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NIGS Quarterly
Newsletter of the National Institute of Geological Sciences
Issue No. 7
July to September 2024
UP Geological Society
Sep 29, 20232 min read
UP Geological Society
Class of 2023 Send-Off Party Last September 1 to 2, the University of the Philippines Geological Society (UP GeoSoc) conducted a sendoff...
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UP Geology Majors' Society
Sep 29, 20232 min read
UP Geology Majors’ Society
2023 UP GeMS Graduates’s Send-Off (Aug 12, 2023) Before its newest graduates take on their new beginnings, the UP Geology Majors’ Society...
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UP Iuvenis Orbis
Sep 29, 20231 min read
UP Iuvenis Orbis Geological Fraternity
Blockhandling The Iuvenis Orbis Geological Fraternity recently participated in the Freshies' Blockhandling held on September 24, 2023....
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UP Rockhounds
Sep 29, 20231 min read
UP Rockhounds
New Officers Allen Gabriel Fetalvo – President Andrei Marc Calma – Vice President Marc Jhonell Forneste – Secretary Willnico Green –...
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Andrea Pamintuan
Sep 29, 20231 min read
Project: Constraining short- and long-term tectonic deformation in western Luzon, Philippines
Members of the Geomorphology and Active Tectonics Research (GEAR) Lab and Earth Observatory Singapore-Nanyang Technological University...
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Yel Santiago
Sep 29, 20231 min read
Project: Active faulting and earthquake potential of the Sindangan-Cotabato Fault
Dr. John Dale Dianala, along with his University Research Associate (URA) Ms. Jed Ruzziel Santiago, conducted reconnaissance fieldwork...
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John Kenneth Badillo
Sep 29, 20231 min read
Geol 170 (Field Geology) fieldwork in Tablas Island, Romblon
The Geology 170 class conducted a field mapping in Tablas Island, Romblon last July 18 to 28, 2023. The fieldwork aims to enhance the...
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NIGS Research
Sep 29, 20231 min read
Dr. Mario Aurelio receives the UP Scientific Productivity System Award
Dr. Mario Aurelio is among the recipients of the UP Scientific Productivity System (SPS) Award for the period 2022–2024. The SPS Award is...
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Grass Padrique
Sep 29, 20232 min read
Updates on the UP NIGS UPGAA Geology Museum
Since 2006, the NIGS UPGAA Geology Museum has been a teaching venue for educators who wish to introduce earth science to their students...
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Ma. Yna Rose Garcia
Sep 29, 20233 min read
NIGS faculty and students bag conference awards in Cambodia and Indonesia
Dr. Jillian Aira S. Gabo-Ratio, Mr. Kirk Justin Ramos, Mr. Ramuel Ramos, and Ms. Venus Tagle participated in the 14th AUN/SEED-Net...
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Kristine Velasquez
Sep 29, 20231 min read
Plumbing system training conducted for admin and building personnel
An in-house training session focused on Plumbing Systems was conducted by Mr. Joval Y. Esponilla, Building Administrator last 27 July...
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Justin Jorge Padre
Sep 28, 20231 min read
Justin Jorge Padre receives the Okada-McIntye Graduate Research Fellowship
The International Nannoplankton Association (INA) Foundation awards one of the first Okada-McIntye Graduate Research Fellowships to...
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Admin Staff
Sep 27, 20231 min read
Service Awardees: Dr. Mahar Lagmay, Dr. Alyssa Peleo-Alampay, Mr. Gerald Quiña
Dr. Mahar Lagmay, Dr. Alyssa Peleo-Alampay, and Mr. Gerald Quiña (aka Kuya Titan) were recognized by the University of the Philippines...
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Kristine Velasquez
Sep 26, 20231 min read
Sarah Jane Dela Cruz receives the Outstanding Procurement Champion Award
Ms. Sarah Jane R. Dela Cruz, Administrative Staff, was recognized as the NIGS Outstanding Procurement Champion among the 84 awardees from...
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UP Geology Majors' Society
Jun 30, 20233 min read
UP Geology Majors’ Society
UP GeMS Resident Members during their last General Assembly for AY 2022-2023. Geology Summit 2023 Last April 2023, UP GeMS concluded its...
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NIGS Research
Jun 30, 20231 min read
Dr. Francisco G. Delfin, Jr. to receive the 2023 UPAA Distinguished Alumnus Award
The UP Alumni Association (UPAA) has selected Dr. Francisco G. Delfin, Jr. to receive the 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Award in Energy...
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Noel Patrick Soberano
Jun 30, 20231 min read
Geol 250 (Igneous Petrology) fieldwork in Zambales
The Geology 250 (Igneous Petrology) class, under the supervision of Dr. Betchaida Payot and Dr. Gabriel Theophilus Valera, conducted...
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Ma. Yna Rose Garcia
Jun 30, 20232 min read
Geol 273 (Advanced Mineral Deposits) fieldwork in Mankayan, Benguet
The Geology 273 (Advanced Mineral Deposits) class conducted fieldwork in the Baguio-Mankayan mineral district last May 25-28, 2023. The...
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Ma. Yna Rose Garcia
Jun 30, 20231 min read
Geol 197 fieldwork in Ore Asia Mining and Development Corporation
The Geology 197 (Special Topics in Geology: Geochemical Techniques Applied to Hydrothermal Deposits) class conducted fieldwork in Ore...
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Erizza Rose Santos
Jun 30, 20231 min read
Geol 154 (Volcanology) fieldwork in Rizal, Laguna, and Batangas
The Geology 154 (Volcanology) THY class under Dr. Sandra G. Catane conducted fieldwork on 19-21 May 2023 which aims to apply the concepts...
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