The Manila Times
MANILA, Philippines —The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) inked a Joint Declaration of Interest in Space Cooperation. The declaration, signed on May 27, 2026, by PhilSA Ad Interim Director General Gay Jane P. Perez and JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Japan, reaffirmed the two countries' shared goals and interest in working together on satellite missions and data applications, space exploration and human spaceflight, and space sustainability. “Across the Asia-Pacific, nations are turning to space science as a means to improve governance, protect the environment, and to champion inclusive development,” said President Marcos during the largest space forum in Asia last November.
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