Vulnerable workers in Negros Occidental received emergency employment assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment from January to June this year.
The Negros Occidental provincial government is tapping its economic enterprise facilities to generate bigger income as the province expects a lower annual budget in 2023.
The Philippines has already received Japan's humanitarian assistance for the victims of the recent magnitude 7 earthquake that hit Abra and nearby provinces, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
The Office of the Vice President has called on the private sector to be part of the widening partnership, also looking to add more Libreng Sakay routes.
The Philippine Navy's missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna, flew the Philippine colors at half-mast to honor former President Fidel V. Ramos who passed away last July 31 at the age of 94.