PAGASA

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko
Agency overview
FormedDecember 8, 1972 (1972-12-08)
Preceding agency
  • Weather Bureau
JurisdictionPhilippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and adjacent areas
Headquarters
  • Science 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
Employees806 (2024)
Annual budget₱2.83 billion (2026)
Agency executive
  • Nathaniel T. Servando, Ph.D., Administrator
Parent agency
Department of Science and Technology
Websitepagasa.dost.gov.ph

The 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.