PAGASA

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko
Agency overview
Formed	December 8, 1972
Preceding agency	Weather Bureau;
Jurisdiction	Philippine 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
Annual budget	₱1.79 billion (2021)
Agency executive	Vicente B. Malano, PhD, Administrator;
Parent agency	Department of Science and Technology
Website	bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph

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 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.

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