The Philippine Coconut Authority and the Philippine Army signed a revised memorandum of understanding, allowing the agency to help the army in utilizing sites in reservations that are appropriate for coconut production.
Presidential aspirant Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso vowed to strengthen agriculture and education to ensure the country's food security at a time of pandemic.
UniTeam senatorial aspirant Harry Roque promised to address the huge salary disparity between government and private hospital nurses at the forefront of the country's battle against Covid-19.
The country's vaccine czar wants to make sure that areas with low Covid-19 vaccination coverage can catch up with other regions that have already inoculated 70 percent of their target population.
Eighty-eight public schools in Aurora and Nueva Ecija provinces reopened Monday as the Department of Education started the mass expansion of limited face-to-face classes in Central Luzon.
Manila City government advised residents with mild to moderate COVID-19 infections to rest at home if there is proper space for isolation to avoid in contact with severe to critical COVID-19 patients.
More than 71.16 million adult Filipinos are expected to have received booster vaccine doses against Covid-19 by the end of the third quarter this year.
Unvaccinated individuals were directed to limit their movements to prevent further spread of the Covid-19, said Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, also pointed out that arrests are only a last resort for stubborn individuals.