The project team from the University of the Philippines Los Baños-School of Environmental Science and Management (UPLB-SESAM) led by Dr. Yusuf A. Sucol, University Researcher, met with the representatives of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), led by Ms. Hannah Escamilla on April 5, 2024 for the official endorsement of the study Multi-hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (MHRVA) of Critical Facility and Lifeline Utility Infrastructures of Selected Industries and Technology Parks in the Province of Laguna.
PDRF endorsed the SESAM project team to various key stakeholders, including Light Industry and Science Park II (LISP II), Calamba City Disaster and Risk Reduction Office (CDRRMO), and Laguna Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Office (PDRRMO).
The study is part of the project Area-Wide Business Continuity Management for Key Industries and Lifeline Utilities led by PDRF and supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It aims to make the business community resilient by focusing on Disaster Risk Reduction Policy and Practice Sector.
The MHRVA project aims to understand the impacts of hydrometeorological, geological, and climate change-associated hazards on critical infrastructures and lifeline utilities in the city government of Calamba, Laguna. The result of this study will provide strategic guidelines to beneficiaries and partners from different sectors by improving the synergy of private sector business operations and government sector public service delivery continuity planning.
The meeting with LISP II was attended by its administrator and management officers, Mr. Aldrien Ferlindo Montalban, along with Mr. Harold Estevez and Mr. Alexander Ferrer, respectively. Meanwhile, the endorsement of the CDRRMO of Calamba City was presented to Engr. Noriel Habaña, City DRRM Officer, and staff. The last appointment was with the Laguna PDRRMO, led by Mr. Aldwin Cejo, Provincial DRRM Officer, along with Ms Mairah Leonara Cabantog, and Regine Fadri Flores.
Joining Dr. Sucol in the project endorsement are Dr. Evaristo Nino T. Cando III, project technical consultant and Assistant Professor; Mr. Robert Patrick M. Cabangbang, project coordinator and University Researcher; Nino Carlo Casim, project research associate; and Joshua Reyes, project assistant. Dr. Thaddeus P. Lawas, University Extension Specialist and Ms. Jessa O. Aquino-Cando, EnP., University Researcher are also members of the research team.
