A leader of House of Representatives recommended a convergence plan among major programmes of the Department of Welfare and Social Development and other government agencies to lift out of poverty beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Programme

The Election Commission is set to hold the plebiscite for the creation of 8 municipalities in the Special Geographic Area of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region; April 13 activity will give the people of the 63 villages a chance to form their respective towns

President Marcos Jr. has ordered the country's government to strengthen the navy's security activities to prepare for "a number of serious challenges", making no clear reference to China

The Department of Health is procuring at least 800.000 doses of vaccine to prevent the further spread of whooping cough through UNICEF

The House of Representatives Committee on Transportation has addressed bills that would provide harsher penalties for perpetrators of road rage; bill proposes a prison sentence of up to 12 years