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BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – The provincial government of Negros Occidental has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-Phivolcs) to implement the GeoRiskPH initiative in the province.

GeoRiskPH aspires to become the country’s primary source of data for accurate and timely risk and hazard assessment.

From 2018 to 2020, it will be a multi-agency effort led by the Phivolcs, sponsored by the DOST, and overseen by the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development.

Since 2021, it has been enshrined in DOST-PHIVOLCS.

Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II, who attended the signing ceremony with Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson at Negros Residences here on Tuesday, said the cooperation will allow the province to employ geographic information system platforms and tap information from government institutions.

“(This is) so that we can react quickly and effectively in the event of a disaster.” We’ll also work with DOST-Phivolcs to update their data for Bacolod City and Negros Occidental so that everyone may use it for planning and program execution,” he said.

GeoRiskPH is envisioned to build and establish a central source of information of data critical for hazard and risk assessment to help the country become more resilient against natural hazards, according to science research specialist II John Harold Tabuzo, who represented DOST-Phivolcs in the MOA signing.

“For government entities, this implies having a consolidated database and integrated system,” he continued.

The collaboration is a long-term commitment between local government units (LGUs) and DOST-Phivolcs to work together in accordance with the 39th Cabinet directive, issued on July 1, 2019, directing the government to use GeoRiskPH in the conduct of hazard and risk assessments and ensuring the efforts’ sustainability.

Through the use of science-based information and user-friendly platforms, the cooperation is expected to enable DOST-Phivolcs strategically persuade more LGUs to create safe and resilient communities against earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other hazards.

LGUs can also lower the risk of natural disasters affecting their constituents by including disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptations into their development plans as a result of the collaboration.

HazardHunterPH, GeoAnalyticsPH, and GeoMapperPH are some of the GeoRiskPH platforms that could be used to mainstream information into catastrophe risk reduction plans.

The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding took place as part of the Presidential Communications Operations Office’s 2022 Transparency Roadshow, which was organized by the Freedom of Information-Project Management Office.

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