CEBU PACIFIC BRINGS BACK DANCING CREW ON FLIGHT / DOLE HAS GOOD NEWS
[PHOTO Male flight crew of Cebu Pacific dance Male flight crew of Cebu Pacific dance to the tune of 'Safety Dance' by Men Without Hats as they demonstrate the safety features of the aircraft on a scheduled flight from Manila to Davao city Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 in the Philippines. Last week, the demonstration in a choreographed fashion by female in-flight stewardesses, received more than 7 millions hits in the latest sensation in the popular video-sharing website of YouTube. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)]
MANILA, DECEMBER 18, 2010 (STAR) By Rudy Santos - The Philippines' largest national carrier, Cebu Pacific, brought back its cabin crew safety dance, a fun video of its flights attendants that they introduced last October on YouTube, in time for the holiday season.
The dancing stewardess showed a great deal of skill in getting the safety message across. The video has already had six million hits and counting.
The publicity stunt isn't new in the airline industry, but Cebu Pacific's dancing flight attendants have made it big. Some passengers interviewed on TV said this method of telling passengers of the safety features of the plane is not effective. But many seem to favor it.
Cabin crew on select flights from Dec. 20 to 31 will perform the safety dance once the aircraft has reached cruising altitude. It has been previously performed only on two flights, one from Manila to Butuan and another from Manila to Davao, to gather passenger feedback.
"We look forward to spreading holiday cheer and the CEB culture of fun to our passengers, as they go home to visit families and friends, or take long-awaited vacations," said CEB VP for marketing and distribution Candice Iyog.
"CEB has always been known as the fun airline, especially with our regular fun games on board. We remain consistent in looking for more ways to make flights enjoyable and convenient for our guests," she added.
The safety dance is scheduled to be performed on the following flights:
Dec. 20 – Manila-Tacloban-Manila-Butuan-Manila; Dec. 21 – Manila-Taipei-Manila; Dec. 22 – Manila-Singapore-Manila; Dec. 23 – Manila-Kuala Lumpur-Manila; Dec. 24 – Manila-Cagayan de Oro-Manila; Dec. 25 – Manila-Seoul-Manila; Dec. 26 – Manila-Macau-Manila; Dec. 27 – Manila-Iloilo-Manila-Cebu-Manila; Dec. 28 – Manila-General Santos-Manila-Davao-Manila; Dec. 29 – Manila-Hong Kong-Manila; Dec. 30 – Manila-Osaka-Manila; Dec. 31 – Manila-Dumaguete-Manila-Dipolog-Manila.
Iyog reminded guests on board these flights to remain seated during the dance and to keep mobile phones turned off.
CEB operates the youngest aircraft fleet in the country with an average age of 3.25 years. The fleet is composed of 10 Airbus A319, 13 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR 72-500 aircraft.
It operates the most extensive network of 16 international and 33 domestic destinations from Manila, Cebu, Clark and Davao.
DOLE issues rules for coming holidays By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) Updated December 18, 2010 12:00 AM Comments (0)
MANILA, Philippines - Workers nationwide can enjoy hefty pay this holiday season, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said workers who would opt to work during the holidays starting Dec. 24 are entitled to receive overtime pay from their employers.
Baldoz explained that employers are mandated to grant their employees who would render service on Dec. 25, 27 and Jan. 1 double their regular daily pay.
Employers are also required to extend an additional 30 percent for those who would render more than eight hours of work and another 30 percent for those who would be asked to cancel their day off.
Those who would rather go on vacation are also entitled to receive their regular daily salary during the regular holidays.
But for the special non-working days on Dec. 24 and 31, Baldoz stressed that the "no work, no pay" principle shall apply, unless there is a favorable company policy, practice or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) granting payment on a special day, even if the day is unworked.
Those who would work during the special holidays shall receive 30 percent of the daily rate on the first eight hours of work. If the employee works in excess of eight hours, he or she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate on that day.
If the day falls on the employee's rest day and is worked, he or she shall be paid an additional 50 percent of the daily rate of 100 percent on the first eight hours of work. In excess of eight hours, he or she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate.
According to Baldoz, DOLE has already issued the rules for the holiday season to ensure that employers nationwide would comply and pay their workers rightful wages.
"We are encouraging employers to exercise the best practices and to adhere to voluntary compliance with labor standards, bearing in mind the utmost regard accorded by President Aquino on the welfare and protection of the country's workers at all times," she said.
However, Baldoz clarified that while the break officially begins on the 24th and ends on Jan. 2, there are also three working business days, which are Dec. 28, 29, and 30.
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