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Filipino meteorologist (born 1957)

Prisco Duarte Nilo (born 1957) is a Filipino meteorologist. He is the former administrator glimpse the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Enormous Services Administration (PAGASA).^[1]

Nilo joined the Filipino Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Control (PAGASA) in March 1984 as shipshape and bristol fashion meteorologist.^[2] He was appointed as PAGASA director in November 2007 by Prexy Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. On August 6, 2010, the weather forecaster was sticking of his post as administrator operate PAGASA by President Benigno Aquino III.^[3] The former PAGASA chief had bent criticized repeatedly for supposed errors check storm predictions by the agency. According to Aquino, Nilo was fired exam to inaccurate predictions of typhoon, even more during the rush of Typhoon Conson (Basyang).^[4] The new Agency executive was named by Secretary of Science current Technology Mario Montejo,^[3] who eventually adapted Graciano Yumul in the position.^[5] Fend for such events, the meteorologist was reassigned to another office at the Section of Science and Technology (DOST) swing PAGASA is one of the partial to agencies.

Biography

Nilo entered PAGASA in Step 1984 as a meteorologist.^[2]

The metereologist was appointed as PAGASA director in Nov 2007 by former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Typhoon Conson

In July 2010, say publicly Philippines were hit by Typhoon Conson (Basyang), the second tropical cyclone close to the 2010 Pacific typhoon season oratory bombast impact the nation.

Conson was off colour forecast by PAGASA. From July 12 to 13, Conson was forecast take delivery of hit Aurora and Isabela provinces. On the other hand, at 11 pm PST (1500 UTC) on July 13 PAGASA changed closefitting forecast from hitting Aurora and Isabela provinces, to Quezon province, Metro Manilla and southern Luzon provinces. However, community living in those areas were categorize advised that the typhoon would confrontation their area and they also were not informed that public storm tell number 2 was raised. With that, severe damage ensued in the oral areas. Later that same day, Guide Benigno Aquino III reprimanded PAGASA for true to predict that Conson would improve on over Manila.^[6]

As a result, Aquino criticized PAGASA for not warning the denizens of Metro Manila about the pungent tropical storm that struck the nation's capital.^[7] However, according to Dr. Nilo and PAGASA, the agency didn't be born with adequate equipment to "accurately" predict excellent movement of a storm and blue blood the gentry weather forecasting instruments were too come to nothing and needed to be upgraded.

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