About 20 families in a far-flung community in Ifugao will now benefit from the concrete community water tank that will make potable water accessible to the residents.
The national government's continuing rehabilitation of Manila Bay has considerably lowered the level of coliform bacteria in the natural harbor's water bordering the Baywalk area.
Zamboanga City government on Saturday held its vaccine booster day to increase the protection of its constituents amid the threat posed by the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 in the province.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy A. Cimatu renewed his call on lawmakers to amend the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act of 2001 to ensure stricter penalties amid the increasing number of Philippine eagle rescues during the pandemic.
Saying that the coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination is not mandatory but is “highly encouraged for the greater interest,” Education Secretary Leonor Briones said.
The National Covid-19 vaccination dashboard showed 59,716,484 individuals have received at least the first dose of the primary series while 6,077,315 got their booster or additional doses.