The Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) confirmed on Saturday, April 8, that its official Facebook page has been hacked. In a statement, DOST-PCIEERD, an attached agency of DOST and one of...
The northeasterly surface windflow or the initial blast of the northeast monsoon or “amihan,” is currently affecting Northern and Central Luzon and may bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains in the next 24 hours. The LPA is expected continue moving westward and may enter PAR on...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) looks to boost the employment rate of graduates from engineering and technical-vocational course. This was one of the highlights of the business-to-business (B2B) meeting held by the DOST-Metals...
April is Global Astronomy Month. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, April 3, has issued a list of its activities in celebration of the Global Astronomy Month. ”We have arranged some exciting activities for you to enjoy as we...
The trough or extension of a low pressure area (LPA) spotted outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) is bringing cloudy skies with scattered rain showers in Mindanao, said the state weather bureau on Monday morning, April 3. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
The easterlies or the warm and humid winds from the Pacific Ocean will continue to trigger rain showers and thunderstorms in parts of Visayas and Mindanao, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday, April 2. PAGASA Weather Specialist...
Filipino astrophiles may witness two meteor shower events in April according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its Astronomical Diary, the state weather bureau bared that these two astronomical events are Lyrid and Pi Puppid meteor...
Zero to one tropical cyclone may develop and enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) in April, the state weather bureau said on Saturday morning, April 1. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Weather Specialist Benison Estareja said the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) together with the University of Glasgow held a three-day knowledge-sharing session on innovations in sustainable river and flood management. DOST stated that they convened from March 24 to 26, attended by researchers and experts from numerous National...
A university professor has backed the idea to incentivize the use of electric vehicles (EVs) which can help mainstream its usage in the country. Abigail Arillaga, a chemist, said that it will be harder to shift to EVs unless the government rolls out monetary incentives for its use along with an...
A fair but humid weather condition will prevail across the Philippines until next week due to easterlies, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday morning, March 26. “Patuloy na magiging mainit at maalinsangan ang panahon lalo na sa...
The state weather bureau on Saturday afternoon, March 25, bared that the heat index in three Philippine areas has climbed to the “dangerous” level. Heat index, also called “human discomfort index,” pertains to the apparent temperature that humans perceive. The Philippine Atmospheric,...
