DOLE Issues Pay Rules for Eid’l Fitr (Ramadan) Holiday 2013

The Department of Labor and Employment have already issued the pay rules for the August 9, 2013 regular holiday in the Philippines in observance of Eid’l Fitr, or the Feast of Ramadan. The DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz issued Labor Advisory No. 03, Series of 2013, providing guidelines on the correct payment of wages of private … Read more

National Heroes Day 2013: August 26 Regular Holiday Celebration

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The 2013 National Heroes Day will be celebrated this coming August 26, the last Sunday of August, a national regular holiday in the entire Philippines. There will be a wreath-laying ceremonies at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Based upon  Act. No. 3827, the Philippines will celebrate the National Heroes Day on the last Sunday of August. … Read more

UP & DLSU Top Universities in the Philippines Ranking by Webometrics.info

A total of three UP campuses, the UP Manila, UP Dilman, and UP Los Baños and the De La Salle University are the best performing academic institutions in the country according to Spanish research firm. The SPanish National Research Council’s Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2013 ranked three UP campuses as the top universities in … Read more

Qatar Defeated Chinese Taipei 71-68 (Highlights Video)

Good news for the Philippines, Qatar was able to defeat Chinese Taipei in one of the most thrilling game in FIBA Asia with a three-point victory over the formerly undefeated Chinese Taipei with the score at 71-68. Photo Credit: FIBA Asia/Nuki Sabio With Qatar’s victory over Chinese Taipei, both teams finished tied at first place … Read more