Code on Sanitation of the Philippines (P.D. No. 856)
To prescribe sanitation requirements for food establishments and refuse collections and disposal system of cities and municipalities.
Environmental Code of the Philippines (P.D. No. 1152)
Provided a comprehensive program of environmental protection and management. The Code established specific environment management policies and prescribes environmental quality standards.
Fire Code of the Philippines (R.A. 9514)
It is the policy of the State to ensure public safety, promote economic development through the prevention and suppression of all kinds, of destructive fires, and promote the professionalization of the fire service as a profession.
Geoscience News and Information
Geology.com is one of the internet’s leading websites for Earth science articles, news, and geographic information.
National Building Code of the Philippines (R.A. No. 6541)
The purpose of this Code is to provide for all buildings and structured, a framework of minimum standards and requirements by guiding, regulating, and controlling their location, siting, design, quality of materials, construction, use, occupancy, and maintenance, including their environment, utilities, fixtures, equipment, and mechanical electrical, and other systems and installations.
One of the attached agencies of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) under its Scientific and Technical Services Institutes, is mandated to “provide protection against natural calamities and utilize scientific knowledge as an effective instrument to insure the safety, well being and economic security of all the people, and for the promotion of national progress.
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.
PHL CHED Connect Platform contains higher education materials in various formats that are useful for teaching, learning and research purposes.
PreventionWeb is a collaborative knowledge sharing platform on disaster risk reduction (DRR), managed by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). The site offers a range of knowledge products and services to facilitate the work of DRR professionals.
The U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Water Science School is the place for people of all ages to come and learn all about the many aspects of water, from what it is, to how much and where it is, how it cycles around and in the Earth, to how it is used.
United Nation Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
UNDRR oversees the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, supporting countries in its implementation, monitoring and sharing what works in reducing existing risk and preventing the creation of new risk.
A top-quality application that clearly displays meteorological data from around the world and allows you to monitor weather development for any place on earth.
Waste Management World is the official publication of ISWA and the only global magazine covering all aspects of the solid waste and resource industries.
Provide the best weather forecasting service in the world.