EU offers PH ‘eye in the sky’

THE European Union (EU) has introduced to the Philippines its satellite surveillance and monitoring system in a bid to address environmental and security issues in the country.

British geographer Allan Mills, European consultancy group COWI Belgium chief, said the EU, whose relations with President Rodrigo Duterte had turned sour over human rights concerns, wanted to share to the Philippines its Copernicus system for better environment mapping, which may reduce risks from disasters and to improve environment and food security in the country.