Philippine Space Act Signed - Encouraging Pinoys To Reach Outer Space

For the longest time, we are one of the many countries which have not given thought or opportunity to consider space as one of the frontiers Filipinos can go to. Mainly because it is always overshadowed and deemed to be not beneficial to the public. However it obvious that many of technologies today were a precedent of innovations made during the space race. 

As OFWs already conquered the world with their exodus to almost every part of the world, it is indeed time to consider having our own astronauts or space scientists that will develop complex yet very useful data collection and convert it to tools that will help the country especially in times of disasters, calaminties, etc.

The Senate Bill No. 1211: Philippine Space Act was filed last October 16, 2018 by Sen. Bam Aquino, and now has been signed by Predident Duterte. 

Diwata-2 Is Now In Space! More Satellites to Come?

As part of the PHL-MICROSAT Program, Diwata-2 has now been launched recently into space via the H-IIA rocket from Japan launched at the Tanegashima Space Center around lunch time in the Philippines of October 28. Diwata-1 was already launched back in 2016 and this second microsatelite made by Filipino scientists.

This is another milestone for Philippine space exploration and technology as we are now making our own space equipment for research and development. Diwata-2 was developed by 11 scholars under the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in cooperation with the Tohoku University and Hokkaido University in contrast to 9 DOST scholars who worked with Diwata-1, Diwata-2's predecessor.