DOST-PNRI Director Dr. Carlo Arcilla demonstrates the PNRI exhibits in radiological emergency preparedness and response to DOST Secretary Renato Solidum, Jr., Senate Secretary Atty. Renato Bantug Jr., and other legislative officials and staff.
The sounding of the buzzer signals the opening of the HANDA Pilipinas exhibit at the Senate of the Philippines.
Nuclear technologies for disaster preparedness featured at Senate exhibit of HANDA Pilipinas
Legislators and other government officials bore witness the potential of nuclear and radiation technologies for disaster risk reduction and management as the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) joined the Senate exhibit of HANDA Pilipinas from March 4 to 7, 2024.
DOST Secretary Renato Solidum, Jr. and Senate Secretary Atty. Renato Bantug Jr. led legislative officials and staff in visiting the technologies featured by PNRI and its sister agencies, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
PNRI scientists, researchers, and regulators demonstrated the various environmental radiation monitoring systems being established across the country, and equipment used for nuclear and radiological emergency preparedness and response, as well as the radiation-processed hemostats used to stop bleeding in medical and emergency settings.
With the title "Innovation in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Exposition," HANDA Pilipinas aims to raise awareness and discussions on the impact of various natural disasters and how science, technology and innovation can help prepare for or mitigate the risks during such emergencies and disasters.
Further, the event also aims to promote the crafting of enabling laws and policies on disaster mitigation and risk reduction on the part of legislators and their technical staff.
The Senate exhibit of HANDA Pilipinas was organized in large part by the DOST Legislative Liaison Office (DOST-DLLO).
PNRI staff explains how the award-winning radiation-processed hemostats stop bleeding in medical and emergency settings.
