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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PhilSA |
| Formed | August 8, 2019 |
| Type | Space agency |
| Headquarters | 29th Floor, Cyber One Building, 11 Eastwood Ave. Bagumbayan Quezon City[1] |
| Administrator | Joel Marciano Jr., Director-General |
| Primary spaceport | None |
| Owner | Office of the President |
| Employees | 50 (July 2021)[2] |
| Annual budget | ₱847.66 million (2023)[3] |
| Website | philsa |
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is the national space agency of the Philippines.
The unified space agency is defined by the Philippine Space Act (Republic Act No. 11363) which was signed into law on August 8, 2019, by President Rodrigo Duterte,[4] intended to manage and operate the decentralized space program of the Philippine government, which was handled by various agencies of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
- ^ "Contact Us". PhilSA. April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "Philippine Space Agency aims to foster local space era opportunities". ABS-CBN News. July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "General Appropriations Act FY 2023-Volume I-B Philippine Space Agency" (PDF). Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ Parrocha, Azer (August 13, 2019). "Duterte signs law creating Philippine Space Agency". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
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