Post-Ondoy Assessment
SYMPOSIUM #1 – Post-Ondoy Assessment
8:00-11:45AM, Monday, 8 February 2010
Auditorium, Malcolm Hall, College of Law
University of the Philippines Diliman
Symposium Programme
8:00-8:30 Registration and Opening
8:30-8:40 Welcome Remarks – Chancellor Sergio S. Cao
8:40-8:45 Introduction of DRM-UP
8:45-9:45 Presentation of Abstracts:
Geology of Metro Manila and Disasters -- Dr. Carlo Arcilla
Rainfall, Land Subsidence, and the Choking of Rivers in Metro Manila -- Dr. Fernando Siringan
Flood Management in Metro Manila Basins -- Dr. Leonardo Liongson
Hydrology and Hydraulics of the Ondoy Flood -- Dr. Guillermo Tabios
Institutional Failures, Disasters, and 21st-Century Cities – Mr. Kenneth Cardenas
Historical Construction of Urban Landscapes and Disasters – Prof. Trina Listanco
9:45-10:15 Guest Lecture – Senator Edgardo J. Angara
10:15-10:30 Discussion
10:30-11:30 Panel Discussion and Open Forum: Each presentor will give additional details and address reactions by the other presentors/panelists; lastly, the audience will direct their questions to the presentors/panelists.
11:30-11:45 Summary and Conclusion: Way Forward
Moderator: Dr. Benito Pacheco