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Agnes Bonafe, Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) Space Business Development Division chief (Screenshot from PCOO Global Media Affair's Facebook page) MANILA-The government is eyeing additional option for internet connectivity so that this could reach the rural areas. "There is a need to offer viable options for effective broadband connectivity in rural areas of the country. We believe that the advent of new satellite systems can help, and we would like to be able to try out their new technologies in the local setting, especially in rural and remote areas," said Agnes Bonafe, Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) Space Business Development Division chief, in a virtual presser on Tuesday. With this, PhilSA is introducing the Incentivise project, which calls for new Satellite Internet Operators (SIOs) to conduct test deployments in selected remote sites. This would allow the performance and viability of their new and advanced technologies to be demonstrated, experienced and assesse