Improving the country’s disaster forecasting is long overdue | AGHAM hits President Marcos for being a hypocrite

President Marcos’ statement on improving our disaster forecasting is pure hypocrisy. Long before the Paeng Typhoon disaster, the government knew that our Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) needed significant improvement. With the increasing threats of climate change President Marcos Jr said that this is included in his top priorities. Yet Read more…

Scientist group denounces attack on alternative media and civil society groups’ websites

AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People denounces another wave of attacks against alternative media, mass organizations and environmental defenders. On June 6 and June 8, 2022, the National Security Council (NSC) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), respectively, ordered the blocking of several websites, including those Read more…

Scientist group to candidates: embrace a science-based policymaking responsive to the people’s needs

In our 22-year long advocacy of making science and technology serve the people, we found it necessary that the government should listen to the people, especially the marginalized sectors, and not just the political and economic elite. We challenge all candidates to declare their platforms before the Filipinos and not deceive us through mere rhetoric and gimmickry.