The Department of Agriculture said it has distributed at least 1.77 million bags of certified inbred seeds to rice farmers for this year's wet season planting.
Positive developments on the COVID-19 situation in the country within the month may prompt changes in the government's protocol on mass gatherings, including religious activities, as per Guevarra.
In its case bulletin, the DOH said 433 of the new cases are "late" or results belatedly reported and were only verified recently, while 119 are "fresh cases".
Duque clarified that the Philippines is still in its 'first major wave of sustained transmission" after claiming that the country is experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 infection.