Ongoing Research Projects
Tectonic Consequences of Subduction in Northern Luzon
Program: Growth of An Island Arc (GAIA): Tectonic Consequences and Human Impacts
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Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)
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Collaborative Projects
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Investigation and Numerical Modeling of Philippine Tsunamis Based on Historical, Geomorphological, and Geological Evidence of Past Earthquakes
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Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)
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Co-implementing Agency: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
Philippines Catchment Susceptibility to Hydrometeorological Events: Sediment Flux and Geomorphic Change as Drivers of Flood Risk in the Philippines
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Implementing Institutions:
University of the Philippines Diliman & University of Glasgow
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Funding Agencies:
Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development & Natural Environment Research Council (United Kingdom)
Active Tectonic Characteristics and Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards Along Major Plate Boundary Belts in Eastern and Southeastern Asia
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Collaborator: J. Bruce H. Shyu / Professor, National Taiwan University
Constraining Short- and Long-term Tectonic Deformation Above the Manila Trench, Western Luzon, Philippines Using Coral Microatolls
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Collaborator: Aron J. Meltzner / Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University
Past Research Activities
Coastal Tectonics of Central Philippine Islands and Its Implications for Seismic Hazards
Program: Integrative Studies on the Geodynamics of the Philippine and Taiwan Arc Systems
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Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)
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Assessment of Geophysical Hazards in Urban Lacustrine Systems
Program: Ten Years after the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment of Laguna de Bay: Towards a Sustainable Future
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Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)
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Co-implementing Agencies: University of the Philippines - Los Banos, University of the Philippines - Manila
Investigation of Potential Paleotsunami Deposits in Western Philippines and Their Implications for Large Magnitude Offshore Earthquakes
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Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (Philippines) through the National Research Council of the Philippines
Coastal Hazards Assessment in Western Luzon, Philippines Using Geomorphic Features and Geospatial Techniques
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Funding Agency: ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net)
Graduate Thesis
Kathrine V. Maxwell
2017​​​​​​​​
Sheinna May D. Claro
2021​​​​​​​
Fault Geometry and Seismic Hazard of the Central Cebu Fault System
Raul Benjamin C. Mendoza
Geologic and Geomorphic Controls on Sinkhole Characteristics in Cebu City, Philippines
Regina Martha G. Lumongsod
2022​​​​​​​
2025​​​​​​​
Undergraduate Thesis
2022​​​​​​​​
Jim Paulo M. Bautista
Aldrich Gerard C. Gatbunton
2023​​​​​​​
Shoreline Change Detection and Analysis of the Badoc Coast in Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Lhiana Reign S. Bañares
Danise Raine D. Dagatan
Tectonic Implications of Submarine Geomorphological Features in Davao Gulf, Philippines
Pamela Eyre Victoria R. Lira
Reynaldo M. San Jose
Morphological and Sedimentological Analysis of Coastal Boulders in Bolinao, Pangasinan
Marjorie D. Del Mundo
2024​​​​​​​
Morphometric Analysis of the QC-Marikina-Montalban Subsegment of the West Valley Fault
Angelo Luis M. Lintag
Mark Bryan C. Olata
Characterizing The Fault Kinematics of the Bangui Fault, Apayao Through Morphotectonic Analysis
Justin M. Sarmiento
2025​​​
Angelica Joy G. Africa
Beachrock Occurence in Luna, La Union as an Indicator of Relative Sea-Level Change
Zebedee Trebur M. Aguas
Karstification Potential Mapping of Dalaguete, Cebu Using GIS and Weight of Evidence Method
Kryzell M. Carmona
Francheska Venica A. Contreras
Analysis of Knickpoint Zones in the Abra River Basin, Northern Luzon, Philippines
Rex Gabriel P. Orbita