The National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-NAST, Ph) bestowed an International Publication Award to the research paper lead authored by Asst. Prof. Ramil B. Atando of the College of Management, University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) in the 2025 DOST Intellectual Property Awards (IPA) Ceremony held on March 26, 2026 at Quest Plus Conference Center Manila in Muntinlupa City.
The journal article entitled “Survivors’ narratives of earthquake hazards in central Philippines since the 1940s: input to a more responsive policymaking” was one of the 144 international publications, five granted patents, and 10 utility models from DOST agencies given recognition by DOST-NAST, Ph.
The paper was published in May 2025 in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR), a fully gold open access journal by Elsevier/Science Direct. The other eight co-authors are scientists and project staff of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). The IPA aims to incentivize DOST researchers to publish their studies in refereed journals covered by international indexing services and citation databases, such as Clarivate Analytics and Scopus.
The journal article is one the deliverables of a collaboration between UPV and PHIVOLCS from 2023 to 2024 through the DANAS Project funded by the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD). PHIVOLCS Deputy Director Ma. Mylene Villegas was the project manager of the DANAS Project while Asst. Prof. Atando was component leader for the Visayas cluster.
Written by UPV CM
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