COMSTE together with the Manila Observatory would like to share Dr. Rodolfo's presentation about the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant presented during the Disaster Science lecture series

The Philippines has just survived another election season. Almost everything is new in government. There is a new president, a new set of cabinet members and new officials in national and local posts.

The Philippines has just survived another election season. Almost everything is new in government. There is a new president, a new set of cabinet members and new officials in national and local posts. But the challenges faced by the new administration are old —poverty, corruption, debt, insurgency and a host of other enduring problems that mark government inefficiency and inadequacy.

DOST Sec. Mario Montejo explaining what happened and is happening at PAGASA during storms like the recent Basyang.

All good startups and smart entrepreneurs normally start with their own hard earned savings.  That is the start.  What happens after depends on the financial requirements of the new company and the ability of the business to provide the cash flow needed by the company to achieve the goals of the founders. All these have to scale according to those objectives. The answer to this fund-raising question DEPENDS ON THE ULTIMATE GOALS OF THE FOUNDERS/ENTREPRENEURS. The author shares 3 cases.