13th Month Pay: Mandatory in the Philippines

The 13th month pay in the Philippines is one reason why every employee eagerly anticipates the coming of December. The last month of the year brings with it not only the joyous yuletide season but also a lot of bonuses. Aside from company incentives, employers are required by law to shell out funds for their employees’ 13th month pay. The outsourcing industry in the Philippines is not exempted from this mandate.  The only entities not required under this law are the government,... Read More

Presidential Aspirants, Other Candidates Flock Cebu’s ‘Suroy-Suroy Sugbu’

With the national elections just around the corner, candidates vying for the national posts are picking up the pace with their “campaigns.”  However, it would be wrong to say they are campaigning because if they did, technically, they could be disqualified by the Commission on Elections for prematurely doing so.  Suffice it to say, they are making themselves visible to the public as much as possible. And what better way to make themselves visible in the Province of Cebu... Read More

Back to blogging

I’m back online! I’ve been on a hiatus for some time, we’ve changed blogging platforms from .net to php and are now using wordpress. Frankly I just got tired of making .net plugins for blogengine.net! I might as well use the large library of pre-existing plugins in the wordpress directory. Stay tuned for more ramblings from a Phil-Am business owner in Cebu Philippines!  Read More