Privacy Statement
Privacy Notice

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), an agency within Department of Science and Technology, is committed to ensuring the data privacy and protecting the personal information of its stakeholders, including service users, website visitors, and partners.


We will collect, use, retain, and protect personal data in accordance with Republic Act No. 10173 (also known as Data Privacy Act of 2012) and other applicable laws and regulations.

Data Collection and Use

PAGASA website does not directly collect any personal data that can identify a specific individual. However, PAGASA occasionally utilizes third-party applications, such as Google Forms to conduct Surveys, get Feedback and Comments from its stakeholders.


The types of data collected by PAGASA include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Name
  • Email
  • Contact number
  • Affiliation or organization (when necessary); and
  • Any other information that may be required for specific services
Methods Utilized Automated Access

Our official website bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph


PAGASA uses Google Analytics, a third-party service, to analyze web traffic data and assess user engagement with the website. Additionally, it collects non-personal information from the browser during each site visit. This service uses cookies to gather such data, which includes the following:


  • Your Internet Protocol (IP) address
  • The pages and internal links accessed on our site
  • The date and time you visited the site
  • Geolocation
  • The referring site or platform (if any) through which you clicked this site
  • Your operating system
  • web browser type
Data Protection and Security Measures

PAGASA upholds strict data privacy and information security standards. It implements physical, organizational, and technical measures including data encryptions, network firewalls, and other security protocols provided by third-party applications, to protect information from loss, theft, unauthorized access, use, copying, modification, or disclosure.

Storage and Retention

PAGASA stores your information in Amazon Web Services (AWS) a cloud-based data storage provider and On-Premise data servers, ensuring appropriate measures are adopted to protect your information.


Personal information will be retained in a database for three (3) years after inquiries and requests are acted upon. After this period, records will be securely disposed of.

Disposal

Physical records shall be disposed of through shredding, while digital files shall be anonymized. In all instances, our manner of disposal shall ensure that the personal information shall no longer be retrieved, processed, or accessed by unauthorized persons.

Rights of a Data Subject

As an individual whose information we collect and store to fulfill our legitimate purposes, you have the following rights as a data subject under the Data Privacy Act of 2012.


  • Right to be informed about how and why we collect your personal data;
  • Right to access a copy of your personal information in our possession
  • Right to withdraw consent that you previously gave;
  • Right to have your information corrected if you believe that it is inaccurate or incomplete;
  • Right to erase or block your information from our databases;
  • Right to file a complaint with the National Privacy Commission.
Changes to Privacy Notice

PAGASA reserves the right to amend, modify or change our Privacy Notice periodically to ensure compliance with the latest legal directives and regulations. We encourage you to review our Privacy Notice regularly to stay informed of any changes.

Contact Us

For data privacy concerns and/or feedback regarding this privacy notice, you may reach us through this address:


Data Protection Officer


PAGASA Science Garden Compound, Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue,

Brgy. Central, Quezon City, Metro Manila, 1100

Trunkline No: (02)8284-0800

Email: dostpagasa_dpo@pagasa.dost.gov.ph