Itinulak ni Education Secretary Sonny Angara ang reporma sa pagpapatayo ng mga silid-aralan upang matugunan ang matagal nang kakulangan sa mga paaralan sa buong bansa.
Inilunsad ng Pilipinas ang tatlong-volume na travelogue para sa Muslim-friendly tourism, na layong itampok ang mga destinasyong akma sa halal lifestyle at palawakin ang merkado ng turismo.
Sinimulan na ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 11 ang pamamahagi ng fourth quarter social pension para sa mga indigent senior citizens sa Davao City at Davao Occidental.
Bayugan City stepped up to the challenge with a new operations center equipped with advanced equipment to enhance response to disasters and emergencies.
A government caravan provides services to 1,485 indigenous peoples in Davao de Oro, including feeding programs, medical checkups, and legal consultation.
Local government unit-funded PHP30-million farm facility in Kitcharao serves rice farmers with free training on integrated farming to increase income and food sources.
Indigent families were given free homes in Lamitan City, with 170 already handed out and 380 more to come in support of the government housing program.