PAGASA
Sign in to saveThe Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (full name: Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration) (), abbreviated as PAGASA or DOST-PAGASA, is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) agency of the Philippines mandated to provide protection against natural calamities and to ensure the safety, well-being and economic security of all the people, and for the promotion of national progress by undertaking scientific and technological services in meteorology, hydrology,
Key facts
- Government agency.agency_name
- Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
- Government agency.nativename
- Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko
- Government agency.seal
- Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) logo.svg
- Government agency.seal_width
- 175
- Government agency.preceding1
- Weather Bureau
- Government agency.jurisdiction
- Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and adjacent areas
- Government agency.headquarters
- Science Garden, Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
- Government agency.budget
- billion (2026)
- Government agency.chief1_position
- Administrator
- Government agency.chief1_name
- Nathaniel T. Servando, Ph.D.
- Government agency.parent_agency
- Department of Science and Technology
- Government agency.employees
- 806 (2024)
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- The ''Observatorio Meteorológico de Manila''
- American period: The Weather Bureau
- Second World War
- Postwar Era (1945–1972): Rebirth
- 1970s: From Weather Bureau to PAGASA
- Post-1986: PAGASA today
- Climatology
- Tropical cyclones
- Tornadoes
- Doppler weather radar, weather stations and other equipment
- Regional Service Divisions
- Criticism
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (full name: Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration) (), abbreviated as PAGASA or DOST-PAGASA, is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) agency of the Philippines mandated to provide protection against natural calamities and to ensure the safety, well-being and economic security of all the people, and for the promotion of national progress by undertaking scientific and technological services in meteorology, hydrology, climatology, astronomy and other geophysical sciences. Created on December 8, 1972, by reorganizing the Weather Bureau, PAGASA now serves as one of the Scientific and Technological Services Institutes of the Department of Science and Technology.
==History==