Philippines and Japan sign joint declaration to continue decades of space cooperation

The Philippines and Japan have a strong history of cooperation in space activities. In November 2025, PhilSA and JAXA co-organized the 31st Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-31) in Cebu, the largest space forum in the region, attended by President Marcos.

Two Philippine teams are finalists in global space data competition for COVID-19

Two teams from the Philippines, GiveSight and World MAQI, are selected by the United States space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as global finalists for the all-virtual, Earth Observation Dashboard Hackathon held last June 23-29.