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NIGS Quarterly
Newsletter of the National Institute of Geological Sciences
Issue No. 8-9
October 2024 to March 2025

Graduate and undergraduate students receive the UP Geology Merit Award
Conceptualized in 2001, the UP Geology Merit Award (UPGMA) is a cash award program for UP NIGS students who distinguish themselves in...
UP Iuvenis Orbis
May 31, 20241 min read
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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...
Joeven Calvelo
May 7, 20241 min read
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Undergraduate students receive the Dr. George C. Bacuta Thesis Grant
Three (3) undergraduate students are this year's recipients of the Dr. George C. Bacuta Undergraduate Thesis Grant. Cluster 1: SIPOY,...
NIGS Admin
Apr 23, 20241 min read
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UP Geological Society
During the first quarter of 2024, the University of the Philippines Geological Society (UP GeoSoc) undertook several activities which...
UP Geological Society
Mar 29, 20242 min read
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UP Geology Majors' Society
Applicants Batch 23A Apps’ Night Regarded as the highly anticipated event of the application process, the Apps’ Night is tasked solely to...
UP Geology Majors' Society
Mar 29, 20242 min read
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Undergraduate Students Participate in a Leadership Exchange Program in Singapore
by Angelica Africa, Raymond Gallego, Alena Taldua, Alon Vallespin Photos: Alena Taladua Five students from the National Institute of...
Angelica Africa
Sep 30, 20232 min read
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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...
John Kenneth Badillo
Sep 29, 20231 min read
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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...
UP Geology Majors' Society
Jun 30, 20233 min read
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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...
Ma. Yna Rose Garcia
Jun 30, 20231 min read
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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...
Erizza Rose Santos
Jun 30, 20231 min read
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UP Geological Society
10th National Geology Congress The UP Geological Society (UP GeoSoc) ended the second semester with the successful conduction of two of...
UP Geological Society
Jun 30, 20232 min read
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UP Cwm Zena’na
Cwm Zena’na Scholarship Program The Cwm Zena’na Scholarship Program (CZSP) is a program designed to support female geology students to...
UP Cwm Zena’na
Jun 30, 20232 min read
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