Health officials in Bicol are scaling up preventive care efforts as the region rolls out an extensive free cancer screening campaign aimed at protecting women and reducing deaths linked to late-stage diagnosis.

Nueva Vizcaya is primed to get a significant upgrade in its rural infrastructure as the Department of Agriculture (DA) allocates P255 million for farm-to-market roads (FMR) in the 2026 national budget.

Humanitarian and human rights organizations on Monday renewed calls for unrestricted access to Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro, warning that the area has become heavily militarized and inaccessible to independent aid groups.