From Environmental Information to Life Saving Decisions

2025-09-30T10:58:03+08:00

On 28 September, the world observes the International Day for Universal Access to Information with the theme “Ensuring Access to Environmental Information in the Digital Age.” We asked Dr. Ricardo Bagarinao, Professor and Chair of the Doctor of Sustainability program, to share his insights on how accessible environmental information can help tackle today’s major natural and human-made challenges. In the middle of December of 2011, Typhoon Sendong traversed the Northern Mindanao region and eventually struck Cagayan de Oro. It was considered a mild tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 100 km/hour. What made it devastating, though, was the volume [...]

From Environmental Information to Life Saving Decisions2025-09-30T10:58:03+08:00

Helping Communities Connect with Nature: The Research of Prof. Ricardo Bagarinao

2025-09-30T10:58:24+08:00

Before Typhoon Yolanda devastated Leyte in 2013, there was Typhoon Uring, which caused a massive flash flood in Ormoc City and nearby areas, claiming 4000 lives. One of the families that fell victim to this massive natural disaster was that of a young Ricardo Bagarinao.  From that teenager in Ormoc, Dr. Bagarinao has grown to become one of the foremost experts in sustainability and environmental studies in the country. He is currently a Professor under the PhD in Education (Biology) at the Faculty of Education (FEd) of UP Open University (UPOU) and Program Chair of the Doctor of Sustainability program [...]

Helping Communities Connect with Nature: The Research of Prof. Ricardo Bagarinao2025-09-30T10:58:24+08:00

OPEN Talk Features Ethics in Research anew in “Research Ethics: Para Saan Yun?”

2023-04-19T14:51:16+08:00

Research Ethics is a significant component of any research work specifically in conducting studies with human subjects. It ensures that researchers do their work, putting importance not only in practice or contributing to the body of knowledge, but also safeguarding the rights of research stakeholders. OPEN Talk, in its June 2022 episode convened research experts–Dr. Ricardo T. Bagarinao, Independent Consultant, UPOU Institutional Research Ethics Committee (IREC) and Dean, Faculty of Education (FEd), UPOU; Dr. Myra D, Oruga, Independent Consultant, UPOU IREC and Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (Research), UPOU– to give an overview of research ethics and [...]

OPEN Talk Features Ethics in Research anew in “Research Ethics: Para Saan Yun?”2023-04-19T14:51:16+08:00
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