrick Ngo. The course was facilitated by Dr. Andres Oreta, the leader of CESDR DR Unit and Professor of the Civil Engineering Department.

 

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.