How do you calculate for your 13th-month pay? Read on!

Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 09/30/2025

  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.…

Sotto: Private-sector workers should receive 14th-month pay

TIna Santos 08/17/2025

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…

Bercede: Hiring of 11k Mandaue City employees within PS limit

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/28/2025

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…

Jonkie plans to cut ‘excessive’ number of City Hall employees

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/25/2025

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”…

Qualified gov’t employees get midyear bonus starting May 15

Darryl John Esguerra 05/15/2025

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…

In China, firm withdraws marry or be fired ultimatum

Reuters 03/02/2025

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 employees to receive P35k Charter Day bonus, but….

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 02/17/2025

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…

Ombudsman suspends 26 Mandaue employees for 9 months

Futch Anthony Inso 02/10/2025

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.…

Over 50 Cebu City Hall employees unpaid since October 2024

Pia Piquero 02/04/2025

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,…

SSS rate in 2025: Private sector workers to see higher deductions

Pia Piquero 01/03/2025

  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…

After 22 years, retirement pay given to 145 employees of IBC-13

Luisa Cabato 05/04/2024

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…

Rama: Over 1K Cebu City Hall employees to lose jobs this 2024

Pia Piquero 01/02/2024

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…

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