Space center to rise in New Clark City
THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) signed a 50-year contract with the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) to build a space center in New Clark City."Once built, we are confident that the Philippines will have one of the most modern space centers in Southeast Asia, and what better place for this to happen than in New Clark City, the first smart and disaster-resilient city in the Philippines," said BCDA President and CEO Joshua Bingcang during the signing rites at Bonifacio Global City on Thursday.PhilSA was represented by its director general, Dr. Joel Joseph Marciano Jr."With this partnership, imagine what we can accomplish in the next five to 10 years or more," Marciano said.Also present during the event were PhilSA Deputy Director General for Space Operations, Infrastructure and Industry Denis Villorente, BCDA OIC for Conversion and Development Richard Cepe, and PhilSA Deputy Director General for Space Science and Technology Dr. Gay Jane Perez.BCDA Executive Vice President Gisela Kalalo said on Friday that putting up their office and research facility in Clark is the country's best foot forward in the space economy. (From left) Engineer Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator; lawyer Agnes VST Devanadera, Clark Development Corp. president and CEO; lawyer Gisela Kalalo, Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) executive vice president; Dr. Francisco Villanueva, Jr., Clark Investors and Locators Association president join the question and answer portion moderated by lawyer Margaux A. Advincula, SGV & Co. Clark head and partner-in-charge, with Lorenz Ziller, Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines Inc. executive director during the Subic/Clark Business Conference morning session at the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati, Aug. 30, 2024. Other speakers include Reghis Romero IV, executive vice president of Harbour Centre Port Terminal Subic, Inc.; Mikkel Puyat, commercial director for the Philippine Cluster of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI); and Anidelle Joy M. Alguso, deputy director general for Policy and Planning of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). PHOTOS BY RIO DELUVIO (From left) Engineer Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator; lawyer Agnes VST Devanadera, Clark Development Corp. president and CEO; lawyer Gisela Kalalo, Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) executive vice president; Dr. Francisco Villanueva, Jr., Clark Investors and Locators Association president join the question and answer portion moderated by lawyer Margaux A. Advincula, SGV & Co. Clark head and partner-in-charge, with Lorenz Ziller, Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines Inc. executive director during the Subic/Clark Business Conference morning session at the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati, Aug. 30, 2024. Other speakers include Reghis Romero IV, executive vice president of Harbour Centre Port Terminal Subic, Inc.; Mikkel Puyat, commercial director for the Philippine Cluster of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI); and Anidelle Joy M. Alguso, deputy director general for Policy and Planning of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). PHOTOS BY RIO DELUVIO (From left) Engineer Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator; lawyer Agnes VST Devanadera, Clark Development Corp. president and CEO; lawyer Gisela Kalalo, Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) executive vice president; Dr. Francisco Villanueva, Jr., Clark Investors and Locators Association president join the question and answer portion moderated by lawyer Margaux A. Advincula, SGV & Co. Clark head and partner-in-charge, with Lorenz Ziller, Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines Inc. executive director during the Subic/Clark Business Conference morning session at the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati, Aug. 30, 2024. Other speakers include Reghis Romero IV, executive vice president of Harbour C
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THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) signed a 50-year contract with the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) to build a space center in New Clark City.
"Once built, we are confident that the Philippines will have one of the most modern space centers in Southeast Asia, and what better place for this to happen than in New Clark City, the first smart and disaster-resilient city in the Philippines," said BCDA President and CEO Joshua Bingcang during the signing rites at Bonifacio Global City on Thursday.
PhilSA was represented by its director general, Dr. Joel Joseph Marciano Jr.
"With this partnership, imagine what we can accomplish in the next five to 10 years or more," Marciano said.
Also present during the event were PhilSA Deputy Director General for Space Operations, Infrastructure and Industry Denis Villorente, BCDA OIC for Conversion and Development Richard Cepe, and PhilSA Deputy Director General for Space Science and Technology Dr. Gay Jane Perez.
BCDA Executive Vice President Gisela Kalalo said on Friday that putting up their office and research facility in Clark is the country's best foot forward in the space economy.
