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JAXA/NASA photo (grabbed from Philippine Space Agency's Facebok page) MANILA - Countries around the globe are watching the war between Russia and Ukraine. Aside from strengthening a country's armed forces, what else could be done to prevent an invasion? "Through earth observation satellites, we would have an 'eye in the sky' that would get images of different locations while orbiting. (This would enable the country to) observe man-made structures like buildings and streets, presence of ships, the natural environment," Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) director Joel Marciano Jr. said in an interview with the Philippine News Agency on Thursday. By using communication satellites, Marciano said the unserved and underserved areas in the country could receive pertinent information and services. "Space technology boosts the capability to address challenges on environmental protection, territorial integrity, disaster risk reduction and response, livelihood, produc