A month after Typhoon Odette struck the Philippines, causing billions of dollars in damage to agriculture and infrastructure, World Vision provided life-saving help to almost 9,000 families, including 10,912 children, in the typhoon's hardest-hit provinces.
Iloilo City government is expanding its urban gardening project to promote sustainable farming with 31 villages committing to join the "JPT (Jerry P. Treñas) Ediscape (edible landscaping) II during the launching held on Tuesday.
The Philippines has received a grant from the United States worth PHP800 million to boost the country's environmental program and biodiversity conservation initiatives.