Naghahanap ang Ilocos Norte ng 226 karagdagang barangay ranger upang mapanatili ang proteksyon ng kanilang 8,000-hektaryang reforestation project laban sa sunog sa kagubatan.
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority and South Korea partnered to enhance the ability of Filipinos to participate in international skills competitions.
The United States government gave cultural preservation grant of PHP7.5 million to Baguio Museum for further conservation of ethnographic and cultural collections.
The Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified that the Philippines was not suspended to be qualified for their visa-free entry but was still on-hold like other Asian countries.