As the Armed Forces of the Philippines reshuffled some of its forces in the country, the Army's 68th Infantry Battalion departed Basilan province after more than a five-year deployment fighting the Abu Sayyaf Group.
The presidential yacht, which was repurposed into a floating hospital, provided medical aid to 235 patients to Typhoon Odette-battered Siargao Island from January 6 to 7.
Cagayan de Oro City government started the new year with more than a million doses of various vaccine brands already administered to combat the Covid-19.
Zamboanga City will reimpose the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test requirement for inbound travelers regardless of vaccination status.
Some post-harvest facilities were turnover to cooperatives from Lanao del Sur and Marawi City as part of the administration's rehabilitation process of the Bangsamoro region.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Caraga received additional supplies of food and non-food items from other government agencies as relief operations continue in areas hit by Typhoon Odette in the region.