PAGASA

For other uses, see Pagasa.

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko
Agency overview
FormedDecember 8, 1972; 51 years ago (1972-12-08)[1]
Preceding agency
  • Weather Bureau
JurisdictionPhilippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and adjacent areas
HeadquartersScience Garden, Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
14°38′37.1″N 121°2′39.8″E / 14.643639°N 121.044389°E / 14.643639; 121.044389
Annual budget₱1.79 billion (2021)[2]
Agency executive
  • Nathaniel T. Servando, Ph.D.[3], Administrator
Parent agencyDepartment of Science and Technology
Websitebagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko,[4] 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 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,[1] PAGASA now serves as one of the Scientific and Technological Services Institutes of the Department of Science and Technology.

  1. ^ a b "Presidential Decree No. 78, s. 1972". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. December 8, 1972. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ^ https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/GAA/GAA2021/TechGAA2021/DOST/I.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "PAGASA Key Officials". DOST-PAGASA. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Narvaez, Eilene Antoinette; Macaranas, Edgardo, eds. (2013). Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino (PDF) (in Filipino) (2013 ed.). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. p. 29. ISBN 978-971-0197-22-4. Retrieved December 27, 2018.