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PSBA – Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Unit
About DRM Unit
About DRM Unit
The Philippine School of Business Administration Manila (PSBA-Manila) was founded in October 1963, initially called Philippine Accounting and Taxation Training Services, Inc. (PATTS) and has produced top placers in the National Certified Public Accountant (CPA) board examination. After three years of operation, because of consistent top performance of its student reviewees, it was incorporated into a full-fledged school in 1966, renamed as the Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA).
PSBA started offering the Master in Business Administration (MBA) program in 1979. In the school year of 1993-1994, the Department of Education, Culture, and Sports (DECS) authorized PSBA to offer the Doctor in Business Administration (DBA) course.
PSBA-Manila is regarded as one of the reputable institutions of higher learning in the country. It is a member of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities and the Philippine Association of Collegiate Schools of Business. PSBA-Manila is also accredited by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) and is also part of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) and the International Association of Universities (IAU) so called IAU/UNESCO List. The School is committed not only to the education of Filipinos, but also of other nationalities as well and has cooperative ventures with business schools in Indonesia and Pakistan.
The Philippines has witnessed a large number of natural calamities, primarily from typhoons and floods. The number and intensity of these severe weather events heightened due to the effects of climate change. The tremendous damage caused by these disasters to lives and businesses has prompted PSBA-Manila to do research on Disaster Risk in order to mitigate or minimize the damages not only for the School, but also for inclusion in its programs on business continuity.
Thus, Researches on Disaster Risk in PSBA started in 2001, when Dr. Teodoro Santos and Prof. Harry Lorenzo along with Dr. Teodorico Molina approved the proposal of Dr. Tabassam Raza, while taking up his Doctorate in Business Administration, for his dissertation that was focused towards Disaster Risk Management (DRM). The pilot research entitled “Strategic Model: Conceptualization and Implementation of a Total Disaster Risk Management: Cherry Hills Tragedy, Antipolo City”, was published in 2003 as a first of its kind of researches on disasters in the Philippines. In 2003, the Disaster Risk Management Unit (DRM Unit) was founded under the Graduate School Research Center of PSBA where Dr. Raza was appointed Special Associate for the DRM and Information Technology (IT) Researches and Projects for PSBA. From here on, researches on DRM with focus on Business Continuity were done under the name of the School.
One of the primary objectives of the DRM Unit is to provide support for formal DRM education for local and international citizens in order to uphold the Republic Act 10121 of the Philippine Government, which mandates to “Uphold people’s right to life and property… by addressing the root cause of vulnerability to disasters…”, and the lack of a formal DRM education in the country is a huge gap causing vulnerability of its citizens to disasters. This aligns with the Hyogo Framework of 2005-2015 and its continuation, the Sendai Framework of 2015-2030, citing the need for DRM to be incorporated in public and private institutions, including academia.
On October 1, 2013, PSBA-Manila began estimating demand for this formal specialization program on DRM and prepared its course contents, governing structure, and established partnerships. In 2015, PSBA-Manila requested formal authorization from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to offer the Disaster Risk Management specialization in its existing Master in Business Administration (MBA-DRM) program. After two years of keen evaluation and acquiring proper authorization, the goal for the DRM Unit was realized as the MBA-DRM program was launched in the first semester of Academic Year (AY) 2017-2018. PSBA-Manila became the first private Higher Education Institution (HEI) to offer a formal DRM program in the Philippines.
Presently, the DRM Unit has research fellows from local and international fellowship partners who research on significant DRM topics and share their expertise and knowledge on DRM in changing climate at various international symposiums and colloquiums co-organized by PSBA-Manila.
Mission & Objectives
Mission
" To enable men and women achieve their leadership and frontliner role in the field of Disaster Risk Management in changing climate especially focusing on Business Continuity/Contingency; and raise awareness, knowledge dissemination, and mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change Adaptation, and Sustainable Development in every aspect of the community from local to national levels."
Objectives
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Develop and support a formal education program on DRM for current and future community leaders, planners, and experts directly and indirectly involved in decision making.
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Support and improve existing DRM Unit programs, projects, and research activities particularly on climate-related disasters challenges on sustainable development.
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Organize Local and International Seminars, Symposia, Workshops, Training Programs, and similar activities predominantly on business continuity/contingency planning in changing climate towards sustainable development.
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Offer short certificate courses for leaders, advocates, and professionals involved in DRM, Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of their respective communities.
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Create face-to-face and online venues for peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, participatory process, and open dialogue of local leaders, advocates, and professionals involved in DRM, CCA, and SDGs.
People & Organization
People
The DRM Unit has a total of 101 personnel as part of its research fellowship program and internal support staff as of June 2021. The organization’s departments are staffed by qualified and capable people whose expertise covers a broad range of topics related to DRM with focus on Business Continuity.
