In light of the "looming food crisis" that will hit the country in the second half of the year, a lawmaker suggested the Philippines should increase its own food production capacity.
Transportation groups thanked the departing administration for implementing a public-transportation modernization initiative that increased benefits for drivers while cutting operating expenses.
Kidapawan City has begun providing free tests to residents who manifest symptoms of the mosquito-borne disease amid the spike in dengue cases in the province.
Tourism businesses in Bacolod and Negros Occidental are encouraged to obtain accreditation in order to be formally recognized for meeting basic operating standards.