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The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko, abbreviated as PAGASA, which means "hope" as in the Tagalog word pag-asa) is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) agency of the Philippines mandated to ...
About Us. PAGASA, one of the attached agencies of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) under its Scientific and Technical Services Institutes, is mandated to “provide protection against natural calamities and utilize scientific knowledge as an effective instrument to insure the safety, well being and economic security of all the people, and for the promotion of national progress ...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ( Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko, abbreviated as PAGASA [ pagˈasa], which means "hope" as in the Tagalog word pag-asa) is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) agency of the Philippines m...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), derived from the Tagalog word “pag-asa,” meaning “hope,” stands as the country’s forefront National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) agency.
Provide science and technology-based assessments pertinent to decision-making in relevant areas of concern such as in disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and integrated water resources management, as well as capacity building, and; Ensure that the country fulfills its commitments to international meteorological and climate change ...
01 January 1865 – Philippine Meteorological Service begun under the Observatorio Meteorologico de Manila now Manila Observatory. 7 July 1879 – The first issuance of typhoon warning crossing Northern Luzon made by the Observatorio and in November of the same year predicted that a strong typhoon will cross over Manila.
Meteorological satellites, geostationary and polar orbiting, take pictures of the cloud imagery of the atmosphere. These satellites take picture of the earth's cloud formations every hour and continuously, respectively. Weather radars are also used to observe the cloud coverage within the range of the radar. A vast array of weather data are fed ...
