Geographic Society of the University of the Philippines ❨UP GeogSoc❩

𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪 ☝️🤓

One of the Philippines’ most successful disaster-risk strategies isn’t a seawall or a satellite. It’s the 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙠.

In the Philippines, the purok shows us that 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦. Q***r Filipino life shows us the same thing from another angle—when official systems are incomplete or unsafe, people build chosen families that function as their own survival infrastructure.

If climate resilience depends on relationships, then 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯—𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵 (Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 2017).

Learn more about 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗸 in 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚 Episode 22 with 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼 of the Negrosanon Initiative for Climate and Environment (NICE) and The Orchard.

📅 25 June 2026 (Thursday)
⏰ 3:00 PM (UTC+8)
💻 Zoom
🔗Register now: https://up-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/lodlieNtTTSQLp2YSieQmg

This event is brought to you by the UP Resilience Institute – NOAH Center.

In partnership with:
Aqua Klima Inc.
Angat Kalikasan Pilipinas
Association of Filipino Forestry Students - UPLB
Association of Geologists and Geological Engineers of Mapua
AVESS - Association of Viscan Environmental Science Students
Ateneo Institute of Sustainability - AIS
Biology Society LPU - Laguna
Communities for Resilience Inc. - CFR
Culion Foundation, Inc.
Earth Island Institute Philippines
EcoLaya - Environmental Advocates
Environmental Science for Social Change
Future Earth Philippines
Geographic Society of the University of the Philippines ❨UP GeogSoc❩
Geological Organization of Partido State University
Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna
SLSU Center for Hazard and Environmental Resource Mapping - CHERM
United Architects of the Philippines
UP Human Ecology Student Society
UP Society of Human Settlements Planners - UP HSP Soc
UPLB-Interdisciplinary Studies Center for INREM
UNESCO International Geoscience Programme
YACAP National Capital Region Chapter
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References

Matthies, A. (2017). Community-Based Disaster Risk Management in the Philippines: Achievements and Challenges of the Purok System. ASEAS – Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies. https://doi.org/10.14764/10.ASEAS-2017.1-7

McSherry, A. G., Manalastas, E. J., & Gaillard, J. C. (2014). From Deviant to Bakla, Strong to Stronger: Mainstreaming Sexual and Gender Minorities into DRR in the Philippines. https://doi.org/10.1080/08039410.2014.952330

| KONSENSYA NG BAYAN, MAKIISA SA LABAN NG MGA MAGSASAKA SA NUEVA VIZCAYA!

TUTULAN ANG KONTRA-MAMAMAYANG ADYENDA NG PASISTANG ESTADO!

Nitong ika-13 ng Hunyo, ang ating kapwa Iskolar ng Bayan at USC Councilor-elect na si Angel Lopez ay nakaranas ng panghaharas at sapilitang interogasyon ng militar habang nagsasagawa ng community immersion sa Nueva Vizcaya. Kasama ang ilang boluntaryo, kinuhanan siya ng mga retrato at pinrofile ng mga awtoridad. Sa naturang interogasyon ay nakaranas siya ng panre-red-tag at pinaratangan siya ng mga gawa-gawang akusasyon. Higit pa rito ay walang pakundangang ginamit ang kanyang pamilya upang siya ay sapilitang “sumuko”.

Isa lamang ito sa maraming kaso ng paniniktik at panunupil na nararanasan ng mga kabataang pinipiling isabuhay ang husay at dangal sa diwa ng pag-oorganisa, pag-aaral, at paglubog sa hanay ng masang inaapi. Malinaw itong manipestasyon ng pasistang adyenda ng estado na naglalayong hadlangan ang lumalawak na pakikiisa ng mga mag-aaral sa pakikibaka ng mamamayan.

Sa kasalukuyan, kinahaharap ng Nueva Vizcaya ang lumalalang paglabag sa karapatan ng mga mamamayan at mga banta sa kalikasan dulot ng malawakang operasyon ng pagmimina. Mula noong Pebrero ngayong taon, marahas na binuwag ng mga kapulisan ang mga barikadang itinayo ng mga residente ng Dupax del Norte bilang pagtutol sa pagpasok at pagmimina ng Woggle Corporation, isang British-owned mining company, sa kanilang mga kabundukan. Kasabay nito, sunod-sunod ding naiulat ang mga insidente ng panghaharas sa mga mamamayan, kabilang ang pag-aresto sa anim na senior citizens na matagal nang naninirahan at nagsasaka sa kanilang mga lupain. Lumilitaw din ang panibagong banta ng paglawak ng operasyon ng iba pang mapaminsalang mining companies sa mga karatig-bayan, na nagdudulot ng pangamba sa patuloy na pagkasira ng kalikasan at paglabag sa karapatan ng mga lokal na komunidad.

Bilang mga Konsensya ng Bayan at mag-aaral ng agham panlipunan at pilosopiya, batid natin ang kahalagahan ng paglulunsad ng mga fieldwork at community immersion upang pag-aralan at ilantad ang tunay na kalagayan ng lipunan. Pinili ni Angel na lumahok sa community immersion sa Nueva Vizcaya para gamitin ang kanyang husay upang mapaglingkuran at maprotektahan ang masang inaagawan ng lupa at kabuhayan. Sa halip na tugunan ang mga lehitimong panawagan ng komunidad, pinili ng estado na sagutin ang kanilang mga hinaing sa pamamagitan ng militarisasyon, paniniktik, at sistematikong panunupil. Ang ganitong tugon ay hindi lamang banta sa mga residente ng Nueva Vizcaya kundi maging sa mga estudyante, mananaliksik, at mga organisador na nakikiisa sa kanilang pakikibaka.

