MANILA, June 2 -- The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) announced on Tuesday that industry partnership and exploring space cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will continue.

Both agencies have signed a joint declaration of interest in space cooperation last May 27, during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s state visit to Japan.

"The Philippines looks forward to continuing its partnership with JAXA specifically on applications of Japanese satellite data for environmental monitoring and disaster management," PhilSA said in a news release.

The signing of the joint declaration shows the positive synergistic path in deepening collaboration between the Philippines and Japan, it said.

According to PhilSA, the Phil...