At least 90 schools across the Zamboanga Peninsula now have access to free internet through the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s Free Wi-Fi in Public Areas and State Universities and Colleges program.
The provincial government of South Cotabato is planning to expand the implementation next year of its subsidized buying scheme for palay to accommodate more local farmers.
Mindanao Development Authority Secretary Emmanuel Piñol announced that Misamis Oriental will be one of the 22 local government units that would benefit from the agency's Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Program.