The 24th of April 2025 was a momentous day for DOST-PHIVOLCS with the approval of Republic Act No. 12180 or the PHIVOLCS Modernization Law, which will enhance the agency’s capacity in early warning, staff competency, and operational readiness. The reenactment of the signing of RA 12180 by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., along with…

  The Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) earned a bronze medal at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (IEIG), held from April 09 to 13, 2025, for its innovation, HazardHunterPH: Systems and Methods in Conducting Multiple Single Hazard Assessments. The tool also received…

A decade after the release of the West Valley Fault Atlas for the Greater Metro Manila Area in 2015, the DOST-PHIVOLCS will unveil an active fault atlas for Mindanao - the Central Digos Fault Atlas, on 17 March 2025 at Benrose Park, Digos City, Davao del Sur. The Atlas contains…

The Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) held two seminars to help 126 media practitioners and public information officers communicate volcanic hazards and risks concerning the active Kanlaon Volcano. The seminar, called PHIVOLCS InfoPress: Understanding and Communicating Kanlaon Volcano Hazards and DOST-PHIVOLCS Information Products, took…

    The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) will spearhead the “PHIVOLCS InfoPress: Understanding and Communicating Kanlaon Volcano Hazards and DOST-PHIVOLCS Information Products.” This event is a seminar designed for media and selected public information officers based in Negros Occidental and Negros…