MANDATE AND FUNCTIONS
Relevant To Science and Technology (S & T)

M A N D A T E

To provide protection against natural calamities and utilize scientific knowledge as an effective instrument to insure the safety, well-being and economic security of all the people, and for promotion of national progress.

F U N C T I O N S

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, presently existing, is hereby reorganized and shall have the following functions:

1. Maintain a nationwide network pertaining to observation and forecasting of weather and other climatological conditions affecting national safety, welfare and economy;
   
   
2. Undertake activities relative to observation, collection, assessment and processing of atmospheric and allied data for the benefit of agriculture, commerce and industry;
   
   
3. Engage in studies of geophysical and astronomical phenomena essential to the safety and welfare of the people;
   
   
4. Undertake researches on the structure, development and motion of typhoons and formulate measures for their moderation; and
   
   
5. Maintain effective linkages with scientific organizations here and abroad, and promote exchange of scientific information and cooperation among personnel engaged in atmospheric, geophysical and astronomical studies.