The Philippines is entering a new phase in the field of science and technology with the passage of a law creating a space agency, a move that officials say will have positive impacts on its national security and its people's welfare.President Rodrigo Duterte signed on Aug. 8 the Philippine Space Act that will govern the country's space development and utilization policy."This piece of legislation will bear fruits that generations to come will be enjoying," Fortunato dela Pena, the country's science and technology secretary, told a news briefing on Wednesday as he acknowledged that data coll…READ FULL ARTICLE
