Cebu City Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has cited the new policy of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for opening Cebu to foreign nationals starting February 10.
After nearly five years of infestation, all bays in Eastern Visayas are now free from red tide toxins, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources reported.
The Philippine Navy's missile frigate BRP Jose Rizal transported six tons of relief supplies to communities in Palawan still reeling from the effects of Typhoon Odette last December.
The National Meat Inspection Service is pushing for local government units to have an accredited slaughterhouse to strengthen the local meat inspection system in Western Visayas.
Metro Dumaguete Water assured its clients that efforts are being made to fast-track the replacement of a broken pumping station as it deploys water tankers to areas affected by an unforeseen water service interruption in the city.
A total of 80 schools in Western Visayas are ready to implement the expanded limited face-to-face classes once the region is de-escalated to Alert Level 1 or 2.
The Negros Occidental provincial government has expressed appreciation to the food and cash donated by two local government units in Luzon and Mindanao for Negrenses affected by Typhoon Odette last December.