Amado Pineda
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Amado Pineda is a Filipino
meteorologist who became the first widely recognized television weatherman
in the Philippines
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A meteorologist with the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
(PAGASA), Pineda began doing weather forecasts for the evening newscast of GMA Network
in the 1970s until the 1980s. While hardly trained as a television presenter, Pineda nonetheless became popular, being as he was then, the only television weatherman in the 1970s and 1980s; for catchphrases like, "That's the latest from PAGASA" at every end of his forecast and "Kaya mga bata, may pasok bukas" ("And so children, school is open tomorrow") after a forecast for a weak tropical storm.
Pineda made several cameo appearances in films, in roles mostly spoofing himself. The comedian
Tessie Tomas also gained renown with her own spoof of Pineda appearing on CHAMPOY, her character named Amada Pineda.
Pineda is now the head of Weathernews Philippines, Inc., a commercial weather bureau.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
meteorologist who became the first widely recognized television weatherman
Weather forecasting
Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a given location. Human beings have attempted to predict the weather informally for millennia, and formally since the nineteenth century...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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A meteorologist with the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide flood and typhoon warnings, public weather forecasts and advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatological, and other specialized information and...
(PAGASA), Pineda began doing weather forecasts for the evening newscast of GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
in the 1970s until the 1980s. While hardly trained as a television presenter, Pineda nonetheless became popular, being as he was then, the only television weatherman in the 1970s and 1980s; for catchphrases like, "That's the latest from PAGASA" at every end of his forecast and "Kaya mga bata, may pasok bukas" ("And so children, school is open tomorrow") after a forecast for a weak tropical storm.
Pineda made several cameo appearances in films, in roles mostly spoofing himself. The comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Tessie Tomas also gained renown with her own spoof of Pineda appearing on CHAMPOY, her character named Amada Pineda.
Pineda is now the head of Weathernews Philippines, Inc., a commercial weather bureau.