Nursing employees shall be granted break intervals in addition to the regular time off for meals to breastfeed or express milk. These intervals, which shall include the time it takes an employee to get to and from the workplace lactation station, shall be counted as compensable hours worked.

World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated in 120 countries pursuant to the Innocenti Declaration on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding and the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, the International Code on the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and Related Products, and subsequent resolutions of the World Health Assembly, to which the Philippines is a signatory.

Today, August 1, 2023 Bureau of Internal Revenue is celebrating its 119th Founding Anniversary with its 2023 national tax campaign theme “Tulong-tulong sa Pagbangon, Kapit Kamay sa Pag-Ahon, Buwis na Wasto, Alay Para sa Pilipino”.

The Price Act provides protection to consumers against hoarding, profiteering and cartels with respect to supply, distribution, marketing and pricing of said goods, especially during periods of calamity, emergency, widespread illegal manipulation and other similar situations. (Section 2, Republic Act No. 7581 or the Price Act)

By virtue of Presidential Decree No. 491, s. 1974, the month of July shall be designated as Nutrition Month in the Philippines.
P.D. No. 491, s. 1974 aims to create greater awareness regarding the importance of nutrition.

These government agencies shall have the authority to require their respective supervised financial service providers and their third-party agents/service providers to submit reports or documents, as needed. (Section 5, Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act)

Executive Order No. 709, s. 1981 created the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Executive Order No. 133, s. 1987 reorganized the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and renamed it the Department of Trade and Industry.

Republic Act No. 7394 or the Consumer Act of the Philippines aims to ensure safe and good quality of food, drugs, cosmetics and devices, and regulate their production, sale, distribution and advertisement to protect the health of consumers. (Article 20, Consumer Act of the Philippines)

The Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act (Republic Act No. 11765) seeks to ensure that appropriate mechanisms are in place to protect the interest of the consumers of financial products and services under the conditions of transparency, fair and sound market conduct, and fair, reasonable, and effective handling of financial consumer disputes, which are aligned with global best practices.

Proclamation No. 1135, s. 1973 declares the last week of July of every year as Marketing Week in the Philippines.