Organization
Products
Risk Sensitive Comprehensive Land Use and Development Planning (RSCLUDP) Model
The RSCLUDP Model has been used to create Local Climate Change Action Plans (LCCAP) and its corresponding workshops and training manuals, such as the Quezon City Local Government Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP) 2017-2027.
Conceptual framework for the EIRADS Calculator
Read more about the PSBA-Manila E-Learning Portal here.
Programs
The MBA-DRM Program
The MBA-DRM program is a formal education program accredited by CHED offered in PSBA-Manila as a first of its kind in the Philippines. This participatory and practice-oriented program trains students to become future disaster managers who will create DRM plans and programs for their communities and workplaces with their capacity to work and link with public and private sectors in sharing, disseminating, and mainstreaming DRM in every functions of the community.
Subjects are modern and innovative, including Damage, Loss, and Need Assessment (DLNA), Crisis Management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Environmental Impact Assessment, among others, ensuring a well-rounded experience that is relevant to the developing and ever-changing world. In addition, students are required to observe similar programs in PSBA-Manila networked universities via foreign travel in order to learn about trends relevant to DRM. Further, they also conduct at least one international conference per year on relevant DRM topics with focus on Business Continuity.
Joint Venture with UP PLANADES for Lahore College for Women University, Pakistan
The DRM Unit has partnered with Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), Lahore, Pakistan, and University of the Philippines Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. (UP PLANADES), in organizing international seminars on Disaster Risk Management towards Business Continuity.
Joint Venture with the Quezon City Government and UP PLANADES, Philippines
The Quezon City Government (QCG) has scholars for PSBA-Manila’s MBA-DRM program. As part of research fellows in the DRM Unit, they have provided their technical assistance and expertise in crafting the Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP) 2017-2027 of the QCG. In partnership with UP PLANADES, the DRM Unit and QCG have organized two international symposiums, inviting local and international experts to present on relevant DRM topics with focus on Business Continuity.
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Collaborating with Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
The PSBA-Manila DRM Unit is collaborated with the Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DPMM) of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and has an ongoing exchange between the institutions. During these exchanges, the DRM Unit research fellows travel to AIT in order to participate in workshops on relevant topics on DRM and CCA.
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Partnership with the National Health Emergency Preparedness & Response Network, Pakistan
The PSBA-Manila DRM Unit in partnership with the National Health Emergency Preparedness & Response Network (NHEPRN) has organized the Seminar on Pakistan Perspective towards Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DI-DRR): Rights of Persons with Disabilities on February 15, 2018.
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PROJECTS & RESEARCHES
Projects & Researches
The following is a non-exhaustive list of major DRM-related projects completed by the PSBA-Manila DRM Unit.
Strategic Model: Conceptualization and Implementation of a Total Disaster Risk Management: Cherry Hills Tragedy, Antipolo City
(Source: Raza, 2002)
Disaster Damage Costing: Hazard Assessment and Risk Attenuation Model (HARAM): Integration in Development Planning
(Source: Raza 2006)
Increase in Total Construction Cost when Recommended Mitigating Measures are not Followed: A Case Study of a Subdivision on Sloping Ground
(Source: Raza, 2003)
Mainstreaming DRR in Cantonment Physical and Development / Redevelopment Planning Framework; Case Studies of Attok, Wah and Rawalpindi Cantonments
Flood Extent of Attok, Wah, and Rawalpindi Cantonments in 2010
(Source: Raza, 2011)
Pre-Disaster Management of Earthquake by Petron Service Stations along Marikina Fault, Master Thesis
(Source: Cajigal, 2007)
Anatomy of Site Profiling Towards Environmental Hazards Reduction
(Source: Raza, 2006)
Development and Application of a Process in Preparing Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP): An Urban Sustainability Framework (USP), Quezon City, Philippines
Geo-referencing of Thematic Maps using Geographic Information System (GIS): Applications for DRR/Risk-sensitive Land Use and Emergency Escape Route Planning, Kathmandu Metropolitan City
External Review Identifying Gaps in Disaster Risk Reduction Management Approach in Mindanao River Basin Integrated Management and Development Master Plan and Corresponding Recommendations
Strengthening Urban Governance and Adaptive Capacity Building for Climate Change Adaptation (CCA): Characteristics of Quezon City Government (QCG) Resilience
(Source: Raza, 2015)
Framework in Structuring a Competent Functioning Unit of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (CCAM) at City/Municipality: Emerging CCA and Disaster Risk reduction (DRR) Strategies
(Source: Raza, 2012)
Strengthening Urban Governance and Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: Characteristics of Quezon City Resilience
PROGRAMS
Cold Chain Storage Projects
Operational and Financial Viability of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System of Cold Storage Industry in Greater Manila Area: An Alternative Sustainable Energy Solution
Rural Energy and Rural Electrification
Assessing the Operational Performance of BASELCO and TAWELCO and its Impact on the Economic Development of their Franchise Communities: A Cooperative Sustainability Operational Model
Geographic Information System
Geographic Information System
Geotechnology is one of the most important emerging and evolving fields for research and development. This is true especially in Disaster Risk Management (DRM). Disaster Risk Information is spatial in nature and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play a vital role in Disaster Risk Assessment and Management.
