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.
The provincial government of Iloilo seeks to expand areas with centers for information and communications technology and other related industries to draw more service businesses.
A university in Iloilo and the Department of Trade and Industry will offer over Php18 million to enhance the digital fabrication laboratory in Western Visayas.