The opening of six satellite offices nationwide is part of Vice President Sara Duterte’s “earnest efforts” to ensure the Office of the Vice President (OVP) is closer to the people, her spokesperson said on Monday July 4. OVP satellite office in Cebu City (Photo from VP Sara Duterte’s...
NVIDIA is collaborating with the United Nations Satellite Center (UNOSAT) to use deep learning and AI to promote climate action for a healthy global environment. The initiative supports the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes 17 interconnected Sustainable...
With a quarter of 110 million Filipinos still without internet, local tech startup Quicksilver Satcom Ventures (Quicksilver) wants to serve far-flung areas using satellite technology. With financing from social impact venture capital fund Ignite Impact Fund (Ignite) and government endorsement as a...
Vice President-elect Sara Duterte disclosed on Saturday, June 18, her plan to find a permanent place for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) once she assumes the post by the end of the month. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte (Photo by Noel Pabalate /MANILA BULLETIN) Speaking to reporters in...
The medical and dental services of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) at its satellite office in Manila were resumed by the agency on Wednesday, June 1. PCSO / MANILA BULLETIN This was announced by PCSO General Manager Royina Marzan-Garma in an advisory. Meanwhile, she said that the...
JIUQUAN -- China launched a new Earth-observation satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday. The satellite, Gaofen-3 03, was launched by a Long March-4C rocket at 7:47 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit successfully. The launch marks the...
media PLDT Inc. and global satellite operator Telesat of Canada this month successfully conducted the Philippines’ first on-orbit testing of high-speed broadband connectivity with Telesat’s Phase 1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. This marks another milestone for PLDT as the country’s leading...
A five-story satellite office of the Paranaque City Hall is being constructed beside the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) to bring services closer to the people, Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced Thursday. Olivarez made the announcement during the inauguration of the Land Transportation...
Reelectionist Senator Sherwin Gatchalian vowed to pursue the enactment of his measure to develop satellite-based internet technology in the country and expand the powers of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to ensure universal access to the web. Gatchalian, chairman...
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...
Photo from Philippine Space Agency The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said that the development of the country’s next generation satellite is included in its priority agenda. Dubbed as Multispectral Unit for Land Assessment or MULA, the 130-kilogram low-orbit earth observation...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the conduct of special satellite registration activities in jail facilities or detention centers will resume on Sept. 16. Comelec/MB * "With the lifting of the Inter Agebcy Task Force (IATF) of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) status...
