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.
Coastal farmers got a boost in abaca production and marketing following the partnership of the Department of Agrarian Reform and the local government unit in Camarines Sur.
Senator Loren Legarda eyes the promotion of the country's weaving industry as she filed a senate bill to empower weavers and develop the local textile industry.