Double pay for work on regular holiday dated June 5 and 12

Holidays in Philippines

When holidays are brought up, students tend to be excited because of the suspension of classes. But how about for the employed? It’s a totally different story for the corporate world. Companies may ask the employees to work during the holiday because of their nature of work. The payment would depend on the kind of … Read more

June 5 a regular holiday in observance of Eid al Fitr

President Duterte declares June 5 as a regular holiday nationwide under the proclamation 729 in observance of Eid al Fitr. Let’s take a look at what it means and who celebrates it. What is Eid al Fitr? Eid al Fitr is one of the two most important celebrations in Islam. It falls on the first … Read more

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Act now a Law

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program

Poverty in the Philippines has decreased according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. An estimated 21 percent of the population in the first half of 2018 compared with 27.6 percent in 2015. It is good to know that the Government is taking all necessary efforts to fight off poverty. One of the programs of the government … Read more

Red Ribbon no more, DFA welcomes Apostille

Department of Foreign Affairs announced on their official Facebook page that they will no longer use red ribbon for authentication of documents instead they will affix an Apostille. The Philippines is officially a party of Apostille convention last May 14, 2019. An apostille is issued by a country that is a party to the Apostille … Read more

GSIS Scholarship Program open for applicants until June 24

GSIS Scholarship Program 2019

Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has been granting scholarships since 1998. They already granted a total of 3,682 scholarships to the members dependent. They announced the opening of the scholarship this Academic Year 2019-2020 last April 22. The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is still open for applicants for the enhanced GSIS Scholarship Program (GSP) … Read more