GIS is a computer-based methodology for collecting, analyzing, modeling, and presenting geographic data for a wide range of applications. The proliferation of desktop hardware and software has made these systems an important tool in our everyday lives.
History
The beginning of utilizing GIS for academic research in PSBA-Manila coincides with the conception of the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Unit of PSBA-Manila. Researches on Disaster Risk in PSBA began in 2001, when Dr. Teodoro Santos and Prof. Harry Lorenzo alongside Dr. Teodorico Molina affirmed the proposition of Dr. Tabassam Raza, while taking up his Doctorate in Business Administration, for his paper that was engaged towards Disaster Risk Management (DRM).
The said study entitled “Key Model: Conceptualization and Execution of a Total Disaster Risk Management: Cherry Hills Tragedy, Antipolo City” was distributed in 2003 as a pioneer of its kind on catastrophes in the Philippines. In 2003, the DRM Unit was established under the Graduate School Research Center of PSBA-Manila where Dr. Raza was designated Special Associate for the DRM and Information Technology (IT) Researches and Undertakings for PSBA-Manila.
From here on, inquires about DRM centered on Business Continuity were done under the name of the School. Most of the academic researches and endeavors of the unit utilize GIS in analyzing spatial information.
Research and Development Hub | Training and Services | Equipment
Research Fellowship Program
MBA-DRM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
MBA DRM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
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Dr. Federico A. Figueroa Jr. |
• Public-Private Trends in Business Management: Understanding Disaster Risk towards Business Continuity, January 2018, Quezon City, Philippines |
Director, Research Fellowship Program |
Operational and Financial Viability of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System of Cold Storage Industry in Greater Manila Area: An Alternative Sustainable Energy Solution |
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Prof. Dr. Tabassam Raza |
• APRU-IRDEs Multi-Hazards Summer School, July 2014, Japan • Workshop on Building Disaster Resistant Universities, February 2017, Japan • Economics of Climate Change Adaptation, September 2017, Thailand • Second International Disaster Risk Management- Research Colloquium, October 2017, Quezon City, Philippines • Public-Private Trends in Business Management: Understanding Disaster Risk towards Business Continuity, January 2018, Quezon City, Philippines • Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Planning, Advocating Safety of Public and Private Hospitals, Schools, and other Critical Structures, June 2018, AIT Thailand • Business Management Resiliency towards Risk Reduction in Changing Climate: Promoting Financial, Industrial and Environmental Safety, October 2018, Quezon City, Philippines • Business Continuity and Disaster Risk Reduction Challenges in the Organization, Policy Formulation, and Implementation, March 2019, Quezon City, Philippines • Architectural Design in Risk-Sensitive (Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation) Urban Planning, June 2019, Quezon City, Philippines • Challenges and Opportunities for Local Communities and Small-Scale Entrepreneurs, Inclusive Investment in Leveling the Business Organizations, November 2019, Quezon City, Philippines • Mitigate the Financial and Operational Risks and the Disruption to Business Continuity, Exploring COVID-19 Pandemic Uncertainty Impact towards Economic Growth, January 2021, Quezon City, Philippines • Business Continuity Models and Disaster Risk Management Trends in the New Normal, Challenges and Opportunities for Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A New Normal, July 2021, Online Webinar, Philippines |
Director of DRM-Unit & Associate Dean of GSB |
• Strengthening urban governance and adaptive capacity building for climate change adaptation (CCA): characteristics of Quezon City Government (QCG) Resilience, Philippines. • Risk-sensitive comprehensive land use and development planning model: mainstreaming DRR and CCA into planners’ and decision makers’ agendas • Estimation of economic damages caused by disasters: event impact rapid assessment and disaster scaling (EIRADS) calculator. • Framework in structuring a competent functioning unit of climate change adaptation and mitigation (CCAM) at city/municipality: emerging CCA and DRR strategies. |
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Dr. Grace Enriquez |
