The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) have signed a memorandum of agreement to combine their resources, expertise, training, and funding to support overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as they shift from working abroad to running profitable, long-term businesses at home.

The Philippines will use its ASEAN chairmanship to push for stronger regional safeguards against energy supply disruptions and faster cross-border power connectivity as Southeast Asian energy ministers meet in Manila this week.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced that around 300,000 farmers, fisherfolk, and agricultural haulers will receive ₱3 billion in fuel subsidies starting this month, aiding the sector amid El Niño impacts and persistently high fuel costs.