After years of partnership that led to large-scale infrastructure of the government’s ‘Build! Build! Build!’ program, the tie-up between the Philippines and Japan, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will continue with projects aimed at improving transport infrastructures in...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez is pushing passage of a bill seeking to create an independent government agency that would be tasked to focus on programs protecting the environment. Rodriguez, in filing House Bill No. 3794, or “An Act Creating the National Environmental Protection Agency of...
(Photo from the Philippine Space Agency) The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is inviting Filipino hackers to join the Galileo Hackathon by GNSS.asia to be held virtually from Nov. 12 to 14. The ideation hackathon is open to all Filipinos of legal-age, the agency said, adding that each team must be...
Face shield, medicine blister pack, nori, and fried milkfish or bangus were made into model satellites Philippine Space Agency’s (PhilSA) model satellite-building competition. (Photo from Philippine Space Agency) Recyclable and edible materials were transformed into model satellites during the...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the government failed to balance its response to the coronavirus disease with the need of equally salvaging the economy from the pandemic-induced crisis. During a Senate hearing on the NEDA’s proposed 2022 budget on Wednesday, Oct. 13,...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomed Friday, Oct. 8, the decision of the government's pandemic task force to ease quarantine restrictions for inbound travelers, calling the move an "encouraging development" for the tourism industry. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "The easing of travel...
The first Philippine university-built cube satellites Maya-3 and Maya-4 were successfully deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, Oct. 6. (Screencap from JAXA live feed) The cube satellites developed under the Space Technology and Applications Mastery, Innovation, and...
The completed Maya-3 and Maya-4 Flight Models (FM). Maya-3 and Maya-4 are 1U (10 x 10 x 10 cm) CubeSats weighing ~1.15 kilograms each. (Photo from STAMINA4Space) The Philippines continues to make its mark in space as the country’s two cube satellites are scheduled to be deployed into space on...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, Oct. 3 urged the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to consider easing quarantine restrictions to pave way for the resumption of many business operations as more working parents can now return to work. Following the government decision to pilot run limited...
More than 300 industry leaders in the Philippines have joined a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-led virtual summit to tackle how Filipino youth can help businesses thrive amid the COVID-19 pandemic. United States Agency for International Development in the Philippines...
Cargo ship MV Iris Paoay has recently made history for becoming the first Philippine flag container vessel to sail nonstop between Manila and the United States in decades, a project expected to reduce shipping time and ease traders’ burdens amid the COVID-19 pandemic. United States Agency for...
Investing in space science, technology and application will lead to the creation of more high-value skills and jobs in the country, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) said. Photo from Philippine Space Agency “Investing in space science, technology and applications can help create more high...
