Top 10 highest-paying jobs in PH bared

The top 10 jobs, the statement said, are determined through the median monthly basic pay and allowances of time-rate full-time workers in non-agricultural firms with at least 20 employees.

1. Art director: P69,286
2. Geologist: P64,889
3. Aircraft pilot/navigator/flight engineer: P57,789
4. Mining/metallurgical engineer: P55,638
5. Computer programmer: P43,573
6. Systems analyst/designer: P42,112
7. Production supervisor/general foreman: P36,133
8. Actuarian: P35,480
8. Call center representative/customer service associate: P35,424
10. Statistician: P35,010

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Chinese New Year 2013 rings in Year of the Snake

Over 1.3 billion people in China and millions of Chinese around the world celebrate the first day of the Chinese New Year – February 10, 2013 – today. It’s the most important of Chinese holidays, kicking off a celebration that lasts for 15 days and culminates with the Lantern Festival. Each year is associated with one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. For 2013, it’s the Year of the Snake. The celebration began yesterday in China (current time in Bejing here), but don’t let that stop you from celebrating. Gong Xi Fa Ca! That’s the traditional Chinese New Year greeting that means “wishing you prosperity” in Mandarin.
There are several variations on the mythology behind Chinese New Year celebrations. Most are based on a ugly bloodthirsty monster named Nian that would emerge on the last night of each year to destroy villages and eat people. A wise elder advised villagers to scare the monster away with loud noises. That night, they set fire to bamboo, lit fireworks, and banged their drums. The monster, afraid of the loud noises and lights, ran away to hide in its cave. In another version of the myth, an old man persuaded Nian to turn its wrath on other monsters, not the villagers. Before he was seen riding away on Nian, the old man, actually a god, advised the people to hang red paper decorations in their homes and set off firecrackers on the last night of the year to keep Nian away. On the first day of the new year, the villagers celebrated, greeting each other with the words “Guo Nian” which means “survive the Nian”, a tradition that has continued to this day to mean “celebrate the new year.”

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World's largest croc 'Lolong' dies

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - The world's largest crocodile in captivity died on Sunday, February 10, in Agusan del Sur province, reports said.
The reptile, known as Lolong, passed away at 8.05 pm, according to Bunawan mayor Edwin Elorde.
A municipal official told the Philippine Daily Inquirer that Lolong was found dead inside his pen by Dr. Alexander Collantes, a veterinarian at Davao Crocodile Park.
The reptile had not been eating his usual meal late last month, and its left stomach "ballooned" but the cause of death has not yet been determined.
Captured in September 2011, the saltwater crocodile measured 20.24 feet and weighed approximately 2,370 pounds.
Lolong was caught after a 3-week hunt involving around 100 people.
The croc, believed to be about 50 years old, was suspected of eating a farmer who went missing in Bunawan, and a 12-year-old girl whose head was discovered in 2009.
Lolong was confirmed by Guinness World Records as the largest crocodile in captivity in June 2012.
The record was expected to boost the town's tourism.
Here's what people on Twitter had to say about Lolong's demise:

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