The House of Representatives approves House Bills 6930 and 6931 on third and final reading on Wednesday, requiring parents and graduating high school and college students to plant trees.

Government auditors called out the National Youth Commission (NYC) for overspending on Filipiniana costumes of its employee participants, among other issues, for a cultural exchange program in 2019.

The National Center for Mental Health’s hotline saw an alarming spike of calls in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, including a monthly average of 53 suicide-related concerns, the DOH says.