Mariing kinukondena ng CSSP Student Council at ng mga organisasyon sa Kolehiyo ang walang habas na panghaharas, paniniktik, at pananakot na isinagawa ng militar laban kay Angel, sa mga mamamayan ng Nueva Vizcaya, at sa lahat ng mga lider-estudyanteng nakikiisa sa mga pakikibaka nila. Kaisa tayo ng mga komunidad ng Nueva Vizcaya sa kanilang makatarungang laban para sa lupa, kabuhayan, karapatan, at kalikasan, at mariin nating tinututulan ang anumang pagtatangkang patahimikin ang kanilang paglaban.

Dalawang buwan mula nang hindi makatarungang pinaslang ang mga kapwa natin Iskolar ng Bayan sa Negros 19, patuloy pa rin ang pamamasista ng estado sa mga kabataan at mamamayang lumalaban sa mapanupil na sistema. Higit lalong kinakailangan ang tatag at tapang ng mga Iskolar ng Bayan na lumabas mula sa apat na sulok ng silid-aralan para makipamuhay sa masang-api.

HANDS OFF ANGEL LOPEZ!
HANDS OFF FIELDWORKERS!
DEFEND NUEVA VIZCAYA!
MILITAR SA KANAYUNAN, PALAYASIN!




Signatories:
UP PUGAD Sayk
BUKLOD CSSP
UP LIKAS
UP Political Society
UP Psychedelics Core Group
SparkLINGG
UP AnthroSoc
UP Buklod-Isip
Apeiron
AngKas
Kabataang Pilosopo Tasyo
SALiGAN sa CSSP
UP GeogSoc
League of Filipino Students-CSSP
Polis Core Group
UP SaLin
UP Praxis
Junior Philippine Geographical Society

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𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝟮𝟮 👀

In celebration of Pride Month, 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚 features 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼, the Founder of the Orchard and a Climate Campaigner for the Negrosanon Initiative for Climate and the Environment (NICE). Join us as we explore the 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆.

As climate crises intensify, these forms of social navigation may be just as important as physical infrastructure.


📅 25 June 2026 (Thursday)
⏰ 3:00 PM (UTC+8)
💻 Zoom

🔗Register now: https://up-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/lodlieNtTTSQLp2YSieQmg

This event is brought to you by the UP Resilience Institute – NOAH Center.

In partnership with:
Aqua Klima Inc.
Angat Kalikasan Pilipinas
Association of Filipino Forestry Students - UPLB
Association of Geologists and Geological Engineers of Mapua
AVESS - Association of Viscan Environmental Science Students
Ateneo Institute of Sustainability - AIS
Biology Society LPU - Laguna
Communities for Resilience, Inc. - CFR
Culion Foundation, Inc.
EcoLaya - Environmental Advocates
Earth Island Institute Philippines
Environmental Science for Social Change
Future Earth Philippines
Geographic Society of the University of the Philippines ❨UP GeogSoc❩
Geological Organization of Partido State University
Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna
SLSU Center for Hazard and Environmental Resource Mapping - CHERM
United Architects of the Philippines
UP Human Ecology Student Society
UP Resilience Institute YouthMappers
UP Society of Human Settlements Planners - UP HSP Soc
UPLB-Interdisciplinary Studies Center for INREM
UNESCO International Geoscience Programme

From choosing Geography out of curiosity, or childhood fascination with maps, to staying for the people, the fieldwork, and the stories built along the way, these experiences remind us that Geography is more than just places. It’s about understanding connections between people, the environment, and the world we move through. 🌱

🗺️ Geography isn’t just a degree program, it becomes a community. A space where curiosity is valid, where different paths are welcomed, and where you learn not just inside classrooms but out there in the field, and of course, in the tambayan moments with classmates and orgmates.

Thinking of taking Geography? 🤔
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Come and find out:
📌 Why did they choose Geography as a degree program?
📌 What was their favorite experience while studying it?

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽? 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗽 𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗲! 🗺️

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happy birthday sa naksh*t kong babangluksa na ang nyeps!! sana ma-boni station ka na 🤪
thank you for being you at sa pagiging g*ga kasi sumasabay ka rin sa kag*gahan kek 🥹 i wish you all the best in life and kasama don siyempre yung mga ohms 😜
enjoy your day nhakk!! luvyew 😚

Happy Birthdayyy sa Princess ng Muñozz❤️ mabuhayy ka hangga’t kailan mo gusto 🎂 Sana’y matupad lahat ng hilingg mo at maging magandaa ang araw mo. Thank youu for being a great friend, to moree gala & chikaas withh uu 🫶
Enjoy the day! at goodluckkk sa life 🙏
Wishing you the absolute best!!!

お誕生日おめでとう、マザー！
特別な一日を楽しんでね。
これからもずっとツインクで可愛くいてね。
社会人になっても、そして“人生最大の功績”が更新されても、どうか俺のこと忘れないでね。
18歳のお誕生日おめでとう！ 🎉

"HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAYO!! PLEASE WAG KA NA MAGTARAY?!! AQ LANG POIDE 🥰🥰 CHAR pero ayunnn happpyyyyy bidet vyn marie