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These include New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Businesses often close or grant paid time off for New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, and the Day after Thanksgiving, but none of these are federal holidays. Other federal holidays are less widely observed by businesses.
In 2019, the Philippines had a basic literacy rate of 93.8 percent of those five years old or older, [465] and a functional literacy rate of 91.6 percent of those aged 10 to 64. [466] Education, a significant proportion of the national budget, was allocated ₱900.9 billion from the ₱5.268 trillion 2023 budget. [ 438 ]
The prevailing labor code allows the typical working hour to be 8 hours a day, i.e. 48 hours a week with the provision that at least a day should be allowed to the workers as weekly off. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The minimum age allowed for employment is considered 15 years in the Philippines, unless the individuals are working under direct supervision of ...
2019 Cavite gubernatorial election. Local elections were held in the province of Cavite of the Philippines, on May 13, 2019, as part of the 2019 general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions: a municipal and city mayor, vice mayor and councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the governor, vice ...
About 25% of women who have hot flashes experience such significant symptoms that they seek medical care. About 1 in 3 women have more than 10 hot flashes a day.
Poverty incidence of Makati 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 2006 2.90 2009 1.37 2012 0.46 2015 1.86 2018 0.28 2021 0.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The city of Makati remains the richest local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines in terms of income from local sources and on a per capita basis. As of end-2012, it had registered over 62,000 business enterprises, which are engaged in financial ...
Poverty incidence of Talisay 5 10 15 20 2006 18.60 2009 17.98 2012 10.65 2015 14.07 2018 8.20 2021 19.17 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority As of 2005, Talisay remains an important center for the production of blasting caps used in dynamite. Much of the commerce in Talisay takes place in the Tabunok area, where several public markets, strip malls, and commercial establishments are ...
Valenzuela is located at 14°40′58″N120°58′1″E14.68278°N 120.96694°E and is about 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) north of country's capital, Manila. Manila Bay, the country's top port for trade and industry is located about 16.3 kilometers (10.1 mi) west of the city.