Aksyon Demokratiko presidential candidate Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso vowed to build disaster-resilient mass housing and expressed support for the creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience once he gets elected.
The number of new Covid-19 cases continues to decline nationwide with an average daily case of 224 for the week of April 12 to 18, a health official said.
The Iloilo City government is offering free reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests to students who will be required to present a negative result when going back to their school.
Despite being inaugurated last April 5, the Caraga Mineral Testing and Research Laboratory is not expected to be fully operational until 2024, an executive said.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Eastern Visayas has released over 25,000 family food packs as an initial assistance to victims of Tropical Depression Agaton.
The Department of Public Works and Highways has finished the widening of the Carmen Junction-Bayambang-Manat road in Pangasinan, reducing traffic congestion.