The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology installs the first strong motion station in the Zamboanga Peninsula to collect precise earthquake data for early warning systems.
The Department of Agriculture trained 75 Caraga farmers in banana production good agricultural practices, each set to receive a PHP 1.4 million project package.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development offered livelihood assistance to two people's organizations in Siargao, promoting their support to the marginalized sector.
A power firm and a non-government organization have agreed to implement a reforestation and carbon sink project in Bukidnon province, a known sanctuary of the Philippine eagle.
In celebration of Labor Day, farmers' cooperatives sell farm products at Kadiwa ng Pangulo while the labor department offers over 3,000 job vacancies to residents.