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,...
Startups connected to and related to the digital interactive and design domains can now benefit from the Benilde Hub of Innovation for Inclusion (HIFI) launched by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the and the De La Salle College of Saint Benilde (CSB). According to DOST, the...
The country's first and only nuclear reactor training facility has formally opened its doors to stakeholders and the academic community after attaining a fully-operational status, the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) announced....
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Cagayan province on Thursday morning, March 23. Based on its earthquake information, Phivolcs said the quake struck 18 kilometers northwest of Dalupiri Island, Calayan, Cagayan around 7:31 a.m. The...
A low pressure area (LPA) was spotted outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) and its trough or extension is bringing cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in the eastern section of Mindanao, said the state weather bureau on Sunday morning, March 19. Philippine...
Parts of Visayas and Mindanao may experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in the next 24-hour period due to easterlies, said the state weather bureau on Saturday morning, March 18. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
