CEBU CITY, Philippines – It’s that time of year again when the 13th-month pay is about to be released. But, do you know how it is calculated? Employees often need clarification to compute this additional compensation.…
MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has refiled a bill requiring private-sector employers to grant workers a 14th-month pay to ease Filipino families’ burden from rising costs of goods and services and help them manage…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The hiring of 11, 000 employees by the Mandaue City Government was well within the city’s personnel services (PS) limitation, Mayor Glenn Bercede said. Bercede said that for this year alone, the city…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The administration of Mayor-elect Thadeo “Jonkie” Ouano is set to reduce the ‘excessive’ number of employees who are currently employed at the Mandaue City Hall. Quoting documents that they acquired, Lawyer Gonzalo “Sally”…
MANILA – Qualified government employees across the country will begin receiving their midyear bonus starting Thursday, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced. The midyear bonus is equivalent to one month of an employee’s basic salary and…
HONG KONG — A Chinese company in the eastern industrial hub of Shandong withdrew an order in February that required single employees to get married by the end of September, after local authorities said it violated the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Hall employees will have to wait a little longer for the release of the P35, 000 Charter Day bonus that was promised to them. In a press conference on Monday, Mayor…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The Office of the Ombudsman has found 26 employees of the Mandaue City Hall administratively liable for the demolition of the fence and putting padlocks on the gates of a property in Brgy.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Over 50 employees coming from 24 Cebu City Hall offices have not been paid their salaries, with some dating as far back as October 2024. The unpaid workers consist of job order, casual,…
CEBU, Philippines — Workers in the private sector will notice changes in their paychecks as Social Security System (SSS) contribution rates rise starting on January 1, 2025. This increase, aimed at securing the financial health of…
MANILA, Philippines — After over two decades, 145 former employees of government-owned media corporation Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC-13) have finally received their retirement pay. In a statement from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Saturday, it said…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Over a thousand government employees are set to lose their jobs this 2024 as the Cebu City Hall begin the process of rightsizing its workforce, Mayor Michael Rama said. Rama said that by…