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Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

Rupture history of the Cotabato subduction zone and its implications for seismic hazard in southern Mindanao

Earthquakes generated at subduction zones are often the most destructive because they come from a huge contact surface where one tectonic plate dives beneath another, allowing stress to build up over ...

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Feb 12, 2026

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

Integrated Geophysical and Remote Sensing Analysis of Lineaments in Central Philippines

This project aims to refine the mapping and characterization of active and potentially active structures in Central Philippines by combining remote sensing and geophysical datasets to detect and inter...

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Feb 12, 2026

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

Volcanic Processes and Hazards Associated with the Pleistocene Volcanic Centers in Benguet Province

The Central Cordillera hosts some of the youngest volcanic units in the Philippines, with Pleistocene–Recent volcanic deposits reported in parts of Benguet that reflect a comparatively recent magmatic...

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Feb 12, 2026

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

Seismotectonics and ground deformation associated with the 30 September 2025 M6.9 Cebu Earthquake

The 30 September 2025 Mw 6.9 Cebu earthquake occurred on a previously unmapped offshore fault near the coast of Bogo City and produced severe impacts, including reported casualties, widespread infrast...

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Feb 12, 2026

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

Assessment of the Potential Volcano Instability and Flank Collapse of Mt. Malindig Using Analog Modelling

This proposal evaluates the potential volcanic instability and flank-collapse hazards of Mt. Malindig (Marinduque) by framing the edifice as a possible spreading volcano influenced by both its interna...

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Feb 12, 2026

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

Fault mapping along eastern Mindanao using integrated gravity, magnetics, and remotely-sensed data

This proposed research will involve the application of edge detection techniques to gravity and magnetic data from global or regional datasets. Edge detection filters will also be applied to remote-se...

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Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

Freshwater Lens Monitoring in Bantayan Island, Cebu

Island communities largely rely on fresh groundwater for their water supply. As demand for water grows due to the increase in island population and rapid land development, concerns are also growing on...

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Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

LIGTAS-AGAD Project 1: Integrating Real-Time Monitoring and Remote Sensing for Enhanced Onshore Landslide Mechanism Analysis and Forecasting in Hazard-Prone Terranes

Project 1, “LIGTAS-AGAD: Integrating real-time monitoring and remote sensing for enhanced onshore landslide mechanism analysis and forecasting in hazard-prone terranes” aims to enhance our understandi...

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Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

Assessing High-Frequency Remote Monitoring of Designed Monitoring Wells Against Seasonal Gauging of Hand-Dug Wells for Groundwater Monitoring

This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of high-frequency remote monitoring systems from property constructed monitoring wells in comparison to seasonal gauging of hand-dug wells for groundwa...

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Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores

Lahar Deluge in the Coastal Towns of Taal Lake

On 24 October 2024, extreme rainfall by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine caused widespread flooding and numerous landslides in Batangas, displacing 97,847 families in 813 barangays (DSWD, 2024). The mun...

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Sep 10, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores

A Study on Assessing the Vulnerability of Climate-induced Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Developing a Project Model for Strengthening Resilience in the Philippines

This research aims to assess the vulnerabilities of the Filipino IDP community, particularly with a focus on climate impacts on livelihood, health, and social capital. Based on the key findings, a pro...

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Sep 8, 2025

Preservation of the 1973 Ragay Gulf earthquake rupture in Phil-Lidar data

Preservation of the 1973 Ragay Gulf earthquake rupture in Phil-Lidar data

The geometry of seismogenic faults and their rupture kinematics have implications for the potential size of earthquakes and the seismic hazard they pose (Scholz, 1972; Wells and Coppersmith, 1994; Wes...

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Aug 14, 2025

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