Branding himself as “Fault Finder”, being a renowned geologist who studies the different fault systems in the country, Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr. was sworn in by Science Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña as undersecretary for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation effective February 27.
Solidum will continue to head the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) as officer in charge. Solidum brings with him years of experience in disaster risk reduction and management, particularly in the field of geological hazards, like earthquakes and tsunamis.
As Phivolcs director, Solidum initiated several projects that include the following: improved volcano-monitoring system, tsunami warning system, earthquake-monitoring system and the Rapid Earthquake Damage Assessment System, a software that can produce seismic hazard and risk maps before and immediately after an earthquake.
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Solidum is corrupt. Paano na promote ito?