Tinurn-over ng Department of Science and Technology ang mga kagamitan sa fish canning upang matulungan ang fisherfolk association sa Borongan City na makapagsimula ng negosyo.
Binigyang-diin ng Department of Tourism ang inaasahang pagbisita ng mahigit 10,000 international delegates at foreign visitors sa Pilipinas para sa ASEAN Summit.
Accountability over tobacco excise tax funds became the center of a heated Reina Mercedes council session as officials defended how allocations were spent.