The document discusses the development and implementation of the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) system in the Philippines for weather alert messaging. It describes how PAGASA, the Philippines' weather agency, has worked with partners like Google and WMO to develop and launch CAP. Key events included the initial launch in 2014 during Tropical Storm Ruby, training workshops, and ongoing work to expand CAP alerts and involve other agencies. The goal is to provide authoritative weather warnings to the public through CAP.

1. CAP on a MAP:
Common Alerting
Protocol in the
Philippines
September 14, 2016
Resly George Amador

2. What is PAGASA?
• PAGASA stands for Philippine Atmospheric
Geophysical Astronomical Services
Administration.
• PAGASA as the National Meteorological and
Hydrological Services (NMHS) of the Philippines
shall be the “authoritative” voice in providing
warnings to the public.
• The Philippines, through the PAGASA is a
member of the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO), a specialized body of the
United Nations

3. PAGASA on WMO Alert Hub

4. Information Dissemination
Flow

5. PAGASA CAP Development
• Initiated by Google on May 2014
• PAGASA Created a Team for CAP

6. Launching of Common Alerting
Protocol in the Philippines
• Official launching on November 12, 2014

7. Birth of CAP in the Philippines
Tropical Storm Ruby
November 26, 2014 – November 28, 2014

8. CAP: Tropical Cyclone Alert

9. CAP: Tropical Cyclone Warning

10. CAP: General Flood Advisory
(2015)

11. CAP on a MAP: Kickoff
Workshop (May 2015)

12. CAP on a MAP: Implementers
Training (August 2015)

13. 2015 CAP Implementation
Workshop Italy

14. CAP on a MAP: Training on
SAMBRO ( May 2016)

15. CAP on a MAP: Training on
SAMBRO
http://sambro.meteopilipinas.gov.ph/

16. CAP on a MAP: Training on
SAMBRO ( May 2016)

17. CAP on a MAP: Training on
SAMBRO
http://sambro.meteopilipinas.gov.ph/

18. CAP on a MAP: Training on
SAMBRO (May 2016)

19. CAP on a MAP: Simulation and
Testing on SAMBRO ( July 2016)

20. CAP on a MAP: Simulation and
Testing on SAMBRO ( July 2016)

21. CAP on a MAP: Simulation and
Testing on SAMBRO ( July 2016)

22. CAP on a MAP: Simulation and
Testing on SAMBRO ( July 2016)

23. CAP on a MAP: Simulation and
Testing on SAMBRO ( July 2016)

24. CAP on a MAP: Simulation and
Testing on SAMBRO ( July 2016)
http://sambro.meteopilipinas.gov.ph/

25. CAP Implementation Workshop
Thailand ( August 2016)

26. Future Development
•Additional CAP alerts
• Thunderstorms Warning
• Rainfall Warning
• Improving existing alerts
•Inter-agency collaboration
• Office of Civil Defense, Phil. Red Cross,
• PhiVolcs, DSWD ….

27. TYPHOON #FerdiePH
http://meteopilipinas.gov.ph/map.php
http://www.google.org/publicalerts?hl=en-US

28. TYPHOON #FerdiePH
http://publicalert.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/feeds/

29. CAP Development Team in
Philippines

30. Thank you!
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