Sorsogon has started implementing a budget circular that will increase the salaries of nurses working in public hospitals, as part of the Salary Standardization Law which takes effect this month.
Additional quarantine facilities with a maximum bed capacity of 120 will be opened by the city government in Iloilo City as cases of Covid-19 continue to rise.
The Bacolod City government has maintained the curfew and liquor ban hours imposed during Alert Level 2, after its status has been lifted to Alert Level 3 starting Friday, following an increase in local cases of Covid-19 in the past week.
Sinulog Festival on Sunday is celebrated in a simplified manner as grandiose activities including parties and other events are prohibited under the Alert Level 3 Covid-19 status in the province.
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority is helping build a one-bedroom house for the family of a solo parent in Antique whose house was destroyed by Typhoon Odette.