The Department of Agriculture has identified 20,000 hectares of rice farms in Leyte for the soil rejuvenation program to increase yield in the province.
The Negros Occidental government said it no longer needs to declare a state of calamity as it has enough funds for its campaign to address the high cases of the dengue mosquito-borne disease.
The Philippine Army is expected to get more humanitarian assistance and disaster relief equipment from the Japanese government, which will beef up its disaster response capabilities.
The increase in the number of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in select areas nationwide is not a cause for alarm, the OCTA Research Group said.
At least 1.3 million beneficiaries from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program are no longer considered “poor”, the Department of Social Welfare and Development said.