Some 76 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Pioduran, Albay, would finally receive their Certificates of Landownership Awards from the Department of Agrarian Reform after a 15-year wait.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has turned over PHP111.8 million worth of infrastructure projects to five local government units in Cagayan Valley.
Ten local government units of La Union province will each receive PHP1 million to fund their proposed programs as an incentive from the provincial government for their vaccination drives.
Hogs in the province of Ilocos Norte are expected to get insurance coverage from the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation to protect local livelihood from the African swine fever.
Pampanga Governor Dennis Pineda called on the local officials in Pampanga to conduct a drive-thru vaccination program in their respective localities as part of their efforts to curb the rising cases of Covid-19 in the province.
Bicol CHD Regional Director Dr. Ernie V. Vera said while there is a shortage of branded paracetamol in selected drugstores, generic medications including paracetamol are still available in the province.
Officials of the 70 villages in Legazpi City received PHP 3,000 each as financial assistance from the national government for their role in carrying out the Covid-19 vax program in the province.