EARTH SCIENCE
EARTHQUAKES
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Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
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Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
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Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS)
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Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
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Detailed explanation-1: -PHIVOLCS stands for the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. This agency monitors the movements of the earth’s crust and warns if there is any possibility of disaster such as volcanic eruptions, tsunami, earthquakes, etc.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is a service institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) that is principally mandated to mitigate disasters that may arise from volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunami and other related geotectonic phenomena.
Detailed explanation-3: -On September 17, 1984, seismology or the science that deals with earthquakes, was transferred to the Institute from Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). PHIVOLC was renamed Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is responsisble for forecasting volcanic eruptions and earthquakes; and determining how they occur and what areas are likely to be affected.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) shall be responsible for forecasting volcanic eruptions and earthquakes and determine how they occur and what areas are likely to be affected.