On 24 January 2023, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) was accepted as a Data Provider Node (DPN) member of Sentinel Asia. Sentinel Asia is an international initiative by the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) that supports disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) activities in the Asia-Pacific region using space technology and Web-GIS. It works […]

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) Advanced Degrees for Accelerating Space R&D and Applications Scholarships or AD ASTRA scholar Engr. Raynell A. Inojosa was awarded with 1st Best Paper and Best Presenter for the Emerging Technologies Track during the Graduate Research Forum for Technology, Engineering, and Computing (GRaF-TEC ’22) that had been held via Zoom on […]

Since the launch of #PhilippineSatelliteWatch in August 2021, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) demonstrated our homegrown space imaging capabilities and Earth observation techniques through satellite images of the Philippines and the world. This year, the initiative showcased the different satellites accessed in the Philippines for various uses. Through handy infographics, we explained the different satellites […]

The Philippine Space Agency conducted the PINAS (PhilSA Integrated Network for Space-enabled Actions toward Sustainability) Workshop in Ilocos from 23 to 24 November 2022 at the Teatro Ilocandia, Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in Batac City, Ilocos Norte. Participants from local government units (LGUs), regional government agencies, and MMSU joined the two-day workshop that included […]

In 2022, the Philippines ranked first in the World Risk Index among 193 countries. This index calculates each country’s disaster risk from extreme natural events and climate change. The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) recognizes the risks the country faces–one of the Key Development Areas (KDAs) of the Agency is hazard management and climate studies. PhilSA […]

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in collaboration with the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), conducted the Space Law for New Space Actors Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) from 18 to 20 October 2022 at Seda Hotel, Quezon City. During the three-day workshop, various topics on the importance of international cooperation, fundamental principles of […]

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) held the PhilSA Integrated Network for Space-Enabled Actions towards Sustainability or the PINAS Workshop in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan from 14 to 15 September 2022. Over 120 workshop participants joined from the local government units (LGUs), regional government agencies, research development institutions (RDIs), and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Palawan.  During […]

Two researchers representing the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) underwent intensive training on the newest air quality monitoring instruments from space last June 2022 in the Republic of Korea. Archie Veloria and Mark Jayson Felix from the PhilSA Earth Sciences Space Mission Studies Division took part in the program, “Data applications of Pandora spectrometer instrument and […]

Hindi niyo marahil alam, pero marami sa mga teknolohiyang ginagamit natin sa pang araw-araw na pamumuhay ay mula sa space technology. Kagaya na lang ng infrared thermometer na pinangkukuha ng temperatura niyo bago pumasok sa mga gusali ngayong panahon ng pandemya. Pero alam mo ba’ng nauna itong ginawa para makuha ang temperatura ng mga bituin […]