Pinalalakas ng Pangasinan ang suporta sa sektor ng agrikultura at pangisdaan upang matugunan ang banta ng inaasahang napakalakas na El Niño phenomenon.
Pinalalawak ng Bases Conversion and Development Authority ang business opportunities sa Camp John Hay sa pamamagitan ng mga bagong lease agreements na nagkakahalaga ng PHP35 milyon.
Nakahanap ng malikhaing paraan ang mga artisan sa Laoag City upang gawing kapaki-pakinabang na handicrafts ang water hyacinth habang nagkakaroon ng oportunidad sa kabuhayan.
Out of 100 film entries, Filipino film producer Jhett Tolentino raised the Philippine flag after winning in a prestigious international film festival with his film “Asian Persuasion.”
Another success for Filipinos as Pinoy doctor Alexander Co Abad won Best in Ph.D. Robotics in Queen Mary UK for his unified haptics invention, HampiTemp sensor.