According to the National Nutrition Council, an alarming number of more than 60,000 preschool students in Eastern Visayas are stunted or experiencing impaired growth and development.
To improve the region's preparedness for disaster risk, Bulacan was selected as the first local government unit in Central Luzon to acquire a mobile command and control vehicle.
With more than 8.6 million registrations, the Philippine Statistics Authority in Central Luzon exceeded its goal by more than half for the Philippine Identification in the region.