Tuesday, July 1st, 2014
The Philippines is blasting off into the space age with the planned launching of its own microsatellite in July ,2016, with the cooperation of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said...
Thursday, June 5th, 2014
The Philippine government is betting on increased infrastructure spending to sustain economic growth, which slipped below expectations in the first quarter after a string of natural disasters late last year hobbled domestic output. The Department of Budget...
Thursday, June 5th, 2014
In an age characterized by growing populations and crumbling infrastructure it’s natural to look to new technology solutions for salvation. In many parts of the world, big investments in new infrastructure seem both highly desirable and unattainable—as...
Thursday, May 29th, 2014
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Philippine President Benigno Aquino II sign an agreement that resolved a 20-year sea border dispute during the World Economic Forum - East Asia in Malacanang last week. The peaceful resolution was...
Monday, May 26th, 2014
With the Philippines emerging as one of the economic bright spots of Asia, it came as little surprise that Manila was chosen as the host of the 2014 World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia, bringing together...
Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
Medair, an international relief agency, together with Drone Adventures, a non-profit organisation that promotes the humanitarian use of drones, used the devices to take hundreds of high-resolution aerial images of Tacloban, Dulag and Julita – towns which...
Thursday, February 13th, 2014
Skybox Imaging, a Silicon Valley-based commercial imaging startup, has successfully launched its first one-meter imaging and video capture satellite SkySat-1 with samples available on their website and via YouTube. The company has big plans to launch a...
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
Google has just set new sights on the Philippines, bringing people around the world close to some of the country’s ancient fortresses and historic churches. On Tuesday the tech-giant began capturing images of the Philippines for Street...
Sunday, January 26th, 2014
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is targeting to cover 19 more municipalities in Region 12 this year for its continuing detailed geohazard mapping program. Constancio Paye Jr., MGB-12 director,...
Sunday, January 19th, 2014
November’s Typhoon Haiyan left more than 4 million people homeless and in need of shelter. Families have tried to repair their homes with scraps of destroyed buildings and emergency plastic sheets and now live in flimsy structures...
