I am just like any ordinary Filipino who wants to make a difference which can help my fellow countrymen be a better citizen in this country of ours the Philippines!
Philippine labor is not among the cheapest in Asia and the Pacific, and is even among the most expensive in Southeast Asia, next only to Singapore, data from the National Wages and Productivity Commission showed.
Data from the policymaking commission, an agency under the Department of Labor and Employment, showed the Philippines placing seventh in a ranking of 13 economies in the region, in terms of having the lowest minimum wage.
Workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) earn a daily minimum wage of P382 or $8.09.
Share your best Philippine travel experiences and get a chance to win iPods and MacBooks! Here's how, just join in Philstar'sI Love Philippines Year 2, create your travel escapades by using Mac's iLife'09 software (iPhoto, iMovie, GargeBand, iWeb). Then submit your pictures, movies, blogs, or audio via email and you are done.
Mechanics:
1. All interested parties residing in Philippines may send in their contributions. For winners residing outside Metro Manila, Cebu or Davao, they may assign a representative from Manila, Cebu or Davao to claim their prize.
2. Entries must be done on a Mac using iLife'09 (iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb or GarageBand). The project files of the winning entries are required for verification purposes, upon claiming of prizes.
3. For anyone new to a Mac, you are invited to visit any of the Participating Apple Premium Reseller stores for a free one-to-one training or iLife'09 training seminar. Mac units are also available in the participating stores for participants to work on their entries, please check with individual store for availability. Keep posted for updates on detailed seminar schedule and contact details.
4. All entries must be original and free from copyright, and become the property of Philstar. Organizers maintain the right to accept or reject any submitted work.
Please submit all entries to marketing@philstar.com in the following formats:
- Images - GIF or JPEG
- Movies - upload to YouTube and email 'embed' link (maximum file size of 10MB)
- Blogs - web link
- Audio - .mp3 (maximum file size of 5MB)
5. Relatives of philstar.com, The Philippine Star, Pilipino Star Ngayon, The Freeman, Banat, People Asia and Apple employees to the second degree of consanguinity and affinity are disqualified from joining the contest.
6. Sending of entries will be from April 13 to June 21, 2009. The I Love Philippines Summer Webspecial Year 2 will be launched on April 13, 2009. Winning entries will be posted in the site by July 13, 2009. Winners will be notified via email on how to claim their prizes. Read more On "Philstar's I Love Philippines Year 2!"!
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