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17 July

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.

17 July

Uplifting the community with SMDC Good Guys Job Fair

The pandemic continues to affect many Filipinos and many have lost their jobs due to the closure of establishments, cancellation of projects, and downsizing of businesses. Even OFWs were forced to come home after being displaced from their jobs overseas.

12 July

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.

12 July

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.

12 July

Lopez issues SOS for MSME

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.

12 July

44% of MSMEs were operational during 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.

12 July

Suspicious transaction reach P556-B in 3 years

Suspicious transactions worth P556.24 billion have been discovered by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) over a three–year period.

12 July

Business groups push for passage of 17 priority bills

Local and foreign business groups are urging Congress to pass 17 priority bills to support the much delayed economic rebound.

12 July

Philippine population reach 109-M in 2020

Over a million Filipinos were added to the Philippine population every year for the last five years, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

12 July

Boycott of coal-fired projects worldwide looms

More than 100 institutional major investors called on major banks to fight harder against global warming, in particular by cutting funds to projects that involve coal.

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July, 2021