(From left) Engineer Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator; lawyer Agnes VST Devanadera, Clark Development Corp. president and CEO; lawyer Gisela Kalalo, Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) executive vice president; Dr. Francisco Villanueva, Jr., Clark Investors and Locators Association president join the question and answer portion moderated by lawyer Margaux A. Advincula, SGV & Co. Clark head and partner-in-charge, with Lorenz Ziller, Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines Inc. executive director during the Subic/Clark Business Conference morning session at the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati, Aug. 30, 2024. Other speakers include Reghis Romero IV, executive vice president of Harbour Centre Port Terminal Subic, Inc.; Mikkel Puyat, commercial director for the Philippine Cluster of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI); and Anidelle Joy M. Alguso, deputy director general for Policy and Planning of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). PHOTOS BY RIO DELUVIO
(From left) Engineer Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator; lawyer Agnes VST Devanadera, Clark Development Corp. president and CEO; lawyer Gisela Kalalo, Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) executive vice president; Dr. Francisco Villanueva, Jr., Clark Investors and Locators Association president join the question and answer portion moderated by lawyer Margaux A. Advincula, SGV & Co. Clark head and partner-in-charge, with Lorenz Ziller, Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines Inc. executive director during the Subic/Clark Business Conference morning session at the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati, Aug. 30, 2024. Other speakers include Reghis Romero IV, executive vice president of Harbour Centre Port Terminal Subic, Inc.; Mikkel Puyat, commercial director for the Philippine Cluster of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI); and Anidelle Joy M. Alguso, deputy director general for Policy and Planning of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). PHOTOS BY RIO DELUVIO
(From left) Engineer Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator; lawyer Agnes VST Devanadera, Clark Development Corp. president and CEO; lawyer Gisela Kalalo, Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) executive vice president; Dr. Francisco Villanueva, Jr., Clark Investors and Locators Association president join the question and answer portion moderated by lawyer Margaux A. Advincula, SGV & Co. Clark head and partner-in-charge, with Lorenz Ziller, Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines Inc. executive director during the Subic/Clark Business Conference morning session at the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati, Aug. 30, 2024. Other speakers include Reghis Romero IV, executive vice president of Harbour Centre Port Terminal Subic, Inc.; Mikkel Puyat, commercial director for the Philippine Cluster of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI); and Anidelle Joy M. Alguso, deputy director general for Policy and Planning of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). PHOTOS BY RIO DELUVIO
(From left) Engineer Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator; lawyer Agnes VST Devanadera, Clark Development Corp. president and CEO; lawyer Gisela Kalalo, Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) executive vice president; Dr. Francisco Villanueva, Jr., Clark Investors and Locators Association president join the question and answer portion moderated by lawyer Margaux A. Advincula, SGV & Co. Clark head and partner-in-charge, with Lorenz Ziller, Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines Inc. executive director during the Subic/Clark Business Conference morning session at the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati, Aug. 30, 2024. Other speakers include Reghis Romero IV, executive vice president of Harbour Centre Port Terminal Subic, Inc.; Mikkel Puyat, commercial director for the Philippine Cluster of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI); and Anidelle Joy M. Alguso, deputy director general for Policy and Planning of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). PHOTOS BY RIO DELUVIO
(From left) Engineer Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator; lawyer Agnes VST Devanadera, Clark Development Corp. president and CEO; lawyer Gisela Kalalo, Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) executive vice president; Dr. Francisco Villanueva, Jr., Clark Investors and Locators Association president join the question and answer portion moderated by lawyer Margaux A. Advincula, SGV & Co. Clark head and partner-in-charge, with Lorenz Ziller, Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines Inc. executive director during the Subic/Clark Business Conference morning session at the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati, Aug. 30, 2024. Other speakers include Reghis Romero IV, executive vice president of Harbour Centre Port Terminal Subic, Inc.; Mikkel Puyat, commercial director for the Philippine Cluster of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI); and Anidelle Joy M. Alguso, deputy director general for Policy and Planning of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). PHOTOS BY RIO DELUVIO
(From left) Engineer Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator; lawyer Agnes VST Devanadera, Clark Development Corp. president and CEO; lawyer Gisela Kalalo, Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) executive vice president; Dr. Francisco Villanueva, Jr., Clark Investors and Locators Association president join the question and answer portion moderated by lawyer Margaux A. Advincula, SGV & Co. Clark head and partner-in-charge, with Lorenz Ziller, Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines Inc. executive director during the Subic/Clark Business Conference morning session at the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati, Aug. 30, 2024. Other speakers include Reghis Romero IV, executive vice president of Harbour Centre Port Terminal Subic, Inc.; Mikkel Puyat, commercial director for the Philippine Cluster of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI); and Anidelle Joy M. Alguso, deputy director general for Policy and Planning of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). PHOTOS BY RIO DELUVIO
(From left) Engineer Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator; lawyer Agnes VST Devanadera, Clark Development Corp. president and CEO; lawyer Gisela Kalalo, Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) executive vice president; Dr. Francisco Villanueva, Jr., Clark Investors and Locators Association president join the question and answer portion moderated by lawyer Margaux A. Advincula, SGV & Co. Clark head and partner-in-charge, with Lorenz Ziller, Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines Inc. executive director during the Subic/Clark Business Conference morning session at the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati, Aug. 30, 2024. Other speakers include Reghis Romero IV, executive vice president of Harbour Centre Port Terminal Subic, Inc.; Mikkel Puyat, commercial director for the Philippine Cluster of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI); and Anidelle Joy M. Alguso, deputy director general for Policy and Planning of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). PHOTOS BY RIO DELUVIO
(From left) Engineer Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator; lawyer Agnes VST Devanadera, Clark Development Corp. president and CEO; lawyer Gisela Kalalo, Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) executive vice president; Dr. Francisco Villanueva, Jr., Clark Investors and Locators Association president join the question and answer portion moderated by lawyer Margaux A. Advincula, SGV & Co. Clark head and partner-in-charge, with Lorenz Ziller, Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines Inc. executive director during the Subic/Clark Business Conference morning session at the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati, Aug. 30, 2024. Other speakers include Reghis Romero IV, executive vice president of Harbour Centre Port Terminal Subic, Inc.; Mikkel Puyat, commercial director for the Philippine Cluster of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI); and Anidelle Joy M. Alguso, deputy director general for Policy and Planning of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). PHOTOS BY RIO DELUVIO
(From left) Engineer Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator; lawyer Agnes VST Devanadera, Clark Development Corp. president and CEO; lawyer Gisela Kalalo, Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) executive vice president; Dr. Francisco Villanueva, Jr., Clark Investors and Locators Association president join the question and answer portion moderated by lawyer Margaux A. Advincula, SGV & Co. Clark head and partner-in-charge, with Lorenz Ziller, Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines Inc. executive director during the Subic/Clark Business Conference morning session at the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati, Aug. 30, 2024. Other speakers include Reghis Romero IV, executive vice president of Harbour Centre Port Terminal Subic, Inc.; Mikkel Puyat, commercial director for the Philippine Cluster of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI); and Anidelle Joy M. Alguso, deputy director general for Policy and Planning of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). PHOTOS BY RIO DELUVIO
She added the facility would include PhilSA's office, meeting and assembly spaces, research centers, testing laboratories, and other structures necessary for the operation of the country's space agency.
Kalalo said a partnership would be established between PhilSA and various educational institutions, including the University of the Philippines, Philippine Science High School, and Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
