CopPhil’s Benthic Habitat Monitoring Service combines Copernicus Sentinel satellite data with in situ observations provided by Filipino partners to generate detailed and accurate coastal habitat information. Using Copernicus Sentinel-2 optical satellite imagery at 10 m spatial resolution, the service has produced two products which support coastal ecosystem monitoring, conservation planning, and evidence-based decision-making.

On 12 May 2026, the European Union Delegation to the Philippines hosted the Europe Day reception at Ayala Museum in Makati. The occasion marked the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration and brought together the European Union’s partners in the Philippines in celebration of shared values: peace, cooperation, and partnership.

Last November, the EU-Copernicus Youth Challenge, organised by the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) in collaboration with the European Union Delegation to the Philippines, and the European Space Agency (ESA), brought together young innovators from across the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific region at the 11th Asia-Pacific Space Generation Workshop (AP-SGW) in Cebu, held as part of APRSAF-31.

Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar data makes it possible to detect ground movement with millimetre-level precision. CopPhil’s Ground Motion Monitoring Service puts that capability to work for Philippine institutions, mapping subsidence, seismic activity, and land deformation to support hazard monitoring, infrastructure planning, and disaster risk reduction.

Discover how CopPhil’s Land Cover, Forest & Crop Mapping Service uses Copernicus Sentinel satellite data to monitor forests, agricultural land, and urban expansion across the Philippines. The service supports sustainable land management, food security, and climate resilience.

The CopPhil Technical Assistance team is implementing a broad programme of capacity-building activities supporting the use of Earth Observation (EO) and geospatial data in the Philippines, supporting the EU Global Gateway implementation in the country.

Over the course of the year, The CopPhil Centre advanced the deployment of its Earth Observation services, strengthened the technical and institutional capacity of Philippine stakeholders, and consolidated its visibility across major events and forums in the Philippines and the wider ASEAN region. These efforts leveraged the close collaboration between European and Philippine partners, ensuring that the services, tools, and training delivered closely match real operational needs.

CopPhil joined researchers, practitioners, and students at PhilGEOS 2025 in Quezon City to showcase how European and Philippine partners are strengthening national access to Copernicus satellite data and geospatial infrastructure.

SCOPE Digital’s launch at APRSAF-31 marked the regionalisation of CopPhil, uniting partners from Europe and Southeast Asia to advance Copernicus-based cooperation, climate resilience, and long-term Earth Observation capacity across ASEAN.

The EU–Copernicus Youth Challenge showcased youth-led solutions using Copernicus data to address urgent regional issues, with finalists presenting actionable, policy-grounded concepts strengthened by CopPhil’s technical mentoring and regional collaboration across the Asia-Pacific.