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DOST to unveil new ready-to-eat food, ready-to-drink products

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will unveil new ready-to-eat (RTE) food and ready-to-drink (RTD) products developed by the department’s Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI).

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Swedish prisoners demand pizza as ransom for hostage guards

A couple of prisoners, doing time for murder, at a high-security prison in Sweden took two guards hostage and demanded pizzas as ransom.

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DTI regional office asks consumers: Don’t ask for discounts

One regional office of the Department of Trade and Industry is urging the public to support local farmers and small entrepreneurs by not asking for discounts in the prices of their products.

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Civil groups to sue NSWMC over marine plastic pollution

Oceana Philippines, a marine conservation advocacy group, together other civil society associations, plan to file charges against the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) for failing to address the country’s plastic pollution problem.

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Technology sustains smart tourism

The Department of Tourism (DoT) is actively pushing for smart tourism after releasing funds for various digital transformation projects of several local government units (LGU).

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5K PH firms suspected of using unlicensed software

The BSA Software Alliance (BSA) will soon start a campaign aimed at ending corporate use of unlicensed or illegal software, targeting some 5,000 firms in the Philippines.

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Ilocos farmer harvests 285+ cavans/hectare

An Ilocano farmer harvested 14.3 metric tons of palay per hectare – in the dry season – using the SL-8H rice variety developed by SL Agritech Corp., the country’s leading hybrid rice producer.

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Korean toilet pays users with digital currency

A South Korean engineer developed a toilet that pays users with digital currency and converts human waste to energy.

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Nurses block suggestion to scrap board exams

The Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) assailed the suggestion of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to abolish the licensure examinations for nurses, instead, government should give more attention to the sorry plight of nurses and other medical frontliners during the pandemic.

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MVP seeking technical partner to explore WPS

The consortium that was awarded Service Contract 72 for the exploration of oil and gas in an area in the West Philippine Sea, is looking for a technical partner before the project can proceed, according to Manuel V. Pangilinan (MVP) who heads the consortium.

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