Tala joins the ASEAN Financial Health Challenge as a Financial Health Champion, supporting efforts to strengthen responsible lending and financial resilience across the region.
The Department of Agriculture voiced its backing for a bill proposing the extension of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund, with some suggested changes.
The Department of Health-Center for Health Development in Bicol received a mobile van clinic donation for tuberculosis detection and case-finding activities in the region.
Budget Secretary Mina Pangandaman welcomed four local government units accepted into the Open Government Partnership, a global organization of reform-minded entities.
The Department of Budget and Management has urged the Department of Health to resolve issues causing delays in releasing unpaid health emergency allowance claims for healthcare workers.