The Department of Transportation expects the building of the newest Dumaguete airport to accommodate up to 2.5 million passengers with its new facilities.
A total of 50 village chiefs in Negros Occidental have successfully finished their managerial and leadership course, promoting more effective public service in the province.
In Eastern Visayas, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources reports seeing more than 2,000 kinds of waterbirds, some of which are uncommon breeds.
Farmers and residents in Negros Oriental will soon get to use the newest bridge in Mabinay town, built to address the nation's campaign against the insurgency.
The Department of Agriculture turned over replacement seeds to Eastern Samar rice farmers, supporting them after they were affected by recent calamities.
Governor Eugenio Lacson disclosed that he respectfully accepts the disagreement of Governor Roel Degamo toward the implementation of making Negros as one-island region.