The Department of Agriculture has identified 20,000 hectares of rice farms in Leyte for the soil rejuvenation program to increase yield in the province.
The Negros Occidental government said it no longer needs to declare a state of calamity as it has enough funds for its campaign to address the high cases of the dengue mosquito-borne disease.
The increase in the number of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in select areas nationwide is not a cause for alarm, the OCTA Research Group said.