Aquino brags about Philippines’ improved weather forecasting facilities

BANGKOK, Thailand – President Benigno Aquino III boasted to members of the Filipino community here on Friday about changes in the performance of the country’s weather bureau under his administration.

In a speech to a group of overseas Filipino workers, Aquino related how he personally checked on the reported shortage of equipment and other financial problems besetting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) shortly after he was sworn into office last year.

From giving out several erroneous predictions on weather disturbances in the past, Aquino said, Pagasa has slowly improved its performance in warning the public about oncoming typhoons.

The President also informed Filipino workers here about his administration’s efforts to curb corruption, improve the delivery of basic services and spur economic development though infrastructure development and improving the basic education.

“Magbabago ang Pilipinas at nababago na natin [The Philippines will change and we are starting to change it],” the President said.