Department Of Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum (left) explains the importance of the National Copernicus Capacity Support Action Program for the Philippines before members of the media during Monday’s press briefing in Pasay City. Copernicus is the Earth observation component of the European Union Space Programme managed by the European Commission. With Solidum are EU Delegation to the Philippines Ambassador Luc Veron, Philippine Space Agency Director General Joel Joseph Marciano and European Space Agency head of Sustainable Initiative Office and Benjamin Koetz.