The national government has distributed Php19.8 million worth of livelihood assistance to residents in Davao de Oro to assist those affected by the recent insurgency.
The Baguio City government presents its first volume of a cultural mapping book containing the identification of more than 200 cultural properties in the area.
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte urged the members of the ASEAN to apply "Bayanihan" in finding solutions to improving the education system in each region.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development confirmed that they would get ready to provide more relief goods to far-flung areas, following the orders from the president.
While the president is on a state visit to Japan, Senate President Miguel Zubiri advises the Philippine and Japanese governments to discuss the Visiting Forces Agreement.