The Philippine Coconut Authority in Caraga is pushing for an increase in the domestic use of coconut products to help coconut farmers affected by the health crisis.
The mayor of Davao also slammed members of prominent families here after holding a grand wedding celebration recently, where a guest later tested positive for COVID-19.
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao kicks off the three-day regional commemoration of this year's National Coconut Week at the BARMM center on Tuesday.
LTFRB-12 has temporarily recalled the special permit for the operations of passenger vans here in the wake of the border lockdown implemented by the city government.
Portions of another village here were placed under localized lockdown over the weekend after two more residents with no travel history have tested positive for the COVID-19.
Subanen tribal leaders in Zamboanga Sur are set to file with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples an Ancestral Domain claim covering the area of Bayog municipality of the province.
The Mindanao Development Authority has identified some 22 "fish centers" equipped with ice-makers, cold storage and processing facilities located in almost every coastal province of Mindanao for funding.