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The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko, [4] 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 provide protection against natural calamities ...
The new Agency executive was named by Secretary of Science and Technology Mario Montejo, [3] who eventually appointed Graciano Yumul in the position. [5] After such events, the meteorologist was reassigned to another office at the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) where PAGASA is one of the attached agencies.
Solidum has been Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) since August 13, 2022. [2] [3] Before his appointment as Secretary, Solidum served as an Undersecretary for Disaster Risk Reduction-Climate Change Adaptation at DOST and as the Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).
The secretary of science and technology (Filipino: kalihim ng agham at teknolohiya) is the head of the Department of Science and Technology and is a member of the president's Cabinet. [ 1 ] The position was created in 1987 by then president Corazon Aquino , and was first assumed by Antonio Arizabal.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), formerly known as the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) until August 2011, is a working group of various government, non-government, civil sector and private sector organizations of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines established on June 11, 1978 by Presidential Decree 1566. [1]
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources: Michael Rigas [123] Legal Adviser of the Department of State: Reed Rubenstein: Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment: Jacob Helberg [35] Awaiting Senate Confirmation Thomas E. Lertsen: January 20, 2025 Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and ...
The seismological arm of PAGASA was officially transferred to PHIVOLC [9] on September 17, 1984 through Executive Order No. 984, renaming the institute as the Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology or PHIVOLCS. [10] The NSTA, the umbrella department for PHIVOLCS and PAGASA, became the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in ...
Patricia Aragon Santo Tomas graduated from Kamuning Elementary School and Quirino High School, both in Quezon City, Philippines.She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Far Eastern University, her Master of Science from the University of the Philippines Los Baños, and her Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University.