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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.
Ninoy Aquino Day is a national non-working holiday in the Philippines observed annually on August 21 commemorating the assassination of former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr., the husband of Corazon Aquino, who later became the eleventh Philippine President. His assassination led to the downfall of the tenth president, dictator, and ...
Regular holiday pay Article 93 and 94 of the Philippine Labor Code states that a worker shall be paid his regular daily wage during regular holidays whether or not the employee goes to work. The employer can require an employee to work on any holiday, but the employee must be paid an amount double his regular wage. [10]
Yamashita surrender day. President Rodrigo Duterte declared September 3 of every year a special working public holiday in the whole Philippines commemoration of the surrender of Japanese military forces led by Army General Tomoyuki Yamashita at the end of World War II. Republic Act 11216, which makes the holiday official.
First time. December 30, 1898. Rizal Day (Spanish: Día de Rizal, Filipino: Araw ni Rizal; Tagalog: [riˈsal]) is a Philippine national holiday commemorating life and works of José Rizal, a national hero of the Philippines. It is celebrated every December 30, the anniversary of Rizal's 1896 execution at Bagumbayan (present-day Rizal Park) in ...
Holiday economics. Moved observances as per the holiday economics policy: [a] 17th day (Wednesday) – "unmovable"/fixed holiday. 4th day (Thursday) → 1st day (Nearest Monday) 28th (Sunday) → 29th (Nearest Monday [b]) 26th day (Friday) – holiday date vary per year regardless of law (green outline box) 25th day (Friday) – movable holiday ...
November 30, 2024. (2024-11-30) Frequency. annual. Bonifacio Day is a national holiday in the Philippines, commemorating Andrés Bonifacio, one of the country's national heroes. He was the founder and eventual Supremo of the Katipunan, a secret society that triggered the Philippine Revolution of 1896 against the Spanish Empire.
Day of Valor. The Day of Valor, officially known as Araw ng Kagitingan, is a national observance in the Philippines that commemorates the fall of Bataan to Japanese troops during World War II. The day is officially celebrated every April 9, the start of the Bataan Death March, although the date was moved on several occasions to avoid it from ...