• Second International Disaster Risk Management- Research Colloquium, October 2017, Quezon City, Philippines • Public-Private Trends in Business Management: Understanding Disaster Risk towards Business Continuity, January 2018, Quezon City, Philippines • Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Planning, Advocating Safety of Public and Private Hospitals, Schools, and other Critical Structures, June 2018, AIT Thailand • Business Management Resiliency towards Risk Reduction in Changing Climate: Promoting Financial, Industrial and Environmental Safety, October 2018, Quezon City, Philippines • Business Continuity and Disaster Risk Reduction Challenges in the Organization, Policy Formulation, and Implementation, March 2019, Quezon City, Philippines • Architectural Design in Risk-Sensitive (Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation) Urban Planning, June 2019, Quezon City, Philippines • Challenges and Opportunities for Local Communities and Small-Scale Entrepreneurs, Inclusive Investment in Leveling the Business Organizations, November 2019, Quezon City, Philippines • Mitigate the Financial and Operational Risks and the Disruption to Business Continuity, Exploring COVID-19 Pandemic Uncertainty Impact towards Economic Growth, January 2021, Quezon City, Philippines • Business Continuity Models and Disaster Risk Management Trends in the New Normal, Challenges and Opportunities for Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A New Normal, July 2021, Online Webinar, Philippines |
Managing Editor of DRM Research Journal & GSB Faculty |
The Impact of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) on Customer Satisfaction: A Basis for Improved Implementation in Selected Jollibee Stores in Metro Manila |
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Adaya, Paul Gerard T. |
• Public-Private Trends in Business Management: Understanding Disaster Risk towards Business Continuity, January 2018, Quezon City, Philippines • Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Planning, Advocating Safety of Public and Private Hospitals, Schools, and other Critical Structures, June 2018, AIT Thailand • Business Management Resiliency towards Risk Reduction in Changing Climate: Promoting Financial, Industrial and Environmental Safety, October 2018, Quezon City, Philippines • Business Continuity and Disaster Risk Reduction Challenges in the Organization, Policy Formulation, and Implementation, March 2019, Quezon City, Philippines • Architectural Design in Risk-Sensitive (Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation) Urban Planning, June 2019, Quezon City, Philippines • Challenges and Opportunities for Local Communities and Small-Scale Entrepreneurs, Inclusive Investment in Leveling the Business Organizations, November 2019, Quezon City, Philippines • Mitigate the Financial and Operational Risks and the Disruption to Business Continuity, Exploring COVID-19 Pandemic Uncertainty Impact towards Economic Growth, January 2021, Quezon City, Philippines • Business Continuity Models and Disaster Risk Management Trends in the New Normal, Challenges and Opportunities for Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A New Normal, July 2021, Online Webinar, Philippines |
Research Fellow |
Assessing the Disaster Preparedness Capacity of Nurses at Quezon City General Hospital and Medical Center |
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Agpawa, Rouel C. |
• Public-Private Trends in Business Management: Understanding Disaster Risk towards Business Continuity, January 2018, Quezon City, Philippines • Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Planning, Advocating Safety of Public and Private Hospitals, Schools, and other Critical Structures, June 2018, AIT Thailand • Business Management Resiliency towards Risk Reduction in Changing Climate: Promoting Financial, Industrial and Environmental Safety, October 2018, Quezon City, Philippines • Business Continuity and Disaster Risk Reduction Challenges in the Organization, Policy Formulation, and Implementation, March 2019, Quezon City, Philippines • Architectural Design in Risk-Sensitive (Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation) Urban Planning, June 2019, Quezon City, Philippines • Challenges and Opportunities for Local Communities and Small-Scale Entrepreneurs, Inclusive Investment in Leveling the Business Organizations, November 2019, Quezon City, Philippines • Mitigate the Financial and Operational Risks and the Disruption to Business Continuity, Exploring COVID-19 Pandemic Uncertainty Impact towards Economic Growth, January 2021, Quezon City, Philippines • Business Continuity Models and Disaster Risk Management Trends in the New Normal, Challenges and Opportunities for Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A New Normal, July 2021, Online Webinar, Philippines |
Research Fellow |
Study on The Development Potentials on Selected Barangays in Balintawak-Muñoz Growth District Towards Sustainable Development and Disaster Risk Reduction |
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Allan Saleh De Vera |
• International Symposium on Public-Private trends in Business Management: Understanding Disaster Risk towards business continuity, January 2018 |
Research Fellow |
Assessment of the Implementation of QCDRRMP 2014 – 2020 to Multi-Hazard Risk for most Vulnerable Barangays in Quezon City |
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Andrew Anthony Arevalo |
International Symposium on Public-Private trends in Business Management: Understanding Disaster Risk towards business continuity, January 2018 |
Research Fellow |
Redeveloping a Traffic Management System as a Model for Compact Subdivisions towards an Effective Disaster Risk Reduction |
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Balasabas, Verzileus O. |
• Public-Private Trends in Business Management: Understanding Disaster Risk towards Business Continuity, January 2018, Quezon City, Philippines |
Research Fellow |
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