A rise in ocean wastes. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the Bicol sector called out the region's local government unit to improve programs on solid waste management.
The Department of Agriculture in the Davao region provided more than PHP5-million worth of assistance to a farmers association in the province to enhance swine production initiatives.
Barangay San Juan Baño in Pampanga planted over 1,000 forest and fruit-bearing tree seedlings in Arayat to participate in a nationwide simultaneous tree planting program.