National Institute of Geological Sciences

National Institute of Geological Sciences The Philippines' Center for Excellence in Geology During the reorganization of the CAS, the NIGS became an academic unit of the CS.

NIGS was created through Executive Order No. 889 by the President of the Republic of the Philippines in March 1983. In order to implement the Executive Order, the Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines (UP) System authorized on the 26th of May 1983 the organization of the NIGS from the Geology section of the former Department of Geology and Geography of the College of Arts and Scien

ces (CAS) in UP Diliman. The CAS eventually was split into three distinct Colleges, namely College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) and College of Science (CS). Actual operation of the NIGS started in January 1984.

๐•๐š๐œ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐ข๐๐ž ๐ˆ๐• (๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ˆ)The National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), College of Scie...
18/08/2026

๐•๐š๐œ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐ข๐๐ž ๐ˆ๐• (๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ˆ)

The National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman has one (1) vacant Administrative Aide IV (Driver II) position.

Interested applicants may access the complete details of the vacancy, including the duties and responsibilities, minimum qualifications, application requirements, and submission procedures, through the link below:

๐Ÿ”—https://bit.ly/4ge4qAV

Deadline for Application: 02 September 2026

๐•๐š๐œ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆThe National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), College of Science, Univer...
17/08/2026

๐•๐š๐œ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ

The National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman has one (1) vacant University Researcher I position.

Interested applicants may access the complete details of the vacancy, including the duties and responsibilities, minimum qualifications, application requirements, and submission procedures, through the link below:

๐Ÿ”—https://bit.ly/3UDhqaz

Extended Deadline for Application: ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

The National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) congratulates Dr. Carla B. Dimalanta on her selection as the 2026 O...
14/08/2026

The National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) congratulates Dr. Carla B. Dimalanta on her selection as the 2026 Outstanding Professional of the Year Awardee in the field of Geology by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

The award affirms her commitment to professional competence, integrity, and public service, as well as her involvement in professional development, civic endeavors, and community initiatives.

Congratulations, Dr. Dimalanta, on this distinguished recognition.

๐•๐š๐œ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ˆ๐ˆThe National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), College of Sci...
12/08/2026

๐•๐š๐œ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ˆ๐ˆ

The National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman has one (1) vacant Precision Instrument Technician III position.

Interested applicants may access the complete details of the vacancy, including the duties and responsibilities, minimum qualifications, application requirements, and submission procedures, through the link below:

๐Ÿ”— https://bit.ly/45Pvznp

Deadline for the submission of applications: ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

The ๐๐ˆ๐†๐’โ€“๐”๐๐†๐€๐€ ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ’ ๐ ๐ž๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐†๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐‹๐ž๐ฌ๐š ๐Œ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ก on 05 August ...
10/08/2026

The ๐๐ˆ๐†๐’โ€“๐”๐๐†๐€๐€ ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ’ ๐ ๐ž๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐†๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐‹๐ž๐ฌ๐š ๐Œ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ก on 05 August 2026, further enriching the Instituteโ€™s growing collection of teaching and research materials.

The donated samples will complement the Museumโ€™s existing collection and serve as valuable resources for laboratory instruction, museum exhibitions, and geoscientific research.

Through contributions such as this, the NIGSโ€“UPGAA Geology Museum continues to support excellence in geoscience education, research, and public engagement.

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The National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS)โ€“University of the Philippines Geology Alumni Association (UPGAA) Geology Museum received 154 geological samples on 05 August 2026, further enriching the Institute's growing collection of teaching and research materials.

For registration, cancellation of subjects, and other academic concerns, please course through at acads@nigs.upd.edu.ph....
07/08/2026

For registration, cancellation of subjects, and other academic concerns, please course through at [email protected].

Letters of appeal, academic forms and other academic documents for signature of NIGS DDAA/NIGS Director, please submit it via email at [email protected].

For room reservation concerns, send your email at [email protected].

For fieldwork/ travel concerns, send your email at [email protected].

For other concerns, send your email at [email protected] or call 8-981-8500 local 3751/3752.

Queries/ submission of documents to other email addresses/offices will not be entertained.

The National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) served as one of the test centers for the ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ...
03/08/2026

The National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) served as one of the test centers for the ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž ๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ (๐”๐๐‚๐€๐“) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•, held on 01-02 August 2026.

Through its facilities, equipment, transportation, and dedicated support personnel, NIGS helped ensure a safe, organized, and conducive testing environment for aspiring Iskolars ng Bayan.

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The National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) served as one of the designated test centers for the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) 2027, held on 01โ€“02 August 2026, in coordination with the UP Office of Admissions.

31/07/2026

UP NIGS Professor Dr. Mario Aurelio (4th from right, 2nd photo) joins the Philippine Delegation in formally depositing the country's official nautical chart of Bajo de Masinloc and its surrounding maritime zones with the United Nations Secretariat on 29 July 2026, at the UN DOALOS office in New York, USA.

31/07/2026

UPCAT NA BรšKAS!

Share this lucky sunflower + a message of support for someone you know who will be taking the UPCAT this weekend.

Galingan ninyo, UPCAT 2027 examinees! ๐ŸŒป

NIGS faculty members Dr. Jillian Aira Gabo-Ratio, Dr. Gabriel Theophilus V. Valera, and Instructor John Kenneth B. Badil...
30/07/2026

NIGS faculty members Dr. Jillian Aira Gabo-Ratio, Dr. Gabriel Theophilus V. Valera, and Instructor John Kenneth B. Badillo participated in ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐‘๐ˆ๐’๐„: ๐‘๐ž๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง, held on 20-24 June 2026 at Sitti Auna Resort, Maloong, Lamitan City; together with various experts from the UP Diliman College of Science. The program aims to enhance the competencies of Senior High School (SHS) Mathematics and Science teachers in the province.

Through such meaningful partnerships and extension initiatives, NIGS continues to bring academic expertise beyond the University and into local communities, contributing to the advancement of education in the country.

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Faculty members from the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), UP Diliman, participated in Project RISE: Reinforcing Instruction in Mathematics and Science Education in Basilan on 20-24 July 2026 at Sitti Auna Resort, Maloong, Lamitan City. The workshop aims to enhance the competencies o...

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