by Christine R. Mapa Manila Observatory kicked off its 160th anniversary celebration on April 25, 2025 at Heyden Hall with the first of a series of lectures featuring conversations on science, service, and society dubbed AmBag. AmBag or “Agham sa Banig” started as...
s human beings, we do not make our own light. Instead, we reflect light that God creates.
Written by Gab Mesina From 24-26 March 2025, representatives from the Manila Observatory participated in the Fastenaktion Policy Influencing workshop held at the St. Michael Retreat House in Antipolo City. This event marks the beginning of a promising partnership between the Manila Observatory...
Climate change is here and vulnerable communities need real support! The latest policy research paper from the Klima Center tackles the People’s Survival Fund and its attempts to provide funding to vulnerable communities.
by Mariane Desiree Avendaño, Zenn Marie Cainglet, Ophel Eliza Rabaja, Paola Banaga, Melliza Templonuevo Cruz, James B. Simpas, Maria Obiminda Cambaliza, Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, SJ, and Fr. Daniel McNamara, SJ New Year’s Day is a global celebration marking the passage of time...
The Manila Observatory participated in the ASIA-AQ 2025 Science Team Meeting, held at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, from January 20 to 24, 2025. The meeting was attended by scientists and officials who discussed initial findings from the recent ASIA-AQ mission...
The Manila Observatory’s research initiative, Creating Markers for Detecting Non-Economic Loss and Damage (NELD) in Coastal Communities in the Philippines (La Union), has been featured as a contributing case study in a technical paper onNon-Economic Losses (NELs). This paper was developed by the...
by Ben Te and Jayvy R. Gamboa How has the International Loss and Damage Architecture developed over the past year?What can we learn from communities on the ground?Are we doing enough in the fight against climate change? These were the questions that we...
The Manila Observatory (MO) participated at the 16th International Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution (iCACGP) Symposium and 18th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) Science Conference (iCACGP-IGAC Conference 2024) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on September 9-13, 2024. Scientist from the Manila Observatory,...
The Manila Observatory participated during the AERONET (AErosol RObotic NETwork) Science and Application Exchange, held from September 17 to 19, 2024, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, United States. AERONET, established by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and international collaborators, is...
A special session for CARE for SEA Megacities and CORDEX-SEA was held from 26-28 November 2024, as part of the 4th International Vietnam Conference on Earth and Environmental Sciences (iVCEES-2024) in Quy Nhon, Vietnam. The conference was hosted by Rencontres du Vietnam, International...
by Tony La Viña, Ben Galil Te, Jayvy Gamboa as originally posted on Rappler Opinion Page It would be an injustice to simply measure where we are right now in terms of climate action only by looking at how far we have come...
The WCRP Academy Support Unit officially launched at the Manila Observatory on 7 October 2024, marking the first WCRP support office in the Global South. The event highlighted the Academy’s mission to promote climate science training and action, with a focus on the...
The Manila Observatory, through the generosity of Heinrich Böll Stiftung Southeast Asia and in partnership with Benguet State University, developed a policy brief addressing the complex issue of Loss and Damage (L&D), with a specific focus on indigenous farmers in Atok, a municipality in...
The Manila Observatory participated in the Internet of Things (IoT) Conference held on October 29-30, 2024, at the SMX Convention Center Manila, Pasay City, Philippines. The IoT conference aimed to bring together industry, government, and academia to raise awareness on IoT technology and...
Tony La Viña, Gab Mesina, and Jayvy R. Gamboa In a pivotal moment in the global response to climate change, the Board of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), back in July 2024, selected the Philippines as the Board’s...
Today, the Manila Observatory proudly commemorates 159 years of unwavering dedication to scientific research and service to society. Founded in 1865, the Observatory continues to embody its mission as the science apostolate of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines, committed to addressing...
Tony La Viña, Ben Te, and Jayvy R. Gamboa In July 2024, Typhoon Carina swept through the country. The heavy rainfall hit Metro Manila and nearby regions and its intensity was evident from the extreme flooding that occurred. In the typhoon’s aftermath, President...
Tony La Viña, Gab Mesina, and Jayvy R. Gamboa COP 28 witnessed a historic agreement on the operationalization of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage, or more commonly known as Loss and Damage Fund (“LDF”), the hosting of which as a...