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COPPHIL, PRESS-RELEASES
January 30, 2026

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), the European Union Delegation (EUDEL) to the Philippines, and Department of Science and Technology (DOST) conducted the third Steering Committee meeting of the EU National Copernicus Capacity Support Action Programme for the Philippines or CopPhil on 26 January 2026.  The meeting was joined by representatives from national government agencies including the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), DOST–Advanced Science and […]

PRESS-RELEASES
January 30, 2026

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) have partnered to enhance economic and financial analysis through space science and technology applications (SSTA). This was formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) by PhilSA Ad Interim Director General Gay Jane P. Perez, Ph.D. and BSP Assistant Governor Pia […]

PRESS-RELEASES
January 26, 2026

His Excellency President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has appointed Gay Jane P. Perez, Ph.D. as the Ad Interim Director General of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA). Dr. Perez previously served as Officer-in-Charge of PhilSA beginning September 2025. Prior to this, she held the position of Deputy Director General for Space Science and Technology (DDGSST) from 2021, bringing with her extensive experience in space science, research and […]

PRESS-RELEASES
January 19, 2026

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) confirms the launch of the Long March 12 rocket from the People’s Republic of China. Expected debris from the rocket launch was projected to have fallen within the identified drop zones: approximately 22 NM away from Puerto Princesa, Palawan, and 14 NM away from Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park. The drop […]

PRESS-RELEASES
January 13, 2026

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) confirms the launch of the Long March 8A rocket from the People’s Republic of China. Expected debris from the rocket launch was projected to have fallen within the identified drop zones: approximately 162 NM away from El Nido, Palawan, 185 NM away from Puerto Princesca, Palawan, and 108 NM away from […]

PRESS-RELEASES
December 31, 2025

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) confirms the launch of the Long March 7A rocket from the People’s Republic of China. Expected debris from the rocket launch was projected to have fallen within the identified drop zones: approximately 45 NM away from Burgos, Ilocos Norte, and 67 NM away from Dalupiri Island, Cagayan; and 64 NM […]

PRESS-RELEASES
December 26, 2025

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) confirms the launch of the Long March 8A rocket from the People’s Republic of China. Expected debris from the rocket launch was projected to have fallen within the identified drop zones: the first drop zone (DZ 1) is approximately 108 NM away from El Nido, Palawan; 126 NM away from Puerto Princesa, Palawan; and 90 NM away from Rozul Reef. The second drop […]

COMMUNITY-UPDATES
December 23, 2025

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (DA-BAFE) utilized space science and technology applications (SSTA) for the Farm-to-Market Road and Agricultural Commodity Geodatabase and Remote Sensing Application Phase I or the DigitalAgri project.  DigitalAgri Phase I is a joint initiative that established a monitoring framework using satellite technology […]

PRESS-RELEASES
December 23, 2025

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) successfully convened the Southeast Asian Space Leaders’ Forum on 19 November 2025 at Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu.   This was held on the sidelines of the 31st Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-31), which took place from 18 to 21 November 2025, and was co-organized by PhilSA, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, […]