tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71649062024-03-24T01:50:32.349+08:00Cut the space.The advent of the web has allowed us to overcome distance barriers in communication.
Let's enjoy this chance. Let's talk!Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-86850272981992904442011-12-24T11:11:00.000+08:002011-12-24T11:33:48.557+08:00Reblogged from The Daily Tribune - Without Fear or FavorThe Daily Tribune - Without Fear or FavorBISHOPS, SOLON HOLD AQUINO, OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE FOR CRIMINAL NEGLECT UN to Noy: Address root causes of tragedy By Michaela P. del Callar 12/21/2011 Lessons should be learned from such a tragedy that struck northern Mindanao and immediate steps must be taken to improve disaster mangement practices to avoid a repeat of such a massive Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-32601989389178175592011-12-24T11:03:00.003+08:002011-12-24T11:34:06.556+08:00Reblogged from PHILNEWS.COMThe horrible outcome in lives lost and property destroyed is totally unacceptable to this struggling nation of close to a hundred million people. The Aquino government must to get to the bottom of this. Already, the finger-pointing has begun. PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) claims their storm-warning bulletins were disregarded by Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-77352053016003258642011-11-21T12:53:00.002+08:002011-11-21T12:58:38.834+08:00FIELD TRIP FEEDBACKDear Students,With our recent trip to Subic Safari, may I solicit your feedback of our activity. With the fauna close encounter, describe the learning and immersion experience you had. Tell it in two paragraphs or less. Post it here.*Only those who joined the outbound trip may give feedback. Indicate your complete name and section. This also means the student qualifies to the incentive.Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-77609259838743279122011-11-08T10:45:00.003+08:002011-11-14T20:47:56.330+08:00EMER-IT FIELD TRIP DETAILS<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-84115208176977489552011-11-04T10:21:00.002+08:002011-11-04T10:22:03.710+08:00Open lecture on Emergency ManagementMobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-23148641047336221652011-10-20T09:26:00.004+08:002011-10-20T11:34:48.655+08:00Let's tackle the AIDS issueThis is a group assignment due on Nov. 3, class time.Based on the movie--1. What is AIDS? What is the nature of this disease? What are the symptoms, characteristics and manifestations? What are the different ways it may be contracted?2. Given the statistics in the film, what is the rate of mortality of AIDS? How would classify this as an epidemic?3. Describe the topology or network ho it can Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-63110600477054263842011-09-27T20:09:00.003+08:002011-09-27T20:21:10.984+08:00Soliciting donation for the victims of Typhoon PedringEMER-IT students are encouraged to give donations for the victims of Typhoon Pedring. I will be giving incentives to be credited to the class reporting.Choices of donations:4 packs of instant noodles - 3pts2 small bottles of water - 3pts10 sachets of coffee - 3ptspair of toothbrush & small toothpaste - 3ptspair of bath soap & 4sachets of shampoo - 3ptsBring your donations on Thursday, SepMobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-27254944820422932522011-09-19T09:15:00.002+08:002011-09-19T09:22:35.752+08:00SEP 22 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT1. What is emergency management?2. Differentiate hazard, emergency and disasters. Cite at least four examples of each.3. Explain the concepts of hazard mitigation, disaster preparedness, emergency response and rescue, and disaster recovery.4.Who are the stakeholders in emergency management? Illustrate them through a diagram. Explain their roles.Submit the HW in a printout. Include a cover page Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-45632288637817036272011-09-19T00:46:00.002+08:002011-09-19T01:02:46.089+08:00SEP. 29 SPECIAL GROUP ASSIGNMENTThis assignment looks into the dynamics of the occurrence of an epidemic. In line with this, research on the following:1. What is an epidemic? What are the manifestations of an epidemic? What are the primary considerations when there is an epidemic?2. As a group, watch the movie "Contagion". Based on your research (and answers in number 1), do you agree on how the Contagion movie exhibited the Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-68703209728867922352011-09-19T00:21:00.007+08:002011-09-21T20:56:20.680+08:00EMER-IT Sep-Oct AnnouncementsEMER-IT FIELD TRIPEMER-IT Field Trip is planned to take place on October 5, 2011, Wednesday.This is a whole day activity from 8am-4pm. Places to be visited: Ilog ni Maria Honey Bee Farm and Island Cove Zoo. Field trip fee is P500 per person.Guidelines (on the tour, payment, observations to be done) will be given within the week.)EMER-IT FLASH TRAININGAll classes will have to undergo the Flash Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-12995211549366724812011-09-19T00:16:00.001+08:002011-09-19T00:20:33.407+08:00Syllabus on Emergency Preparedness in CommunitiesSyllabus on Emergency Preparedness in CommunitiesCourse Code : EMER-ITCourse Title : Emergency Preparedness in Communities 2nd term SY 2011-2012 Credit Units : 3Pre-requisite : Major IS core coursesCo-requisite : NoneDepartment : Information TechnologyCourse Adviser : Ms. Mavic Pineda – mavic.pineda@delasalle.ph Twitter : queenandroid, #sos101 The course is intended to introduce Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-28903776371882704612011-09-19T00:09:00.002+08:002011-09-19T00:20:33.409+08:00New Course on Emergency ManagementThis second trimester of SY 2011-2012, I am glad to introduce a new elective course in the IT Department of De La Salle University. This term I have designed the course Emergency Preparedness in Communities. It explores the different types of hazards, emergencies and disasters. To support the mitigation and preparedness skills of students and other stakeholders in our society, the course will Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-34994176046668066902011-06-16T09:42:00.002+08:002011-06-16T09:48:33.338+08:00Lounge Lecture on Community Preparedness, Disaster Policy, Support of Non-Profit Organizations& the Role of ICTJune 18, 2011, 8.30am-11.10nn, Andrew Hall 903The lounge lecture is intended to provide new perspectives and widen views on disaster management, particularly touching the areas of emergency management, volunteers and disaster policy. The lounge lecture includes two distinguished visiting scholars from Florida State University and a researcher from the College of Computer Studies as main speakers.Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-90907669376188780972011-03-06T22:13:00.001+08:002011-03-06T22:18:25.281+08:00DLSU’s ‘Sawatain’ helps LGUs in disaster managementSaturday, 05 March 2011 17:49 Rizal Raoul Reyes / CorrespondentReblogged from http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/science/8219-dlsus-sawatain-helps-lgus-in-disaster-managementInformation and communications technology (ICT) plays a major role in disaster governance. Being a country visited by an average of 20 typhoons a year, the Philippines must have a relevant disaster-governance road map to Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-34608280465191213182011-01-20T13:49:00.000+08:002011-03-06T22:17:02.922+08:00Quo Vadis Pilipinas Series 2011Quo Vadis Pilipinas Series Crossroads & Tipping Points: uncovering the transformational role of ICT in good governance and disaster managementReblogged from : http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/conferences/quovadis/default.aspBeset by numerous challenges brought about by the quest for genuine societal development, the Philippines is once more at a dramatic moment in her history as a nation. The aftermath of Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-9937451738317344502010-10-02T07:38:00.004+08:002010-10-03T16:19:56.861+08:00New DM Related Projects Oct 2010Disaster management typically has four phases--mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery/rehabilitation. It is vital that we look into the needs of our local communities, educate and train them on environment care as the first step. Second is to know them, their strengths & weaknesses, the topography of their location, the climate and weather & the vulnerabilities of their environment. In thisMobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-37388090981308612142010-09-26T19:31:00.002+08:002011-03-06T22:17:24.626+08:00DLSU Students Devise Flood Prediction System A positive effect of OndoyBy RACHEL C. BARAWIDSeptember 25, 2010, 2:53pmThis article was originally published in the Manila Bulletin dated September 26, 2010, Sundayhttp://mb.com.ph/articles/278923/dlsu-students-devise-flood-prediction-systemMANILA, Philippines — Its exactly a