May 1 2013 Labor Day Job Fairs in NCR Offers 171,532 Vacancies

According to the press release by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) posted in the official website of the Philippine Government, they announced that there will be 171,532 job vacancies in 16 Labor Day Job Fairs in NCR. Related Article: SM Job Fair May 1, 2013 Schedules DOLE made the press release available on … Read more

May 1, 2013 Labor Day: A Regular Philippine Holiday

The Filipino people around the country will mark the annual celebration of the Labor Day this coming May 1, 2013. The day falls on Wednesday, the Labor Day is listed as one of the country’s 15 national holidays for 2013 based upon the President’s Proclamation 459 signed by Pres. Aquino last year. According to the … Read more

May 13 Election Day Declared as Special Non-Working Holiday

The Philippine government have already declared May 13, 2013 as a Special Public Holiday. The Palace has released Proclamation 571 on Monday, April 24, 2013. The election day is a a special non-working holiday in the entire Philippines to encourage more people to vote in the midterm poll. The Philippines will have its midterm elections … Read more

Teachers Allowance for May 2013 Elections Reduced to P4,000

The Commission on Elections announced that the Public School Teachers who will be performing their duties in various Election precinct nationwide will be reduced to P4,000 from the previous P4,300. The COMELEC stated that the (–foul word(s) removed–)igned teachers to work during the May 2013 Elections will be receiving P3,000 for honorarium, P500 for transpotation … Read more

President PNoy Signed Into Law the Anti-Cable TV Theft (Video)

The President of the Republic, President Benigno Aquino III has signed into law punishing violators of the Republic Act (R.A.) 10515. The act was signed last Wednesday. The RA 10515 penalizes the act of intercepting or receiving any signal offered over a cable television system or a cable internet system obtained through tapping. The act … Read more

Criminologist Board Exam Performance of Schools & Top Performers April 2013

The Professional Regulations Commission released the April 2013 Criminologist Licensure Examination in 10 working days since the last day of examination. They announced that there are 5,701 out of 13,484 p(–foul word(s) removed–)ed the Crim. Exam. For the 32nd time, the University of Cordilleras (UC) consistently hailed as the top performing school for the Criminology … Read more

NSCB Reports: 27.9% of Filipinos Live Below Poverty Line

Filipino Poverty Line

The National Statistical Coordination Board released the poverty incidence report on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 through NSCB Secretary General Jose Ramon Albert in a press conference. Based upon the report, the country’s poverty incidence stood at 27.9% in ther first semester of 2012, virtually unchanged from the same period in 2006 and 2009. The report … Read more

451 Private Schools Tuition Fee Hike; SUC’s Under Moratorium

A total of 451 out of the 1,604 private schools in the Philippines have applied for tuition fee increase to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for the Academic Year 2013-2014. Some of the biggest private schools in the country have pending applications for 5-10% increase in tuition. They were the UST, 5%; UE-Recto, 5%; … Read more

SWS Senatorial Survey Results April 13-15, 2013 Released

The Social Weather Station have already released the Senatorial Survey results conducted on April 13-15, 2013. The survey results showed UNA Senatorial candidates Nancy Binay and Team PNoy candidate Cynthia Villar tied at the 3rd-4th places. A month before the mid-term elections, Binay and Villar sharing an identical 49% support from voters if elections were … Read more

Philippine Daily Inquirer Epic Fail: Time Magazine Cover Photo

One of the Philippines most respected news media organization, the Philippine Daily Inquirer used a satirized version of a Time Magazine cover on its front page featuring President Benigno Aquino III. The national broadsheet used a meme photo originated from the Facebook Group “Showbiz Government” for its front page story about the inclusion of the … Read more