The Board of Investments (BOI) is pursuing the planned investments of SpaceEx for a satellite-based internet services in the country.
Trade and Industry Undersecretary and Board of Investment (BOI) Managing Head Ceferino Rodolfo (second from left), Commercial Counselor Kenneth Yap (first from lef
SATELLITE SERVICES. Trade Undersecretary and Board of Investments managing head Ceferino Rodolfo (second from left) meets SpaceX senior manager for market access Brian Schepis (seated) on Nov. 16, 2021. SpaceX, founded by billionaire Elon Musk, eyes to put up Starlink internet satellite services in the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of BOI) MANILA - The Board of Investments (BOI) on Monday said it continues to engage with Elon Musk's SpaceX Exploration Technologies Corp. on the latter's plan to set up its satellite internet services in the country. "(Trade) Undersecretary (Ceferino) Rodolfo had a series of follow-up online meetings with the company, immediately following Senate ratification in December last year and an update session on February 2, 2022, upon the ratification of the proposed amendments to the Public Service Act (PSA)," BOI said in a statement. Last November 16, Rodolfo had a meeting with SpaceX senior manager for government affairs Rebecca Hunter and se