PAGASA chief quits

Analette Abesamis

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The country’s chief meteorologist Nathaniel Servando has resigned from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the bureau’s officer-in-charge said Wednesday, June 19. Servando submitted his resignation letter to Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo. Malacañang officials confirmed Servando’s resignation and thanked him for his services to the bureau and the country. He initially filed a leave “for health reasons” from March to May then sought an extension until August. He is reported to have obtained a teaching job in Qatar. PAGASA has been in the spotlight recently because of woes over salaries and benefits. The Senate failed to pass the PAGASA modernization bill which would have provided for significant increases in salaries, new equipment and operations.

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