Iloilo provincial government will hold a summit to help the transport sector set up a cooperative to receive government assistance and join the ongoing modernization program in the province.
Local government units in Antique are given the decision of whether or not to allow the Catholic faithful to hold a procession during Holy Week as 16 of its 18 municipalities are still under Alert Level 2.
All seaports in Cebu province will be on heightened alert during the Holy Week in anticipation of the exodus of travelers from other provinces, the local port authority said.
San Carlos City in Negros Occidental will hold a dry run for its weekend market at Dapdap Wharf in the popular Sipaway Island on April 9 to promote local products among tourists.
Around PHP165.6 million cash assistance has been released by the Department of Agriculture to over 33K farmer-beneficiaries to purchase needed rice seeds, fertilizers, and other farm chemicals in Antique.
A health official in Negros Oriental urges parents to have their children vaccinated against Covid-19 as the Department of Education has started the gradual implementation of face-to-face classes in the province.
The Cebu Provincial Police Office said cops in the province will be on full alert status this Holy Week in anticipation of an influx of visitors to areas commonly flocked to during Lent.
Some 17 Negrenses will soon obtain a visa for employment in the careworker or nursing care industry in Japan, after completing a two-year vocational course at Houshin School of Healthcare in Miyazaki, Japan.
The City of Sipalay in Negros Occidental has been declared the Kite Tourism Capital of the Philippines during the staging of its 8th Burangoy Kite Festival over the weekend.