| The Philippines, a country with complex environmental and natural hazard challenges requires science-informed policies to meet development needs. Post-normal science (PNS) is introduced as a framework for science policy and governmental science advice in the Philippines. Cases wherein it would have been needed in the GMO debate and where it has been successful such as in the COVID-19 pandemic are described. The promising role of Citizen Science is highlighted. The prospects of PNS in a knowledge society dominated by technocracy and its transition to a wider and more democratic knowledge society are discussed. |