The Philippines is the only country in Southeast Asia that has its own communication satellite.
The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world due to its location along the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Philippine satellites are used to monitor typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, forest fires, and other natural disasters.
The first Philippine satellite was launched on December 17, 2000.
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) was established by the government through Presidential Decree No. 1425 on June 30, 1975.
In 1982, PLDT launched the first direct dial service between Manila and Los Angeles, California.
In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan caused widespread destruction across the Visayas region, leaving over 7,000 people dead or missing.
The second Philippine satellite was launched on November 30, 2006.
The Philippine government uses satellite technology to improve agriculture by providing farmers with information about weather patterns, soil moisture levels, crop yields, and pest infestations.
In 2013, the Department of Agriculture launched the Geographic Information System (GIS) program to assist farmers in making informed decisions based on accurate data.
Nanotechnology
Science, engineering, and technology conducted at the nanoscale (about 1 to 100 nanometers)
Ernst Ruska and Max Knoll built in 1930, uses particle beam to light up, can magnify million times, 2 types: Scanning EM (SEM) and Transmission EM (TEM)
First developed in 1986 by Greg Binig, Calvin Quate, and Christoph Gerber, has a mechanical probe that used to gather information from the surface of a materials
A special type of microscope that enables scientist to view and manipulate nano particles, atom, and small molecules, Gerd Binig and Heinrich Rohver won Noble Prize in physics 1986
The Nano World is not in our ordinary vocabulary and consciousness, until the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world, which made us more aware of these microscopic particles that spread through the air and cause infection