DoST-ASTI Senior Science Research Specialist Engr. Harold Bryan Paler preparing to install a network performance monitoring apparatus to the satellite internet user equipment deployed at the Progressive Bank of Malvar. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
THE Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), the Department of Science and Technology- Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DoST-ASTI) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) have taken the first steps toward financial inclusivity through satellite internet.