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.
Six temporary classrooms are being constructed by parents and locals in the isolated village of Antique as part of the Brigada Eskwela school preparation initiative this school year.
Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. ordered all its agencies to help in the Department of Education's Brigada Eskwela.