ILOCOS SUR, Mar. 17 (PIA) – The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS), in partnership with the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), will conduct a webinar titled "PRESSing Matter: The Big Ones and the Science of Earthquake Scenarios" on March 25.
The webinar aims to capacitate Philippine media practitioners on the science of earthquake scenarios and their importance in earthquake preparedness.
Dr. Renato Solidum Jr., undersecretary of DOST and officer-in-charge of PHIVOLCS, will give the keynote speech on the topic, "The Science of Earthquake Scenarios and Some Worst-case Earthquake Scenarios in the Philippines."
PHIVOLCS INFOPRESS. The DOST-PHIVOLCS and PCOO conduct a webinar dubbed “PHIVOLCS InfoPress: Understanding the Science of Earthquake” on March 9, capacitating media practitioners and government information officers, including those from the regional offices, with essential knowledge in reporting earthquake events and disaster risk reduction initiatives. (photo by April M. Montes-Bravo/PIA Ilocos Sur)