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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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez called on various government agencies to intensify their support for struggling micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME), particularly those in the food and beverage business that had been seriously affected by the economic downturn due to the pandemic.

Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said at a Senate hearing that less than half of all micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines are fully operational due to the effects of COVID-19 lockdown protocols.