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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider National devider PhilSA turns over six satellite kits to Aurora, Quezon

PhilSA turns over six satellite kits to Aurora, Quezon

Published Aug 19, 2023 03:01 am

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) led the transfer of six Starlink satellite kits to the local government unit (LGU) of Dingalan, Aurora, and Apad-Jomalig National High School in Jomalig, Quezon.

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In attendance at the turnover ceremony of Starlink units for PhilSA INCENTIVISE, from L-R: DICT Director Antonio Edward Padre; USAID BEACON ICT Infrastructure Lead Engr. Imelda Lamboon; Apad-Jomalig National High School Head Gregoria Jimenez; PhilSA Space Business Development Division Chief Fernando De Villa III, MBA; Data Lake Inc. Chief Strategy Officer Michael Bell; Data Lake Inc. Chief Financial Officer Jose Cobarubbias; PhilSA Director General Dr. Joel Marciano, Jr. (Photo credit to PhilSA) 

 

In a statement on Friday, Aug. 18, PhiSA said that the turnover ceremony was conducted in its main office in Eastwood, Quezon City.

The ceremony was facilitated by Michael Bell, Chief Strategic Officer of Data Lake Inc. (an authorized reseller of Starlink in the Philippines), and was presented to PhilSA, led by Director General Joel Joseph S. Marciano Jr. on Aug. 14.

During the transfer ceremony, the recipients were accompanied by representatives from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the United States Agency for International Development Better Access and Connectivity (USAID-BEACON), who participated to show support toward the project, "which aims to deploy and demonstrate emerging satellite connectivity technologies to benefit rural communities in the Philippines."

 

INCENTIVISE project

 

The turnover ceremony is under the Introducing Non-Geostationary Satellite Constellations Test Deployments to Improve Internet Service (INCENTIVISE) initiatives which aimed to bring space technology closer to Filipinos.

Marciano highlighted that the PhilSA is also able to reach the farthest communities to deliver rich content and services like “low Earth orbit satellite Internet constellations such as Starlink, to provides a new way of bridging remote areas of our country, and with the high speed and reliable connectivity in place.”

“We have taken our next step where we will be using the connectivity to hold seminars and training sessions on the use of satellite images for local officials and conducting lectures on space science and technology for the teachers and students in these communities,” PhilSA director general said.

“We thank Data Lake, SpaceX, USAID-BEACON, DOST-ASTI, and DICT for their collaboration and pivotal role in the implementation of INCENTIVISE,” he added.

Moreover, the INCENTIVISE Project held a successful satellite Internet public demonstration in Dingalan and Jomalig on April 21.

During the demonstration, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, and DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy expressed their support for the project.

The formal handover ceremony underscored the "synergy and collective drive" of the government, international organization and the private sector as reflected in the framework of the INCENTIVISE Project. 

This framework is instrumental in shaping a more interconnected future for all Filipinos. (Sonny Daanoy)

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