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All classes from Elementary to High School in Quezon City is suspended for tomorrow, Monday, July 22, 2013. This is a precautionary measure as militant groups are expected to hold protest rallies near the Congress during the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno Aquino III which will be delivered tomorrow as well.

Beating expectations of both local and international economists, the Philippine economy had grown 7.1% in the third quarter of this year according to the report of National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB). The stunning growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country places the Philippines on top of ASEAN countries, and second to China in Asia (China GDP growth is 7.7%). Here's the comparative list: Philippines - 7.1% Indonesia - 6.2 % Vietnam - 6.11% Malaysia - 5.2 "The beyond expectation third quarter growth was driven by the Services sector with the robust performances of Transport, Storage  & Communication, Financial Intermediation, and Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities supported by the five consecutive quarters of sustained accelerated growth of the Industry and the seemingly weather tolerant Agriculture sector. ",  NSCB reports. Good Governance is Good Economics Meanwhile, Secretary of Finance, Cesar Purisima co...

Pres. Noynoy Aquino (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Well, I guess many of us is asking whether Malacanang will declare Monday, July 23, 2012 as a national holiday because of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III's third State of the Nation Address (SONA). Well, the answer is "probably not". Based on previous two SONA's (2010 nad 2011), Malacanang decided to make the SONA day, a regular working day to everyone. There is a reason to believe that it would be the same this year. Also, as many of us must have already noticed, Aquino's administration is discrete with holidays. That is why, only in certain cases that he declares new holdays aside from those whom he already pre-programmed before the year begins. For 2012, Proclamation No. 295 list down specific holidays to be celebrated this year and SONA day is not included, although the President have the power to change it. A Balance Between Rest and Work President Aquino appears to be careful in balancing the...

Image via Wikipedia Malacañang Palace released today  Proclamation No.295 declaring the regular, special (non-working) and special holidays for year 2012 . The full list is shown below: A. Regular Holiday New Year’s Day- January 1 (Sunday) Maundy Thursday - April 5 Good Friday- April 6 Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9 (Monday) Labor Day- May 1 (Tuesday) Independence Day - June 12 (Tuesday) National Heroes Day - August 27 (Last Monday of August) Bonifacio Day - November 30 (Friday) Christmas Day - December 25 (Tuesday) Rizal Day - December 30 (Sunday) B. Special (Non-Working) Holidays Chinese New Year - January 23 (Monday) Ninoy Aquino Day - August 21 (Tuesday) All Saints Day - November 1 (Thursday) November 2 (Friday) - Additional special (non-working) holiday Last Day of the Year  - December 31 (Monday) C. Special Holiday...

                                 Image via Wikipedia The Malacañang Palace via Procalamation No. . 276 declares November 7, 2011 (Monday) as a regular non-working holiday throughout the Philippines. This is for the observance of a Muslim event EIDUL ADHA (FEAST OF SACRIFICE). Eidul Adha is one of the two greatest Muslim feast celebrated annually. All those who will be required by their employers to work on that day should receive extra compensation according to Labor Code. Source:  http://www.gov.ph/2011/10/20/proclamation-no-276-s-2011/

Image by thepocnews via Flickr The Macanang Palace declared yesterday tha August 29 and 30 will be non-working holidays in celebration of the National Heroes Day ( August 29 ) and  Eid'l Fitr  or End of Ramadan ( August 30 ). This is in line with  Proclamation No. 84 issued by President Benigno "NoyNoy" Aquino III scheduling all holidays for this year 2011. This means a long weekend on the last week of August 2011 . However, for those who will be required to work during those dates should be compensated based on Labor Code requirements.

                                      Image via Wikipedia President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III announces today that Monday, June 20, 2011 is a non-working holiday throughout the Philippines in celebration of the 150th birthday of Dr. Jose Rizal , Philippines' national hero. The declaration is via Proclamation No. 154 . Rizal Day is celebrated annually every December 30 , the date when Rizal was executed at Luneta. This is the first time that the country will celebrate Rizal's date of birth.

Image via Wikipedia We all take a close look at our personal salaries, earnings or allowances. And admit it or not many of us always complain about it. Here are some common complaints. It's too small! It's not enough for me and my family. How can I budget this? I'm underpaid. I worked hard for this? How can I possibly live with this amount? The tax is too big! The list is definitely longer than this. Yes, salary is one of the hottest and most controversial human inventions and it has always been like that since the beginning. Now, let's shift our focus to the latest topic in the world of Pinoy money. Early this evening, we saw in the news, a picture of a powerful man holding his first paycheck. This powerful man is none other than our very own President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino  Jr. How much did he earn on first month of being employed as the chief executive of the Philippines? As we saw in the news, he got a net salary amounting to 63, 000 pesos. His gross ...