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Amidst the rising price of fertilizer in the country, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute will promote the use of balanced fertilizer during this dry season Lakbay Palay, April 6-7.

The government is still finalizing the number of social mobilizers to be hired to improve Covid-19 vaccination rates in areas with low coverage, a health official said.

The Philippine Army announced that one of its platoons participated in a two-day room-clearing combined interoperability exercise with their US Army Pacific counterparts in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija from April 3 to 4.

The number of new Covid-19 cases remains low nationwide, averaging 366 only per day in the past week, a health official said.

Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said plans are now afoot to increase maritime patrols in the tri-border areas of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday expressed confidence that the new evacuation centers currently providing temporary shelter for residents displaced by Taal Volcano’s unrest would be of “great service” to all affected Filipinos before another disaster should strike.

Aksyon Demokratiko presidential bet Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso emphasized the need for the country to shift to a two-party system for smooth-sailing governance.

Vice President Leni Robredo's first executive order if ever she gets elected as president is a full disclosure policy in order to promote greater transparency in public service.

Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson cited the need for the country's anti-corruption institutions to have strong leadership for them to be able to carry out their mandate.

Some 17 Negrenses will soon obtain a visa for employment in the careworker or nursing care industry in Japan, after completing a two-year vocational course at Houshin School of Healthcare in Miyazaki, Japan.