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.
A ceremonial turnover of the Pandora instruments, part of the Pan-Asia Partnership for Geospatial Air Pollution Information Project and the Pandora Asia Network (PAPGAPI-PAN) Philippines Project, was conducted by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) at the...
Tom Alberto, Sabby Arambulo, Danii Nepomuceno – June 19, 2024 Originally published here on the RENDER Website. RENDER attended the Asian Clean Energy Forum (ACEF), organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Korea Energy Agency (KEA), is a...
Increasing climate commitments worldwide have prompted transitions to low-carbon economies. In response to this, United States Agency for International Development – Energy Secure Philippines Activity is supporting Manila Observatory’s project entitled “Enabling a Sustainable Energy Transition in Dumaguete City”. The project aims to enable the...
by Mariane Desiree Avendaño, Zenn Marie Cainglet, Aubrey May De Francisca, Paola Banaga, Melliza Templonuevo Cruz, James B. Simpas, Maria Obiminda Cambaliza, Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, SJ, and Fr. Daniel McNamara, SJ Summary Government policies and annual campaigns by the Department of Health...
By Antonio La Viña, Joy Reyes, and Jayvy Gamboa The 58th session of the subsidiary bodies (SB) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is set to be held on 5 to 15 June 2023. Again, it will be held...
by Zenn Marie Cainglet, Aubrey May De Francisca, Paola Banaga, Shane Marie Visaga, Melliza Templonuevo Cruz, James B. Simpas, Maria Obiminda Cambaliza, Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, SJ, and Fr. Daniel McNamara, SJ Summary The 24-hour averaged PM2.5 concentrations revealed a slight increase (up...
By Antonio La Viña, Joy Reyes, Ma. Laurice Jamero, Lora Batino Warathida Chaiyapa, Boonsuchada Inthapat, Neo John Joseph Sacramento Joan Jamisolamin According to the Global Climate Risk Index, among the top ten countries at risk of...
Manila Observatory Executive Director Dr. Gemma Narisma, along with Air Quality Dynamics and Instrumentation and Technology Development Laboratory co-heads Dr. Maria Obiminda Cambaliza and Dr. James Bernard Simpas joined other project participants in a Science Team Meeting (STM) with NASA in Pasadena, California...
The Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF) and their local government partners headed by Executive Director Gisela Tiongson reached out to the Manila Observatory for an introduction to Climate Change to supplement their projects that aim to support farming communities that supply the food conglomerate’s...
Chief Forecaster of the Clouds Aerosols and Monsoon Processes Philippines Experiment (CAMP2Ex) and former technical advisor of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Mr. Ed Fukada visited the Manila Observatory last 11-13 September 2018. On 11-12 September, a workshop on fundamentals of tropical...
The timeline of the Frontiers Exhibition is from 1865 to the present, and will also encompass, in part, our vision for the future. Since its inception in 1865, the Manila Observatory remained consistent in responding to the needs of the country, making incremental...
The second exhibition, Transitions, showcased the rise of the Manila Observatory from the ruins of the Second World War. After the government decided to establish its own Philippine Weather Bureau run by Filipinos, the Jesuit Fathers of the Observatory discerned on its new...
The first exhibition, Discoveries, showcased the beginnings and rapid growth of the Manila Observatory from 1865 under the Spanish government, and its reorganization under the American administration from 1901 up until World War II. From its humble beginnings in an abandoned pigeon house,...
26 February 2016, Friday, 2:00 pm to 4:-00 pm, Heyden Hall, Manila Observatory
In celebration of its 150th anniversary, the Manila Observatory, together with the Ateneo de Manila University, hosted a discussion on the Laudato si’ at the Henry Lee Irwin Theater last August 13.
Below is a list of archival equipment at the Ionosphere Research Building of Manila Observatory with their one paragraph descriptions. Most of the pictures can be found in the references. Notice that the equipment span more than 40 years, starting from 1952, which is...
Upon the invitation of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Program Secretariat, the Manila Observatory (MO) joined the APEC Emergency Working Group (EPWG) meeting held in Boracay Island on 13-14 May 2015. The leaderships of APEC EPWG recognized MO’s innovations in bringing science...
Director Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga of Manila Observatory Last 5 February 2014, Imelda V. Abano published in National Geographic’s Energy Blog the interview of Director Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga of Manila Observatory before she presented her speech in Shell’s Powering Progress Together. In the interview, Director Loyzaga talked about how Manila...