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.
Japan, Australia, and other international organizations are on standby to provide assistance to the victims of the magnitude 7 earthquake that jolted Abra and several areas in Luzon.
Sixty-four daycare centers in Antique started the Supplemental Feeding Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development benefiting over 1,000 children.
The French government is keen to help the Philippines develop its nuclear power program as the Marcos administration looks for other reliable sources of energy.