Pinapalakas ng mga magsasaka sa Ilocos Norte ang food security sa pamamagitan ng sama-samang pagsasaka sa 320 ektaryang lupain habang naghahanda sa posibleng epekto ng El Niño.
Patuloy na pinapalakas ng Pilipinas ang koordinasyon ng mga ahensya upang matiyak ang kahandaan para sa 49th ASEAN Summit at Related Summits sa Nobyembre 15.
The Baguio City government presents its first volume of a cultural mapping book containing the identification of more than 200 cultural properties in the area.
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte urged the members of the ASEAN to apply "Bayanihan" in finding solutions to improving the education system in each region.
The Department of Tourism plans to have more meetings and conventions to further encourage Japanese tourists in the country, following its large tourism source market.