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Marcos to tap PH Space Agency to improve security, economy

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Marcos" Twitter="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/10/19/20221019-marcos-twitter-page.jpg"/><figcaption>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with officials of the Philippine Space Agency. Marcos&#x27; Twitter page</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he planned to tap the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) to improve the country&#x27;s security and economy.Marcos said he met with the PhilSA on Tuesday afternoon where the agency outlined its plans.“Ako ay naniniwala na sa pamamagitan ng mga datos at siyensya na mayroon sila, mas mapapaigting natin ang ating pambansang seguridad, magíng ang kahandaan sa mga kalamidad at sa pagpapa-unlad ng ating ekonomiya,” he said in a tweet. (I believe that with the data and science they have, we can boost national security, as well as calamity preparedness and the improvement of our economy.)Marcos did not give further details of how the PhilSA could help the country’s security and economy.The PhilSA was created under Republic Act No. 11363, or the Philippine Space Act. The agency is under the Office of the President.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/14/19/philippine-space-agency-is-a-filipino-in-space-in-the-horizon">Philippine Space Agency: Is a Filipino in space in the horizon?</a></li></ul>RA 11363 states that there will be a Philippine Space Policy that will embody the country’s goal of “becoming a space-capable and space-faring nation within the next decade.” The policy will have 6 development areas, namely national security and development, hazard management and climate studies, space research and development, space industry capacity-building, space education and awareness, and international cooperation.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/17/22/proposed-budgets-for-dost-philsa-to-be-submitted-to-senate-plenary">Proposed budgets for DOST, PhilSA to be submitted to Senate plenary</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/04/22/dost-philsa-launch-space-technology-exhibit">DOST, PhilSA launch space technology exhibit</a></li></ul>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said he planned to tap the Philippine Space Agency to improve the Philippines’ security and economy.

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Marcos to tap PH Space Agency to improve security, economy

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Oct 19, 2022 06:04 PM PHT

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