Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)

The Organization Chart	Organization Profile
	Person in Charge: Name: Dr. Raymundo S. Punongbayan Title: Director
	Total number of employees: 216 Number of research staff: 175
	Date of establishment:
	Annual budget: P93,253,000
	Mission or objectives: The principal goal of PHIVOLCS is to formulate up-to-date and comprehensive disaster preparedness and loss reduction actions plans for volcanic eruption earthquake occurrences and related geotectonic processes/phenomena (e.g. imprint significant impacts on man and his exploit the positive aspects of these processes for the upliftment of the people’s quality of life.
	Major sponsor(s): National Government Budget (General Fund)
	Contact Person: Name: Dr. Raymundo S. Punongbayan Title: Director Department: Office of the Director Address: C.P. Garcia Avenue, UP-Diliman, 1100 Quezon City Tel. (63) 2 -426-1468 to 79 Fax. (63) 2-926-3225 E-mail: rspuno@phivolcs.dost.gov.ph
	Publication available: Brochure, Annual Report, PHIVOLCS Reports, PHIVOLCS Papers
	WWWADDRESS： http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph
Brief Description
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is the government agency which is principally mandated to avert natural disasters and mitigate hazards arising from geotectonic phenomena, particularly volcanic eruptios and earthquakes. Its ultimate goal is to formulate up-to-date and comprehensive disaster preparedness plans for volcanic eruptions, earthquake occurrences and related geotectonic processes (e.g. faulting, lanslides, and tsunamis) which imprint significant impacts on the human environment. A corollary goal is to exploit the positive aspects of volcanism for the upliftment of the people’s quality of life. In line with its role in the promotion of science and technology in the country, PHIVOLCS further undertake activities towards making people aware of volcanoes and volcanology, earthquakes and seismology, and understand why, where and how natural disasters of volcanic and seismic origins occur in the Philippines.