MANILA -- Private sector employers have until Christmas Eve to release the 13th-month pay of their workers, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday. “This is a reminder to our employers not to forget. The law is clear that you have to give your employees on or before Christmas Day their 13th-month pay. It doesn’t matter if you’re earning or not, you are … [Read more...] about Private firms have until Dec. 24 to give 13th-month pay: DOLE