year now since Typhoon Ondoy struck Luzon, killing hundreds of people and damaging properties worth billions of pesos.Unprepared and unaware of Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-91568411680808254502010-09-16T21:08:00.001+08:002010-09-17T12:15:51.325+08:00Lectures on Green Space & Water Resources ManagementThe Center for ICT for Development (CITE4D) thru the support of the ADRIC Center and the College of Computer Studies of DLSU has invited a visiting scholar from Indonesia in the person of Dr. Widodo Brontowiyono of the Environmental Engineering Department of Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII). He will be giving the following lectures:Green Space Development for Code River Walk September 21, Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-39675062426035493622010-08-31T22:37:00.000+08:002010-08-31T22:37:09.471+08:00My Website Furthers Computer Science / LinguisticsMy Website Furthers Computer Science / LinguisticsMobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-6218837235666070472010-08-17T19:36:00.003+08:002010-08-17T19:47:34.801+08:00Carbon footprint reduction in DLSU-IT DepartmentOn Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 5:34 PM, OLIVER MALABANAN wrote: IT DEPARTMENT In response to the initiative of DLSU to be carbon neutral in a few years, please implement environment friendly initiatives in your respective courses starting next trimester. We can start with the reduction of paper consumption our academic activities are having. The paper industry is the third greatest contributor toMobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-53370026969344206922010-08-13T11:19:00.000+08:002010-08-13T11:19:12.180+08:00A 6-month UNICEF survey: Mayors' delivery of health and education services - A POINT OF AWARENESS By Preciosa S. Soliven | The Philippine Star Other STAR Sections Education and HomeA 6-month UNICEF survey: Mayors' delivery of health and education services - A POINT OF AWARENESS By Preciosa S. Soliven | The Philippine Star Other STAR Sections Education and HomeMobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-47224640083672549782010-08-09T19:04:00.008+08:002010-08-09T22:38:31.910+08:00Visiting Scholar Dr. Ralph Brower and a Round table discussionI have done organizing a conference. I have done inviting a visiting scholar in the college. But this is the first time I have organized a round table discussion. Pre-RTDI learned my new academic friend, Ralph Brower, Phd from the Florida State University that he will be visiting Manila this July. And I took the bold move to invite him for a day in our college, the Computer Studies, hub of the Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-81185171810554469612010-08-06T18:22:00.003+08:002010-08-09T22:39:05.936+08:00ICSBE 2010I participated in the first ICSBE 2010 International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment last May 25-27, 2010 at Universitas Islamic Indonesia in Jogjakarta, Indonesia. The theme of the conference is Enhancing Disaster Mitigation and Prevention.There were interesting opinions, presentations and of course research projects. One professor from Cyprus claimed "There is no such thing as Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-91442705750172575072010-07-28T20:28:00.003+08:002010-08-09T21:28:33.584+08:00My Priority Projects in 2010-2011--All on Disaster Risk Reduction and ManagementIn the onset of 2009, I approached Mr. Sherwin Ona, a colleague, coach in research and my supervisor in the center. I asked him if I could do research work on disasters. And he gave his blessing and some advices.My idea of disaster back then was more of man-made dangers and hazards, mostly a result of man's carelessness, anger and atrocities. But in the course of reading and studying, I stumbled Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164906.post-56458140780198666592010-07-28T20:11:00.003+08:002010-08-20T02:48:28.962+08:00A Cool Android Application-the Earthquake Realtime IndicatorThere are so many popular tools and applications for the android mobile phones and the iphones as well. But one of my favorite tool is the Earthquake Realtime Indicator by Androidzoom. It alerts you every time an earthquake was detected in any part of the globe. There are also tabs (2) for you to be able to view the location of the earthquake on the google map and (3) another one to tell all Mobile Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372508060743265981noreply@blogger.com3