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The Labor Code of the Philippines specifies two types of holidays: the "regular holiday" and the "special non-working day". [8] There is a difference in the pay that employers are required to pay between the two type of holidays. There is also a difference in what is closed and in how the days are declared.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) was founded on December 8, 1933, by virtue of Act No. 4121 of the Philippine Legislature. It was renamed as the Ministry of Labor and Employment in 1978. The agency was reverted to its original name after the People Power Revolution in 1986. [4]
The business sector has opposed the policy due to extra costs associated on paying workers extra wage on public holidays. [6] [7] He would issue Proclamation 82 on December 20, 2010, ending the holiday economics policy. Under Republic Act 9492, the president has the "prerogative" to move or retain the movable holidays specified in the law. [8]
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Special non-working holiday pay If an employee works on August 21 (Ninoy Aquino Day), November 1 (All Saints' Day), and/or December 31 (Last Day of the year), his wage will be: for first eight hours of work – plus thirty percent (30%) of the daily rate; for excess of eight hours of work – plus thirty percent (30%) of hourly rate on said day
December 8, 1933 November 15, 1935 Insular Government (American occupation) 2 Jose Avelino: November 15, 1935 November 1938 Manuel L. Quezon: 3 Hermenegildo Villanueva: December 1938 April 1939 4 Sotero Baluyut: April 1939 1940 5 León Guinto: 1940 December 1941 Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor: 6 Basilio J ...
Lopez Jaena Day is a public holiday to celebrate the birth of Philippine national hero Graciano López Jaena. It was declared a holiday by the Philippine National Government only for Iloilo Province and Iloilo City. Lopez Jaena's newspaper
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