By Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, 17 Aug 2021 The prolonged pandemic is driving more Filipinos into entrepreneurship to support their households, even those who are still keen on keeping their day jobs.
By Linda B. Bolido, 5 Jul 2021 @InquirerBizUnknown to many, the Philippines pioneered mobile money, adding it to applications for cellular phones. Angelito Villanueva, chair and founder of FinTech Alliance.ph, executive vice president and chief innovation officer at Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. and chief digital transformation officer for the Yuchengco Group of Companies, said Filipinos…
by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 25 Mar 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines posted the second highest growth in online shopping site visits in Southeast Asia last year amid the pandemic, according to price aggregator iPrice Group.
by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 Jan 2021 More than 916,000 enterprises registered and renewed their business names under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) last year, driven mostly by pandemic-weary entrepreneurs who wanted to start their own mom-and-pop stores or sell products online.
By Erma Edera, Manila Bulletin, May 16, 2019 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is offering an online platform for informal sector workers and micro-entrepreneurs which they can use to sell and promote their products on the internet.
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July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos
July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
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