The Foundation
The Geoscience Foundation, Inc. (GFI) is a non-stock and non-profit foundation registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission with Company Registration No. A200114188, and Bureau of Internal Revenue Certficate of Registration No. OCN 3RC0000143132. It was established in July 2001 to promote basic and applied research and instruction, and to help develop the necessary geoscientific manpower and facilities in the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.
Services
- Analytical services such as petrographic and geochemical analysis
- Consultancy services in the geosciences including metallic/non-metallic deposits, geotherma/groundwater resources, petroleum exploration, geologic hazards (flooding, earthquakes, landslides, subsidence, volcanic hazards), coastal erosion, sediment/water pollution, paleontology, active fault mapping, determination of buried utilities, etc.
- Conduct of seminars, trainings in the geosciences
- Organization of geologic tours
- Organization of geoscientific meetings
- Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) for housing/land development and other building project, sand and gravel project, small-scale lime extraction project, small water impounding, etc.
- Engineering Geological and Geohazard Assessment Report (EGGAR)
- Physical environment component of Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is composed of 15 members mostly faculties of the National Institute of Geological Sciences. They are also the consultants of GFI. In projects where other fields of expertise are also required, GFI solicits the services of other U.P. faculties coming from different colleges. The alumni are also called in to help in other highly specialized projects. The following is the present composition of the Board of Trustees and its officers:
- Dr. Mario A. Aurelio – Chair
- Dr. Carlo A. Arcilla – Vice-Chair
- Dr. Leopoldo P. de Silva Jr. – Executive Director
- Ms. Estrellita Aviera-Larcena – Treasurer
- Ms. Kristine M. Velasquez– Secretary
- Dr. Carlos Primo C. David
- Dr. Allan Gil S. Fernando
- Dr. Carlo A. Arcilla
- Dr. Sandra G. Catane
- Dr. Alyssa Peleo-Alampay
- Dr. Alfredo Mahar Francisco A. Lagmay
- Dr. Noelynna T. Ramos
- Dr. Jillian Gabo-Ratio
- Dr. John Dale Dianala
- Mr. William R. Tamayo
Contact
You may contact the Geoscience Foundation, Inc. through the following channels:
gfi.nigs@gmail.com
(+63) 09171224368