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NIGS Quarterly
Newsletter of the National Institute of Geological Sciences
Issue No. 7
July to September 2024
JP Mondala
Aug 21, 20241 min read
Faculty and Students Search for Mesozoic Molluscs in Samar
From August 18-21, 2024, John Paul Mondala, Dr. Allan Gil Fernando, and Dr. Tomoki Kase from the National Museum of Nature and Science,...
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Ma. Yna Rose Garcia
May 28, 20242 min read
Geol 273 (Advanced Mineral Deposits) fieldwork in Benguet and Zambales
MS Geology students enrolled in Geology 273 (Advanced Mineral Deposits) class conducted fieldwork in Benguet and Zambales last May 18-19...
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John Kenneth Badillo
May 10, 20242 min read
Ongoing collaboration between UP-NIGS and GIGCAS
On the 6th of May 2024, researchers and faculty members from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences (GIGCAS)...
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JP Mondala
May 7, 20243 min read
Fieldwork with Dr. Tomoki Kase: Molluscs, otoliths, forams and all things paleontological!
Members of the Nannoworks Laboratory (Dr. Allan Gil Fernando, David Policarpio and John Paul Mondala), along with visiting paleontologist Dr
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Joeven Calvelo
May 7, 20241 min read
Geol 135 (Earth History) class fieldwork in La Union and Pangasinan
Undergraduate students from the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) participated in a fieldwork expedition for their Geology...
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Lyndon Nawanao Jr.
Feb 17, 20241 min read
Geology 200 (Undergraduate Thesis) students conduct fieldwork in Northern and Central Luzon
Senior undergraduate students and researchers from the Geomorphology and Active Tectonics Research (GEAR) laboratory conducted coastal...
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Berlyn Eleazar
Oct 1, 20231 min read
Project: Marine and Onshore Geophysical Investigations of the Manila Subduction Zone (MOGI)
Dr. Carla B. Dimalanta conducted geologic fieldwork as well as gravity and magnetic surveys last July 31 - August 16, 2023 in Kalinga and...
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John Esteban Cari
Oct 1, 20232 min read
Geology 215 (Advanced Field Mapping) class fieldwork and IEC in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Graduate students from the National Institute of Geological Sciences conducted their advanced field mapping from July 30 - August 11,...
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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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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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Julius Pasco
Apr 19, 20231 min read
UP NIGS and Japanese researchers conduct fieldwork in Surigao del Norte
Dr. Betchaida Payot and Mr. Julius Pasco from the University of the Philippines National Institute of Geological Sciences (UP NIGS), Dr....
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Meyrick Tablizo
Mar 27, 20232 min read
Geology 120 fieldwork in Ilocos Region
Two Geology 120 (Stratigraphy and Sedimentology) four-day fieldworks in Ilocos Region were conducted successfully last 2-5 December 2022...
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