On 16 July 1990, a
magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook almost the entire island of Luzon and some parts
of Visayas. To commemorate its 20th year, PHIVOLCS will be holding a symposium
on 15-16 July 2010 at PHIVOLCS Auditorium, Quezon City. The symposium will
highlight the lessons learned out of this devastating event, and in light of
the successive cataclysmic earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and China, review the
initiatives and advances accomplished in the last two decades in seismic
monitoring, active faults mapping, earthquake engineering, policy-making and
disaster risk reduction in the country. This 2-day activity will convene
scientists, engineers, professors, students as well as media. The 1990 Luzon
earthquake and other significant earthquakes will also be revisited through a
simultaneous photo exhibit at the PHIVOLCS lobby.
Second Quarter Nationwide Earthquake Drill: One Nation, One People, One Response
With the
continuing effort of the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) headed
by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology-Department of Science
and Technology (PHIVOLCS-DOST), Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Department of
Education (DepEd) in Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in the Education
Sector, the 2nd Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill
will be held on 18 June 2010. This nationwide activity aims to test the
preparedness and response capabilities of every individual, of communities and
organizations towards a disaster-resilient nation.
