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Manila representative Rolando Valeriano has called for increased investment in aerial, surface, and underwater drones, as well as satellite surveillance, to strengthen the Philippines’ maritime security amid continuing tensions in the West Philippine Sea.

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) has begun analyzing satellite imagery to identify areas potentially affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on June 8, using changes in nighttime light patterns as an indicator of damage and disruption.

Smart Communications and US-based satellite firm Lynk Global have conducted another round of field tests for direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity, this time in the northern towns of Burgos, Bangui, and Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte, areas that face the West Philippine Sea and have limited terrestrial mobile coverage.

The agreement aims to create crop-specific drought maps from satellite data, with a focus on rice.

The government is envisioning that in future, more satellite data will be used and there will be less reliance on survey data.

Since 2018, the second 50-kilogram Earth observation microsatellite of the Philippines has captured over 112,049 images around the world and covered 94.03% or 282,088 km² of the Philippine landmass.

Fourteen kids aged 9 to 10 years old heeded this year’s call to join the mission to develop their own model satellites made of recyclable or edible materials. All entries to the 2022 Build Your Own Model Satellite competition astonished scientists from the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) who evaluated the submissions.

The Synthetic Aperture Radar and Automatic Identification System for Innovative Terrestrial Monitoring and Maritime Surveillance (SAR with AIS) Project has improved the country’s terrestrial and maritime monitoring and the applications of the project’s data are numerous.

The EO removes the franchise requirement in the access of international satellite systems and gives telcos, VAS providers, and ISPs direct access to all satellite systems to build and operate broadband facilities to offer Internet services.

National and local government officials conducted a press briefing in Virac, Catanduanes on Thursday, Nov. 5, using Internet connectivity provided by the DICT’s flyaway very-small-aperture terminal (VSAT).