A regional health stockpile and joint procurement system are among the Philippines' proposals to strengthen healthcare cooperation across the Western Pacific.
More than PHP2 billion in USDA funding support has been welcomed by the Philippine Department of Agriculture as assistance for developing the country's purple yam industry.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Davao has given up to PHP49 million in educational assistance to students in different grade levels.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development and local government in Negros Oriental planned to set up warehouses to prepare immediate response during disasters.
The Department of Health will conduct a special vaccination week to places with low vaccine coverage to boost the country's immunity level against Covid-19.