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Month: December 2021

The 13th month pay is different from the Christmas bonus

Christmas bonus is only discretionary but 13th-month pay is mandatory. All wage and salary workers in the country are entitled to the 13th-month pay as mandated by law but not the Christmas bonus which is only discretionary on the part of employers, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today said. Labor and Employment Secretary …

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Why do Filipinos celebrate Christmas during the “BER” Months?

“Amoy Pasko Na!” More than anybody else in the world, the Christmas season starts off with saying the words ber months and it literally starts the first day of September wherein as early as this date, radios and television programs already play Christmas songs making the feel even more near the holiday season. Month-long celebration …

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