As one of the culminating activities of the first ever Philippine Space Week celebrations, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) facilitated the handing over of six (6) Starlink units from Data Lake, Inc., authorized reseller of Starlink in the Philippines, to the local government unit (LGU) of Dingalan, Aurora, and Apad-Jomalig National High School in Jomalig, […]

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) opens the Philippine Space Week celebrations with the signing of five (5) landmark agreements envisioned to deepen space data acquisition and the use of space science and technology applications for value creation. This vision is in line with PhilSA’s fourth year anniversary theme, Yamang Kalawakan tungo sa Maunlad na Kinabukasan.   […]

The Korean government, through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) signed a partnership agreement to strengthen national capacity to monitor the condition of air quality and improve air quality plans and policies in the Philippines on 02 August 2023.  The Pan-Asia Partnership for Geospatial Air Pollution Information and the […]

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. declared every 08 to 14 August as the Philippine Space Week to promote space awareness, highlight the contribution of Filipinos worldwide in the field of space science, and espouse the value, benefits, and impacts of space science and technology applications (SSTA) on the lives of Filipinos.  Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) […]

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) has proposed the establishment and coordination of dialogue with and between the European Union and the ASEAN during the 3rd Philippine-European Union Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) held in Brussels, Belgium on 30 June 2023. In his country statement, PhilSA Director for Space Information Infrastructure Bureau Dr. Ariel C. Blanco said, […]

The European Commission and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) signed an administrative arrangement on 30 June 2023 to strengthen and stimulate cooperation in Earth observation. The arrangement will facilitate the reciprocal exchange of satellite data and will encourage its use and application in addressing societal challenges of common interest, ranging from the long-term management of […]

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is calling on its media partners and the public to #JoinTheMission and make use of open data source application, ODK Collect, to contribute information from the ground before, during, and after disasters. The said application is also used for environmental monitoring.  ODK Collect is downloadable on Android devices for free. […]

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) has received reports from the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and the media about an unburned debris found in the waters of Morong, Bataan on the morning of 05 June. The said debris was hauled 15 miles to shore by fishermen.   Based on available information, PhilSA […]

The Philippines’ next batch of locally developed cube satellites (CubeSats) Maya-5 and Maya-6 were successfully launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on 05 June 2023 at around 11:47 PM PST. Maya-5 and Maya-6 are aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 as part of SpaceX’s 28th commercial resupply mission. The CubeSats, weighing approximately 1.15 kilograms each, […]