The Department of Labor and Employment offered livelihood and emergency employment assistance in Zamboanga to celebrate Labor Day.
The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation has given local rice and corn farmers indemnification payments to assist them after recent calamities.
Over 280 workers received the government’s 15-day cash-for-work program in Agusan del Sur.
Two women who turned 100 years old have received a total of PHP 600,000 cash gifts from the government.
Pope Francis has appointed 66-year-old Ipil Bishop Julius Tonel as the new archbishop of Zamboanga.
A water district in Cagayan de Oro disclosed to need funding for system modernization to address water supply issues in the province.